继承

The inheritance screen (v. 2.8)

继承是统治者去世时根据继承法和性别法来分配每一个头衔的行为。继承是 王国风云2中最重要的概念之一，继承决定了玩家控制哪个角色作为主要头衔的继承人。

继承还会影响封臣和家族成员对玩家的好感。

继承法

在统治者去世后，其头衔将根据头衔的继承法分配给其他角色。 每个头衔的继承法未必相同；多个头衔可以遵循不同的继承法。

要查看继承法，点击“法律选项卡 - 继承”，然后单击页面顶部每个头衔的徽章。

然而要注意的是只有玩家持有的最高级法理头衔的继承法才会生效，该头衔以下的玩家持有的法理头衔会随之转移。

玩家持有某头衔但没有它法理上的更高级头衔时，该头衔会随主头衔一同转移。

游戏中有多种继承法，每种继承法都有其启用条件和效果。不存在所谓“最好”的继承法；玩家期望的继承法取决于行动的未来目标。以下是所有继承法的列表。继承法由性别法和继承法构成。

对于公爵或更低等级角色的头衔，一个继承法就包含了所有的头衔。而如果角色持有多个王国或帝国头衔时，它们会有各自的继承法。因此每个王国头衔都可能会有不同的继承人。

性别法

注：游戏规则设置可以影响性别法的启用

	继承	其他影响	启用条件
男性继承法	只有男性可继承
男性优先继承法	只有在没有合法男性继承人时才可让女性继承 有儿子的女性比没有儿子的女性享有更高的继承优先级	允许入赘婚姻（如果还没有被允许的话）	不是荣誉头衔（雇佣军，骑士团，大多数宗教头衔）或无地头衔（阿兹特克帝国和蒙古帝国） 不是骑士团制下的封臣 不是穆斯林，阿兹特克信仰，游牧型文化（蒙古人、契丹人、女真人），游牧制政体或共和国贵人 启用显著女性地位可以忽略最后一条（但对贵人依然有问题）
男女平等继承法	男性和女性享有相同的继承顺位	可以对女性授予头衔	不是荣誉头衔（雇佣军，骑士团，大多数宗教头衔）或无地头衔（阿兹特克帝国和蒙古帝国） 不是骑士团制下的封臣 不是穆斯林，阿兹特克信仰，游牧型文化（蒙古人、契丹人、女真人），游牧制政体或共和国贵人 巴斯克、象雄、孙波文化，清洁派、门萨里安派宗教可以启用本继承法 启用完全女性地位可忽视最后两条 选择了“平等”教义的改革原始宗教和“和谐”教义的改革苯教强制使用本继承法
女性优先继承法	只有在没有合法女性继承人时才可让男性继承		选择了“女性氏族”教义的改革原始宗教可以启用
女性继承法	只有女性可继承		选择了“女性氏族”教义的改革原始宗教强制使用

继承类型

要小心那些允许非本家族成员继承的继承法，这可能会导致游戏结束。如果你是一个觊觎领主头衔的封臣，那这样的继承法也能助你一臂之力。当非本家族成员或族外婚姻的本家族成员（比如入赘婚姻的男性成员）将要继承时，AI领主会改变继承法。某些继承类型有王权法的要求（无御前会议DLC时）或需要法律化科技的行政法的要求（有御前会议时）。

