Usually the French suffer my wrath. I can't have them beating the English! So I try and make sure the English beat the French if I'm not the English myself.

In my recent campaign as the Scilians, the Italians are my arch rivals with their large fleet and provences all over the place. I can't have anyone else rivalling me. So I launched a crusade against them that saw them sink half of my fleet in just 2 years. I'm having to churn out ships like crazy to stop them bankrupting my faction. They seem to be the only other faction that realises the benefits of sea based trade so in a way I almost feel guilty about bringing them down.

I also hate the Pope in the game now. Burning all my best generals with 10 piety and 8 acumen with his 5 star inquistors. Thanks Pope. Launch your own crusades in future.