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Who owns Sardinia/Corsica? With the Italians beat up, could they be rebel held? Ireland? Not sure how many ships you have and where they are but, if rebel held, they might be options.
Corsica was rebel and Sardinia was held by the Italians. But there was no question of capturing Corsica - it would need quite a large army to keep it loyal. I bribed the Corsican rebels (got a three-star general) and transferred him to the continent. And that was done not a moment too soon for the Italians started a war against me. I captured Toulouse and was warned by His Holiness to stop harassing the Italians (although Papacy (as well as the Aragonese and Sicilians) was at war with it). So I took the chance and attacked the Huns in Hungary - and they withdrew. Next year their king brought a huge army from all over the country - I repelled them and the king was killed. Their armies are shattered (I had more than a 1000 prisoners) and I guess if I capture Croatia (which I will do next turn) they will have a civil war.
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Italians keep attacking my ships but always get sunk. Yet I would like to make peace with them - my ships are still too few and my trade is at a standstill.
I successfully got rid of my emperor (sent him to rebel Scotland) but he produced a son the year he died. So I have a new emperor - but he doesn't have any sons yet. If he keeps disappointing me heirwise I'm gonna do the trick again - I still have one more heir of age. Generally, I'm trying to pay more attention to developing economy and trade and in 10 years or so I will be able to produce chivalric knights in Wessex.