Long time lisenter, first time user: anyways my situation is I started on Late as the HRE. Noticing that the three Emperors I have had so far had terrible acumen, usually I can keep this in check by putting the right heirs on the throne. With the HRE this just isn't the case so I eliminated my whole line in a suicide mission in order to elect a general to the throne. I had my two best generals, high acumen, command, all stats just maxed out, married into the previous royal family through princesses figuring that one of them would get elected once I knocked off the previous Emp. and his heirs. Sadly a real shi*ty emperor with low stats was elected to the throne. My question: shouldn't one of my stronger generals be elected to Emperor, was it because they were holding other titles such as Archbishop of Worms at the time, or because the unit the general commanded were not Royal Knights. Get back to your boy on this one.