CB - excommunicated ruler

[Superfl0yd]

Hello All,

Sorry me again with some new player questions. Playing as France and I got the excommunicated ruler casus belli against Provence. I want to declare war on them as soon as my truce with them expires, but I’m wondering if anyone knows how long this CB will last? I have another 2.5 years or so before the truce expires. And hopefully Burgundy doesn’t declare on them before I get the chance. In the meantime I started building a spy network just in case that CB does expire so that I could fabricate a claim on them but if I don’t need to it would be nice to get my diplomat free. Thanks!

[Tulduil Iphukiir]

The CB lasts as long as Provence's ruler is excommunicated.

Excommunication can be lifted by the current Curia Controller (so be Curia Controller yourself to prevent other nations from lifting it) and automatically ends whenever the nation gets a new ruler (excommunication is against a person, not a country) through death, abdication, election, ...
You have no control over this (except savescumming), Provence's ruler may die tomorrow or live another 20 years. Of course the new ruler can also be excommunicated ...

[Superfl0yd]

Originally posted by Tulduil Iphukiir:

The CB lasts as long as Provence's ruler is excommunicated.

Excommunication can be lifted by the current Curia Controller (so be Curia Controller yourself to prevent other nations from lifting it) and automatically ends whenever the nation gets a new ruler (excommunication is against a person, not a country) through death, abdication, election, ...
You have no control over this (except savescumming), Provence's ruler may die tomorrow or live another 20 years. Of course the new ruler can also be excommunicated ...

Oh ok I see, that makes sense. Thank you for the reply! I appreciate the explanation.