Event to Allow Consort to Usurp Throne

[SignedName]

It happened historically, so why not? Wu Zetian, female emperor of China, for example, took the throne after the death of her son. Catherine the Great won the throne after leading a coup against her husband, as well. A high-stat consort should thus be able to take control from his/her spouse or heir (especially if they have low stats), giving a hit to stability and severely hurting Legitimacy. These would be two separate events- one which kills the heir and makes the Consort the ruler (as was Wu Zetian's case), and one where the ruler dies and the heir remains in place if there is one (as was Catherine's case).

 

[cub298]

It happened historically, so why not? Wu Zetian, female emperor of China, for example, took the throne after the death of her son. Catherine the Great won the throne after leading a coup against her husband, as well. A high-stat consort should thus be able to take control from his/her spouse or heir (especially if they have low stats), giving a hit to stability and severely hurting Legitimacy. These would be two separate events- one which kills the heir and makes the Consort the ruler (as was Wu Zetian's case), and one where the ruler dies and the heir remains in place if there is one (as was Catherine's case).

This idea would be an excellent idea for an event.

 

[Trin Tragula]

There is an event like this actually. Only for taking power from an heir though.

 

[SignedName]

There is an event like this actually. Only for taking power from an heir though.

From what I can see, that only applies to non-Consort regency councils, and produces a 0/0/0 ruler (and also has really strict conditions).

 

[Trin Tragula]

From what I can see, that only applies to non-Consort regency councils, and produces a 0/0/0 ruler (and also has really strict conditions).

I have no idea where you found an event set to create a 0/0/0 ruler but the event you should be looking for is consort_events.308 and 309. They turn the consort into a ruler directly, as long as the heir is bad and the Consort better.

 

[Zohtun]

Pretty sure the Consort also takes power if the heir dies...

 

[Casko]

I have no idea where you found an event set to create a 0/0/0 ruler but the event you should be looking for is consort_events.308 and 309. They turn the consort into a ruler directly, as long as the heir is bad and the Consort better.

May I ask as a person who has no real knowledge on event modding beyond the bare basics, but what are the conditions for this event to fire as for me atleast, seems overly rare as I've not seen those events fire even once since the release of Rights of Man.

Seeing this thread and I've personally not even heard of those events, nor any talk of them in forums or reddit might that warrant a boost in the chance for this event to fire?

 

[Shadowstrike]

Maybe instead of an event, this could be a button next to the consort box (just as you have the abdicate button next to your ruler, and the disinherit button next to your heir). It would turn the current consort into the ruler, with a massive hit to legitimacy, a sizeable hit to stability, maybe a temporary revolt risk modifier, some loyalty loss to estates, and maybe a relations boost with the home country of your consort?

 

[Zohtun]

Maybe instead of an event, this could be a button next to the consort box (just as you have the abdicate button next to your ruler, and the disinherit button next to your heir). It would turn the current consort into the ruler, with a massive hit to legitimacy, a sizeable hit to stability, maybe a temporary revolt risk modifier, some loyalty loss to estates, and maybe a relations boost with the home country of your consort?

Revolt of pretenders to represent loyalists who decided that you, Consort person, are a massive douche and need to be kicked back down a peg as well .

 

[Shadowstrike]

You probably should also not be able to get another consort if your current ruler was formerly a consort who seized power. But this seems like a viable option, especially if you get a terrible ruler, and a brilliant consort, and you are willing to risk civil disorder to have more monarch points.

 

[EmagDrolBot]

There is an event like this actually. Only for taking power from an heir though.

There's the Margaret d'Anjou event too isn't there? That takes power from the ruler but preserves the heir.

 

[petertju]

May I ask as a person who has no real knowledge on event modding beyond the bare basics, but what are the conditions for this event to fire as for me atleast, seems overly rare as I've not seen those events fire even once since the release of Rights of Man.

Seeing this thread and I've personally not even heard of those events, nor any talk of them in forums or reddit might that warrant a boost in the chance for this event to fire?

https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/Consort_events#The_Success_of_the_Succession

https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/Consort_events#A_Shift_in_Power

It looks to me like this event chain is the one you are looking for

 

[Casko]

https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/Consort_events#The_Success_of_the_Succession

https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/Consort_events#A_Shift_in_Power

It looks to me like this event chain is the one you are looking for

Thank you

 

[Dieselface]

As another example, the Byzantine Empress Irene of Athens became a ruler in her own right (rather than just a regent) after killing her son