Patricians have a number of unique opportunities not available to the nobility: Patricians have a number of unique events related to their status as powerful merchant lords and as leading families in a republic - they may gain or lose money from their businesses and they may involve themselves in multi-generational rivalries.

Owners of The Republic DLC can play as patricians.

The doge of the republic is elected from the five patricians, and the other 4 serve as his vassals. Please help with verifying or updating older sections of this article.Īt least some were last verified for version 2.8.Ī patrician is the leader of one of the five major families in a merchant republic.