Alliance war?

[unmerged(1460)]

I am wondering exactly how alliance wars work. I was at war with Spain against France and they made peace and so did I. I guess since they were the alliance leader. However, I got offered no terriory. Is it possible to still get reparations if you don't make a separate peace? What are the penalties if any for a separate peace?

 

[UnionBuster]

I was part of an alliance with Austria as the leader. I made a seperate peace and I think they got a temporary Cassus Belli against me.


Also, I was in a war against France and I noticed in the Tribute for Peace screen, the two provinces I'd taken as well as one England had taken were available to demand. So, if as an alliance leader, you may help out one of your friends in that way.

 

[Dark Knight]

Your alliance leader can theoretically get you reparations or provinces as part of a peace, but they won't necessarily take your interests into account. If you make a separate peace, then your allies gets a temporary casus belli against you (which I've never seen used) and normally your relations with the allies you abandoned deteriorates.

 

[blomman]

I have only ones (playing as Sweden) seen an ally getting something as payment after a war, when in an alliance. That was a war between Sweden, France and Scotland against Russia and England. And France as leader of our alliance got a peace with them and I recieved a province from Russia in the peace. That is the only time noticing that.