Succession war

[Revan]

So... Is there any possibility of declaring this type of war on someone? If yes, then how does it work?

[Empire_TW]

Yes wars of succession happen, they have a chance of happening if the faction your playing as is some sort of monarchy and your king dies.The faction that declares war is random but is also a monarchy. They don't happen 100% of the time except for France, Austria will always do a war of succession against france.

[bigguy58]

I've never been able to declare a war of succession, but I've had them declared on me. It's just another war, and if you really maul them they'll go back to peace with you if you don't want the war to continue.

[adrian]

What is a war of succession?

[Inardesco]

Originally posted by Adrian:

What is a war of succession?

Wars of succession started when a monarch died and his heir got on the throne BUT at the same time, a different monarch felt he had the right to that throne.

This was possible because monarchies across Europe have different bloodlines; Hapsburg Spain and Hapsburg Austria but also Bourbon Spain and Bourbon France. These were the largest families during that period, with legacies in different countries.

The most famous war of succession is the Spanish War of Succession that started after Charles V died in 1700 ( http://www.spanishwars.net/18th-century-war-of-the-spanish-succession.html )