How do I inherit all of Burgundy as France? (2024)

eaminy said:

How does one go about doing that? Vassalize the electors?

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Generally yes ... you'll need 3-4

Mr.Snow said:

I think if you have a royal marriage with them when the event fires you get it.

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I think this is only true if they are at war with Austria/the Emperor.

saetep said:

I think this is only true if they are at war with Austria/the Emperor.

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not true, I've seen France inherit while at peace. (I was testing the event out of 50 go's France got it once. Brandenburg was Emperor got it 50th time.)

eaminy said:

What I don't get is what triggers the event

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The event will trigger if the king of Burgundy dies without a heir.

I've seen the event kick off many times before. Most of the time split between France and Austria. Once saw Aragon take the Lowlands part when Austria got beat by a Hungry/Burgundy/Aragon alliance while fighting a war with TO and their allies. They were forced to release the bigger of the 2 nations in the peace deal which almost halved their size.

You could just release Burgundy as a vassal once you have the space for more relations and then force Austria or any other nation who holds the Lowlands to return all the cores back to Burgundy. That way you get a full Size Burgundy backing you up + instant cores when you inherit them.

diablo109 said:

not true, I've seen France inherit while at peace. (I was testing the event out of 50 go's France got it once. Brandenburg was Emperor got it 50th time.)

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I meant Burgundy at war with the emperor, not France. Otherwise the emperor gets most of Burgundy regardless.

Richard-monagha said:

You could just release Burgundy as a vassal once you have the space for more relations and then force Austria or any other nation who holds the Lowlands to return all the cores back to Burgundy. That way you get a full Size Burgundy backing you up + instant cores when you inherit them.

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If it doesn't, the event should probably also purge Burgundy's cores on the lowlands. Those lands weren't integrated into the Burgundian crown (since there was none), but were a collection of other titles that the Dukes of Burgundy acquired.

Earmuffs said:

The event also occurs if they're losing a war. So if you're France and you declare war on Burgundy and are giving them a good spanking the event will trigger (and get split between you and the Emperor)
It also has to happen prior to 1500's otherwise it doesn't trigger.

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This happens because Burgundy's king gets killed in battle. You could also be getting owned by Burgundy, and then you get lucky and their king dies in a battle and they cease to exist.

ABookshelf said:

This happens because Burgundy's king gets killed in battle. You could also be getting owned by Burgundy, and then you get lucky and their king dies in a battle and they cease to exist.

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Not according to eu4wiki (I don't know how reliable or up-to-date it is). It occurs when "Before the year 1500, if an AI controlled Burgundy finds itself in a regency with no heir, or on the losing side of a war while having a ruler, there is a chance that the country will have its lands divided between France and the Holy Roman Emperor."

I've inherited Burgundy when playing as France after siege an X number of provinces well after they have no army left to be stomped.
The King might have died, but it did happen the day I finished sieging a province. Mind you this was a while ago (1.3 maybe?), it's been a while since I've played France.