Legitimacy

Legitimacy is a system of titles earned by leaders through their actions. Legitimacy can be earned through the following ways:

• Earning enough renown to achieve a new cognomen (see below).
• Finishing Ambitions (+10 Legitimacy), or Legacy Ambitions (those of your immediate predecessor)(+5 Legitimacy)
• Events (can go up and down by a few points)
• Through past rulers (half the value per ruler, i.e. 2 rulers ago would yield 1/4th the legitimacy to your current ruler).

Known cognomen

Below is a table that lists all the cognomen that can be acquired, as well as how much legitimacy it provides to the ruler (and their heirs). A new cognomen can only be gained if that title provides more legitimacy than the previous title.

Known titles

Title	Legitimacy	Required Renown	Renown Acquired Through	Notes
The New	0	0		Starting cognomen
The Warrior	10	100	Unit Killed (20), Unit Lost (-10)
The Brave	20	200	Unit Killed (20), Unit Lost (-10)
The Valiant	30	300	Unit Killed (20), Unit Lost (-10)
The Mighty	40	400	Unit Killed (20), Unit Lost (-10)
The Victorious	50	500	Unit Killed (20), Unit Lost (-10)
The Lion	60	600	Unit Killed (20), Unit Lost (-10)
The Invincible	70	700	Unit Killed (20), Unit Lost (-10)
The Capable	20	200	Unit Trained (10), Unit Promoted (10)
The Ready	30	300	Unit Trained (10), Unit Promoted (10)
The Destroyer	20	200	Barbarian Cleared (50)
The Avenger	40	400	Barbarian Cleared (50)
The White Death	60	600	Barbarian Cleared (50)
The Intercessor	30	300	Barbarian Peace (150), Barbarian Alliance (200), Barbarian Conversion (100)
The Peacemaker	50	500	Barbarian Peace (150), Barbarian Alliance (200), Barbarian Conversion (100)
The Conqueror	40	400	City Captured (200)
The Subjugator	60	600	City Captured (200)
The Restorer	30	300	City Recaptured (150)
The Liberator	50	500	City Recaptured (150)
The Settler	20	200	City Founded (100)
The Pioneer	40	400	City Founded (100)
The Ambitious	20	400	Courtier Added (100), Specialist Trained (10)	Gamefile says "400 required" - shouldn't this be 200?
The Brilliant	40	400	Courtier Added (100), Specialist Trained (10)
The Beloved	60	600	Courtier Added (100), Specialist Trained (10)
The Rebuilder	20	200	Improvement Repaired (20)
The Surveyor	10	100	Improvement Finished (10), Wonder Finished (200)
The Mason	20	200	Improvement Finished (10), Wonder Finished (200)
The Architect	40	400	Improvement Finished (10), Wonder Finished (200)
The Keystone	60	600	Improvement Finished (10), Wonder Finished (200)
The Founder	20	200	Nation Founded (200)
The Devout	20	200	Barbarian Converted (100), Religioun Founded (150), Theology Established (100), Religion Spread (20)
The Holy	40	400	Barbarian Converted (100), Religioun Founded (150), Theology Established (100), Religion Spread (20)
The Explorer	30	300	Ruins Explored (100)
The Intrepid	4	400	Ruins Explored (100)
The Learner	20	200	Techs Discovered (50)
The Enlightened	40	400	Techs Discovered (50)
The Wise	60	600	Techs Discovered (50)
The Old	40	400	Years Reigned (10)
The Ancient	50	500	Years Reigned (10)
The Able	30	1500	All
The Just	40	2000	All
The Good	50	2500	All
The Strong	60	3000	All
The Noble	70	3500	All
The Glorious	80	4000	All
The Magnificent	90	4500	All
The Great	100	5000	All

Gaining Renown

Renown can be gained through various ways, though not all may be used for certain cognomen, see above. This here lists all possible ways of getting renown.

Gaining Renown

Method	Renown
Ambition Cleared	1000
Legacy Achieved	500
Barbarian Cleared	20
Barbarian Peace	150
Barbarian Alliance	200
Barbarian Conversation	100
City Founded	100
City Captured	200
City Recaptured	150
City Lost	-200
Courtier Added	100
Improvement Finished	10
Improvement Repaired	20
Religion Founded	150
Theology Established	150
Ruins Explored	100
Nation Founded	200
Specialist Trained	10
Tech Discovered	50
Unit Trained	10
Unit Promoted	10
Unit Killed	20
Unit Lost	-10
Wonder Finished	200
Years Reigned	10