CK2 - Aragon (and Jerusalem!): Nation (Empire?) of Destiny - COMPLETE!

[Abe Sargent]

2 July I join a Holy War with France for Leon on Spain

The construction of Large BArracks in Jaca has been ordered

5 Aug THe Mayor of Huesca has passed.

10 Aug - Sancho IV gains Charitable


12 Oct - the Mayor of Huesca ded of pneumonia - new guy sucks

28 Oct - The Count of Albarracin has passed. Teh new Count is solid

11 Nov - I decline a cll to War by Castille as one of their people tries to depose teh King - I'm not getting involved in internal squabbes

1 Jan, 1124 - I get anotehr Call from Navarra entering Civil War, and I refuse their cival matter as well.

2 March - I am now a Guardian for my 4th born son

8 July - I order small barracks in Loarre's Barony in Alto Aragon

27 Aug - A crusade has ben calld for Jerusalem

24 Sept - Unfortunately,Sancho IV has gained Chaste

2 Nov - The French cptured Salamanca province and the Hoyl War has ended

10 Mar, 1125 - Teh Cathar Hersy is ended in Calatayd by our Chaplain, and I send him to Murcia

2 May - Revolt in Almansa

10 June - Put Down

15 July - Sancho IV has come of age and is an Intricate Webweaver

Diplo - 20; Mil - 5; Stew - 4; Intri - 8; Learn -2

Intricate Webweaver, Proud, Just, Honest, Kind, Chaste, Patient, Charitable



He has those great abilties, and very little stats to show for it. His base is 10, 4, 2, 5 and 0. He is a shadow of his brother. But he survived.

Time to find a wife - maybe I can find one that is fertile

All of the possibilities are weak save o ne. I bethroth him to Almodis Taillefer, a genius 13 year old i Gascoigne

It has been agreed to. If she develops right, she's a queen

I make Sancho IV my new Chancellor

[Abe Sargent]

2 De - Sancho IV asked me for a Fief of his own. I tell him he is not ready yet

13 Dec - I order Medium Barracks in Loarre

10 June 1126 - We steal tech from Cordoba again

16 Oct - The Navarran War is over and she is back to three provinces.

I declare holy war against teh Casarids for Granada. Castile is in Holy War for Leon, and they are allready fighting, so if we both win...

31 Oct I offered to join Castille in tehir war and they accept, a four province Moslim power joins our targets

25 Dec - Forces begin t otrickle into Granada and the siege begins

10 Mar, 1127 -Our full army of 7784 people is pushing Granada

6 June - Another 1500 troops of ours arrive i Cordoba to begin asiege

24 Oct - Meet Sancho IV's new wife:

Almodis Taillefer, 16

Dip 16, Mar - 19, Stew - 15, Intri - 9, Learn - 21

Mastermind Theologian, Genius, Wroth, Ambitious, Honest, Zealous, Lustful

The Theologian drops her fertility 5% but Lustful increases it by 205, so she'sa good choice for that reason alone. Is she not a courtier worth a King's attention? Is she not a worthy queen?

(I took th edowry gold)

One of their armies arrived in Cordoba, so I split off some of hte sieging rmies in Granada to slip over and assist

[Abe Sargent]

10 Nov - They beat us before relief arrives

15 Nov - We steal a tech from Sevila

30 Nov - We defeat their army.

5 Jan, 1128 - The Pope has passed, teh new oe is ope Anacletus II

22 Jan - We take the first holding in Granada

19 Feb - After a quick assault, we take the second holding, a city

12 May - Mayor of Tortosa died

6 July - The first holding in Cordoba falls

15 July - The 3rd one in Granada falls too

15 Aug - I give Anderquina to my mother to raise

24 Jan, 1129 - We captured the 4th holding in Granada

2 Apr - Baron Manresa passed

2 May - I capture a holding in Cordoba

15 May - We capture the final holding in Granada

21 May - We stole some more tech from Sevilla

22 May - Peace with our foes for our targets.


Malaga - Maghreb and Sunni, Malaga is capital with 8.1 base tax, 5.5 fort; Barony of Tamisa with 4.4 tax, 4.5 fort; City of Benalmadena, 21.8 base tax, 2.1 fort; Mosque of Antequarra, 11.1 base tax, 1.5 fort, still has Moslim ruler reporting to me.

Granada - Andalusian, Sunni; Granada Capital has 8.1 base tax, 6.5 fort; Barony of Bacza has 4.2 base tax and 4 fort; City of Elvira, 21.8 base tax, 2.1 fort; Bishopric of Jaen,, 8 tax,; and City of Gaudix, 21.8 base tax, 2.1 fort

I order another city built in Granada.

[Abe Sargent]

I need to give away some stuff.

I create the Duke of Mallorca position. I set my son up as the Count of Mallorca and give him all holdings there and then I make him Duke of Mallorca.

I give away all cities and baronies in conquered territories, but I hold onto the two Bishoprics. I need to get rid of one more holding. I give the County of Tarragona and all within it to the Duke of Barcelona, sine it is a part of his realm, technically.

10 June - Castille won the War for Leon and gained the province of Zamora


14 September - Prince Antonino is a Master Theologian, and appoint him as the Bishop of Jaen in Granada


While their backs are turned in crusading

18 Oct - I declare de jure war for Rosello

1 Nov - Measles outbreak in Denia

18 Dec - We capture the first holding in Rosello

2 Jan, 1130 - Count of Zaragoza passed

18 Jan - I assault and take the second holding i Rosello

28 Jan - I assault and take the third - we have fully captured it.

31 Mar - We defeat the Genoese when they end a 3500 army to dislodge us

19 May - After defeating their army twice more, we took Rosello

Rosello - Catalan, Catholic - county capital (which is a city, not the normal barony) is Coillure, with 30.6 base tax and 1.2 fort - Barony of Perpinya with 5,9 base tax and 4 fort; Bishopric of Cuixa, 10.1 base tax and 2 fort.

8 June - A large stable is ordered in Jaca

2 September - I'd say it's time for a map

[Abe Sargent]

[Abe Sargent]

Here's the map. France has been teh big winner They took three provinces here, and have Tunisia, Sicily and southern Italy. You can see Castilean expansion has been slow. The Almoravids are to our immediate west in the south. I don't really want to gobble up the Casarids right now. I prefer expansion into richer areas.

You can see where we just took Rosello to the northeast, and our expansion in the coastal area. We have six provinces there that are Muslim and not giving us any taxes or levy any troops. We need to convert them. In order to speed up conversion, I may give away one or two lower valued ones so a local Count can focus on his Chaplain working on them.

There are a lot of places I can look for expansion before I go east to the Mediterranean. Corsica and Sardinia have been taken by Genoa. Maybe I go for Malta, its owned by a one province Moslim nation.

My hope is that Castille absorbs the interior stuff, and I take a few more coastal provinces. Having the point would be nice. Castille has several vulnerable places around it, like the Casarids and the two brown provinces.

[Abe Sargent]

1 Jan, 1131 - Castille calls for me to join their Holy War for Cordoba. That's how soon they strike. I join them of course.

