Polygamy

[sumdood]

It would be interesting to see Muslims, and perhaps pagans, have multiple wives. Would this be feasible and worthwhile to implement?

 

[Chamboozer]

Feasible, yes. Worthwhile? Not really. Aside from flavor, I don't really see the point. What would it do besides increase the number of heirs you would have?

 

[ZmajOgnjeniVuk]

Could make for some cool court politics if Muslims were playable.

 

[Kaleidoscope]

Feasible, yes. Worthwhile? Not really. Aside from flavor, I don't really see the point.

It would be historically accurate. Isn't that reason enough for such a simple feature?

 

[Vaximillian]

if Muslims were playable.

I don't think they would, and personally don't want to.

 

[JRHINDO]

I don't think they would, and personally don't want to.

Others may want to play as them

 

[Vaximillian]

Others may want to play as them

I just stated MHO

 

[FelisSilvestris]

Heh, by the thread-title I somehow thought I had misclicked and entered the OT instead..

 

[Duckett]

This could be a really good idea actually, think of all the drama it could potentially cause! Try keeping your realm together when your brothers declare you a bastard since you were born of a different mother or when your three wives all want to be taken to the fair.
Only if Pagans or Muslims are playable of course, I don't think Christians have multiple wives, I'm not even sure about Pagans honestly. :wacko:

 

[Maleficus]

The pervert in me approves of this.

The practicalist in me would prefer PI concentrate on other stuff.

 

[Helios Ra]

Unless I'm mistaken it was/is considered acceptable for Muslims to have up to four wives so long as they could/can support them. No idea for pagans. Even if Muslims aren't playable, it would be helpful to portray power struggles. Or something. I don't really know.
In any event, it could be available for Christians. Desperate to expand your bloodline? Find yourself several lustful girls and hope the Pope doesn't catch on too soon. :rofl:

 

[SAS]

I don't see PI adding this to the game, but I would like the option of playing other that the Christian states.

 

[unmerged(31881)]

I don't see PI adding this to the game, but I would like the option of playing other that the Christian states.

Don't forget the Mongols. Many of them were Christian. (Though of course they basically ignored the Pope's emissary to Karakorum after they realized he wasn't going to offer tribute and submission.)

 

[Duke of Bavaria]

If muslims are in i think it is worth the hassle to also put in polygamy if it doesnt cause to much trouble. As already mentioned struggle between heirs of different mothers would be a nice scenario.

 

[Tolroth]

How common was polygamy in the time period? Did all muslim countries have it?

 

[JRHINDO]

I dont think there are records for polygamy on this period...

If Pagans and Muslims (and jewsh) are playable. There should some events chains surrounding poly marriage as below in Islam on Polygamy:

Islam
Main article: Polygamy in Islam

In Islam, polygamy is allowed for men (making it polygyny), with the specific limitation that they can only have up to four wives at any one time. The Qur'an clearly states that men who choose this route must deal with their wives justly. If the husband fears that he cannot deal with his wives justly, then he should only marry one. Some Islamic scholars opine that it is mandatory for the husband to tell the first wife if he wants to marry a second one. However, her acceptance is not mandatory for him to go through with the subsequent marriage.[64] Women, on the other hand, are only allowed the one husband (no polyandry), although they are allowed to remarry after a divorce, unlike many other cultures further east.

Christianity:

Polygamy in Christianity is a view of marriage within Christianity which believes that it is acceptable to God (not a sin) for a person to have multiple spouses simultaneously. It is currently rejected by most sects of Christianity.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Most Christian polygamists believe that polygyny (a man with multiple wives) is acceptable to God but that polyandry (women with multiple husbands) is not.[13]

While some minority groups have argued that polygyny is acceptable to God based on Biblical examples and the absence of an explicit scriptural prohibition, the majority of groups mostly believe that polygyny is acceptable to God only when it is an integral part of local culture, especially in cases where converts to Christianity already have more than one wife.


....Justin Martyr, Irenaeus and Tertullian all spoke against polygamy, condemning it as practiced by Jews or pagans.....

A bit hazy about polygamy in christianity, BIG piety hit for char??
Paganism, Judaism has polygamy!

And lol GERMANY polygamy in EU3:

"On February 14, 1650, the parliament at Nürnberg decreed that, because so many men were killed during the Thirty Years’ War, the churches for the following ten years could not admit any man under the age of 60 into a monastery. Priests and ministers not bound by any monastery were allowed to marry. Lastly, the decree stated that every man was allowed to marry up to ten women. The men were admonished to behave honorably, provide for their wives properly, and prevent animosity among them."

 

[unmerged(31881)]

And lol GERMANY polygamy in EU3:

"On February 14, 1650, the parliament at Nürnberg decreed that, because so many men were killed during the Thirty Years’ War, the churches for the following ten years could not admit any man under the age of 60 into a monastery. Priests and ministers not bound by any monastery were allowed to marry. Lastly, the decree stated that every man was allowed to marry up to ten women. The men were admonished to behave honorably, provide for their wives properly, and prevent animosity among them."

Hmm. With legislation like that, i'm surprised parliaments didn't sweep through the world sooner...
:rofl:

 

[Minodrin]

CK 1 did have polygamy, just send marriage offers everywhere at once, and hope that some say yes at the same day. Thus you can have several wives (or husbands).

Also, if two (or more) women are married to each other, they will start to have children.

 

[Orinsul]

could they just not have mistresses and have moslems not have consequences. its my understanding that a sultan with many wives still had one wife who had primary status, so the other wives can be worked the same was as mistresses.

 

[Brian Bóruma]

CK 1 did have polygamy, just send marriage offers everywhere at once, and hope that some say yes at the same day. Thus you can have several wives (or husbands).

This never happened to me. I often offered a half-dozen marriage proposals at once. Once one agreed, the others all declined.