Title says it all. Got HRE as Bohemia and wondering how I'd give myself elector status for when I inevitably lose the HRE 
Became the the Holy Roman Emperor. Now how do I give myself elector status?
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As Bohemia you are automatically an elector in addition to being emperor I believe since it was a historic elector.Title says it all. Got HRE as Bohemia and wondering how I'd give myself elector status for when I inevitably lose the HRE
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The elector status in the HRE is linked to a few titles. From the wiki (search for Princely Elective):
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At least in theory. I am in a multiplayer game where we play vassals of the HRE, and although we are holding the titles sometimes we're still not electors.
CK III - Random Prince-Electors in Holy Roman Empire
Short summary of your issue Random Prince-Electors in Holy Roman Empire Game Version 1.0.3 What OS are you playing on? Windows What platform are you using? Steam Do you have mods enabled? No Have you tried verifying your game files...
There are more conditions than just holding the right title, it's a bit more complex. And it may indeed be bugged on top of that.
You can check the exact conditions in the game files. For this succession it's in game/common/succession_election/01_princely_elective.txt
If I read the file correctly:
The emperor is always an elector.
There are maximum 8 electors (including the emperor).
Electors must:
- Own one of the historical elector titles (Cologne, Mainz, Trier, Bohemia, East Franconia, Saxony, Brandenburg)
- Be same faith as emperor
- The elector title must be your primary title if it's not a Kingdom
- Be a direct vassal of the emperor or independent
If there are less than 7 electors matching these requirements replacements are picked with less restrictions.
It computes a score for each possible elector, highest score get electorship:
- Same faith +15
- Accepted other faith +5
- Theocracy +4
- Republic -5
- Tribal, Clan, Mercenary, Holy Order -4
- Same culture +4
I have no idea how it deals with ties.
You can check the exact conditions in the game files. For this succession it's in game/common/succession_election/01_princely_elective.txt
If I read the file correctly:
The emperor is always an elector.
There are maximum 8 electors (including the emperor).
Electors must:
- Own one of the historical elector titles (Cologne, Mainz, Trier, Bohemia, East Franconia, Saxony, Brandenburg)
- Be same faith as emperor
- The elector title must be your primary title if it's not a Kingdom
- Be a direct vassal of the emperor or independent
If there are less than 7 electors matching these requirements replacements are picked with less restrictions.
It computes a score for each possible elector, highest score get electorship:
- Same faith +15
- Accepted other faith +5
- Theocracy +4
- Republic -5
- Tribal, Clan, Mercenary, Holy Order -4
- Same culture +4
I have no idea how it deals with ties.
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Thanks for this, the fact that the title must be the primary title explains a couple things already, I expected having it in your realm would be enough to become elector.
I wonder how ties are broken as well, it seems like a lot of characters would have the same score with this criteria.