This will change the County culture to your own, but have no effect on the ruler. You can use the Council Action Promote Culture.

The final way handles things differently and is possibly the most pointless. As a side note, this can also be used to convert Faith. What this means is that you get the chance for the next ruler to be the culture of their Guardian. If you can convince your Vassal to hand over their heir as your ward (or the ward of anyone in your court) you can tick the box to begin a culture conversion. This isn't always easy to achieve peacefully, so look for opportunities to arrest those you want out of the way, as sometimes this will give you the right to revoke the title without tyranny.Ī secondary way of changing the culture of a ruler is through Guardianship.

If you want to remove the malus from having a Vassal raised in a different society, you can simply remove them and grant the title to someone of your own background. There are several ways to change culture, and we'll start with the most basic one we've already mentioned.