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Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2 · By God Alone

Clerical regions

Archdioceses: the clergy of every county inside one answer to its holder. 59 exist in 1066; rulers create new ones and expand, split or merge them with the interactions below.

Create, expand, split or merge

Create Clerical Title

Character interaction · Religion

Establish a new Clerical Title within … Realm It is seated on the De Jure Capital of the Title you pick and covers every De Jure County of that seat's De Jure Kingdom that no Clerical Region holds yet

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is a ruler
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • Any held title:
      • Title tier at least Duchy
      • is_landless_type_title = no
      • title_capital_county ?= { … }
Also needs
  • scope:actor:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is at not War
    • Is not incapable
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is an Adult
    • If

      a check the game hides

      Then

      • religious_head_or_challenger = scope:puppet_or_actor

      Otherwise

      • faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor
  • … holds no Duchy or higher Title whose De Jure Capital can seat a new Clerical Region
  • No eligible courtiers or realm priest to hold the created Clerical Title

create_new_ecclesiastical_title_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Expand Clerical Title

Character interaction · Religion

Expand … Capital's Clerical Region into an adjacent De Jure Duchy controlled by ⟨faith⟩ Rulers

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is a ruler
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • One of these

    • this: … must hold the Clerical Region that contains their Capital
    • If

      a check the game hides

      Then

      • religious_head_or_challenger = scope:puppet_or_actor

      Otherwise

      • faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor
Also needs
  • scope:actor:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is at not War
    • Is not incapable
  • scope:recipient:

expand_ecclesiastical_title_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Split Clerical Title

Character interaction · Religion

Split off the part of … Capital's Clerical Region that lies within a chosen secular Ruler's Realm into a new Clerical Title, centered on their Capital, and grant it to a chosen Clergy member The split follows the chosen secular Ruler's borders: the new Clerical Title covers only the Counties they hold within this Clerical Region, so a larger Realm splits off more

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:actor › Their faith › No religious head challenger:
    • holder ?= scope:pam_antipope_holder_check
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is a ruler
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • One of these

    • Any held title:
      • Is a Clerical Title
      • If

        • scope:recipient != scope:actor

        Then

      • Any county in clerical region:
        • One of these

          • Their holder:
            • All of these

              • this:
                • is_alive = yes
                • Is landed
                • Their faith is the same as that of actor
                • None of these

                  • this = scope:recipient
                  • If

                    a check the game hides

                    Then

                    • this = scope:recipient.liege
                • Highest held Title is at least Duchy Rank
                • NOT = { pam_government_is_religious_playable_trigger = { } }
                • Their capital county:
                  • exists = clerical_region_title
                  • clerical_region_title.holder = scope:recipient
                  • NOT = { this = clerical_region_title.title_preferred_capital_county }
              • If

                • scope:recipient = scope:actor

                Then

                • this:
                  • None of these

                    • Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county:
                      • this = scope:recipient.capital_county
          • or

            Their holder › Any liege or above:
            • All of these

              • this:
                • is_alive = yes
                • Is landed
                • Their faith is the same as that of actor
                • None of these

                  • this = scope:recipient
                  • If

                    a check the game hides

                    Then

                    • this = scope:recipient.liege
                • Highest held Title is at least Duchy Rank
                • NOT = { pam_government_is_religious_playable_trigger = { } }
                • Their capital county:
                  • exists = clerical_region_title
                  • clerical_region_title.holder = scope:recipient
                  • NOT = { this = clerical_region_title.title_preferred_capital_county }
              • If

                • scope:recipient = scope:actor

                Then

                • this:
                  • None of these

                    • Any sub realm county › Any neighboring county:
                      • this = scope:recipient.capital_county
Also needs
  • scope:actor:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is at not War
    • Is not incapable
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is an Adult
    • If

      a check the game hides

      Then

      • religious_head_or_challenger = scope:puppet_or_actor

      Otherwise

      • faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor
  • No eligible Duke-Tier or higher secular Ruler can be split from this Clerical Region
  • No eligible Clergy member to hold the new Clerical Title

split_ecclesiastical_title_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Merge Clerical Title