16 Mar - Several others have joined the Holy War on the Moorish side.

23 May - The City of Huelma, with base tax of 12, has been built in Granada

24 June - I join the 2nd French War for Tunis

4 Jul - We steal more tech from Seville

28 Sept - The Moors captured two Castillean provinces, but things might be changing

29 Jan, 1132 0 Count of Zaragoza has been found in a plot to replace me as the head of Aragon. We fail to imprison him and he goes rogue. I order my troops to smash him

18 Feb - We defeat his army and begin the siege

22 Apr - We assault and take the first holding

14 May France took the rest of Tunis

8 June = We take the second holding

20 June - And th 3rd, we have fully captured Zaragoza

We have imprisoned him and the revolting province is back in the fold

I banish the father, take a ton of gold from him, and

I give Almeria to one of my courtiers to be the new Count, and I keep Zaragoza for a while to help build it up. I order a city built here

[Abe Sargent]

21 Aug I don;t join France;s war to take Santiago from Catholics.

11 Mar, 1133 - Sancho III is now known as The Great

15 June - We assassinated a Chancellor from Foix caught trying to manufacture documents on me.

2 Jan, 1134 I lost Brave

20 Feb - Prince Felipe became an Intricate Webweaver.

24 June - City of Epila in Zaragoza is built. I order a Town Market nd then turn it over to a courtier

12 July - Crusade for Jerusalem failed

16 Dec - I strip the Mosque in Maaga of its Imam and place and give it to my son, Felipe.

23 Feb, 1135 - A new Pope - Pope Innocent II

30 June - I order a new City built in Zaragoza

14 Sept - Mayor of Alagon died to syphilis

1 Feb, 1136 - Rebellion in Murcia.

1 May - The Rebellion has been crushed

[Abe Sargent]

12 Jan, 1137 - A major rebellion is striking Castille as Leonese seek independence.

3 July - Say hello to the City of Ejea, in Zaragoza. Base tax 12, and again I order a market and then turn it over.

21 Sept - I technically join France against the Duke of Calabra who has declared independence against France.

5 Nov - France lost and Calabria is now free. That was fast. Yay!

9 Nov - Rebels in Almeria

I declare war against Malta

23 Nov - Castille failed to take Cordoba.

9 Dec - Whie leading a battle against rebels, King Sancho III died.


King Sancho IV, 28

Dip - 20; Mar - 5; Stew - 4; Intri - 8; Learn - 1

Intricate Webweaver, Gardener, Honest, Kind, Patient, Charitable, Chaste

Pregant wife, three daughters

I give Castellon to a nice courter as a County. I also give Rosello to the Duke fo Barcelona

[Abe Sargent]

14 Dec - We defeat the rebels

23 Dec - We win in Malta and begin a siege - the defenses are to good so I get some more troops to ferry over

24 Jan, 1138 - My grandmother has passed

22 Feb - More troops arrive in Malta.

5 June - Prince Felipe passed due to complications of his maimed injury.

11 July - We have a son, Ramiro

12 Aug - I marry the 16 year old Anderquina to the Count of Medelpad

24 Aug - I hand my 2nd daughter to my wife to raise

22 Sept - We stole more tech from the Moors

25 Sept - Mayor of Eivissa passes

4 Oct - I discover a plot by the Count of Minorca to lower crown authority. I imprison him, and then ransom him out. I use the money to help me fund a new city in Mallorca

30 Oct - I begin a plot to slay my wife, before she has more sons.

11 Nov - My Spymaster joins me

25 Nov - A Count joins me

12 Dec - Two counts and my brother Bishop have joined me

16 Jan, 1139 - By now I have many additional folks, including the Duke of Barcelona

I send out a few gifts to folks to sway them to my side

24 Jan - We capture the first holding in Malta

12 Feb - Bad news, my wife is pregnant - I'll hold off for now, to see if it's girl or boy

1 Mar Baron f Osona haspassed away today

8 Jun - Malta has fallen and we take it


Malta - Meghreb and Sunni; Sliema is the capital, with 8.1 base tax, and Medina is city here, with 21.8 base tax and 2.1 fort. I order a Temple here, a Castle Town in Sliema, and give it away. I make my Chancellor the Count of Malta

[Abe Sargent]

21 Aug I give my 3rd bor daughter to my wife to raise as wel

14 September - My wife gives birth to 4th daughter

24 September - Castille just lost a major war, and are still fighting agaisnt Leon. they have been reduced in size to two provinces. France took Astorga, The Almoravids took Zamora, and the Aftasids grabbed Toledo, Cuenca and Molina. Then Leon's thre eproivinces are in rebellion, and that's two left.

6 Oct - Leon just won independance

With Castille knocked down, my plans have changed. Two of the provinces taken by the Moslims are Castillean and Cathlic - Toledo and Molina. Cuena is Catholic, but still Andalusian.

I prepare for war. I want to hit them before they can regather. Castille can no longer grab the internal provinces and me the coastal ones. I have to make mysef th primary Iberian ower, period. And that means taking the Duchy of Toledo.

I grab the Knights of St. John and move them to the border.

25 August , 1140 - I decare Holy War for Toledo

I order the Knights into Cuenica

[Abe Sargent]

2 Sept -Navarra joins my call and comes t us

8 Sept - Meet Formentera, the newest city in Mallorca

27 Sept - Siege of Cuenca has begun

30 Oct - Siege of Molina underway

12 Nov - We capture all three holdings in Molina, A large army i marching from Toledo to Cuenca so I order my army to support the Knights there.

15 Nov - One of those in my cadre to assassinate the queen acted on their own and slayed her

I offer marriage to a nice 40 year old courtier

19 Dec - Their large 8000 army stopped coming at Cuerca, and wih 15000 troops I quick assaulted all of the holdings and grabbed all three

I order my forces to smash their army in La Mancha

27 Jan, 1141 - We win and send my forces to chase them

22 Mar - We defeat them in Toledo.

29 Apr - The Pope send gold

30 May - The Duke of Barcelona passed

3 June - We captured two holdings with the Knights in Plasencia

20 June - We capture the 4th holding in Plasencia

24 June - We assault and take the first holding in Toledo

17 July - We took the other three holdings in Toledo.

13 August - We take the first holding cereres wit an assault

11 Sept - We take the 2nd holding in Cer - a massive army attacking my forces in Badajoz so I send the army to support there

12 Oct - It arrives and we blast their army, but we have to combine forces into one arm on our end now.

5 Nov - I ransom my prisoners

1 Dec =- Smallpox has broken out in Almeria

29 March, 1142 - After captured two holdings in Badajoz, we get the victory

We have 890 gold at the end of the war

Molina - West of Calatayid, this Castilian Catholic province sees a county capital of Molina, 4.2 base tax and 4 fort; City of Cabanillas del Campowith 12.6 base tax and 1.6 fort; Bishopric of El Pedregal with 8 base tax

Cuenca - Andalusian, Catholic - Cuenca is capital with 4.2 base tax and 4 fort; Sigunx Bishopric rocking 8 base tax; Guadalajara is the city with 12. base tax and 1.2 fort

Toledo - Toledo capital, 7.9 base tax, 4.5 fort; Madrid City, 12.4 base tax with 1.2 fort; Barony of Illescas with 5.9 base tax, 4.5 fort; and Bishopric of Talavera, base tax - Castilean and Catholic

I give away the Bishoprics first, to some nobles i bring in. Then the cities and Illescas are granted to another as well.

