Creating Titles

[Crusanderth]

Does anyone go beyond creating Duchies? is it even worth creating Duchies at all? I just know the only good thing about creating Duchies is prestige.

Apart from that, I created some Kingdoms but since my vassal limit was going beyond my limit I had to give my Kingdoms away to my brothers, now they are all at war with each other.

So, the only thing I have left to do is to make my Empire a High Crown Authority so they stop killing each other.

Any other recommendation?

[Nehebsis]

Creating duchies is great. I recommand stacking gold until succesion. Create the titles with new ruler for the 20 opinion from prestige and hand them out for even more opinion.

Creating titles is definitely required to stay under vassal limit. I often hold back on creating an Empire until my crawn laws and succesion are set the way I want them too. Absolute crown authority, max feudal levy, et cetera.

[Langkard]

Creating one kingdom is good. Don't create a second kingdom unless you are ready to create an empire, which requires two king titles. All of the dukes in whatever kingdom is not your primary will have an automatic negative opinion modifier since they want the extra kingdom title for themselves. This can cause problems when a new heir takes over, because the added negative to opinions can push your vassals into revolts, at least factions.

Even if you are using gavelkind succession and the game is going to create those extra kingdom titles for spare heirs anyway, it's still better to let the game do it than to have those angry dukes. They won't be angry at their new king unless he ends up with multiple king titles. Just make sure you have an empire title for your main heir before you die.

[Crusanderth]

oh ok, I appreciate the help everyone! :)

[Peahatche]

Originally posted by Langkard:

Creating one kingdom is good. Don't create a second kingdom unless you are ready to create an empire, which requires two king titles. All of the dukes in whatever kingdom is not your primary will have an automatic negative opinion modifier since they want the extra kingdom title for themselves. This can cause problems when a new heir takes over, because the added negative to opinions can push your vassals into revolts, at least factions.

Even if you are using gavelkind succession and the game is going to create those extra kingdom titles for spare heirs anyway, it's still better to let the game do it than to have those angry dukes. They won't be angry at their new king unless he ends up with multiple king titles. Just make sure you have an empire title for your main heir before you die.

You are right but you have to balance that with the fact that if you do not create the 2nd kingdom titles within 100 years all these duchies will be the de jure part of your kingdom and therfore have a say on the succession. try to create the 2nd kingdom title every 75 years or so to avoid this issue

I've had the scotland kingdom title become landless and no better than than giving someone a cupbearer title