Why can't I grant the Kingdom of Wales to the Grand-Mayor of Gwynedd?
I'm Emperor of Alba and besides the Kingdom of Eire I control the Kingdom of Wales(1). One of its Dukes is the Grand-Mayor of Gwynedd, which has built a lot of trade posts and stuff over the years.
The game doesn't allow me to grant him the kingdom title, saying its type is wrong. But as far as I understood, there could have been republics with a rank higher than duke, weren't it?
I could also revoke his title since he was a rebel, but I fear that doing so would destroy his families and trade posts, even if my intention would be to grant it to another mayor, right?
(1) actually Brythoniaid or Bhretain Bheag, can't remember, doesn't matter
Best Answer
You can't grant kingdoms to theocracies or merchant republics.
There's nothing mechanics wise stopping them from creating a kingdom if they meet the requirements though, and I don't believe there's any AI-block on that either.
Only problem there is giving them the number of counties needed (since you cannot give them more land if you've already reached the 10% limit).
Venice is a special case that starts as a kingdom. The Hansa is another kingdom merchant republic - that one is founded by event.
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