I order a Large Barracks in Mallorca. I give away Almansa to a new Count. I do the same for Murcia. I then make the Duke of Murica title. I give the Duke title to Velasco of Murcia, who was in Almansa

I grant the County of Molina to my Spymaster, and now I'm back down to where i should be desmesne wise

[Abe Sargent]

29 Apr- The Count of Denia has passed

My land looks like a wild beast about to eat the Duchy of Cordoba, so that's my next expansion plan

26 July Count Albaracin has died

1 Jan, 1143 - Rebellion in Malta

19 Mar - Defeated

7 Apr - The Baron of Baeza has passed on

9 June - The Duke of Barcelona has died as well

20 July - I kid you not, my 43 year old wife is pregnant

20 Jan, 1144 - I order a city built in Toledo

21 Feb - My idiot wife has a son, Sancho V

11 July - I will be the guardian for Ramiro

Castille has ceased to be, but the Queen of Leon claimed Castille as her title. Leon has become Castille. It's a mess in the north. Vescaya i independent, Navarra is in a war with ther Catholics, Asturias is still independent, Navarra has two provinces, Castille or Leon three, and the County of Burgas has two provinces. I owe it to my Catholic brethren to unite these idiots.

19 August - the idiot King of France just got himself Excommunicated. The Excommunication bomb has been changed significantly You can't use it to take lands, but simply to force an abdication

I could spend 500 piety, request an invasion of France, and if I win, I get the following: I keep all occupied territory, and I become a new King of France. If I win, I win BIG. Change this whole dynasty big. It's a nice opportunity, and I would like to force France out of Iberia, and this would allow me to do it in one war. But it's not what I want to do this time out. So no go

[Abe Sargent]

10 October - I decline a war between Navarra and Castille/Leon

15 Dec - A Great Stable is underway in Jaca, capital of Alto Aragon

8 Apr, 1145 Ramiro gains Zealous

14 April - The Count of Malta has passed, and left an open Chancellor spot. The Cout of Denia wil fill it.

1 June - Revolt in Granada

19 Aug - I actually lost in Granada

5 Nov - My Marshal and Mayor of Gandia and a Barony has passed.

16 Dec - The rebellion wa quashed

1 Jan, 1146 - I declare Holy War on the Casard for Cordoba. I hire the Kights of St. Jhn and order them to Calatrava. I create three armies to attack all three provinces simultanesouly.

[Abe Sargent]

24 Jan, 1146 - The city has been built in Toledo - Fuensalida. I hand it to a courtier.

28 Feb - Battle begins in Calatravia

3 Mar - The Pope sends us money

5 Apr - After a long campaign, we emerge victorious

19 Apr - The Knights run down their army and rout it completely

22 May - My eldest daughter came of age and looks bad

16 Sept - After an assault, the first holding of La Mancha falls

29 Oct - The first holding of Calatrava falls

1 Nov - The second holding of La Mancha is ours

30 Nov - The 2nd holding of Calatrava s ours as well

Dec 18 - A large battle ensues in Cordoba. They have 7500 men

31 Dec - We drive them off

7 Jan, 11 47 - I ransom a few prisoners

17 Jan - The first holding of Cordoba is ours

29 Jan - I am offered peace, which I accept.


La Mancha - Andalusian and Sunni, 8.1 county capital of Tarazona with a 6.5 fort, 8 base tax in La Roda's bishopric, and 12.8 bas tax is the city of Alarcon

Calarava - Andalusian and Sunni, Calatrava is the county capital with 7.9 and 5; Barony of Almodovar del Campo, 5.9 and 4; City of Villa real, 12.8 and 3.1 and Bishopric of Caracuel, 8

Cordoba - Andalusian and Sunni, many holdings, get ready - capital of Alcolca, .9 and 4.5, City of Cordoba, 12.8 and 3; City of Lucena, 12.8 and 3; Bishopric of Cabra with 8 and Barony of Andujar, with 5.9 and 4.5

I grant the city, bishopric and barony titles, and then I give the County of Cordoba to an courtier. I then give away Calatrava to a Count, and La Mancha to a count I then create th Duchy of Cordoba and give it the Count of Cordoba. Duke Ponce is m newest Duke

I finish the war with 503 gold

[Abe Sargent]

13 February - i marry my daughter to teh Duke of Cyprus

18 March- I accept war against Vicaya with Navarra

9 Aug -I hav fabricated a strong claim on Viscaya.

15 June, 1148 - We steal tech from teh Moors

24 July - Another of my ugh dauhters has hit the right age. The first was an Amateurish Plotter. The second is a Indulgent Wastre. Let's marry her off..

31 July - The Count of Menorca has passed. I need a new Steward. I grab the Duke of Cordoba.

5 Aug - My daughter is married to the Duke of LEsser Poland

2 February, 1149 - Cordoba has converted

23 Feb - I order a new city in Castellon

17 July - I push through moving us to Medium Crown Authority.

29 Aug - Another silly war between the northern Catholi powers which I reject

9 Sept - The Count of Minrca died

2 Jan, 1150 - I order a Castle Keep in Jaca

(I make about 275 gold annually)

3 Mar - I give Sancho V to my brother, the master theologian, to raise

11 Aug - Our son in law in Poland passes

I offer for my daughter to return home, and she does. I marry her off again. She will marry the Duke of Epirus on the 25th

[Abe Sargent]

2 Mar, 1151 - The new city of Alcalate is up and running in Castellon

1 Aug - Smallpox breakout in Rosello

15 Aug - A major problem in Castelon has broken out The Count has become Cathar and forced his people to be Cathar

29 Aug - He agrees to come back to Catholicism

28 Sept - He converts his Bishop back to Catholic

Castille has just been attacked by Moslims in a Holy War. I ask to join, but we can't We are still technically at war with them from their conflict with Navarra. They'd better end that soon, and get ready.

Here's how I have huge piety with my leaders. A successful Holy War gives a ton of piety. Paying for the Knights is 160, so I still get piety from the war, but just less. I have more than 700 right now.

Part of me wants to declare Holy War for Seville from the same guys going after Castille and then hit them in the side to relieve pressure on the Catholic side of the peninsula. But the enemy is the Almoravid Sultanate, and they have vast swathes of land to draw forces from as well as not being at war with anyone other than Castille. I can't strike them until I'm ready.

13 Jan. 1152 - We gain a claim for Valladolid via my Chancellor

10 June - An army of 8000 French, who joined Castille, were just blasted by a 12000 strong army of the Almoravids. That's why I'm staying clear. While I'm big on a map, a bunch of my territory does not give me men or money.

20 June - The Count of Burgos has joined the Duchy of Asturias. Meanwhile Castille/Leon has lost Valladolid.

I order two markets in the two cities in Toledo

[Abe Sargent]

13 Nov - Ramiro gained Brave

5 Dec - Peasant rebellion in Almeria

10 Jan, 1153 - The Count of Denia passed while fighting rebels

16 Jan - Rebellion defeated

18 Feb - A famous writer wants to write my biography, so I spend some cash, give him patronage, and gain some prestige - I gain Proud.

15 June - The second province in Castille fell

8 July - The Arabs took both provinces in peace, and Castille is don to one province. They grabbed Valladolid an Asturias de Santillana.

5 Aug - Navarra lost her war against Castille and Viscaya. Viscaya rejoins them, and puts their own person on the crown.

We now have the Moors all the way on the north coast of Iberia. It's clear that I need to take a more active hand here.

I am the only thing stopping the Moslims right now.

11 Jan, 1154 Ramiro became Charitable

4 Mar, 1154 - After working on it for years and years, we have finally converted Grenada. I order my Chaplain to Malaga

13 Apr - The Duchy of Asturias rested the title King of Castille from the old old who had it. Now the one province of Castile is the Duchy f Leon.

