Greetings super friends!
As I learn more about the differences from CK1 to CK2, I thought it might be fun to do a fast AAR on a global scale. I'm playing as the Count of Guines, but I'm "hands-off". All decisions will be made with a die, and none of them will be reported here. The purpose of this AAR is simply to show what is happening in the world, every 50 years.
The year is currently 1100. Here's a quick view of the map...
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA:
King Sancho II of Castille was the star of the show, focused on expanding Castille...maybe a little "too" focused. When his brother Alfonso VI of Leon died in battle (for another Castillian expansion), Alfonso's only son Alfonso VII inherited the Kingdom of Leon at the age of 2. Sancho II had no children (and his wife was past child-bearing age), so Alfonso VII became Sancho II's heir...and Sancho II was Alfonso VII's. Whoever died first would inherit the other Kingdom. Of course, Leon's Alfonso VII was only 2 years old, while Castille's Sancho II was well into his 30's, so the smart money was on Leon inheriting Castille. Sancho II tried to assassinate Alfonso VII, but failed. He then turned his attention to Galicia. The heir to the Kingdom of Galicia, Garcia, was a genius two-year-old. If Sancho II could elminate Garcia, he would be the next in line for the Galician throne, bringing him one step closer to his dream of the entire peninsula under his control. He made four attempts on Garcia's life. The final attempt caused Garcia to lose his left foot, an injury that would ultimately kill him ten years later. Ironically, Sancho II died before the King of Galicia did, meaning that all of his assassination attempts were for naught.
With Sancho II's death, Castille went to the King of Leon, Alfonso VII. Galicia doubled in size as it pushed southward, but the Muslims pushed back, causing Galicia to be sliced in half. Meanwhile, France has pushed it's way into the peninsula as well. King Philippe died at 32, leaving France to his son, Hamelin I (ultimately, Hamelin The Cruel.) Hamelin got himself excommunicated, but he's kept the Kingdom together so far. Cordoba was a part of France, but the Duke declared independence right before this screenshot was taken. Leon is currently at war with Sevilla.
Sweden, Denmark, and the Holy Roman Empire are all expanding eastward. Poland is facing their fourth civil war since Queen Kenna inherited the Kingdom from her father, Boleslaw II the Bold, who died of syphallis. Kenna was 14. Although she is a homosexual, she married the heir to the Croatian throne, and had two daughters. The King of Croatia declared a Croatian crusade for Tangiers, but was captured and jailed at the age of 72, dying a year later in Tangiers' prison. This meant Queen Kenna's husband Ratimir (a hunchback) was now the King of Croatia, and their daughter Jagoda stood to inherit both kingdoms, uniting Croatia and Poland. However, King Ratimir's brother Hrjove defeated him in a civil war despite only being 13. Then Poland went through a series of civil wars, meaning that Jagoda may not inherit anything at all. Oh, and the Kingdom of Bohemia was formed, but it's still part of HRE.
Hungary is growing slowly but surely. Byzantine Emperor Konstantinos X died at the age of 64, leaving the empire to his son Michael VII (20 years old). Michael was married to the heir to the Georgia throne, meaning their child would merge the empire and the Kingdom together. Naturally, the Empire fell into a civil war. The emperor suffered a headwound rendering him mentally incapable. He succumbed to the injuries shortly thereafter, dying at the age of 24. His son Konstantinos XI became emperor at the age of 5. The King of Georgia died around the same time from wounds sustained defending the emperor, leaving Georgia to Michael's widow and Konstantinos' mother. A year later, Michael's brother Andronikos I won the civil war and became emperor at 18 years old. Konstantinos XI was left as the Doux of Thrace.
Emperor Andronikos I died in the battle for Tripoli, leaving the empire to his 3-year-old son Germanos. Four years later, Konstantinos XI turned 16 and decided to take back what was rightfully his. He managed to gain the support of at least half the other Doux's, declared independence, and tried to kill Germanos. Both the assassination attempt and the civil war failed. Konstantinos XI then tried a different path, assassinating Count Ionnes of Kyzikos, which left Konstaninos XI as the heir to Doux Ionnes II of Nikea. A few months later, Andronkios I's mother died, leaving him the Kingdom of Georgia. He led a series of successful wars against Muslims to retake the land his mother had lost. Note that Georgia now spans west beneath Hungary and north of the Aegean Sea.
