House of Wittelsbach
House of Wittelsbach is a German Exploration Age Royal Embassy choice in Knights of the Mediterranean. It unlocks Mountain Troopers and Chevaulegers at Royal Embassies, increases each unit’s train limit by five and changes their population costs. Selecting this house disables the other recorded German House branches, so the choice shapes the rest of the match.
Research profile
- Civilization
- Germans
- Research location
- Royal Embassy
- Research time
- 5 seconds
- Food cost
- 0
- Wood cost
- 0
- Effect
- Enables Mountain Troopers and Chevaulegers to be trained and upgraded at Royal Embassies; Mountain Trooper train limit +5 and cost 1 population; Chevauleger train limit +5 and cost 2 population; Disables House of Habsburg, House of Hanover, House of Oldenburg, and House of Wettin
Effect & research conditions
The five-second research grants access to Mountain Troopers and Chevaulegers at Royal Embassies. The train limit increases by five for each; Mountain Troopers cost one population and Chevaulegers cost two. The same effect disables House of Habsburg, House of Hanover, House of Oldenburg and House of Wettin. This is a branch selection with roster consequences, not a free upgrade to all German embassy units.
Research condition
Germans; Exploration Age at the Royal Embassy. Research time: 5 seconds. Disables House of Habsburg, House of Hanover, House of Oldenburg and House of Wettin.
When to research
Choose Wittelsbach when the Mountain Trooper and Chevauleger options fit the army plan and their additional train limits matter. Review which other House choices will be disabled before committing, then reserve population for the desired unit mix. The short research time does not remove the strategic cost of giving up the other branches.
A mutually exclusive German House branch
Selecting House of Wittelsbach disables House of Habsburg, House of Hanover, House of Oldenburg and House of Wettin. This is a branch decision with roster consequences, not a bonus that can be combined with every Royal Embassy House. Compare the Mountain Trooper and Chevauleger options with the units available from the other Houses before researching.
Two units with different population commitments
The choice unlocks Mountain Troopers and Chevaulegers at Royal Embassies and adds five to each unit’s train limit. Mountain Troopers use one population while Chevaulegers use two, so the enlarged limits do not mean both lines fit equally well into the army. Plan population space and production before committing to the House.