Dukes do not count as direct vassals? So, I'm having this blast being king of whales, getting my bites at Mercia and Irish tribes. I've organized my kingdom so I won't have much problem inside whales. I have 3 dukes with their own vassals, and 5 other counties which are direct vassals of me. On my vassal limit it says I have 5/27 limit, so I'm assuming Dukes don't count as direct vassals?