And the best for last! King Harold I of England died of battle wounds in March, 1067. His son Godwin I became King. Scotland's King Malcolm III died of an illness that November, leaving his kingdom to his sickly son Duncan II, age 10. Duke William of Normandy managed to get King Godwin I excommunicated. Duke Conan II of Brittany then captured King Godwin I and forced him to abdicate the throne to his brother, King Edmund I (21 years old). A few weeks later, Duke William got Edmund excommunicated as well. Edmund abdicated to his (attractive?) son Wihtred I. However, Wihtred was only 4 years old, leaving Edmund as the regent.
Of course, that didn't fool anyone. King Harald IV or Norway finally conquered England in 1076. But while he may have won the war, he lost the...battle? Harald (61) had been severely wounded, while his wife (59) had lost her mind. Duke William of Normandy decided to take advantage of the King's weakened condition and tried to keep his war for England continuing. However, Duke William dropped dead unexpectedly that summer. William's son Robert II was in a Sevillian prison, taking Normandy out of the picture.
King Harald IV died on the 15th of July, 1078, with his wife dying just five days later. Their son Magnus II became King of Norway and England at 37. That winter, Denmark's King Eric I declared war on Norway for the English throne. King Magnus II was dead on the battlefield by summer, leaving both kingdoms to his brother Olaf I. Olaf I died two years later, although records vary on whether it was a death on the battlefield, or at an assassin's hand. Olaf's son Aslak I became the King of England at the age of 11. However, the people of Norway were tired of their Kings dying for the English throne. Rather than elect Aslak as the King of Norway, they chose the Duke of Trondelag, Arne I. Arne I was a drunk, and missing an arm, but hey. At least he didn't want England!
Pope Alexander I excommunicated King Aslak I of England twice before dying. The next Pope, Sixtus IV, excommunicated the King ANOTHER three times, and refused to excommunicate him another eight times or so. Aslak I "The Cruel" remains the King of England right now. Norway's King Arne I died of syphallis. Norway elected Thorfinn I "The Monk", the nephew of the King of Scotland.
As I learn more about the differences from CK1 to CK2, I thought it might be fun to do a fast AAR on a global scale. I'm playing as the Count of Guines, but I'm "hands-off". All decisions will be made with a die, and none of them will be reported here. The purpose of this AAR is simply to show what is happening in the world, every 50 years.
The year is currently 1100. Here's a quick view of the map...
THE IBERIAN PENINSULA:
King Sancho II of Castille was the star of the show, focused on expanding Castille...maybe a little "too" focused. When his brother Alfonso VI of Leon died in battle (for another Castillian expansion), Alfonso's only son Alfonso VII inherited the Kingdom of Leon at the age of 2. Sancho II had no children (and his wife was past child-bearing age), so Alfonso VII became Sancho II's heir...and Sancho II was Alfonso VII's. Whoever died first would inherit the other Kingdom. Of course, Leon's Alfonso VII was only 2 years old, while Castille's Sancho II was well into his 30's, so the smart money was on Leon inheriting Castille. Sancho II tried to assassinate Alfonso VII, but failed. He then turned his attention to Galicia. The heir to the Kingdom of Galicia, Garcia, was a genius two-year-old. If Sancho II could elminate Garcia, he would be the next in line for the Galician throne, bringing him one step closer to his dream of the entire peninsula under his control. He made four attempts on Garcia's life. The final attempt caused Garcia to lose his left foot, an injury that would ultimately kill him ten years later. Ironically, Sancho II died before the King of Galicia did, meaning that all of his assassination attempts were for naught.
With Sancho II's death, Castille went to the King of Leon, Alfonso VII. Galicia doubled in size as it pushed southward, but the Muslims pushed back, causing Galicia to be sliced in half. Meanwhile, France has pushed it's way into the peninsula as well. King Philippe died at 32, leaving France to his son, Hamelin I (ultimately, Hamelin The Cruel.) Hamelin got himself excommunicated, but he's kept the Kingdom together so far. Cordoba was a part of France, but the Duke declared independence right before this screenshot was taken. Leon is currently at war with Sevilla.