18 July - My son is 16. Here is the next King

Ramiro ,16

Dip - 8, Mar 20, Stew - 10, Intri - 6, Learn - 1

Brilliant Strategist, Zealous, Brave, Wroth, Charitable

Trickster, Heavy Infantry Leader

He looks like he's been built for war. Wroth gives +3 martial for -1 each in intrigue and diplomacy - not a trade I'd usually make. Zealous gives +2 martial and +10% damage. Brave is +2 martial and +10% morale defense . Trickster and Heavy Infantry Leader are both great for battle, and Brilliant Strategist gives him 9 martial. This is a guy who only has a 4 natural martial skill, and yet I've accidentally made an amazing general. I would have preferred a sneaky guy, but he'll do. I appoint him as my new Marshal.

Time to find a new wife

I want a wife who is really good in intrigue and diplomacy to make up for her general husband. My son's base stats are 6 in dip, 4 in martial, 8 in steward, 5 in intrigue and 2 in learning.

I love this 16 year old chick named Peronelle with 22 diplomacy, but just 7 intrigue. She's a genius, and her base stats are 6, 4, 4, 6 and 7. That's not bad overall, but I'd prefer the 7 to not be in learning.

Another genius is 18 year old Iren Arpad in Pecs. She has 17 diplomacy, and 14 intrigue. He bases are 5, 5, 4, 4, 6. Again, not that hot, but her stats are really strong to help the King.

I am temped by the Princess Ana of Navarra, with a weak claim on the crown that can be inherited. Her bases are 5, 5, 6 5, 4.

Let's do that.

19 July I take the dowry money

Princess Ana of Navarra, 18

Dip 9, Mar 8, Stew 8, Intr 15, Learn 5

Elusive Shadow, Envious, Greedy, Temperate, Diligent, Honest

I use the dowry money long with some savings to construct a city in Cuenca

[Abe Sargent]

21 July - My other son, Sancho V, is slow. That's not physically slow but mentally slow.

25 July - Valladolid has gone independent and I have a claim on it.

I declare war on Valladolid to take it with my claim, this means that other Sunni nations aren;t necessarily going to jump in due to its Holy War status

26 August - The siege begins

19 Oct - I now have 8000 troops besieging them.

27 Oct - I assault and take the first holding

9 Nov - I just took the other two - I force peace and take it


Valladolid - Castillean and Catholic, this province is north of Toledo and Cuerna, west of Soria, south of Leon and Burgos, and east of Salamanca and Zamora. The county capital is the barony of Valadolid, with 10.6 base tax and 6.5 fort. With Mosque of Segovia still in place with 8 base tax and City of Tordesillas, 12.8 base tax and 1.7 fort level.

Because I have medium crown authority, I revoke the Mosque and Mayor because they are Sunni. At first I suggested conversion, but neither seemed interested - they both relent and give me their titles and I distribute them.

I hand the Barony of Loarre, in Alto Aragon, to my son, Ramiro. Now I can keep Valladolid i my possession for now.

[Abe Sargent]

25 Nov - One of Castille's men is breaking away, and I refuse to get involved

12 Dec - We have a rebellion n Seville against the Almoravids

31 Jan, 1155 - My Spymaster discovered plot where my n was trying to slay me. I tell me to knock it off and he does

19 Apr - The Duke of Cordoba has passed and I lost my Steward. I appoint one of my Mayors in his place

19 May - Prince Sancho V has become wounded due to an accident

4 July - Rebellion in La Mancha

2 Aug - While fighting on the battlefield, the King has gained Craven. Blast!

5 Aug - We finish the bandits

19 Sept - My 4th daughter has matured. She is much better than her sisters, as a charismatic negotiator. But she's also Homosexual, which hurts fertility. And she's Ill i I marry her to the Duke of Orkney

27 Sept - The Count of Molina has passed and I need a nw Spymaster.

25 Oct - I get word that my daughter has become the Spymaster of Orkney

12 Nov - I get a claim in Soria.

[Abe Sargent]

I need to unite these folks. I DOW Castille Because we are allies, I lose 50 prestige and have only 1726 left... go for Soria

22 Dec - The siege has begun

11 Jan, 1156 - We assault and take the first holding

28 Jan - The second one falls to my 7700 troops. This place was just taken by the rebels, so it's weak

2 Mar - We assault and take the final holding n Soria. I order my troop to Burgos

2 2 May - big battle begins in Vallidolid

16 July - After an epic campaign, we win

24 July - The City of Mota fel Cuervo is up and running in Cuenca

16 Aug - I accept peace for Soria


Soria - Castillan and Catholic, Barony of Soria is capital with 7.9 tax and 5 fort; City of Almazan is 21.6 tax base d 1.2 fort; Bishopric of Osma or 12.1 base tax and 3.5 fort

I order a town market in my new city

I give away the County of Cuenca, now that I've built it up some. Now i can hold onto Soria

[Abe Sargent]

15 Sept - At the age of 74, my mother has passed away

9 Nov - I order a large archery range in Valladolid and Cabellero Training Ground in Jaca

15 Nov - The Mayor was my Spymaster has died. I appoint a new one.

6 Jan, 1157 - The Almoravids are at Holy War with Castille again. They will smash Castille. I'd rather grab lands from the small Christian armies than the big Moslim nation getting bigger. I'm going to wait for a bit, get his troops commuted, and then dealre Holy War for Seville. In preparation, I bring in both Holy Orders. Actually, I can;t Castille has the Knights Templar, so I grab the Knights of St. John. I order them to Cordoba and then to hold

16 Jan - My son, Sancho V has passed away after complications due to his injury

19 May - They arrive in Cordoba. And I wait. A 10000 strong army was seen a few weeks ago heading up, and I wait to wait another couple of weeks before beginning war

8 June - I want to declare Holy War for Seville against the Almoravids, but here is eiher another 10000k army marching to Seville from Algiers, or the same one, so I bide my time more

31 Aug I declare Holy War for Seville

I order the Knights to Seville. I assemble every army I have, even bringing over the forces from Mallorca

I order forces in nearby Grenada and Malaga to join the Cordoban army ad the Knights in Seville. other forces will rally first in Cordoba.

[Abe Sargent]

19 Sept - We smash aside some minor defenses and begin teh siege of Seville

30 Oct - I have 9300 troops in Seville continuing a siege, with 1200 defenders, so it'll take some time

France has 12000 troops in the north fighting the forces there as n ally to Castille in her war. I see 11110 Moorish troops assaulting Leon. It's bloody.

13 Nov - I redirect some of my troops to help with the ,large armies I'm seeing to my west.

21 Dec - Siege in Algeriras begins, as I want to cut off their ability to send troop across the strait

13 Jan, 1158 - I catch a small army unprepared in Badajoz

19 jan - Defeated it

26 Jan - I have 8843 in Algiers, 9700 in Seville and an army of 8500 chasing down smaller units.

17 Feb - I break off most of my army in Algiers to hit a 4000 strong army across the straight.

22 Mar - We defeat them and I send my army back to Algiers, after destroying about 2500 of their folks

23 May We capture the first holding in Algiers

11 June - The second holding falls before us.

Up north, the Moslims are losing to France, the Knights, and the combined forces of Castille, Leon, Navarra. 3 Moor provinces have been captured, and no Catholic ones are currently under their enemy's yolk

[Abe Sargent]

24 June - We capture the first holding in Seville

25 June - And the 3rd in Algiers

6 July - The 4th and final holding in Algiers is ours - I order them to Cadiz

12 July - The 2nd holding in Seville has fallen to us

1 Aug - The 3rd is ours

I ransom a few prisoners

25 Aug - We take the 4th holding

18 Sept - The 5th and final holding in Seville is ours. I order my troops to reinforce us in Niebla.

5 Oct - The Moslims go to peace with us. We have taken Seville


Seville - Andalusian and Sunni; Barony of Seville, 8.3 base tax, 7.5 fort; City of Moron, 12.8 base tax, 2,5 fort; City of Ecija, 12.8 base tax, 3 fort; Barony of Utrera, 4.4 base tax, 4.5 fort; and Bihopric of Carmona, 8 base tax. A huge settlement.

