so how do you propose?

[lordex]

I'm working on my first campaign as the English. I dropped a princess on some French prince, figured they'd "live happily ever after". So after confirming the propose, the princess' task changed to "court potential husband" (that's expected), but the target became some King Alfonso in Castile. On top of that, after having wandered around for a couple more years, her target changed to somebody else.

So what's the trick of this propose thing? Couldn't we propose to whoever we want to marry? http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/confused.gif

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[AnnieP]

So what's the trick of this propose thing? Couldn't we propose to whoever we want to marry?

This is where the Sims get into the picture...

Diamond Ring... that's how proper proposal is made. If not, a province should be given as dote.

/Annie
ps.: I have a page talking about "guns on hills in multi battle..."
http://anniep.netfirms.com/library/doctrines/gunsonhills.html

Post your ideas

[Ii Naomasa]

Was your initial target the prince that became King Alfonso? It almost sounds like that in the time it took for your princess to get to the guy, he became king and automatically married (as older single kings often do). When your princess got to him and discovered he was married, she might have immediately adopted the usual tactic when dropping a princess on a married king...to propose to the next eligible heir in that kingdom. Remember that in order to propose to someone, a princess, like an assassin, needs to actually 'catch' the person...if he's moving alot, it may take a bit of time.

I don't believe you can marry specific people, only into specific factions. You can't even seem to control which of your own princes marry first (it's definitely not the eldest...).

It hasn't been identified if traits are at all hereditary or not. If the latter, marrying a particular prince of a faction wouldn't be that important.

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[MidnightGreen]

My problemn is in the 100 yrs I have been playing I have not 1 time been succesful in marrying off a princess or gaining a princess. I know how to but the french, danish, spanish, (insert king of country here) will not let a wedding happen nor will he marry his daughters tomy faction (english) when I send an emmissary to court another factions princess. Any secrets cause the HRE and french for instance have about 5 princess' just sitting there and I cannot marry any of them so whats the secret?

[DragonCat]

There are a lots of ins and outs to this as Naomasa has started to explain.

I found the French King refusing my Polish Princesses time after time, until war broke out and he needed a friend ;-) Then he married her off to his faction right quick and in a hurry!

The Danish King rebuffed me one too many times. I now sit in his chair and use his skull as a drinking cup.

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[ToranagaSama]

Drop your princess onto the faction's "King", not the "prince". Just like in medieval days the King decided if and who his children married; and he married his children for INFLUENCE/ALLIANCE.

Lordex, this is why your Princess is headed for the King! Who was the "somebody else", was it the same faction?

Take INFLUENCE/ALLIANCE account when choosing what faction to marry into. If there's nothing for another faction to gain by marrying into yours, why would they do so? If your Kindom isn't doing so well, no one will marry into it.

Are you proposing marriage to a faction with an alliance to someone your warring with? etc.

Also, before proposing marriage to a faction's King, make sure there's an "unmarried" Prince available to marry. There isn't always one available in the faction you choose.

Lastly, don't forget V&V, bad vibes aren't very attractive.

[Gunga Din]

You want to know how to propose. Park your largest force off of their doorstep...

It will serve as a gentle reminder of the fate that comes with refusal.

I have not had any problems thus far.

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