Character interaction · Religion

Merge … Capital Clerical Title with a neighbor, absorbing all of its Counties and destroying it Cannot absorb Clerical Titles of a Head of Rite or a Head of Faith

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is a ruler
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • One of these

    • Any held title:
    • If

      a check the game hides

      Then

      • religious_head_or_challenger = scope:puppet_or_actor

      Otherwise

      • faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor
Also needs

merge_new_ecclesiastical_title_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Buy Clerical Title

Character interaction · Religion

Purchase a Clerical Title from …

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:recipient:
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • One of these

    • Is played by the AI
    • Any held title:
    • NOT = { scope:actor.faith.religious_head ?= this }
    • Their faith › No religious head challenger:
      • holder ?= scope:pam_antipope_holder_check
Also needs
  • scope:actor:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is at not War
    • Is not incapable
  • scope:actor: You must not be bound by a promised pilgrimage: fulfill it by visiting a Holy Site on Pilgrimage
  • If

    • scope:actor: Government is a Theocratic-type Government

    Then

buy_ecclesiastical_title_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Negotiate For Land

Character interaction · Diplomacy

Gain … Vassals or Titles you Claim or have De Jure Titles rights over, using the aid of an Ecclesiastical Ruler

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is a ruler
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • primary_title.tier > tier_barony
    • Any sub realm title:
      • is_landless_type_title = no
      • One of these

        • Any claimant:
          • this = scope:actor
        • or

          Any this title or de jure above:
          • holder ?= scope:actor
    • NOT = { target_is_liege_or_above = scope:actor }
    • NOT = { scope:recipient.religious_head_or_challenger ?= scope:recipient }
  • scope:actor:
    • NOT = { is_at_war_with = scope:recipient }
    • One of these

      • Any claim:
        • exists = holder
      • or

        Any held title › Any in de jure hierarchy:
        • Their holder:
          • None of these

            • this = scope:actor
            • Any liege or above:
              • this = scope:actor
        • exists = holder
Also needs

ecclesiastic_transfer_land_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Replace Archbishop

Character interaction · Religion

Depose … and grant … Clerical Title to a worthier cleric Deposing an Archbishop who follows another Rite demands greater Learning than theirs, far more Piety, and weakens your Faith's Fervor

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is played by the AI
    • Is a ruler
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • One of these

    • Any held title:
    • If

      • Not all of these

        • If

          a check the game hides

          Then

          • religious_head_or_challenger = scope:puppet_or_actor

          Otherwise

          • faith.main_rite.head_of_rite ?= scope:puppet_or_actor

      Then

      • is_vassal_or_below_of = scope:actor
Also needs
  • scope:actor:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is at not War
    • Is not incapable
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is not imprisoned
    • Is an Adult
  • … is a Challenger Head of Faith beyond your authority
  • scope:actor: You must not be bound by a promised pilgrimage: fulfill it by visiting a Holy Site on Pilgrimage
  • If

    • scope:actor: Is played by the AI

    Then

    • scope:secondary_recipient.rite = scope:actor.rite
  • No eligible courtiers, realm priest, or Ecclesiastical Vassals to take over the Clerical Title
  • If

    • scope:recipient:
      • rite != scope:actor.rite

    Then

    • You must have higher Learning Skill than … because … is of another Rite (you have … vs … …)

replace_ecclesiastical_title_holder_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Grant Clerical Title

Character interaction · Religion

Grant an existing Clerical Title to …, deposing its current Holder if the seat is not vacant Deposing an Archbishop who follows another Rite demands greater Learning than theirs, far more Piety, and weakens your Faith's Fervor

Who can use it, on whom
  • scope:recipient:
    • Their faith is the same as that of actor
    • One of these

      • Is a member of the Clergy
      • or

        Is not a ruler
    • One of these

      • Is not landed
      • or

        Government is a Theocratic-type Government
    • None of these

Also needs
  • scope:actor: Is available (an adult, not imprisoned, not incapable)
  • scope:recipient:
    • Is available (an adult, not imprisoned, not incapable)
    • Does not have the Trait: Excommunicated
  • Must match the Clerical Gender Doctrine of this Rite
  • If

