A bit of oddity??

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Ive went over the manual and something hit me.The manual states that Royal marriages can only occur between countries with similar religions.That said I am playing England in the GC and am up to year 1694.Though I am protestant I have Royal marriages with 3 Catholic nations(France,Spain,and Portugal).Did I miss something in my reading of the manual?

 

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I think the manual is talking things like protestant to 'pagan' or to muslim.

 

[Yrth]

I think you read the manual correctly. Could these marriages have taken place before your nation converted?

If I remember correctly, Catholics can marry only Catholics or Counter-Reform. Protestants can marry Reformists. The only exception is Christian Orthodox, which can marry with any Christian faith.

 

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Definitely weird.They aren't existing marriages as I've been Protestant for 150 years and all marriage ties are immediately broken when you switch religions.I just Checked and I have marriages to 2 Catholic countries:France and Spain.I was also able to arrange one with Austria which right now has its ruler as the HRE.Anyone else have a clue?Has it something to do with Counter reformation?

 

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Originally posted by Dominus
I think the manual is talking things like protestant to 'pagan' or to muslim.

I have to agree.

It was not massively uncommon for there to be royal marriages between Catholic and Protestant countries.

After all both France and Spain (both Catholic countries) were heavy competing for the hand of Elizabeth I in marriage.

The fact that she refused is neither here nor there. The fact she was protestant did not seem to offend these two countries and did not prevemnt the proposals.

Storm..

 

[Yrth]

Well, the manual is pretty specific about this. On page 32 of the US version I think (maybe 33). Catholics with Counter and Protestant with Reformist. Orthodox with any Christian.

 

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AFAIK, in the game marriage cannot occur between Catholic and Protestant nations, until the Edict of Tolerance event, at which point these restrictions are removed. Could this be the case here?