Infuriating Inheritance (France)
You are the king of France. Ever since the failed attempt to draw the Electors on Your side by the means of immense amounts of money the debts weigh heavily on the treasury. Even worse, the Electors chose Charles of Spain as the new Emperor Charles V, whose Habsburg encirclement You are trying to break by yet another war. This war, however, has now been going on for two years already and the cost for the upkeep of the armies are putting additional pressure on the treasury.
Recently Your mother's sister, Suzanne de Bourbon, has died and bequeathed her extensive holdings and the entire duchy of Bourbon - not to back to the crown, but to her husband, Charles, the duke of Bourbon. The duke is the marshal of France, thus Your most important military leader, a powerful and wealthy man, too. Angering him could have dangerous consequences - word has it that he maintains good relations with the Emperor and the king of England.
However, the law of inheritance would admit an interpretation according to which You could claim heirship to Your late aunt. The wealth and income from the holdings of the duchy would be direly needed to refill the hard-pressed treasury and could even provide You with the decisive advantage over the equally bankrupt Habsburgs.Will You confiscate the inheritance or leave the duke's possessions untouched?
Infuriating Inheritance (France)
You are the king of France. Ever since the failed attempt to draw the Electors on Your side by the means of immense amounts of money the debts weigh heavily on the treasury.
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