Algeiras - Maghreb Sunni, Barony of Gilbraltar, 7.9 base tax, 5 fort; Barony f Tarifa, 5.9 base tax, 4.5 fort; City of Algeiras, 21.8 base tax, 2.1 fort; Ronda Bishopric, 8 base,

Cadiz - Maghreb, Sunni - Cadiz barony, 8.1 and 6.5; Arcos Barony, 5.9 and 4.5; City of Medina Sidonia, 21.8 and 2.1; Jerez Bishopric, 8

Aracena - Andalusian and Sunni, Aracena Barnony 8.1 and 5.5; Italica Bishopric, 8 base, City of Almonaster la Real with 12.8 and 3

Niebla - Andalusian and Sunni. Barony of Huelva, 8.1 base, 6.5 fort; Bishopric of Lepe with 8; City of Almonte with 21.8 and 2.5

[Abe Sargent]

I give away all Baronies, Cities and Bishoprics

I create a better spymaster who is a Mayor of Huema, so I appoint the guy my new sneaky dude.

I make the Duke of Barcelona very happy by relinquishing him Barcelona province. He now has everything in his de jure area. It was nice, and it gave me my third largest army in my demesne, but I need to clear up some guys.

I give away the County of Aracena. I then hand over Niebla as well.

Here are the provinces currently in my demesne -

Alto Aragon - have to keep
Mallorca - wealthiest need to keep
Valencia - centrally located, second most forces
Toledo - On battlefront, building up very nicely, with decent money and military
Valladolid - Want to build up
Soria - Want to build up
Granada - Recently converted, working on building up economy
Malaga - Currently trying to convert.
Algieras, Seville, Cadiz - Recently captured, want to keep to help along
Zaragoza - Trying to keep building up, gives me second largest amount of dollars

I have to drop two. It's rough, but I decide to get rid of Malaga. I hand it to a new Count. It wasn;t making me any money or troops, and I have too many of those in my areas. I also send away Valladolid. It's the weaker of it and Soria.

I lost my Chaplain and Steward, so I get more and order my new oneto begin conversion of Seville.

I use ransom money and a Papal donation to purchase a city in Soria

I'll give you a map in six years, for the 100 Year Review

[Abe Sargent]

14 Dec - Sancho IV is now known as The Noble

22 June, 1159 - I've been watching the Holy War with keen interest. I was wondering if the Moslims would send their troops up now that their war with me is done and they are marching troops through my territory to get north. A province in Badajoz's Duchy is rebelling against the Aftasid

1 Aug - Rebellion in Castellon

30 Aug - Ended

18 Sept - I order training grounds built in Jaca

20 Oct - The Almoravids have lost their Holy War.

7 Jan, 1160 - I don't know who he has been hanging out with, but the 50 year old Sancho IV has become leprous

9 Oct - Our new city is built, and it's called Covaleda. I order a Town Market there.

3 Apr, 1161 - I order three town market upgrades in Granada

13 May - La Mancha converted

19 July - After having leprosy for a year and a half, at the age of 52, and with more than 2000 prestige and 1300 piety, King Sancho the IV has passed.

King Ramiro, 23

11 Diplo, 20 Martial, 10 Steward, 4 Intrigue, 1 Learning

Brilliant Strategist, Zealous, Wroth, Brave, Honest, Charitable

Trickster, Heavy Infantry Leader

Two sons, one daughter. Pedro, age 5, Ramiro II age 4, and Aragonta age 1, respectively.

I send out a few gifts to keep people happy

My new Marshal is the Count of Castellon - everyone else is kept. I like giving Loarre to the new kid, as a holding, because unlike a County or Duchy, they don't have established courtiers i the middle of things you have to interrupt. So the conversion mission to Seville continues, for example

We have a demesne of 11 instead of 10, and the extra Barony of Loarre fits in fine.

Luckily we had a lot of cash from the Barony for gifts. I usurp the Kingdom of Castille title, so I am now the King of Castille. I will use this title to help me absorb the rest of the Castillian possessions in the de jure Kingdom.

[Abe Sargent]

10 September - The Almoravids have Holy Warred for Asturias, a one province Duchy at the top of Iberia. I join them.

30 Sept - I will be the tutor for my son, Pedro

1 Feb, 1162 - Rebellions i both Cadiz and Malaga have broken out

15 Feb - The Rebs in Cadiz slain by Moorish troops coming through - thanks guys!

22 Feb - France has joined the War

3 Mar - The other rebellion ends

10 Mar - Pedro gains Just

9 Sept - I gain Ambitious after taking my wife's advice for intrigue, and I get +2 intrigue for five years as well. I can now have 12 demesne

18 Oct - An army of 22000 passes my territory and heads north

30 Jan, 1163 - I send my second son to learn from my uncle the Master Theologian

19 Apr - My son, Pedro, is now Patient

2 Aug - I order a City in Seville

25 Sept - Mallorca has become Castillian!

2 Jan, 1164 - The Count of Castellon has passed and I need a new Marshal.

1 Feb - Seville has converted and a revolt begins in Valencia - send him to Cadiz next

14 Mar - Rebels gone

I order Town Markets in Algecieras and Cadiz towns

14 June - My wife is pregnant

[Abe Sargent]

10 Sept - A new Crusade is called for Jerusalem.

I hire the Knights of St John, and we'll send them to Jerusalem

21 Sept - We have officially been conferred permission to join the Crusade

You know what? I bring out some of my troops too. My fleet is assembled off the Coast of Valencia. I am a great military leader, so I make sure I'm in charge of our army. I only use my troops, and not others.

26 Oct - My army of 12750 leaves.

1 Dec - We arrive off the Coast of Palestine

6 Dec - Our troops land. 6000 Papal troops are already here. I order my troops inland to Jerusalem

13 Dec - I gain Piety and Prestige for being at Jerusalem - I have gained the Crusader trait as well. It gives me +2 to my Martial skill, which was already really high - I now have a Martial skill of Twenty Four!!!

The Siege has begun. They have 2500 defenders, so this will take a while

28 Dec- Genoa and Oriel have landed small 1500 size forces to assist the Papal siege of Darum

3 Jan, 1165 - An army of 5000 closes.

I order some more troops assembled, so we can send in reinforcements, it looks like they are needed

15 Jan - We have a daughter

17 Jan - We steal tech from the Moors

23 Jan - Failed sally by defender

14 Feb - We assaulted and took Mirabel in Jerusalem and I gain 100 each prestige and piety.

15 Mar - More Genoan troops are unloaded

22 Mar - Granada has become Castillian

23 Mar - 4322 troops unloa at Joffa

21 April - With both armies, we assaulted and took another holding in Jerusalem

Nothumberland troops have arrived

[Abe Sargent]

5 May - I spy 8000 troops in the south, near the Pope

7 May - Ulster reinforcements have arrived, and Cornwall is on the way

4 June - The big Arabic army is breaking up a siege in Ascalon by several small European forces

14 June - I load some more troops and send them over

21 June - Pedro gains Honest

25 June - The Crusaders lost 2500 men against their big army

1 July - The Holy War for Astrias is over and the Almoravids have lost

18 July - The Papacy have captured the first holding of Darum

25 July We unload thousands of troops in Jaffa. i pay for some mercs

4 Aug - City of La Algaba in Seville

6 Aug - With new bloods, we assault and capture the 3rd holding in Jerusalem

23 Aug - We assault and take the 4th holdings

30 Aug - The 5th and final holding in Jerusalem is now under our control

[Abe Sargent]