    • scope:recipient: Is landed

    Then

  • If

    • scope:target.holder:
      • rite != scope:actor.rite

    Then

    • You must have higher Learning Skill than … because … is of another Rite (you have … vs … …)

grant_ecclesiastical_title_interaction · game/common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt

Decisions: Educate your Clerical Court · Seize the Clerical Region

Crusader Kings III starts with 46 archdioceses in 867, 59 archdioceses in 1066, 75 archdioceses in 1178 (78 archdiocese titles in the files); rulers create, expand, split and merge clerical regions with Buy Clerical Title, Create Clerical Title, Expand Clerical Title and Split Clerical Title. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/landed_titles/07_pam_ecclesiastical_titles.txt, game/history/titles/ce3/00_ecclesiastical_titles.txt and game/map_data/geographical_regions/geographical_region.txt.

This section as JSON: /raw/clerical-regions.json

Archdioceses in 867 (46)
ArchdioceseSeatCountiesArchbishop on 867.1.1
Constantinopled_et_constantinopleByzantion142Ignatios
Mainzd_et_mainzMainz63Liutbert
Alexandriad_et_alexandriaAlexandria47Shenouda
Canterburyd_et_canterburyKent45Ceolnoth
Carthaged_et_africaTunis34—
Yorkd_et_yorkNorth Riding34Wulfhere
Antiochd_et_antiochAntiocheia31Yohannan
Salzburgd_et_salzburgSalzburg31Adalwin
Seleucia-Ctesiphond_et_seleucia_ctesiphonBaghdad31Sargis
Cologned_et_cologneCologne29Wilibert
Tarragonad_et_tarragonaTarragona29—
Toledod_et_toledoToledo29Bonito
Romad_et_romaRoma28Nicolaus
Splitd_et_splitCetina21Justin
Bourgesd_et_bourgesIssoudun17Wulfad
Reimsd_et_reimsReims15Hincmar
Axumd_et_axumTigré13Yaqob
Milanod_et_milanoLombardia13Tadone
Sensd_et_sensIsle de France13Eigil
Toursd_et_toursTouraine12Hérard
Aquileiad_et_aquileiaAquileia11Lupo
Armeniad_et_armeniaHayk11Zacharias
Bragad_et_bragaPorto11Gomado
Bordeauxd_et_bordeauxBordeaux10Frothar
Kartlid_et_kartliKartli10Arsen
Lyond_et_lyonLyon10Remi
Trierd_et_trierTrier10Theutgaud
Jerusalemd_et_jerusalemJerusalem9Theodosios
Meridad_et_meridaMerida9—
Ravennad_et_ravennaRavenna8John
Sevillad_et_sevillaSevilla8—
Eauzed_et_eauzeArmagnac7Ayrard
Narbonned_et_narbonneCarcassonne7Frédold
Reggio Calabriad_et_reggio_calabriaReggio Calabria7—
Rouend_et_rouenRouen7Wenilo
Tingitanad_et_tingitanaTangiers7—
Besançond_et_besanconBesancon5Arduic
Vienned_et_vienneViennois5Ado
Cagliarid_et_cagliariCagliari4Arsenio
Hamburgd_et_hamburgHamburg4Rimbert
Barid_et_bariBari3Angelario
Tarentaised_et_tarentaiseAosta3Teutrand
Church of Cyprusd_et_cyprusNicosia2Theodoros
Embrund_et_embrunForcalquier2Aribert
Aixd_et_aixProvence1Honorat
Arlesd_et_arlesVenaissin1Rotland
Archdioceses in 1066 (59)
ArchdioceseSeatCountiesArchbishop on 1066.9.15
Constantinopled_et_constantinopleByzantion87Ioannes
Mainzd_et_mainzMainz76Siegfried
Kyivd_et_kyivKyiv73Ephraim
Hamburgd_et_hamburgHamburg72Adalbert
Ohridd_et_ohridOhrid55Ioannes
Esztergomd_et_esztergomEsztergom50—
Alexandriad_et_alexandriaAlexandria47Christodolos
Canterburyd_et_canterburyKent45Stigand
Gnieznod_et_gnieznoGniezno38Piotr
Carthaged_et_africaTunis34—
Yorkd_et_yorkNorth Riding34Ealdred
Antiochd_et_antiochAntiocheia31Aimilianos
Salzburgd_et_salzburgSalzburg31Gebhard
Seleucia-Ctesiphond_et_seleucia_ctesiphonBaghdad31Sabrisho
Cologned_et_cologneCologne29Anno
Tarragonad_et_tarragonaTarragona29Guifred
Toledod_et_toledoToledo29Pascual
Romad_et_romaRoma24Alexander
Splitd_et_splitCetina21Lovro
Bourgesd_et_bourgesIssoudun17Aymon
Magdeburgd_et_magdeburgMagdeburg15Werner
Reimsd_et_reimsReims15Gervais
Axumd_et_axumTigré13Fiqtor
Milanod_et_milanoLombardia13Guido
Sensd_et_sensIsle de France13Richer
Toursd_et_toursTouraine12Barthelemy
Aquileiad_et_aquileiaAquileia11Ravenger
Bragad_et_bragaPorto11Vistrário
Kartlid_et_kartliKartli11Gabriel
