joining it to your 'demesne', your directly controlled territory), you have to have a claim on that province in one way or another, as well as the province itself.įor instance, if you want to capture a province from a neighbouring realm, you have to get a claim to a province in one way or another (events, fabricating a claim etc.), declare war on that realm, capture the province, and force your claim (ideally winning the war as well). If you want to get a province under your direct control (i.e. This costs quite a bit of Prestige, but allows the character to declare war.

Grab Title: A megalomaniac (or even you) may say that a title is theirs without having a legal claim to do so. You will have to earn the title by conquering the province by warfare. This is called “usurping” the title and gives you a legal claim on the title, but not the title itself. An explanation of how to declare and conduct claim and de jure wars in Crusader Kings 2 This series aims to give an introduction to all elements of CK2 foll. Usurp Title: When you control more than half of the land of a province/country, you can claim being the lawful owner of a title, even if it is held by another Character. If the vassal refuses then you merely get a claim on his title instead.Ĭreate Title: If you own a lot of land (like maybe half of Sweden) and no one has the title “King of Sweden” you can create that title for yourself. Revoke Title: Removes a title from a targeted vassal and take it for yourself.

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