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Das Boot Jul 29, 2020 @ 2:19pm
Why can't my heir marry?
Whenever I play a Monarchy I notice a weird situation; my heir is always a bachelor when he ascends to the throne. Even if I have 10 marriages with other countries.

This can be a problem when the heir is only 3 years younger than the King, and at risk of dying before he can get the event where he marries a local noblewoman and sires a son by her.
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Marquoz Jul 29, 2020 @ 2:42pm 
I agree, it's odd. EU4 isn't (and should never be) CK2, but the royal family interactions could use some work.
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Drevin Jul 30, 2020 @ 1:00am 
I have a relatively similar issue with Castile. In my current playthrough, the worthless 0/0/0 heir Enrique died (good riddance) and now I'm in a situation where my old king might die without an heir. Wasn't it common for rulers to make sure the blood line doesn't get interrupted and they would make as many children as they could?
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Azunai Jul 30, 2020 @ 2:09am 
Originally posted by Drevin:
I have a relatively similar issue with Castile. In my current playthrough, the worthless 0/0/0 heir Enrique died (good riddance) and now I'm in a situation where my old king might die without an heir. Wasn't it common for rulers to make sure the blood line doesn't get interrupted and they would make as many children as they could?

there's probably a reason why the historical Enrique was nicknamed "el impotente" :)

there were also rumours that he was homosexual (his father, too).

of course it makes sense for a monarch to make sure the bloodline survives, but that doesn't mean that the actual person is interested in fulfilling that duty. they're only human after all. people don't always act reasonably.
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shde2e Jul 30, 2020 @ 5:03am 
Originally posted by Drevin:
I have a relatively similar issue with Castile. In my current playthrough, the worthless 0/0/0 heir Enrique died (good riddance) and now I'm in a situation where my old king might die without an heir. Wasn't it common for rulers to make sure the blood line doesn't get interrupted and they would make as many children as they could?
One of the DLC's does let you create a new heir at will, so the devs definitely agreed that needed fixing.
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yobnedov Jul 30, 2020 @ 7:43am 
Originally posted by shde2e:
Originally posted by Drevin:
I have a relatively similar issue with Castile. In my current playthrough, the worthless 0/0/0 heir Enrique died (good riddance) and now I'm in a situation where my old king might die without an heir. Wasn't it common for rulers to make sure the blood line doesn't get interrupted and they would make as many children as they could?
One of the DLC's does let you create a new heir at will, so the devs definitely agreed that needed fixing.

That’s the Emperor DLC if I’m not wrong
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Drevin Jul 30, 2020 @ 8:30am 
Originally posted by yobnedov:
Originally posted by shde2e:
One of the DLC's does let you create a new heir at will, so the devs definitely agreed that needed fixing.

That’s the Emperor DLC if I’m not wrong

Might be Rights of Man, from what I can see. I don't have either.
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Radene Jul 30, 2020 @ 9:19am 
Originally posted by Drevin:
Originally posted by yobnedov:

That’s the Emperor DLC if I’m not wrong

Might be Rights of Man, from what I can see. I don't have either.

RoM lets you disinherit; Emperor lets you introduce a heir.
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Drevin Jul 30, 2020 @ 1:11pm 
Originally posted by Radene:
Originally posted by Drevin:

Might be Rights of Man, from what I can see. I don't have either.

RoM lets you disinherit; Emperor lets you introduce a heir.

I love Paradox. Hey, you want to clean up the mess of a leadership you start with? Buy 2 DLC's.
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the_panther Jul 30, 2020 @ 1:44pm 
Originally posted by Drevin:
I love Paradox. Hey, you want to clean up the mess of a leadership you start with? Buy 2 DLC's.
I call this good business practice, especially since the DLCs are optional. They MUST have a reason for someone to want to buy a DLC.

I will say that Rights of Man is one of the best DLCs.

Emperor? Not convinced as yet. Still some clean up needed.
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Das Boot Jul 30, 2020 @ 3:46pm 
Originally posted by Radene:
RoM lets you disinherit; Emperor lets you introduce a heir.
But not one from your dynasty. The mechanic is useful for preventing your nation from becoming the junior partner in a personal union, but that's about it.
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Radene Jul 30, 2020 @ 5:54pm 
Originally posted by Das Boot:
Originally posted by Radene:
RoM lets you disinherit; Emperor lets you introduce a heir.
But not one from your dynasty. The mechanic is useful for preventing your nation from becoming the junior partner in a personal union, but that's about it.

If you fall into PU and fight for your independence, you'll change dynasty too, anyways. So this saves you that war.
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Das Boot Jul 30, 2020 @ 6:03pm 
Originally posted by Radene:
If you fall into PU and fight for your independence, you'll change dynasty too, anyways. So this saves you that war.
But your son marrying before his 50th birthday would also prevent a war AND continue the dynasty.
Last edited by Das Boot; Jul 30, 2020 @ 6:04pm
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Radene Jul 30, 2020 @ 6:33pm 
Originally posted by Das Boot:
Originally posted by Radene:
If you fall into PU and fight for your independence, you'll change dynasty too, anyways. So this saves you that war.
But your son marrying before his 50th birthday would also prevent a war AND continue the dynasty.

That would depend on the involved countries' respective prestige and diplomatic reputation.

Back when I was learning the game I switched through three dynasties via RM in 10 years by virtue of utilizing warrior kings a bit too much.
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