



Additionally, if you grant a title to a family member and they leave your kingdom or empire, it’s a lot easier to get a claim on it and take it back. If you’re the head of your dynasty you can leverage more control over members of your house than you can other vassals. Most of the time, it’s best to keep your titles within your dynasty. You do have to be careful when selecting who to grant a title to, which can be done in the context menu when right-clicking on a character. Luckily, granting titles is a great way to make friends as it gives that person a major opinion increase. Your domain, that is the lands under your control, have a limit, and you don’t want to hold too many Duchies or your vassals will become jealous. So, even if your character eventually gains a Kingdom or Empire level title, you’ll want to keep some land under your direct control in case that title is lost for some reason.įamily members make for great vassals, unless they hate you. You must have at least one county under your control to continue playing, and your heir must be a part of your dynasty. The lowest rank a playable character can have in Crusader Kings 3 is Count (or its equivalent). If you hover the cursor over the coat of arms for an area, you’ll see its rank underneath its name.

For example, the Irish use the term Earldom for a Barony and Petty Kingdom for a Duchy, but they’re functionally the same. However, depending on the culture you’re playing as, a title may be called something different. Empires – Emperor/Empress: Two or more kingdoms.Kingdoms – King/Queen: Two or more duchies.Duchies – Duke/Duchess: Two or more counties.Counties – Count/Countess: Two or more baronies/bishoprics/cities/etc.Baronies – Baron/Baroness: A single barony/bishopric/city/etc.There are five ranks of titles in Crusader Kings 3:
