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Summer 1120: Morgunn Canmore comes of Age

Morgunn Canmore the only son of David Canmore comes of age, appointed Duke of Northumberland and made governor of York .


Winter 1120: Marriage prevails over Papal politic's.

In an unexpected edict Pope Petrus the Unorthodox instructs Edward to cancel his alliance with France. Edward can see no reason why this should be necessary but complies anyway rather than risk the wrath of the Pope.

However, having satisfied the Pope, Edward wasted no time in re-establishing the close ties between France and Scotland. He was aware that King Phillipe had a number of daughters and he immediately proposed that a marriage be netogiated between the Frenchy Princess Loyse and Prince Kyle his eldest son and now heir to the Scottish Throne.

King Phillipe was not terribly keen on the match but when it was sweetened with a payment of 3,000 florin's to be paid over two years the agreement was struck and wedding plans put in motion.

The immediate political consequence of this marriage was that France renewed its alliance with Scotland and in doing so was forced to make peace with Scotland's ally Sicily.


[The above images answer an earlier question about how the game refers to foriegn Princesses involved in marriages, as you can see it quite incorrectly refers to them by their married name, even before they are married. From a purely roleplaying point of view it would have been better if wives were referred to by their maiden names so that family ties could be determined from the family tree.]

Prince Kyle gains a SMART WIFE

A wife that actually increases all trade and tax income by 10%, rather than draining your credit card balance. Very novel.