In December, she gives birth to Ermenegilda di Florenz, presumably on the battlefield. This time she takes command of a 7,493-strong army, leaving behind another 3,000 troops to defend the mainland. Rather than let pregnancy slow her down, in October 1068, Matilda starts another war to vassalise yet another Sardinian count. All I’ll say is that Lealdo’s ambition is to become a paragon of virtue so it seems like he’s got a ways to go. Thanks to the debug info I’ve enabled, I can see that the father is Matilda’s Court Chaplain, Bishop Lealdo. In June, it’s revealed that Matilda is pregnant.
Things settle down soon after-in May, Matilda throws a fair, which, thanks to me further boosting her coffers, should be lavish. The war against the Count of Gallura is won in January 1068, with Matilda adding another vassal to her court. I’m not sure what the point of this is-perhaps murder is one of her hobbies? Matilda has also launched a plot to kill her Marshal, Count Anselmo di Lucca.
My hope is that Matilda’s AI brain will have the good sense to marry matrilineally, thus retaining her title and status rather than handing it off to some rando dude. “The ambitious Duchess Matilda thinks that marrying a ruler would be an excellent way to climb the social ladder,” the game explains. While waiting for the wars to end, I notice Matilda has gained some life goals. A 4,767-strong army begins a siege of Gallura’s towns and castles. But Matilda has also started a war of her own to convince the Count of Gallura to become her vassal, thus extending her territory into Sardinia. Some troops head north, joining Kaiser Heinrich’s war with France over the county of Zeeland. I soon see why, as armies start marching out from her provinces. I unpause, and Matilda’s treasury immediately empties. Then I raise all of Matilda’s stats, and give her a boost to money, prestige and piety. Using the console, I upgrade the key attribute of each member of Matilda’s court. Her Spymaster in particular is deemed an incompetent schemer by Crusader Kings II’s rating system. She’s popular among her vassals, which is good, but her advisors leave much to be desired. First, though, Matilda needs to get her house in order.
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