Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Sweden is a vassal of Denmark

Will happen between January 2, 1399 and January 1, 1522
unless prevented by
Action A of 3219 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Sweden

Description

The crown councils of Norway, Sweden and Denmark met in 1397 in the city of Kalmar and decided to unite the three Scandinavian nations under a single monarch. This 'Union of Kalmar', at the time the largest state in Europe, was troubled from the start by its loose organization and unbalancing Danish domination. Constant strife in the late 1470's between Sweden and Denmark led to the final dissolution of the Union in 1523, when the national council of Sweden chose the freedom fighter Gustav Eriksson Vasa as King Gustav I. You however, have chosen to roll the dice earlier...

Actions

A. Death to the Danish tyrant!

• Monarch Unionsråd will never rule
• Monarch Nationalregenter becomes active
• Event 3219 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Sweden will never fire
• -100 relations with Denmark
• Aristocracy -1
• Event 3289 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Denmark is triggered immediately
• Event 3846 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Norway is triggered immediately

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Novgorod is a neighbor
• None of the following must occur:
  • Sweden and Novgorod are allied
  • Novgorod is a vassal of Sweden
  • Sweden and Novgorod are at war
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Own Österbotten
  • Own Tavastland
  • Own Nyland

Will happen within 60 days of January 2, 1425
Checked again every 60 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1445)

Description

Wars and border skirmishes had been fought intermittently between Sweden and the Novgorod Republic since the 12th century, with Novgorodian raids as far as Lappland in the north and Turku in the south. Initially, Swedish counter-attacks formed the backdrop of the Northern Crusades against pagan Karelians, but eventually smaller skirmishes and pirate raids gave way to pitched battles such as at Neva (1240), in which Alexander Nevsky led the Novgorodians to victory against a Scandinavian alliance. The primary area of contention remained Finland, which contained large, sparsely populated areas of poorly-mapped frontier territory claimed by both sides - primarily the no man's land of Savonia. Though an 'eternal peace' was signed at Nöteborg in 1323, both sides continued to launch raids and establish settlements across the border, such as the Novgorodian forts at Oreshek (1323), Korela (1360) and Oulu (1370) and the Swedish castles at Viborg (1293), Uleåborg (1375) and Olofsborg (1475). By the end of the 14th century Sweden had become a (reluctant) member of the Kalmar Union, whilst Novgorod had diverted its attention to matters in Russia and the Baltic. Though a final conflict broke out in 1445, it was a half-hearted affair that ended quickly, and subsequently Novgorod lacked either the resources or political capital to engage in wars of expansion.

Actions

A. Claim all of Savonia for our realm

• Savolaks will be considered a claim province
• Offensive Doctrine +1
• -100 relations with Novgorod
• -50 relations with Denmark
• -50 relations with Norway
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Novgorod for 36 months
• +2 colonists
• Stability +1

B. Put an end to these pointless wars

• Cede Savolaks to Novgorod
• +1 base tax value in Österbotten
• +1 base tax value in Tavastland
• +1 base tax value in Nyland
• Global revolt risk +2 for 60 months
• Offensive Doctrine -1
• +100 relations with Novgorod
• +50 relations with Denmark
• +50 relations with Norway
• Stability -2

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Denmark exists
• Sweden is a vassal of Denmark

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1499
Checked again every 720 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1504)

Description

Following Sweden's victory over Russia in 1497, the scheming Union King Hans realized he had to curb the power of the Swedish marshal Sten Sture (the elder). Defeating the Swedes at Rotebro he marched into Stockholm and was crowned King of Sweden, but only after granting amnesty to Sten Sture and the rebels. This event was called the 'Kalmar Recess'. In 1500, following King Hans's crushing defeat by the peasant rebels in the Ditmarsk, Sten Sture and the Swedish nobles rejected the Kalmar Recess, claiming Hans had not been honoring the agreement. This was to mark the beginning of the end for the Union of Kalmar.

