The duration required for assimilation is decreased by the Chancellor task 'Integrate Title'. In general, a title will be assimilated after being controlled for 100 years. If a ruler completely controls a Duchy and owns a Kingdom title other than the one the Duchy De Jure belongs to, or if a ruler completely controls a Kingdom and owns an Empire title other than the one the Kingdom De Jure belongs to, then the said Duchy or Kingdom will slowly become De Jure part of the character's Primary title. If a character is a Vassal, they cannot Usurp a title belonging to the Liege, nor can they Usurp one that has the same Rank or higher than the Liege's Primary title.ĭe jure drift or assimilation is the process by which the de jure borders of kingdoms and empires can change over time. If the holder's Faith is considered Hostile or Evil, then they must not hold any De Jure counties of the title to be able to be Usurped. This process gives the title to the usurper. If a character is holding more than 50% of the De Jure Counties of a title held by a Ruler of the same Faith or a Faith which is not considered Hostile or Evil, then the character can Usurp the title. In the Region of Europe, AI characters will only create Kingdom titles if they have certain cultures. Furthermore, count rank vassals give 25% less Taxes and Levies alongside -5 Opinion of Liege if their liege does not hold the de jure duchy of their primary title, but does hold its de jure kingdom or empire.Īny ducal or kingdom title can be created by a character who controls at least 51% of its De Jure Counties as long as they hold either two titles of lower Rank or one title of equal or higher Rank empire titles require at least 81% of their De Jure Counties. If a vassal's primary title does not fall under the de jure territory of any titles their liege holds, that vassal gives 50% less Taxes and Levies alongside -5 Opinion of Liege. Seize De Jure Titles requires the Late Medieval-era innovation Rightful Ownership.Seize De Jure Duchy requires the Early Medieval-era innovation Chronicle Writing.Seize De Jure County requires the Tribal-era innovation Casus Belli.

A character who owns a title can choose the De Jure Casus belli to seize a single De Jure title covered by it, provided that the character's culture has the appropriate innovation below: The Duchy, Kingdom and Empire map modes will show all De Jure titles. Emperors cannot have county-rank vassals, and kings cannot have county-rank vassals, without penalties).ĭe Jure, meaning 'by law', means that a title historically covered certain lower Rank titles.

Emperors can have duchy rank vassals without penalties.

Characters can hold at most 2 duchy titles without suffering opinion penalties from their vassals this rule does not apply to any other ranks.

Each duchy has a duchy capital building slot in its capital county's capital barony.

(So a creating a Duchy will always cost at least 50 gold).ĭuchy is the third rank of titles, and the first rank that can be destroyed or created by characters.

Is always a Vassal of their de jure CountĪll opinion modifiers from granting titles last 50 years and can stack.Ĭreation costs can be reduced by various modifiers up to a 20% minimum cost.

Title Rank also determines what bonuses it grants to players who hold that title. A ruler can only have vassals of lower rank and can only be a vassal of someone of higher rank. Rank primarily governs who holders of that title can vassalize or become vassals of. Each title has a Rank, which determines its place in the feudal pecking order.

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