I have 12800 forces still there with 5000 mercs on their way

10 Oct - The Papal army lose badly in gaza, but my forces arrive and defeat their army. I send half of my troops to chase the 2500 losers that survived - 5000 mercs begin a siege in Ascalon

31 Oct - We win in Negev against their forces

25 Nov - We defeat their army again

1 Dec - We assaulted and took the 2nd holding of Darum

30 Dec - We defeat their army again and routed it I order my army to head back to Darum and finish off the final holding


4 Jan, 1166 - I have converted the populace of Nielba via a courtier

14 Jan - Tha final holding falls o us I send the Knights to Ascalon to assist our siege and the rest of the forces are to move to Negev

10 Mar - Ascalon falls

26 Mar - The Crusaders in Beershub took the first holding, we defeated an attack on Jerusalem with the Negev army I had to move up

12 Apr - We defeat their army in Jaffa - I send some of my army to follow them, and the rest stay here in Jaffa

28 Apr - We defeat their army in Acre, and I am no longer Charitable

12 June- After some pin pong, we finish off the army and i order those 1330 troops to Ascalon to help us in that siege

16 July - We take the next holding in Ascalon

27 July - The Crusaders combined force in Beershub defeated a huge Arabic army of 10k+

3 Sept - We capture the final holding in Ascalon and now a huge battle rages there

7 Oct - We win the huge battle ad capture some people. I ransom them, plus the other 7 people I've captured. this army is down to 3k so I order them to Jaffa to join our siege there

I'm at 950 gold by the end of October - a lot of these guys ransom for more than 25.

10 Nov - Along ith some European allies, we assault an take the first holding in Jaffa

25 Nov We capture the second holding in Jaffa and give the Crusade a 100 war score

29 Nov - The Crusade has ended, and we have won! We contributed the most to the Christian victory. In fact, we sent over 22,000 troops including 5400 mercs and 7700 Knights of St. John.

We have been named King of Jerusalem, and our prestige and piety shoot through the roof (6500 prestige and 3000 piety)

[Abe Sargent]

Time for the 100 Year Report


Due to our successful Crusade and King of Jerusalem title, a lot of things have change numbers wise. Let's look at the Levant first:






Its hard to see, because the map is obscured by all of the European forces in the way. All of the Aragon Brown is ours. The Kingdom stretches from the Negev and Gaza up through Acre. Some of the provinces to the east are part of the de jure Kingdom of Jerusalem, I can expand a bit if I want.

[Abe Sargent]

Alright, here's Iberia:








As can be seen, we have expanded deeply into Iberia. With the loss of Castille, we are the only manpower here, although France has the weight to expand if they really wanted to. I expect to go north before west, and to absorb land that actually makes me money before moving to other lands. My son has a claim on Navarra, so I can go that way then. I want to take Catholic lands before I go elsewhere.

[Abe Sargent]

A formal count of my lands:

Duchy of Barcelona ---
Rosello
Barcelona
Tarragona
LLeida
Empuries
Urgell

Duchy of Aragon ---
Alta Aragon
Zaragoza
Albarracin
Calatayud

Duchy of Toledo (Unclaimed) ---
Toledo
Cuenca
Molina

Duchy of Cordoba ---
Cordoba
La Mancha
Calatrava

Duchy of Seville (unclaimed) ---
Seville
Cadiz
Algecieras
Niebla
Aracena

Duchy of Mallorca ---
Mallorca
Menorca

Duchy of Murcia ---
Murcia
Almansa

Duchy of Valencia (unclaimed) ---
Valencia
Denia
Castellon

Duchy of Granada (Unclaimed) ---
Granada
Malaga
Almeria


Valladolid
Soria

Malta

Kingdom of Jerusalem

Safed
Beirut
Acre
Tyrus
Tiberias
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Ascalon
Darum
Negev
Beershub
Hebron


Three King Titles - Castille, Aragon, Jerusalem

[Abe Sargent]

I'm trying to get through High Crown Authority. Let's suss out Jerusalem. I give out all of my provinces save Jerusalem itself

I create the Duchy of Galilee and hand it to the Count of Tiberis. Tiberias, Beirut, Safed and Tyrus are under it. I can;t usurp the Ascalon Duchy, the owner is at war. I gave away everything save Jerusalem

All provinces are Shia. All are a Levantine culture save Darum, which is Egyptian.

Jerusalem - Capital of Mirabel, 10.6 base tax and 6.5 fort: Barony of Rammala, 5.9 base and 5 fort; Bishopric of Jerusalem, 8 base tax; City of Nablus, 12.8 and 2.5; City of Sint Samuel, 12.8 and 1.7

I'll skip the long and boring list of the rest. I order a Barony built here and a Town Market in St Samuel. I send my Chaplain to convert the population to Catholicism

[Abe Sargent]

5 Dec - We pass High Crown Authority - this is good because now I can move to a Primogeniture inheritance in the future

26 Dec - Almeria has been converted to Catholicism

19 Jan, 1167 - We have vassalized the County of Burgos. Its in the realm of Castille and it was beaten again and again by Moslims, and we've just done something marvelous, so I pushed and got him to join our crown

Burgos - Castillian and Catholic, north adn west of Soria and Valadolid, east of Leon, west of Navarra in Najera, and south of Vescaya, and the two Asturias provinces. It's county captial is Palencia, 10.6 bae ta, 6.5 fort; Barony of Castrobarte, 5.9 and 4.5; Barony of Carrio, 4 base tax, 3 fort; City of Burgos rocking 21.6 and 2.5; and the Bishopric of Silos with 12.1 and 3.5. It's a nice province to inherit.

The HRE is fighting for Sardinia with our Arabic a neighbor. I DOW de jure for their Asturias province. I order my troops to Zamora.

[Abe Sargent]

13 Feb - Almansa converts

3 Apr - The first holding of Zamora falls

10 May - The last two have fallen

I discovered a plot by the Count of Menorca to lower Crown Authority. He agrees to knock it off

1 Au g- I decide to hire the Knights Templar to help my war

22 Sept - The Knights of St John were granted land in Safed and will now make that their permanent home

17 Nov - We capture the first holding of Branco

1 Dec - Rebellion in La Mancha

10 Dec - My Chancellor ha created claims in Salamanca

23 Jan 1168 - We take the next holding

25 Jan - Beersheb has converted, the first conversion in Jerusalem!

28 Jan - Rebellion ended

30 Jan - The final holding is ours

1 Fe - Rebellion in Gibraltar

20 Mar - Rebels crushed

26 Apr - We steal tech from Badajoz

29 May - We capture the first holding of Lisboa

[Abe Sargent]

22 June - Safed has converted

19 July - Murcia has converted

7 Sept - My father's second wife passed away today

28 Sept - Pedro is now Temperate

6 Oct - We grab the next holding in Lisboa

17 Oct - Darum converts

21 Oct - We besieged and took the next holding in Lisboa and now control the whole provinces

9 Dec - The Barony of Jericho is established in Jerusalem. I want to rely on this province giving me many troops, so that's why the Barony

8 Jan, 1169 - We convert Tiberias

26 May - We win a battle in Gibraltar

18 Jul - Beirut converts

3 Aug - We have taken out a few smaller armies

30 Aug - The first holding in Evora is ours

11 Oct - An assault gives us the next holding here

27 Jan 1170 - We assault the last two holdings in Evora and take it too

22 Feb - They give us our province


Asturias de Santillana - Castillian and Catholic, I revoke the people here and make them Catholic. Castle Santillana del Mar has 10.6 base tax, 6.5 fort; Laredo's Bishopric, 8 base tax; City of Santander, 18.3 and 1.7. This connects us to the sea on the north. I order a city built here and hand it to another

