If that’s the case, defending the status quo will be a top priority.

As a vassal, you’ll generally want your liege’s titles to split up as much as possible – unless you already stand to inherit a big chunk of their titles. But as always in Crusader Kings 3, there are many ways to approach this problem and figuring out how to manage multiple heirs can be a rewarding puzzle. As a ruler, your goal will likely be to keep your realm from fracturing, and so you’ll likely want to try to enact a single-heir policy like primogeniture for simplicity’s sake. Who those heirs are and how big a portion they’re each entitled to is determined by some combination of local traditions, realm laws, cultural norms, and religious doctrines.Īt the top, there are realm-level succession laws, and these can either designate a single heir or multiple heirs.

When your CK3 character shuffles off this mortal coil, all the titles they hold remain, and must be divided up between rightful heirs. What are Crusader Kings 3 succession laws?