How should I manage a merchant republic vassal?
I like to have all counts vassalized under the duke and clearly giving a single duke 3 counties is not the best idea (is this true for grand mayors?), but I'm at a loss as to who I should give these counties to without giving his vassals the -30 wrong government type.
I could promote one mayor from the province to a duke but the other country has nothing built there.
>>322627405
>the trial in that pic really happened.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod
Fucking crazy popes.
>>322628693
Funnily the timeline is about the same as where my game was at the time, and the circumstances similar, i.e, popes dropping like flies
>>322627405
Just make him a single county duke and grant the counts to another duke as vassals, easy peasy. He'll be making money without vassals no problem and still be paying you lots.
>>322627405
I actually tend to play as a Merchant Republic that's a vassal to someone else, it's REALLY fun.
>>322629463
I like having my de jure duchies all held by their correct dukes.
>Fucking Viscaya
>>322628594
seduction really is broken
>>322627405
your fine just giving them a duchy and letting them take care of it themselves, any rebellion is going to get doshed into the ground
>>322629797
>I like having my de jure duchies all held by their correct dukes.
I know that feel anon, but it's not a good idea to make a large and strong kike vassal. He's going to start expanding on some random shoreline somewhere and fuck you over a lot. He's going to be making you money regardless, so keeping him week is a great way to just get extra cash. Don't have more than 1 though, that's bad for business, you should also shovel some money at him so he can upgrade his mansion and build trade posts.
>>322630023
All things considered, if you are creating a merchant republic vassal, you are on your way to be an Emperor of something anyway so I doubt one duke is going to matter much.
>>322630497
It's annoying having to deal with him if he steps out of line.
>>322629463
>>322629898
>>322630023
Thanks for the advice. I've decided to just make a merchant duke in the county I can and transfer his vassalage, and hold the other county for now (Infa).
>>322630497
Yeah he has about 330 troop levies compared to my 18k.
I'm currently in the process of taking England/Pictland (already hold Ireland) so I guess I'll focus on that for a while while trying to weaken Mali.
