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Titles are the most basic unit of ownership inCrusader Kings 3.
Each piece of land in the game has its own title.
Each character who wants to rule a given area must thus have an appropriate title.
For the titles of different lands, you will conduct wars and plan intrigues.
What are titles?
Titlesare used to define land ownership.
They are also an indicator of your rank and importance in a feudal society.
You cancheckyour current titles in the character window (1).
Each title is represented by a unique coat of arms.
Clicking on any of them displays a window with detailed information to the left.
Every character with titles also has the Primary title.
Each character’s Primary title isalways shown as the largest coat of arms in their character window.
If you lose your Primary title, it will automatically be replaced by the next highest title you have.
You cannot destroy the Primary title.
Hierarchy and types of titles
All titles are hierarchical and are determined by thefeudal order.
At the very bottom of the ladder there are people withno titles.
They may be lowborn people who have never held a title or fallen rulers who have lost theirs.
Such characters are unplayable, but they can perform many important functions in your court.
The lowest rank is Baron or Baroness.
A group of baronies makes up a county.
Count is the lowest-ranked title a playable character can hold.
The counties are marked on the map with the smallest coats of arms.
At this point, it is worth paying attention to three key issues that apply to each county.
Control
This primarily affects how much money in taxes you’ll receive.
Control always drops when the county is a place of military operations, whether related to war or rebellion.
Control also drops when you take over a new county that you did not previously own.
Prolonged low controlcan lead to corruption and hence various penalties can be imposed on the county.
As you could see, maintaining a high control over your counties is crucial.
Development
Another important stat of a County isdevelopment.
It is a measure of the level of technology and infrastructure development in the County.
The development stat affects the tax revenue and also the number of troops a County can deploy and maintain.
The development stat growth also depends on the innovations you have.
Once a county reaches development level 10, further growth will be limited by penalties.
Thesupply limitindicates how many troops the barony can maintain in its area.
Below you’ll find a button (1) that lets you raise the level of a selected barony.
The crown next to the rename icon indicates that it is the capital of the County.
Finally, the last, round icon (5) has information on the topography.
The Baron is the Count’s vassal, and the Count is the Duke’s vassal.
The income from such counties is higher than the income from the lands managed by your vassals.
Moreover, you could decide on their development yourself.
Given ranks also benefit from increased prestige or the limit of vassals it’s possible for you to have.
The higher your rank, the more benefits you’ll receive.
De jure titles
One of the most important concepts in the game isde juretitles.
This term indicates the lands that legally belong to the title.The ownership results mainly from historical conditions.
For example, the Duchy of Lesser Poland isde jurepart of the Kingdom of Poland.
Information aboutde jureteritorry can be found in the middle of the preview window of the selected title.
De juretitles have a number of consequences.
De jurealso affects your ability toCreate Titles.
To create a Duke or King title, you must have at least 51% of itsde juretitles.
For Emperor titles, it has to be 81%.
Assimilation
The de jure borders changes over time.
This is anassimilation process and it takes very long.
It revolves around changing the de jure association of individual titles.
The assimilation counter starts running when the given title is taken over.
Suppose you assimilated the title of Count of Moscow for five years.
In the fifth year, there was a rebellion, and it took you three years to suppress it.
Unfortunately, this means that you will have to repeat the entire assimilation process from the beginning.
There are different types of claims, and they can be obtained and used in various ways.
you’re able to check the claims of a given ruler in their character tab.
you’re able to also view the claims in a given title’s window.
it’s possible for you to obtain claims in several ways.
To do so, go for the dialog box with the chosen character and check the diplomacy category.
War
The claims you have collected will be mainly used toexpand your influence and gain new titles.
They are the casus belli for declaring wars over other ruler’s titles.
Remember that you could also declare war on someone else’s behalf.
To do so:
Usurpation
Another way to gain new titles is usurpation.
However, it is also important not to have too many of them at a given moment.
It is also possible to exceed the Domain Limit, i.e.
counties and baronies under your control.
you might check the Domain Limit in the top right corner of the screen.
Sometimes disposing of redundant titles can be worth it.
Otherwise,you’re able to give redundant titles to your subjects.
Remember that giving a character a title improves your relationship with them.
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