Hello!

Well, I've always been fascinated by the princesses and how they can be used to mess up your royal bloodline by capturing a foreign general, and then make sure he becomes the faction leader eventually. I thought: "who has the best starting position for this task?" This is why I figured out I'd have a go at a small research project - that of collecting the information about all the starting princesses of the christian factions.

The findings are somewhat less interesting/exciting than I was hoping for...

Anyways... here you go:


BYZANTINE EMPIRE:

Anna Comnenus
Age: 20
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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DENMARK:

Ingrid
Age: 18
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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ENGLAND:

Cecilia
Age: 25
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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FRANCE:

Constance
Age: 19
Charm: 5
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
- Head Turner (+2 charm)
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HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE:

Agnes
Age: 21
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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HUNGARY:

Pioska
Age: 18
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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MILAN:

No princess
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POLAND:

Agnes Herman
Age: 18
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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PORTUGAL:

Maria
Age: 18
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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RUSSIA:

Antonina
Age: 20
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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SCOTLAND:

No princess
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SICILY:

No princess
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SPAIN:

Teresa el Valiente
Age: 19
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)

Urraca el Valiente
Age: 20
Charm: 3
Retinue: None
Traits:
- Natural Negotiator (+2 charm)
- Diplomatic Ability (+1 charm)
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Results/conclusions:
Most factions have identical starting position (except the age), but we find some exceptions:
- The Italian factions and Scotland don't have any princesses at the beginning. These factions starts out with a disadvantage for this task.
- Spain has two princesses. This is an advantage as you can be looking for a new future king at two places on the map at once. You could for example send one to Italy and Balkans (where HRE also are), while the other one can head north to France via Scandinavia, and then continue on to The Baltics.
- France has the winning hand here with the stunning princess who goes by the name of Constance. She really is something, isn't she? Shouldn't take many succesful negotiations for her before she is charming enough to capture a general.