You want to hold every single county in two duchies you own that are either bordering each other, or very close to each other. Keeping yourself strong in the long term primarily relies on two factors: Number and concentration of holdings, and construction. Third, you don't want your vassals to have a lot of vassals.įourth, you want to keep your vassals happy. Second, you don't want your vassals to hold a lot of titles. To prevent sizable rebellions, you have one primary goal: Prevent your vassals from having more power than you. Thus I'll be going into how to prevent this from happening, concentrating on keeping your vassals weak. Everything you've worked for could be undone in years.
If any single vassal gets strong enough to challenge your power, you're at constant risk of rebellion. If you've played Crusader Kings II for any decent length of time, you've almost certainly encountered what happens when vassals get too strong and dislike you.
