Thank you, as a newish player with about 100hrs in game, this really helps with planning my realm, particularly keeping my underlings happy while I expand. Two, powerful kingdom titles, especially ones close to my capital, are handed out as viceroyalties. This item will only be visible to you, admins, and anyone marked as a creator. Thanks for all the nice comments guys. TLDR: Just own 1 County, give away the rest to non dynasty members to create vassals. Unless you actually want someone to rebel it is usually better to pay them off with a bribe than to have to crush their rebellion. First, you have to keep yourself strong.Second, you don't want your vassals to hold a lot of titles.Third, you don't want your vassals to have a lot of vassals.Fourth, you want to keep your vassals happy.

If any single vassal gets strong enough to challenge your power, you're at constant risk of rebellion. The guide is split into a "Too Long Didn't Read" and a explanation of why certain tricks work.

CK3 Tips and Tricks Guide. By following this strategy you'll end up with dukes who hold a single duchy and a single county, and will be unlikely to ever be able to challenge your power.

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https://crusaderkings-two.fandom.com/wiki/Keeping_Your_Vassals_Weak?oldid=7961, When giving out a county, give it to a dynasty member who holds no other titles, When giving out a duchy, give it to a dynasty member who holds a single county or barony, After crushing a rebellion, strip every member of the rebellion of their primary title. CK2 things. They'll rebel approximately half the time, and upon crushing their rebellion you'll be able to strip them of a title. Simply give them the court jester honorary title, and raise their vassal levies and just leave them there. isn't it necessary that the antipope is in your dynasty ? The advantage of keeping your demesne limited to a small geographical area is that you can now gather up your army very quickly, so you'll be able to respond quickly to any rebellion with very low risk of your units being picked off separately. Is it also worth to vassalize him if you are orthodox? How would i ... otherwise you may find yourself granting some other Duke or King a vassal #2. Mar 12, 2013 @ 7:38pm How to create a vassal? You'll need Limited Crown Authority, Revoke the titles of any infidels and heretics. The strategy I recommend for giving out counties goes like this: Search for characters that are not rulers, are of your religion, are male, and are of your culture.

For duchies you do much the same. Unless you have good reason not to, your heir should always be your ward, not someone else's. I lost in civil war without a chance. So if their domain gets too big or powerful, I can easily revoke it and have the title back when they die. Please see the. As I promised you the papacy before the year 1070 we should make haste. For culture you should simply make sure to never give titles to people of a different culture unless you have a very good reason to, for example so as to push their claim on some other title. You should then sort by dynasty, and scroll down to your own. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews Crusader Kings II > General Discussions > Topic Details. Great guide. Inducing rebellion can help, Get Medium Crown Authority, it will stop vassals from expanding via intra-realm conquest, Hold every county in two bordering duchies, Upgrade your holdings as much as possible, Give out bribes and honorary titles to prevent rebellion. Personally, I love having Kings under my rule, I also give important and powerful kingdom titles out as Viceroyalties. One county and one barony is also fine, but only a single holding is preferable. Those Kings can be quite fickle and can convert randomly. By -=Crucesignatus=- It is so incredible easy to vassalise the papacy and it is such a usefull vassal as it can break the status quo between you and your fellow Roman-Catholic brothers. If you've played Crusader Kings II for any decent length of time, you've almost certainly encountered what happens when vassals get too strong and dislike you. You should now find someone who is not heir to anything, and whose heir does not own anything.