So as long as you don't have any fertility reducing traits, you should be able to get enough children to continue your dynasty. My personal record is 9 children, and I've heard of people having as many as 15 (my personal record is 21, all female).

It is also possible for her to get pregnant through events, for example if your male character becomes rather angry with the death of his first-born son.Ĭouples tend to have two children on average, but traits increasing fertility can make a couple produce far more than this. The chance of pregnancy is affected by several traits, like Chaste and Lustful. The traits of your children will also be affected by the traits of your spouse, and you can assign your spouse as spymaster as the position is limited to males, the ruler's mother, and the ruler's spouse.Īs long as the female in a marriage is under 45 and neither character has the Celibate trait, she can potentially get pregnant. So if for example you as an emperor marry a king's daughter, you'll lose 20 prestige while she'll gain 20.įurther there are many events, both good and bad, tied to being married.

You'll also get prestige if the house your spouse is from is a prestigious one, and you'll get or lose prestige depending on the rank of your spouse, 20 prestige per step above or below you. In addition, you also get half of your spouse's stats added to your own for the purpose of state statistics, and for determining demesne size. Marriage brings several benefits, the most obvious of which is child birth. There is no max age at which one can get married, but women become completely infertile at 45. I'll go into how the marriage mechanic works, and how you can use it to your benefit.Īnyone above the age of 16 can get married. In addition, marriage can be used to forge alliances. Marriage is the primary way to expand your dynasty, and to ensure its continuation. For marriage specific outcomes between spouses see Marriage Guide.Īs Crusader Kings II is based around your dynasty, getting the most out of marriage is essential.

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