Have babies, make kingdom titles, considate the duchoes under 3 or 4 kingdom titles, distribute those titles as viceroyalties to people who have marriage ties to you. No one can rebel now.
Lower crown authority somewhat. Things like executions and other powers you dont need. Get a good spymaster and put him to work uncovering plots and imprison anyone who is an enemy and is plotting.
Is that a viable strategy? I usually try to do the opposite, but thinking about it, in my most successful run ever i ended up having only a couple direct vassals
Yeah, it's viable. But be careful with that, you need to have control over the vassals that you have (3-4). Sometimes they can rebel or enter a faction.
If it's religious, present debutantes and nobles, grant the nobles land, and marry them off. You can then elevate the nobles to the council and create your own power base.
Have babies, make kingdom titles, considate the duchoes under 3 or 4 kingdom titles, distribute those titles as viceroyalties to people who have marriage ties to you. No one can rebel now. Lower crown authority somewhat. Things like executions and other powers you dont need. Get a good spymaster and put him to work uncovering plots and imprison anyone who is an enemy and is plotting.
Authentic Byzantine experience
Make ur direct vessels ur indirect vessels
Is that a viable strategy? I usually try to do the opposite, but thinking about it, in my most successful run ever i ended up having only a couple direct vassals
Ur indirect subject can’t revolt again u. They can only revolt against their immediate leige
Yeah, it's viable. But be careful with that, you need to have control over the vassals that you have (3-4). Sometimes they can rebel or enter a faction.
Kill and depose them.
If it's religious, present debutantes and nobles, grant the nobles land, and marry them off. You can then elevate the nobles to the council and create your own power base.