Constantinople Patriarch Election

[alltheatreides]

Patriarch Election

As far as I read about the topic, a synode was held in Constantinople by bishops who proposed three names to the Emperor who ultimatly decided who would be Patriarch of Constantinople.

In game

Specific Title law on k_orthodox with the following special rules:

• Emperor is the sole elector
• Candidates are high ranking metropolitans and monks with high piety

[gluff95]

The synkellos (appointed by the Emperor, essentially a Byzantine 'court chaplain') was often the de facto heir. The Photian Schism proves that a Patriarch often had more power than an imperial puppet, but for simplicity sake I agree we should keep things relatively straightforward for now. I propose a slight modification of the above - the court chaplain/synkellos is always a candidate, regardless of their piety/rank. This leaves room for future development of the role of the Patriarch. (For example if the synkellos has low piety, their accession to the throne irritates the clergy, which will then have political repercussions).

[alltheatreides]

The synkellos (appointed by the Emperor, essentially a Byzantine 'court chaplain') was often the de facto heir. The Photian Schism proves that a Patriarch often had more power than an imperial puppet, but for simplicity sake I agree we should keep things relatively straightforward for now. I propose a slight modification of the above - the court chaplain/synkellos is always a candidate, regardless of their piety/rank. This leaves room for future development of the role of the Patriarch. (For example if the synkellos has low piety, their accession to the throne irritates the clergy, which will then have political repercussions).

• Bonus Elective Opinion modifier in the special k_orthodox law for the Synkellos councillor (any_learning_councillor ? scope) mostly for the AI
• title_on_action when gaining k_orthodox. If the new k_orthodox holder has piety tier below a certain level, apply opinion modifier malus to all theocractic empire ruler towards the emperor.