Bordeauxd_et_bordeauxBordeaux10Joscelin
Lyond_et_lyonLyon10Humbert
Trierd_et_trierTrier10Udo
Armeniad_et_armeniaHayk9Gregory
Jerusalemd_et_jerusalemJerusalem9Ioannikios
Meridad_et_meridaMerida9—
Ravennad_et_ravennaRavenna8Heinrich
Sevillad_et_sevillaSevilla8—
Auchd_et_auchArmagnac7Austinde
Narbonned_et_narbonneCarcassonne7Berenguer Guifré
Rouend_et_rouenRouen7Maurille
Tingitanad_et_tingitanaTangiers7—
Besançond_et_besanconBesancon5Hugues
Vienned_et_vienneViennois5Léger
Cagliarid_et_cagliariCagliari4Alfredo
Reggio Calabriad_et_reggio_calabriaReggio Calabria4Basilio
Tarentaised_et_tarentaiseAosta3Ebbon
Church of Cyprusd_et_cyprusNicosia2Nikolaos
Embrund_et_embrunForcalquier2Guillaume
Palermod_et_palermoPalermo2Nicodemo
Aixd_et_aixProvence1Rostan
Arlesd_et_arlesVenaissin1Raimbaud
Barid_et_bariBari1Andrea
Beneventod_et_beneventoBenevento1Ouldarico
Brindisid_et_brindisiLecce1Bisantius
Capuad_et_capuaCapua1Ildebrando
Napolid_et_napoliNapoli1Giovanni
Salernod_et_salernoSalerno1Alfano
Santa Severinad_et_santa_severinaRossano1Ambrogio
Tranid_et_traniApulia1Bisantius
Archdioceses in 1178 (75)
ArchdioceseSeatCountiesArchbishop on 1178.10.1
Constantinopled_et_constantinopleByzantion86Chariton
Kyivd_et_kyivKyiv79Michael
Mainzd_et_mainzMainz76Christian
Ohridd_et_ohridOhrid55Constantine
Alexandriad_et_alexandriaAlexandria51Markos
Gnieznod_et_gnieznoGniezno46Zdzisław
Canterburyd_et_canterburyKent45Richard
Carthaged_et_africaTunis34—
Salzburgd_et_salzburgSalzburg31Konrad
Seleucia-Ctesiphond_et_seleucia_ctesiphonBaghdad31Eliya
Yorkd_et_yorkNorth Riding31Roger
Lundd_et_lundSkåne30Absalon
Cologned_et_cologneCologne29Filip
Nidarosd_et_nidarosÞrándheimr29Øystein
Tarragonad_et_tarragonaTarragona29Berenguer
Toledod_et_toledoToledo28Bruno
Antiochd_et_antiochAntiocheia27Aimery
Esztergomd_et_esztergomEsztergom27Lukács
Kalocsad_et_kalocsaSzékesfehérvár27Endre
Magdeburgd_et_magdeburgMagdeburg19Wichmann
Romad_et_romaRoma19Alexander
Bourgesd_et_bourgesIssoudun17Guarin
Santiagod_et_santiagoSantiago17Pedro
Splitd_et_splitCetina17Ranieri
Uppsalad_et_uppsalaUppland17Stefan
Reimsd_et_reimsReims15Guillaume
Axumd_et_axumTigré13Gabra
Sensd_et_sensIsle de France13Guy
Toursd_et_toursTouraine12Barthelemy
Aquileiad_et_aquileiaAquileia11Ulrich
Kartlid_et_kartliKartli11Michael
Milanod_et_milanoLombardia11Algisio
Bordeauxd_et_bordeauxBordeaux10Guillaume
Jerusalemd_et_jerusalemJerusalem10Amaury
Lyond_et_lyonLyon10Guichard
Trierd_et_trierTrier10Arnold
Armeniad_et_armeniaHayk9Grigor
Hamburgd_et_hamburgHamburg9Bertram
Ravennad_et_ravennaRavenna8Gherardo
Sevillad_et_sevillaSevilla8—
Auchd_et_auchArmagnac7Gérault
Narbonned_et_narbonneCarcassonne7Pons
Rouend_et_rouenRouen7Rotrou
Tingitanad_et_tingitanaTangiers7—
Armaghd_et_armaghOriel5Gilla in Choimded
Besançond_et_besanconBesancon5Eberard
Vienned_et_vienneViennois5Robert
Bragad_et_bragaPorto4Godinho
Pisad_et_pisaPisa4Ubaldo
Ragusad_et_ragusaRagusa4Tribunio
Casheld_et_cashelThomond3Domnall
Dublind_et_dublinDublin3Laurence
Genoad_et_genoaGenoa3Ugone
Palermod_et_palermoPalermo3Gualtiero
Tarentaised_et_tarentaiseAosta3Aymon
Tuamd_et_tuamHy Many3Cadla
Tyred_et_tyreAcre3Guillaume
Cagliarid_et_cagliariCagliari2Bonato
Church of Cyprusd_et_cyprusNicosia2Barnabas
Embrund_et_embrunForcalquier2Pierre
Reggio Calabriad_et_reggio_calabriaReggio Calabria2Tommaso
Aixd_et_aixProvence1Bertrand
Arlesd_et_arlesVenaissin1Raimon
Barid_et_bariBari1Rainaldo
Beneventod_et_beneventoBenevento1Lombardo
Brindisid_et_brindisiLecce1Guglielmo
Capuad_et_capuaCapua1Alfano
Cosenzad_et_cosenzaCosenza1Ruffus
Messinad_et_messinaMessina1Ruffus
Napolid_et_napoliNapoli1Sergio
Oristanod_et_oristanoArborea1—
Salernod_et_salernoSalerno1Romuald
Santa Severinad_et_santa_severinaRossano1Andrea
Torresd_et_torresLogudoro1Alberto
Tranid_et_traniApulia1Bertrandus