描述中的斜体字是游戏中的该法律的描述，以2.3.5版本为准。

封建制

法律	效果	好感					启用条件
		长子	其他孩子	幼子	同家族	封臣
Gavelkind 均分继承法	Titles distributed between all children. +30% demesne limit 头衔在所有孩子中均分。直辖上限+30%	-5	+15		+5	+5	Not Muslim or tribal unreformed pagan 不是穆斯林或未改革的原始信仰的部落
Elective gavelkind 选举均分继承法	Titles distributed between children and primary heir, who is elected from among the members of the ruling dynasty. Primary titles may be created for younger children if enough of their land is held. +30% demesne limit (mix of Tanistry and Gavelkind). Chosen successor will have +25 relations with those who've nominated them. 头衔在子女和主要继承人之间均分。主要继承人在统治家族中选举产生。如果子女持有的土地足够，他们可以创造并拥有相应主头衔。直辖上限+30%（是凯尔特选任法和均分制的结合） 被投票的继承人会对他们的提名者+25好感。	+15			+5		Not Muslim不是穆斯林
Feudal elective (AKA Elective Monarchy) 封建选举法 （亦称选举君主制）	The ruler and vassals are given votes equal to the number of qualified titles that character holds. A successor is then voted on from among themselves and legitimate children and siblings of the ruler. Electors are happier in this system unless their liege personally holds too many elective titles. Since non dynastic characters can be eligible nominees, it is possible to lose your top title to a non-dynasty member. Chosen successor will have +25 relations with those who've nominated them. 统治者和封臣投出等于他们持有的选举者头衔数量的票数。继承人在选举人自己、统治者的兄弟姐妹与合法子女中投票产生。选举者在这一系统中更为满意除非领主自己持有过多选举者头衔。 由于非本家族的成员也有权被提名，这可能会导致失去高级头衔给非本家族成员。被投票的会对他们的提名者+25好感。	-15	-5		-5	+10	Not tribal or unreformed pagan (except Hellenic). If Muslim or Eastern, must have Conclave DLC and the council law "full council authority" to enact elective succession. However, elective succession does not become invalid after you revoke council authority, so the law will not revert after succession.
Primogeniture	The oldest child of the ruler inherits all titles. Your successor will like the law, but other members of your dynasty will slightly disapprove. As long as the marriage preserves the dynasty of the rule (i.e. matrilineal if the ruler is female), the dynasty will retain power of the selected title.	+10	-10	-15	-5		Not Muslim nor tribal nor unreformed pagan (except Bön and Hellenic). High Crown Authority (without Conclave) or Late Feudal Administration (with Conclave)
Ultimogeniture	This succession law is the opposite of the far more common Primogeniture. With Ultimogeniture, the youngest child inherits.	-15	-10	+10	-5		Not Muslim or tribal. Not unreformed pagan (except Bön, Hellenic, and Zunist) unless culture is Mongol. Limited Crown Authority (without Conclave) or Late Feudal Administration (with Conclave)
Seniority	The oldest member of the dynasty inherits all titles. Your oldest child will greatly disapprove of this law, but all other members of the dynasty will approve. Guaranteed to retain dynastic control of the title until there are no living members of the dynasty.	-15	-10		+5	-5	Not Muslim or Eastern religion. Not tribal or unreformed pagan. Medium Crown Authority (without Conclave)
Open	Child (or grandchild) with best titles inherits	-5 (only if not heir)					Muslim or reformed pagan religion with Agnatic Clans or Enatic Clans doctrine.
Tanistry	The ruler and all elector vassals can nominate an heir — the Tanist — from among members of the ruler's dynasty. Vassals will tend to favor older members from other branches of the family, especially claimants Similar to Feudal elective but with a few significant differences: candidates must be dynastic, more electors. Chosen successor will have +25 relations with those who've nominated them.	-20	-10		+5	+5	Celtic culture group Not Muslim
Eldership	Similar to Tanistry, except up to six elders in the realm vote for someone in the ruler's dynasty. The six elders can have 3 states: ecstatic, pleased, or displeased. Ecstatic elders will vote for the ruler's preferred successor. Pleased elders will vote for who they want to be the successor. Displeased elders will vote for someone with very bad traits to sabotage the ruler's dynasty. Arresting or killing an elder even if justified will upset the other elders.				+5		Holy Fury DLC. Unreformed Romuva, unreformed African, or reformed pagan religion with a doctrine that enables it. (Ancestor Veneration, Defenders of Dievas, or Totem-Guardians.)

If you are about to create a kingdom title, it may be advantageous to change succession laws before the creation. So, if you're to create vassal level kings as the Byzantine Empire, your subject kingdoms will possess the laws the empire has. (Since newly created kingdoms start with the same laws as your duchies, kingdom, or empire).

