Thus, vassal dukes usually won't "steal" direct vassal counts from a king, leaving it up to the king whether to transfer the vassal count or not. However, if they have a second county, have any higher title, or are a patrician, then the targeted county will be usurped instead (along with any minor settlements in the county owned by the same character).ĪI rulers will not use this CB against other vassals of their liege if the target is down to its last county. If the owner of the target county is a single-county count, they will be vassalized. Also, this means that as an emperor, you cannot help your vassal kings press claims on counties which are de jure part of their kingdoms if their kingdoms are not de jure part of your empire. Even if the other realm holds more than one county, you can only push a single de jure claim at once. If you or a vassal hold a duchy, or you personally hold a kingdom or empire, you can push a de jure claim upon one of its de jure counties held by the other realm. When the Sons of Abraham DLC is active, de jure wars cannot be used against holy orders of the same religion (unless they have been expelled).ĭe jure claim on county Unlike personal claims, de jure claims cannot be lost unless you lose control of de jure liege title. When you are the de jure liege of a title but not its de facto controller, you can press a "de jure claim" to gain control.
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Similarly, if you push someone else's claim for a title equal in rank to your own, they will be independent. Thus, if you're pushing a claim for a non-dynasty courtier, make him your vassal first by granting him a landed title. Note that if you push a claim that is outside your de jure lands for someone who is not already your vassal or a member of your dynasty, they will not become your vassal upon taking the title. If the claimant was unlanded and the claim is on a higher title, they will also usurp a county from the target, and their opinion of you will increase by a further 100. Upon winning, the person you were pushing the claim for will gain this title and their opinion of you will increase by 100. You cannot press claims for women against agnatic titles. You can also push a single claim on behalf of any of your courtiers or vassals. This lets the attacker take all claimed titles in a single war and without waiting out 10-year truces. If you have a personal claim upon a title in a realm, you can push this claim to usurp the title.Ī ruler with multiple personal strong claims (upon a single realm) can push them all at once. If the target title changes hands (whether due to another claim war or any other reason), the claim war will continue against the new controller! Multiple claim wars on a single title cause all attackers to be hostile against each other.
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Minor holdings in occupied counties are also usurped.