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Saxons Civil Tier 14

Patrimonial Monarch

"Follow me, and you will see riches. Disobey, and you will be worse than poor."

The notion of hereditary monarchy, whereby the crown is passed down to the eldest male heir of a royal family, was a concept quite alien to the new kingdoms of Europe. Their barbarian culture was rooted in leading through strength, and dynastic disputes arose when stronger candidates initiated struggles for the crown. In Ostrogothic Italy, Theoderic left his son-in-law, Eutharic, as his heir. However, Eutharic's death left Theoderic's baby grandson as king, requiring a regent to rule in his stead until he came of age. Though his mother Amalasuntha became regent, the political situation had already become untenable and Theoderic's hard-fought legacy was undone by a violent power struggle. In Vandalic Africa, hereditary monarchy was more successful, as all the kingdom's rulers were of the same family and the crown passed successfully between them as each successive king died. It was the Vandalic kingdom's policies, rather than external bids for power, that caused its ultimate collapse.

Effects

Public order: +1 from bureaucratic reforms (all provinces)
Corruption: -5% of current value (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)
Tax rate: +3% (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)
Public order: +5 from bureaucratic reforms (faction_to_province_own_unseen)

Requires
Requires Technologies	King's Court

Enables
Enables Buildings	Warlord's Castle Chieftain's Castle

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