Swearing fealty to the Holy Roman Emperor is other option but not really recommended. But once you defeat the rebellious vassals, you can revoke their titles. Otherwise it is impossible to survive rebellions. Also you can gain other allies by marrying your brothers and mother. In order to thrive Dynasty Arpad and House Arpad, you must survive the rebellions at the start.įirst of all you must break your betrothal and find strong allies. King Salamon of Hungary is just a young boy with zero allies. There will be lots of revolts because of the cultural geography. Allowing the Turkish ascendency in Anatolia.ĭynasty Seljuk and House Seljuk is really fun to play in 1066. Sultan al-Muazzam Alp Arslan Chagri-Begoglu of Seljuk Empire is the legendary Turkish king that changed the power balance in the near Asia. Of course you must conquer many lands and have the fame the living legend.īasileus Konstantinos X of the Byzantine Empire is the head of Dynasty Doukas, and House Doukas. Even more, you have a decision that lets you restore the Roman Empire.
This small crusade of yours will be enough the repel 1066 Seljuk war at the beginning.Īfter that you can unite Orthodox people, conquer holy lands, and mend the great schism. Marry your children for France, Hungary, Bohemia, and Denmark alliances. This is really a hard war but not impossible to win. One of the most iconic start in CK3 is Byzantine empire. Because Muslim rules can have a wife and three concubines. But this number can be grow geometrically. You only have 4 living members in you dynasty. Therefore making him a Sayyid.ĭynasty Fatimid and House Fatimid is really small. Your ruler, Caliph al-Mustansir ibn az-Zahir of the Fatimid Sultanate is the direct descendant of the prophet Mohammad. That alone makes this start really fun and challenging. Fatimidįatimid Sultanate is the holder of Jerusalem in 1066 and the main target of the crusades. However, this start is really promising if you play your cards right. Starting might be a little hard because the lack of allies. There are lots of easy targets around you on this playthrough. When the Dog Will End His Bone, House Canossa Will End A 20 years old female ruler with no spouse, siblings and relatives except her mother.Ĭan you rebuild the Dynasty di Lucca and House Canossa? In 1066, Duchess Matilda of Tuscany rules fairly large part of the Italy. Also becoming the new HRE emperor should be much more easier after that. After that, you can expand into anywhere you want. Because you will be their rightful liege once you found the kingdom of Bavaria. After that your Liege will gave you the Nordgau, Salzburg, Austria, Steyermark, Carinthia, and Pula for free. Once you did that you can form kingdom of Bavaria. Your main purpose should be expanding your Duchy with 6 more Bavarian counties. On this 1066 you start as Duke Otto II of Bavaria, House Nordheim, and Dynasty von Nordheim. Bavariaīavaria is actually one of the strongest vassal inside the Holy Roman Empire. Therefore making it much more interesting. Also Bohemia is a voter in the Holy Roman Empire. Meaning the oldest member of the house will inherit all of the titles during succession. This one is particularly interesting because the Bohemian succession law is house seniority. You will play as Duke Vratislav II of Bohemia, House Premyslid, and Dynasty Premyslid. Because William has 6 children, meaning 6 alliances.Īnother interesting start in 1066 is Duchy of Bohemia. However, another war begins with the kingdom of Norway. Once William defeats the England, he gains his independence from the France and becomes the King. In this 1066 start, you are already at war with kingdom of England. Duke William II “the Bastard” of Normandy, House of Normandie, and Dynasty de Normandie starts as the vassal of France. Normandyĭutchy of Normandy is one of the iconic start in CK3. First Muslim nation in our ck3 must fun nations list is Dhunnunid.Įmir Yahya ibn Isma’il of the Dhunnunid Emirate, House Dhunnunid, and Dynasty Dhunnunid starts at 1066.Ĭan you fight against the Christians in both Spain and France? Can you repel the crusades lead by the Pope himself? Dhunnunid is really fun and challenging start in Crusader Kings 3Īvenging the Battle of Tours and forming the kingdom of Andalusia is really intense and rewarding in the end.