Sweden, Denmark, and the Holy Roman Empire are all expanding eastward. Poland is facing their fourth civil war since Queen Kenna inherited the Kingdom from her father, Boleslaw II the Bold, who died of syphallis. Kenna was 14. Although she is a homosexual, she married the heir to the Croatian throne, and had two daughters. The King of Croatia declared a Croatian crusade for Tangiers, but was captured and jailed at the age of 72, dying a year later in Tangiers' prison. This meant Queen Kenna's husband Ratimir (a hunchback) was now the King of Croatia, and their daughter Jagoda stood to inherit both kingdoms, uniting Croatia and Poland. However, King Ratimir's brother Hrjove defeated him in a civil war despite only being 13. Then Poland went through a series of civil wars, meaning that Jagoda may not inherit anything at all. Oh, and the Kingdom of Bohemia was formed, but it's still part of HRE.
Hungary is growing slowly but surely. Byzantine Emperor Konstantinos X died at the age of 64, leaving the empire to his son Michael VII (20 years old). Michael was married to the heir to the Georgia throne, meaning their child would merge the empire and the Kingdom together. Naturally, the Empire fell into a civil war. The emperor suffered a headwound rendering him mentally incapable. He succumbed to the injuries shortly thereafter, dying at the age of 24. His son Konstantinos XI became emperor at the age of 5. The King of Georgia died around the same time from wounds sustained defending the emperor, leaving Georgia to Michael's widow and Konstantinos' mother. A year later, Michael's brother Andronikos I won the civil war and became emperor at 18 years old. Konstantinos XI was left as the Doux of Thrace.
Emperor Andronikos I died in the battle for Tripoli, leaving the empire to his 3-year-old son Germanos. Four years later, Konstantinos XI turned 16 and decided to take back what was rightfully his. He managed to gain the support of at least half the other Doux's, declared independence, and tried to kill Germanos. Both the assassination attempt and the civil war failed. Konstantinos XI then tried a different path, assassinating Count Ionnes of Kyzikos, which left Konstaninos XI as the heir to Doux Ionnes II of Nikea. A few months later, Andronkios I's mother died, leaving him the Kingdom of Georgia. He led a series of successful wars against Muslims to retake the land his mother had lost. Note that Georgia now spans west beneath Hungary and north of the Aegean Sea.
And the best for last! King Harold I of England died of battle wounds in March, 1067. His son Godwin I became King. Scotland's King Malcolm III died of an illness that November, leaving his kingdom to his sickly son Duncan II, age 10. Duke William of Normandy managed to get King Godwin I excommunicated. Duke Conan II of Brittany then captured King Godwin I and forced him to abdicate the throne to his brother, King Edmund I (21 years old). A few weeks later, Duke William got Edmund excommunicated as well. Edmund abdicated to his (attractive?) son Wihtred I. However, Wihtred was only 4 years old, leaving Edmund as the regent.
Of course, that didn't fool anyone. King Harald IV or Norway finally conquered England in 1076. But while he may have won the war, he lost the...battle? Harald (61) had been severely wounded, while his wife (59) had lost her mind. Duke William of Normandy decided to take advantage of the King's weakened condition and tried to keep his war for England continuing. However, Duke William dropped dead unexpectedly that summer. William's son Robert II was in a Sevillian prison, taking Normandy out of the picture.
King Harald IV died on the 15th of July, 1078, with his wife dying just five days later. Their son Magnus II became King of Norway and England at 37. That winter, Denmark's King Eric I declared war on Norway for the English throne. King Magnus II was dead on the battlefield by summer, leaving both kingdoms to his brother Olaf I. Olaf I died two years later, although records vary on whether it was a death on the battlefield, or at an assassin's hand. Olaf's son Aslak I became the King of England at the age of 11. However, the people of Norway were tired of their Kings dying for the English throne. Rather than elect Aslak as the King of Norway, they chose the Duke of Trondelag, Arne I. Arne I was a drunk, and missing an arm, but hey. At least he didn't want England!
Pope Alexander I excommunicated King Aslak I of England twice before dying. The next Pope, Sixtus IV, excommunicated the King ANOTHER three times, and refused to excommunicate him another eight times or so. Aslak I "The Cruel" remains the King of England right now. Norway's King Arne I died of syphallis. Norway elected Thorfinn I "The Monk", the nephew of the King of Scotland.
