Law · Gender Laws

Male Preference

Male Preference is a gender law in Crusader Kings III: Men take precedence over women in succession. Passing it costs 500 prestige before modifiers. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/laws/00_succession_laws.txt.

Men take precedence over women in succession

Male Rulers can have Concubines or multiple Spouses if their Faith has the Doctrine Concubines or Doctrine Polygamy Doctrine

How succession works

gender law: male preference

The values are the game's own keys from the law's succession block.

The gender laws

1Male Only
2Male Preferencedefault
3Equal
4Female Preference
5Female Only

Who can pass it

Can pass (can_pass) (1 line of game script)

can_change_succession_law_trigger = yes

As written in game/common/laws/00_succession_laws.txt.

Can have (can_have) (9 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = gender_preference_law_not_for_clergy_tt
		always = no
	}
}

As written in game/common/laws/00_succession_laws.txt.

Kept while (can_keep) (40 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		government_has_flag = government_is_theocracy
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = gender_preference_law_not_for_clergy_tt
		always = no
	}
}
trigger_else_if = {
	limit = {
		should_synchronize_liege_law = yes
	}
	top_liege = {
		has_realm_law = male_preference_law
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	custom_description = {
		text = change_law_male_preference_faith_requirement
		rite = {
			NOT = {
				rite_has_parameter = female_dominated_law
			}
		}
	}
	custom_tooltip = {
		text = male_preference_law_can_keep_faith_or_culture_trigger
		OR = {
			rite = {
				rite_has_parameter = male_dominated_law
			}
			NOT = {
				culture = {
					has_cultural_parameter = female_only_inheritance
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/laws/00_succession_laws.txt.

Rulers start with it when (should_start_with) (61 lines of game script)

trigger_if = {
	limit = {
		should_synchronize_liege_law = yes
	}
	top_liege = {
		has_realm_law = male_preference_law
	}
}
trigger_else = {
	NOT = {
		culture = {
			has_cultural_parameter = female_preference_inheritance
		}
	}
	OR = {
		faith = {
			NOR = {
				religion_tag = islam_religion
				AND = {
					root = {
						government_has_flag = government_has_merit
					}
					root.rite = {
						rite_has_parameter = male_dominated_law
					}
				}
			}
			root.rite = {
				rite_has_parameter = male_dominated_law
			}
		}
		AND = {
			has_realm_law = male_only_law
			trigger_if = {
				limit = {
					should_synchronize_liege_law = yes
				}
				NOT = {
					top_liege = {
						has_realm_law = male_only_law
					}
				}
			}
			trigger_else = {
				custom_tooltip = {
					text = culture_not_female_only_tt
					NOR = {
						rite = {
							rite_has_parameter = male_dominated_law
						}
						NOT = {
							culture = {
								has_cultural_parameter = female_only_inheritance
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/laws/00_succession_laws.txt.

Source: game/common/laws/00_succession_laws.txt, common/law_groups and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3. A cost shows the base the files give; “varies” when it depends on your realm.