Other

Law	Effect	Requirements
Imperial elective	The emperor’s close family members (spouse included), any claimants to the title, the current marshal, and any commander under the emperor, can all be nominated as successors. The emperor, all of his councilors, and all of his commanders are valid electors. Each elector's voting power scales based on a number of factors: Rank Prestige Attributes Minor titles Traits Electors will prefer to vote for a successor with lots of titles (both minor and landed), high prestige, and who is good at their job. They will also consider factors such as age, traits (such as ), and their opinion of the nominee. Byzantine electors prefer characters with high intrigue while Roman electors prefer ones with high diplomacy. Imperial elective is only available to the Byzantine and Roman empires. The Byzantine Empire starts with Imperial elective succession, and can only switch to another succession style when forced by a faction (or by destroying and re-creating the empire title).	Byzantine Empire or Roman Empire
帝国选候制	The emperor, emperor's legitimate children and siblings, along with the seven Prince-electors and any major de jure vassal of the Empire of the same religion can all be nominated as successors. The emperor and the seven Prince-electors who are of the same religion are valid electors. Princely elective is only available to the Holy Roman Empire. The empire can only switch to other succession types if the emperor imposes absolute rule and has maximum centralization, or if switching to Eldership.	Holy Roman Empire
Open elective	The courtier with the highest sum of (age + prestige) inherits. To be eligible, a courtier must be an adult male, same religion, not heir to any other titles, and not imprisoned. If there are no eligible courtiers with positive election scores, a new character is generated with: the religion of his top liege, either the culture of his province or of his direct liege (50% chance each). For religious head titles such as The Church of Zun, courtiers are ineligible, and the title always goes to a newly generated character. For the Varangian Guard, Orthodox characters are eligible(?) even though the initial holder is Germanic pagan.	Holy orders, mercenaries, republics, and most theocracies. Fallback for independent feudal rulers with no heir and no feudal vassals.
Patrician elective	Only used by merchant republics, person with most 'respect' is elected	Merchant republic
Investiture	If the liege lord has nominated a successor under the free investiture law, the nominee succeeds. If the liege has bribed the pope to nominate a bishop, the nominee succeeds. Otherwise, the Pope nominates a generated character.	Catholic theocracy
Papal succession	The College of Cardinals elects the new Pope.	Only for the Papacy
Nomad succession	Khan: The male relative (uncle, brother, son, nephew) with the most Prestige and is of the same culture inherits the clan title. Khagan: Usually goes to the dynastic heir of the previous khagan. However, another clan chief (khan) can inherit based on population ratio and difference in prestige. Children cannot inherit the khagan title, so if the dying khagan has no adult male relatives of the correct culture, another khan inherits the title.	Nomadic hordes
Appointment (standard)	Title reverts to liege.	Vassals of holy orders Viceroyalty vassals of empires. Fallback for feudal vassals with no heir.
Appointment (offmap)	The new governor will be a competent steward from China	Western Protectorate

Changing succession law

Succession laws can only be changed once in a lifetime per kingdom/empire, by a ruler who:

• is at peace
• is not in a regency
• has ruled in the current capacity for 10 years. A count who has ruled for fifteen years before creating, inheriting or being granted a dukedom (or simply changing primary title) will need to wait ten more years after getting the new primary title before being allowed to change succession law.
• has no direct vassals (for counts and dukes) or direct vassals of count rank or higher (for kings and emperors) in the territory affected by the change with non-positive opinion. Since this only applies to direct vassals, a particularly troublesome vassal can sometimes be dealt with by transferring that vassal to a higher-ranked subordinate.
• does not have two or more direct vassals who are at war with each other. This can be difficult in sprawling empires. Medium crown authority helps, but does not prevent rebellions or attacks by some vassal kings. You can intervene in a prolonged war between vassals by granting one side more land. You can also stop a war immediately by revoking all counties from one combatant, or by forcing them to rebel against you.

A ruler cannot change both the succession type and the gender law.

All direct vassals and direct family members will have a large penalty or moderate bonus opinion modifier (temporary but long-lasting) as a reaction to a succession change, whether it be gender or succession method itself. This appears to be hardcoded (unmoddable) and largely arbitrary, as for example female family members will be outraged at a change to true cognatic even if it makes them the new heir, and includes baron-level vassals who in theory should have little if any opinion about it.

