Heir Selection
Byzantine Succession
A complex system of succession that combines elements of primogeniture and elective monarchy, allowing for a more flexible approach to choosing a ruler while still maintaining a connection to the imperial lineage.
Succession
Candidates
- Follows the ruler's family tree
- Includes the ruler's siblings
- Men only
- Children can be candidates
- Claims pass through women
- Only from
Nobility - Countries that can't use it at the start get
Cognatic Primogeniture
Order among siblings
Which sibling comes first when following the family tree.
- Score for Male+50WhenIs male
- Score per years of age+ character_age
- Was Born in the Purple+2
add+1,000- Is Blind−1,000WhenIs
Blind - Is Castrated−1,000WhenIs
Castrated - Is Disfigured−1,000WhenIs
Disfigured - Is Hunchbacked−200WhenIs
Hunchbacked - Is Maimed−200WhenIs
Maimed - Is unsuited to Rule−1,000
- IfRoot exists
- +• Score for Male
- IfAt least one of
- Root does not exist
- Is male
- =50
- If
- +• Score per years of age
- +• Was Born in the Purple
- If
- =2
- If
- +1,000
- IfIsBlind
- +• Is Blind
- =-1,000
- +• Is Blind
- IfIsCastrated
- +• Is Castrated
- =-1,000
- +• Is Castrated
- IfIsDisfigured
- +• Is Disfigured
- =-1,000
- +• Is Disfigured
- IfIsHunchbacked
- +• Is Hunchbacked
- =-200
- +• Is Hunchbacked
- IfIsMaimed
- +• Is Maimed
- =-200
- +• Is Maimed
- +• Is unsuited to Rule
- If
- =-1,000
- If
- +• Score for Male
- Otherwise
- +Base
- =1,000
- +• Score for Male
- =50
- +• Score per years of age
- =1
- +• Was Born in the Purple
- =2
- +• Is Blind
- =-1,000
- +• Is Castrated
- =-1,000
- +• Is Disfigured
- =-200
- +• Is Hunchbacked
- =-200
- +• Is Maimed
- =-200
- +Base
If
New rulerNot
Born in the Purple
Born in the PurpleThenLose 10 Legitimacy
Exact script
Requires 11
Government Types
MonarchyCan't be changed while, Potential
Cultures
- GreekPotential
Traits
- BlindSibling score
- CastratedSibling score
- DisfiguredSibling score
- HunchbackedSibling score
- MaimedSibling score
Countries
ByzantiumCan't be changed while, Potential
DLCs
Fate of the PhoenixPotential
Modifier Types
Blocked from RulershipSibling score
References 2
Estates
- NobilityAllowed estates
Heir Selections
- Cognatic PrimogenitureSetup fallback
Required by 2
Referenced by 1
- MonarchyHeir selection
Mentioned in 1
Scripting 2
References 2
- character_ageSibling score
- legitimacy_mild_penaltyWhen a new ruler succeeds
include_ruler_siblings = yes
through_female = yes
allow_female = no
allow_children = yes
ignore_ruler = yes
traverse_family_tree = yes
heir_is_allowed = {
}