This is just what I do personally , but I instantly form an alliance with both Charliebigs and Charlieman . Then make it so I can revoke titles and revoke the titles from the duchy of Lombardy . That ' s a 5 county duchy now in your demense . This allows you to have a decent sized army and as your vassals revolt you can win thanks to the Charlies protecting you . After you crush a revolt revoke a ton of duchy titles and redistribute as you see fit . I usually try and keep all the titles as de jure as possible but with the clusterfuck that is Italy it doesn ' t always work out . Your main enemy is the duke who owns half of italy in the south , so hope he ' s in the first rebellion . <| sep |> what does the builder thing mean ?