[Abe Sargent]

27 March - Jihad called for Syria

1 May - I find another plot by the Count of Minorca, and thats it. I gave him one chance time to toss him in jail - it works. I execute him, I'm not giving him a second chance

30 May - I have an ambition to gain wealth

17 Sept -Duke of Barcelona passes

13 Apr, 1171 - I refuse to join a Navarran Scottish war

1 May - Smallpox outbreak in Murcia

1 June - Rebellion in Acre. I send Mallorcan troops over

24 June - I have amassed wealth and i gain a Stewardship for that

I Hold a Great Tournament

28 Aug - The Tournament Begins for the next two months

31 Aug - A Courtier died in the tournament

3 Sept - Rebellion ended

22 Sept - My son, Pedro, is of age and a Brilliant Strategist as well. We'll come back to him in a bit

18 Oct - Winner of the Tournament is Artal de Benavides, Baron in Burgos County. Second Place to Carles d'Empuries; and 3rd place to Fruela de Tarazona.


8 Nov - We got a claim in Astorga.


Okay, time for


Pedro, 16

Dip 9 (base 5)
Mar 15 (base 9)
Stew 13 (base 6)
Intrigue 5 (base 4)
Learning 1 (Base 0)

Brilliant Strategist, Craven, Just, Patient, Honest, Temperate
Organizer, Aggressive Leader

Craven is a real issue here and we need to get rid of it somehow.

I make Pedro my new Marshal.

Time to find that wife

I'm gambling. There are no good wives,but there is one with amazing potential. We offer a Betrothal to Aignes nic Iacob, who already has a 12 intrigue, and is being tutored by an Elusive Shadow (You are very likely to get what your tutor has)

21 Nov - The betrothal is called for

22 Dec - The Jihad has ended in shame

12 Mar, 1172 - The City built in Asturias del S. is Camargo

27 May - The marriage occurs, and I take the dowry

Aignes nic Iacb, Irish Catholic, Dip - 3, Mar - 11, Stew - 3, Intri - 21, Learn - 4 - Deceitful, Wroth, Cynical, Elusive Shadow. Base stats are 4, 6, 4, 8 and 4. She'll be a great Spymaster for him

I give my son the Barony of Loarre

[Abe Sargent]

1 Aug - Ascalon has converted to Catholicism

8 Aug - Jaffa joins them

30 Sept - Prince Ramiro II is a Master Theologian and of age. I find him a wife that they can talk with and such - she's a Maghreb from Tunis, Catholic, from the French lands there

21 Oct - I order a large stable built in Mirabel, Jerusalem

3 Nov - I have become Ill

15 Feb, 1173 - I offer to join Leon's Holy War against the the Moslims, who have attacked them , and they have agreed. They have grabbed both Holy Orders.

1 Mar - Measles outbreak in Murcia

France is attacking the County of Asturias de Oviedo to claim them. So we have two powers trying to gobble up land here

I begin to assemble soldiers

17 Apr - The fever is gone which is good because I'm at he head of an army 13000 strong

6 May - France took it

12 Aug - We defeat a Moorish army

France has joined us against the Moslims

I really appreciate France helping us out time and again with them

I declare Holy War against the Aftasids to the Duchy of Badajoz. I give orders to troops and we begin the war

[Alf]

Interested to see how the stuff around Jersualem evolves.

[Abe Sargent]

7 Nov - We won several battles as small battles are fought s we get our troops in position

5 Dec - We won a major battle in Badajoz

15 Dec - Holding 1 in Alcantarra is ours

2 Feb, 1174 - We capture the first holding of Carares and defeated a large army in Aracena

8 Feb - Leon won the Holy War, and its over

1 Apr - Typhus broken out in Ascaon

3 Apr We capture the first holding in Plasencia

20 May - We capture another holding in Caceres

12 June - We finish taking Caceres

16 June - We take the 2nd holding i Alcantara

2 July - The last two holdings there have fallen

1 Aug - The next holding in Plasenci goes

We have taken Badajoz and won the Holy War

All four province are Andalusian and Sunni

Badajoz - 4 holdings, Castle of Badajoz, 13.8 base tax and 7.5 fort; Merida city, 12.8 and 3; two bishoprics, Jerez de los Caballeros and Fuente del Maestre, both 8 tax. I give the first to my second son, Ramiro II.

Caceres - Castle Caceres with 7.9 tax and 4.5 fort, Trujillo City with 12.8 and 3; and Guadalupe Bishopric, 8 base tax

Alcantara - Castle Alcantara, 7.9 and 4.5; Barony of Ceclavin, 4 and 3; Coria Bishop, 8; City of Moraleja, 12.8 nd 3.0

Plascenia - Barony Plascenia with 5.9 and 4.5; City of Hervas, 12.8 an 3; and two more bishoprics, Talayuela and Jaraiz, each with 8 base tax

I give al four provinces away, create the Duke of Badajoz title, and give it to the Count of badajoz.

One other item of business, during the war, the Count of Negev plotted against me, and today I imprisoned him

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by Alf

Interested to see how the stuff around Jersualem evolves.

Me too!

[Abe Sargent]

1 Aug - Rebellion in Plascencia

11 Aug - I order a Great Stable in Jerusalem's Mirabel

21 Nov - We defeat the rebs

22 Dec - A Jihad has been declared for Andalusia. I now have to defend what I've taken in Iberia

The first thing I do is hire the Knights of St. John, and I combine them with 1300 troops led by our awesome martial King and order them to a central location. Total size of the Knights plus troops from Alto Aragon is 10800


it may be the time to pay the piper
I assemble troops from all over and begin to move them to make some armies. We need to be prepared now

[Abe Sargent]

5 Jan, 1175 The Duchy of Leon offered to join us

16 Feb - A large army is assembling in Tangiers.

19 Feb - One of my armies, at 9711, in Granada, is ready

9 Mar - Troops arrive and land in Niebla, and initiate a siege - I order the Granada force to oust them

16 Apr - We defeated and routed them

My next army is 10660, and I order it to hold in Almansa

6 May - The Knights arrived in Algiercas, and will hold here, preventing any crossing.

21 May - My Granada army got a bit of reinforcement s is at 11500 now

28 June - I order my Knights and King to Niebla to take out some more troops that have landed

9 July - Duke of Murcia passes

26 July - We win against their forces

28 July - The Pope sends me some cash

31 July - Toledo joins the Jihad, so I order my forces to Faro to begin a siege If I can go on the offensive, perhaps I can make the warscore too much.

30 Aug - The Knights and King crush a 1500 strong army. Siege begin. It will take while, so I relocate the Granada Army to Seville.