Note that Iqta Muslims can only use Agnatic Open (Turkish) succession (unless the "status of women" law is at the appropriate level; Muslim patricians follow the succession used in merchant republics), while Pagan tribes can only use elective gavelkind, and unreformed Pagans can only use Gavelkind (except Mongols and Zunists, who can also use Ultimogeniture, and Celtics who can use Tanistry).

Restrictions for Mongols and Aztecs

As of 2.5.1.1, some titles of Hordes are locked in a specific inheritance type which overwrite all other conditions and cannot be changed.

• Emperor of Mongol Empire is always Agnatic Gavelkind if Horse Lords DLC is not active even when he is Muslim or Republic.
• Emperor of Aztec Empire is always Agnatic Gavelkind even when he is Muslim.

剥夺继承资格

Characters cannot inherit any titles if they are:

Disqualification	Method
Clergy	Granting a temple, or through investiture (for Catholics) Priests of the following religions cannot inherit: Christians (except feminist heresies), Indians, Manichean, Taoist, Bön, Hellenic, and religions with the Monasticism doctrine
Ascetic such as or	Order to take the vows, or by event.
Members of holy orders	Send to Holy Order, or by event (for men with 5+ martial skill and with SoA enabled).
Bastard	Born out of wedlock and not legitimized . Also blocks inheritance from passing through the character. Does not block inheritance with Open succession.
	Castrate prisoner or by event
(for Byzantine culture group, Roman culture, Dalmatian culture)	By decision (e.g. Blind prisoner) or by event
or otherwise disfigured, with Imperial elective succession
Concubine	Take concubine
Rulers outside the realm	(Without Conclave) High crown authority (With ) Regulated inheritance law

Furthermore, there are restrictions on inheritance between merchant republic titles and feudal titles. Patricians cannot inherit feudal titles, and a patrician's heir must be a courtier.

A courtier who is potential heir to conflicting titles (such as a merchant republic and a feudal duchy) will choose one or the other, rather than inheriting the title whose holder dies first. Restarting the game, and thus recalculating succession for all characters, may change these choices.

Born in the Purple (BitP; Byzantine Empire only)

The Byzantine Empire is normally locked to Imperial elective, but if re-created with another succession law, its succession is directly influenced by the trait and the Despot honorary title. Characters who have either of these attributes are considered higher in the succession line than those without.

• With primogeniture or gavelkind, BitP offspring take precedence over older children who were born before their parent ascended to the throne. When you have several children who are not BitP, you can pick your heir by giving one of them the Despot title.
• With seniority, BitP characters take precedence over other dynasty members as soon as they reach adulthood.
• Note that a daughter who is not BitP can take precedence over a (non-adult) BitP daughter if she has a son of her own.
• Heir designation with eastern religions in the Byzantine and Roman empires is only valid when selecting between children born in the purple.

Inheritance Conflict

When a character is already landed but inherits a new title, a conflict could occur that is indicated in the game as an alert : Vassal inheritance warning.

For example, if an English count inherits a French title from his mother upon her death, either the French or the English realm will expand as the game does not allow a character to be vassal to two different lieges.

If Crown Authority is not high enough to play a role, these conflicts are resolved as follows:

• The vassal contract that goes with the primary title stays intact. So if an English count (vassal to the King of England) inherits a French duchy (vassal to the King of France), this ducal title will be his primary title. He will become a French duke and his county will become part of France.
  • Note: If the English count inherits an independent duchy, he'll become independent instead of remaining as a duke under the King of England!
• Note that the inherited title cannot be the primary title if it is of equal rank, because the heir simply never had the time to change it. (Lower ranked titles cannot be the primary title by definition.) Therefore, if an English count (vassal to the King of England) inherits a French county (vassal to the King of France), his English county will stay as his primary title and his county in France will become part of England.

You can take advantage of inheritance conflicts by arranging for your vassals to inherit foreign territory.

Fallbacks for feudal rulers with no heir

A sequence of contingency plans is used until one finds a qualified heir:

1. (The ruler's succession law)
2. Primogeniture
3. Liege (as if succession type were Appointment)
4. Feudal vassal (highest rank, with ties broken by order in landed_titles.txt ??)
5. Open Elective

You may be able to take advantage of #3 to inherit your vassals' titles, or #4 to inherit the title of an independent liege.

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