Cologne — Not random
Conditions
- Austria exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
- State religion is Protestant
- State religion is Reformed
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1527
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1529)
Description
After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).Actions
A. Give it your support
- +50 relations with Brandenburg
- +50 relations with Brunswick
- +50 relations with Hesse
- +50 relations with Palatinate
- +50 relations with Saxony
- +50 relations with Würzburg
- +50 relations with Baden
- -50 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Spain
- -100 relations with Austria
B. Ignore it
- -150 relations with Brandenburg
- -150 relations with Brunswick
- -150 relations with Hesse
- -150 relations with Palatinate
- -150 relations with Saxony
- -150 relations with Würzburg
- -150 relations with Baden
- +50 relations with Austria
- +50 relations with Bavaria
Cologne — Not random
Will happen on April 2, 1583
Description
Ernst, a member of the ruling Wittelsbach family of Bavaria, has been appointed Archbishop of Cologne. This may mean a new era of Bavarian influence here. How shall we proceed?Actions
A. Allow Bavarian influence
- Event 3853 - The Archbishop in Cologne for Bavaria is triggered immediately
- +200 relations with Bavaria
- Centralization +1
- Innovativeness -1
B. We will go our own way
- -50 relations with Bavaria
- Innovativeness +1
- Stability -1
Cologne — Not random
Conditions
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- State religion is Protestant
- State religion is Reformed
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1605
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1609)
Description
The Holy Roman Empire had a fragile balance, split between 10 major and nearly 400 minor states and principalities, as well as two opposing religions. The power of the Emperor is quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II increases frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and is banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states form the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.Actions
A. Prepare to Join
- +50 relations with Brandenburg
- +50 relations with Brunswick
- +50 relations with Hesse
- +50 relations with Palatinate
- +50 relations with Saxony
- +50 relations with Würzburg
- +50 relations with Baden
- -50 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Spain
- -100 relations with Austria
B. Stay Neutral
- -150 relations with Brandenburg
- -150 relations with Brunswick
- -150 relations with Hesse
- -150 relations with Palatinate
- -150 relations with Saxony
- -150 relations with Würzburg
- -150 relations with Baden
- +50 relations with Austria
- +50 relations with Bavaria
Cologne — Not random
Conditions
-
At least one of the following must occur:
- State religion is Catholic
- State religion is Counter-Reform Catholic
Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1607
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1609)
Description
The German Catholic states felt threatened by the 1608 creation of the Evangelic Union of their northern Protestant neighbors, following the Donauwerth exclusion from the Empire. Feeling the urge to unite, they regrouped into a Catholic League that same year. The stage was set for the Thirty Years War.Actions
A. Prepare to Join
- -100 relations with Brandenburg
- -100 relations with Brunswick
- -100 relations with Hesse
- -100 relations with Palatinate
- -100 relations with Saxony
- -100 relations with Würzburg
- -100 relations with Baden
- +100 relations with Bavaria
- +100 relations with Cleves
- +150 relations with Papal States
- +150 relations with Spain
- +150 relations with Austria
B. Stay Neutral
- +50 relations with Brandenburg
- +50 relations with Brunswick
- +50 relations with Hesse
- +50 relations with Palatinate
- +50 relations with Saxony
- +50 relations with Würzburg
- +50 relations with Baden
- -50 relations with Papal States
- -50 relations with Spain
- -100 relations with Austria
Cologne — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 3127 - Chambers of Reunion for FranceDescription
The reunion policy of Louis XIV had been forced upon by the Empire in the 1684 by the Truce of Regensburg, mostly because the Emperor was preoccupied by the Turkish menace (siege of Vienna in 1683). The continued French claims and expansion to the detriment of the Habsburg possessions and the German states of the Empire led to the creation of the anti-French League of Augsburg (1686).Actions
A. Defy French claims
- -150 relations with France
- +150 relations with England
- +150 relations with Austria
- +150 relations with Prussia
- +150 relations with Brandenburg
- +150 relations with Netherlands
- +100 relations with Brunswick
- +100 relations with Spain
- +100 relations with Hesse
- +100 relations with Cleves
- +100 relations with Baden
- +100 relations with Palatinate
- +100 relations with Würzburg
B. Ignore it
- +50 relations with France
- -100 relations with England
- -100 relations with Austria
- -100 relations with Prussia
- -100 relations with Brandenburg
- -100 relations with Netherlands
- -50 relations with Brunswick
- -50 relations with Spain
- -50 relations with Hesse
- -50 relations with Cleves
- -50 relations with Baden
- -50 relations with Palatinate
- -50 relations with Würzburg