What it does to the Church

  • A new Clerical Region is created
    • Fragile Unity → Concord: 50 points (25× alone)
    • Conversion → Concord: 50 points (25× alone)
    • Reform → Concord: 50 points (25× alone)
    • Crusade → Concord: 50 points (25× alone)
    Interaction: Create Clerical Title; Interaction: Request Clerical Title Creation; Event: A Bittersweet Journey
  • A Clerical Region is split in two
    • Saeculum Obscurum → Fragile Unity: 35 points (36× alone)
    • Conversion → Fragile Unity: 35 points (36× alone)
    • Crusade → Fragile Unity: 35 points (36× alone)
    • Concord → Fragile Unity: 35 points (36× alone)
    Interaction: Request Ecclesiastical Title Split; Interaction: Split Clerical Title
  • A Clerical Region is expanded
    • Saeculum Obscurum → Fragile Unity: 25 points (50× alone)
    • Conversion → Fragile Unity: 25 points (50× alone)
    • Crusade → Fragile Unity: 25 points (50× alone)
    Interaction: Expand Clerical Title; Interaction: Request Clerical Title Expansion

Source: game/common/landed_titles/07_pam_ecclesiastical_titles.txt, game/history/titles/ce3/00_ecclesiastical_titles.txt, map_data/geographical_regions/geographical_region.txt, common/character_interactions/pam_interactions.txt, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.

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