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Law · Title succession laws

Tanistry Elective

Tanistry Elective is a title succession law in Crusader Kings III: The Ruler and all Vassals above the Rank of Baron and one or two ranks below the Title can nominate a Title Heir — the Tanist — from among the members of the ruler's Dynasty. Vassals will tend to favor older, distant relatives over Close Family. Passing it costs 500 prestige before modifiers. Patch 1.20.0.3, from game/common/laws/01_title_succession_laws.txt.

The Ruler and all Vassals above the Rank of Baron and one or two ranks below the Title can nominate a Title Heir — the Tanist — from among the members of the ruler's Dynasty. Vassals will tend to favor older, distant relatives over Close Family.

How succession works

Order of succession
election
Election
gaelic elective

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

The title succession laws

  1. 1Feudal Elective
  2. 2Princely Elective
  3. 3Saxon Elective
  4. 4Scandinavian Elective
  5. 5Tanistry Elective
  6. 6Tribal Elective
  7. 7Temporal Theocratic
  8. 8Noble Family Succession
  9. 9Law of the Land Succession
  10. 10Confederation Elective
  11. 11Minister Appointment
  12. 12Grand Marshal Appointment

Who can pass it

Can pass (can_pass) (12 lines of game script)
can_change_title_law_trigger = yes
custom_description = {
	OR = {
		culture = {
			has_cultural_pillar = heritage_brythonic
		}
		culture = {
			has_cultural_pillar = heritage_goidelic
		}
	}
	text = succession_laws_must_have_valid_tanistry_culture
}

As written in game/common/laws/01_title_succession_laws.txt.

Can have (can_have) (6 lines of game script)
OR = {
	government_has_flag = government_is_feudal
	government_has_flag = government_is_clan
	government_has_flag = government_is_tribal
}
highest_held_title_tier >= tier_duchy

As written in game/common/laws/01_title_succession_laws.txt.

Source: game/common/laws/01_title_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.