What is Ludwig the Younger's character ID in CK3?

History ID 42019 — console: hello_history 42019.

Can you play as Ludwig the Younger in CK3?

Not from the start screen's picks; he holds land on 867, so he can be picked on the map.

Ludwig the Younger's realm on 867.1.1 — East Franconia, 4 counties.

Named by the game's script · DNA in the game files

Ludwig the Younger

East Franconia on 867.1.1

hello_history 42019His DNA code

Culture: FranconianCentral Germanic
Faith: Chalcedonianism
Dynasty: Karling
Nickname: the Younger
Born: 835.1.14
Died: 882.1.21, aged 47
History ID: 42019

Ludwig the Younger is a historical character of Crusader Kings III: a man of Franconian culture of the Chalcedonianism faith of the Karling dynasty, born 835.1.14, died 882.1.21. On the start dates: 867 — East Franconia (4 counties). The game's script names him by ID in 2 places. History ID 42019. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/franconian.txt.

This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json

Quick answers (3)

What is Ludwig the Younger's character ID in CK3?: History ID 42019 — console: hello_history 42019.
Can you play as Ludwig the Younger in CK3?: Not from the start screen's picks; he holds land on 867, so he can be picked on the map.
Which CK3 start dates is Ludwig the Younger alive on?: 867.1.1 (age 31).

Where the game names him

Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Ludwig the Younger by ID — character:42019 — with the lines as written.

On actions (script run on game events) 2

on_death
- 371: is_valid_designated_heir = character:42019
- 373: set_designated_heir = character:42019
- 379: designated_heir ?= character:42019
game/common/on_action/death.txt · 4 lines
on_game_start
- 1001: limit = { is_valid_designated_heir = character:42019 }
- 1002: set_designated_heir = character:42019
game/common/on_action/game_start.txt