Are the rules governing re-emergences in any way similar to this? In my last campaign, as Sicily, my chief rival was England. The English carved out a truly massive empire before my assassins finally pruned the royal family tree back down to nothing.....and then a couple of years later the Danes re-emerged in all provinces from Flanders to Novgorod and as far south as Austria! It is the only time I have seen a re-emergence in more than about 3 provinces...