27 Sept - My daughter has come of age. I marry her to the Duke of Saxony

[Abe Sargent]

13 Jan, 1176 - I accept offers from France and Navarra to join us against the Jihad

2 June - Troops have arrived in Malaga and Almeria and I order my forces to drive them out of Iberia

20 Aug - I defeat both armies and have finished off about 8000 Moslims between the two

28 Sept - We have finished off remnants of both armies

3 Oct - The first holding of Faro tumbles

1 Jan, 1177 - We defeat 8500 troops in Niebla and a rebellion in Aracena occurs which is easily put down by my assembled folk

7 Feb - The Pope has pass,d and the new one is Pope Leo XI

9 Mar 2nd holding in Faro falls

16 Mar - 8850 strong army tumbles to us

29 Apr - 5600 troops land in Granada

15 June - We defeat that force and begin to chase the rabble that lost

1 July - We drive out a small force of 3250 that landed in Cadiz

26 Aug - The 3rd and final holding in Faro is ours and I order my forces to Silves

5 Feb, 1178 - I accept aid from the Duke of Brittany as well. I haven;t told you about the small 1000 strong armies, or the ransomed people I've grabbed. I'll keep this to the big stuff

8 March - The King has Tyhoid Fever

11 Mar - We defeat a 5500 army and chase down the flock now

1 June - Smallpox breakout in Almeria and rebel breakout in Negev, I order my backup Mallorca and Malta armies to assist - kept them in my back pocket for this reason

It looks like typhoid Fever has spread to about 15 of my provinces.

25 June - The Papacy sends me more cash

[Abe Sargent]

1 July - The first holding in Silves is ours

19Aug - Our King has lost Typhoid Fever

17 Nov - After fighting a few small foes, we capture the second holding in Silves

8 Dec - Ramiro is now known as The Great

9 Dec - Seville has become Castilian

19 Apr, 1179 - Silves #3 holding falls

5 May - I assault and take the final one and Silves is ours

17 Aug - We defeat a force of 3340 in Cadiz

I wish we hadn;t been at this major war, because our foe, the Almoravids have been hemorrhaging vassals an being i a lot of wars. We could really have expanded. Maybe the Jihad will end while I still have my forces assemble and with a window.

14 June, 1180 Small stuff nothing major to update or report, but the three French provinces at the corner of Iberia have just gone independent as the Duchy of Galicia

1 July - Rebellion in Acre, which I'll put down the same way as last time

31 Oct - I have a plan and shift my forces around

7 Nov - Badajoz converts

23 Dec - The 4 province nation of Evora has split off from the Almoravids and are attacking them. I moved two of my armies over. My plan is to Holy War them and take their land. But i can't do it with raised levies. I forget about that. Sucks. So I send my troops back to their normal positions

29 Jan, 1181 - I marry my second daughter to King Henri III of France

4 May - We've had a 100% war score in our favor for a while. France has been blasting small forces in Rosello and Empuries and currently has 5500 troops stationed in Foix. Another 8000 is in Iberia proper with us

I just checked and I could have gone for peace any time but I didn't think to. I force peace, and the Jihad has officially ended My Prestige is 8968 and my Piety is 4409 - ie through the roof! I have 1436 in gold from small amounts made over time.

Alright, time to do some bad stuff

[Abe Sargent]

I'm a bit disappointed that I've been paying for a war with all of my armies active and such for years, and it's hurt my economic and military development, and i haven't gotten anything out of it. So I'm going to dismiss all of my armies, save for the Knights, declare war, and then reassemble them. That way I can get some territory out of this.


4 May, 1181 - I declare Holy War on the suddenly independent Emirate of Lisboa

I order the Knights into Mertola to being a siege, and I order my troops to assemble.

5 July - Tyrus has converted

7 July - My besieging army is now at 9746 and I am assembling other armies

11 July - We have a major problem. My grandson is an imbecile. That gives him -8 to all stats. I convince my son to send him to a Mastermind Theologian to give him a good church scholarship, and in a few years, we can send him off to a Bishopric while we focus on his second son - Diego Perez

20 July - We win a major battle in Evora against their army

1 Aug - Revolt in Alcantara where I have an army stationed, it wil be defeated in a few days

10 Aug - The Typhoid Fever has apparently ended in most places

25 Aug - Their losing army is finally evicted from life.

[Abe Sargent]

5 Sept - The Duke of Barcelona has passed.

15 Sept - We assaulted and took the first holding in Evora

19 Sept - I am finally able to usurp the Ascalon Duchy title away and I grant it to the Count of Ascalon

20 - Sept - We take the first holding in Mertola

1 OCt - The second holding in Evora is ours

25 Oct - We take the 3rd holding in Evora

3 Nov - The final holding falls and Evora is fully ours

14 Nov The second holding in Mertola falls before our assault

29 Nov As does the 3rd

16 Dec - All of Metola is now ours.

30 Jan, 1182 - The first holding in Alcacer do Sal is ours

31 Jan - My wife has died.

4 February - I marry a daughter of the Emperor of Byzantium

12 Feb The first holding in Lisboa is ours.

We have won the Holy War

I order a new city in Lisboa. Here are the provinces we captured

Lisboa - Andalusian and Sunni, Castle of Lisboa has 10.8 bse tax and 7.5 fort, City of Setubal has 25.8 base tax and 3 fort and Bishopric of Alcobaca has 8 base tax.

Evora - Castle of Evora rocks 10.6 base tax and 6.5 fort, Bishopric of Ouguea has just a 4 base tax and a 3 fort; Bishopric of Avis rocks 8 base tax and City of Portalegre is 12.8 and 3 - also Andalusian and Sunni

I hand away all four counties, and later, when I can claim the Duchy tile, I'll hand it over as well.

I disarm all of my armies save the Knights. We are not done yet

[Abe Sargent]

23 February - I declare Holy War against the two province Silves. I order my 5600 Knights into Silves and my forces to again assemble.

7 Mar - I accept joining the Holy War against some Turkish nation with our new Byzantine allies

1 July - Rebellion in Safed in the Holy Land, but i have enough troops built up there now that we can handle it in house

10 July - The first holding in Silvs is ours

24 July 0 The second goes by quickly

3 Aug - We have accepted peace and taken both provinces:

I disband all of my troops

Silves - Andausian and Sunni, 13.8 base tax is the Capital of SIlves, with 7.5 fort; Barony of Almodovar has 4 base tax and 3 fort; Lagos city rocks 15.8 an 3 and the Aljustrel Bishopric has 8

Faro - Andalusian and Sunni, i order a new city built here. Capital of Faro, 13.8 and 7.5; Loule Bishopric has the expected 8 and 0 and City of Tavria with 25.8 and 3

I create the Duchy of Algarve. I give away both counties and the Duchy title

And now I'm done, having taken most of the lands in Iberia still in Moslim control. The only lands left are five provinces controlled by our regular enemies the Almoravids. Other than that, the rest of the land is under control of France, Navarra, Leon, Galicia and us. Soon we'll be turning our eyes north.

[Abe Sargent]

24 Sept - Rebels in Safed are down

I purchase the Knights Templar and send them to the Holy Land. Because of this Holy War with Turks, we qualify as fighting infidels, and will pay no upkeep.

14 Oct - Malta has converted

12 Nov - I order a Castle Donjon in Jerusalem's Mirabel

27 Dec - Good news - Jerusalem has converted to Catholicism - I send my Chaplain to Algiercas

2 Jan, 1183 - The Knights Templar stand at Jerusalem

10 Feb - I declare de jure war for Madaba and order the Knights Templar in

14 Mar - the Byzantines agree to join my war

27 Mar - The Byzantines won their Holy War

19 July - Byzantine forces arrive at Monreal and establish a siege

1 Aug - Silves has converted

22 Sept - We take the first holding in Madaba

16 Aug - The next holding s ours

13 Nov - The Byzantines take the first two holdings in Monreal

15 Nov - We are at peace, having taken Madaba, but the Sheik in charge still answers to us


Madaba - Levantine and Shia, Madaba has 10.8 and 7.5; Mosque of Um ar-Rasas, 117 and 4.5; City of Sahab 25.6 and 3; and finally the Barony of Qastal, 8.1 and 6