With a Kingdom under my belt, I was feeling very content with my accomplishments. I set about securing good matches for my offspring.

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Surely was betrothed to a minor Breton noble; he has a claim on the Duchy of Brittany which would be useful later.

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Jorrick was betrothed to the Queen of Wessex. If the marriage went through, his children would have been Kings of Firsia and Wessex. :(

While I was looking for a good match for BlueRose (She ended up hooking up with a Brabant noble who somehow became disinherited :<), I heard news of corruption. My wife, working as a spymaster, went to investigate..

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No! My wonderful life! Who will I make babies with now?

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I found a Duchess in Aquitaine who was young and unwed. If she reached adulthood I'd gain the Duchy for the family.. But alas she died. I tried marrying her sister, but she lost her Duchy to an Usurper.

Surely's marriage, however, went swimmingly. The Breton noble arrived in court and I set about making arrangements for their wedding gift - the Duchy of Brittany.

First, I plotted to murder the current elderly Duke. He croaked after a few attempts and his underage son took charge.

Then, I pressed Surely's husband's claim.

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The war ended quickly (the Breton vassals had rebelled against the Duke), and Surely was now a Duchess. Not a bad present, if I do say so myself!

After the war, I began to plan for Jorrick's wedding - all the preparations were in place, but then he caught a cold. Unfortunately, Pneumonia took his life (stupid weak heir)

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Now I'm without a male heir, and it looks like Surely will inherit the Kingdom. There are worse possible fates for Frisia, as Surely is very competent, but I'd rather leave a male on the throne for the security of the realm. While I searched for a new bride to make babies with, I heard news of BlueRose and [s]Gerrit[/s]Turt's child, Honk.

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And right after that THE GAME CRASHED so there may be some retcon.

The van Spam dynasty grows steadily!