Actions

A. Reject the Kalmar Recess

• -100 relations with Denmark
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Denmark for 120 months
• Centralization +1
• +2 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• Stability -4

B. Honor the Agreement

• +200
• +100 relations with Denmark
• Stability +3
• Serfdom +1
• Aristocracy +1

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Denmark exists
• Sweden is a vassal of Denmark

Will happen within 1094 days of January 2, 1521
Checked again every 1094 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1525)
unless prevented by
Action A of 3234 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Sweden

Description

The crown councils of Norway, Sweden and Denmark met in 1397 in the city of Kalmar and decided to unite the three Scandinavian nations under a single monarch. This 'Union of Kalmar', at the time the largest state in Europe, was troubled from the start by its loose organization and unbalancing Danish domination. Constant strife in the late 1470's between Sweden and Denmark led to the final dissolution of the Union in 1523, when the national council of Sweden chose the freedom fighter Gustav Eriksson Vasa as King Gustav I (1523-1560), long after Regent Sten Sture I of Sweden had defeated the Danes at the battle of the Brunkeberg in 1471.

Actions

A. Freedom!

• Monarch Unionsråd will never rule
• Break vassalization with Denmark
• -100 relations with Denmark
• Aristocracy -1
• Stability -2
• Event 3289 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Denmark is triggered immediately
• Event 3846 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Norway is triggered immediately
• Event 3234 - The End of the Kalmar Union for Sweden will never fire

B. Stay in the Union

• Global revolt risk +4 for 36 months
• Aristocracy +2
• +200 relations with Denmark

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• State religion is Catholic

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1530
Checked again every 720 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1533)

Description

During the Swedish liberation war, the Crown had accrued enormous debts to the Hanseatic League and Gustav Vasa needed money quickly in order to placate the powerful merchants. At the Parliament of Västerås in the summer of 1527 he took the first step towards Protestantism when the church was obliged to 'lend' the state money in the form of silver chalices, bells and other valuable objects. Over the coming three decades, Sweden gradually slipped into the evangelic faith despite several uprisings.

Actions

A. Convert to Protestantism

• Change religion to Protestant
• +250
• Stability -2
• -100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Spain
• -100 relations with Portugal
• -100 relations with Papal States
• Global revolt risk +3 for 120 months
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province

B. Remain true to Catholicism

• Stability +3
• +100 relations with Papal States
• +100 relations with Spain
• +100 relations with Austria
• +100 relations with Portugal
• +100 relations with Poland

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 3649 days of January 2, 1535

Description

Upon his ascension to the Swedish throne, Gustav Vasa was faced with a seemingly endless list of discouraging tasks. The country was in massive debt to the Hansa (which threatened to side with Denmark in its attempts to restore the Union), the nobles were untrustworthy, and the army and navy were in shambles. Worst of all, however, was the unbalanced distribution of land. The crown lands were too small to provide the vital taxes needed to support the state. The king proved up to the challenge, and with unpopular reductions and obsessive micromanagement he got the country back on its feet. In his early reign, Gustav also sought to gain the Skåne counties and Gotland from Denmark with the help of the Hansa. He didn't succeed, but the claim had been staked...

Actions

A. Hansa-friendly Reforms

• Gotland will be considered a claim province
• Infrastructure tech investment: +1500
• Mercantilism -2
• Centralization +2
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• +2 base tax value in a random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• Land tech investment: +2000
• Naval tech investment: +2000
• Gain Refinery in Västergötland
• Skåne will be considered a claim province

B. Hansa-hostile Reforms

• Jämtland will be considered a claim province
• Trade tech investment: +1500
• Mercantilism +2
• Centralization +2
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• +2 base tax value in a random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• Land tech investment: +2000
• Naval tech investment: +2000
• Gain Refinery in Västergötland
• Skåne will be considered a claim province

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1542

Description

Nils Dacke was a well-off farmer from Småland who got so fed up with the centralism, high taxes and confiscation of church property that he led the old border county in open revolt. Thousands of peasants with improvised weaponry marched across the border into Östergötland. Initially the peasants were successful, but when the king brought in German mercenaries their fortunes quickly reversed. In the forests of Småland, Nils Dacke is still regarded as a hero of the common folk.

Actions

A. Crush the rebellion

• Småland revolts
• Småland revolts
• A random province revolts
• Stability -1
• Global revolt risk +4 for 24 months

B. Negotiate with Dacke

• Centralization -1
• -2 base tax value in Småland

Sweden — Not random

Will happen on September 29, 1568

Description

Gustav Vasa had four sons - Erik, John, Magnus and Charles. Erik was the oldest and succeeded his father on the throne as Erik XIV (although he was actually only the eighth king of that name) in 1560. He was an able king who reformed the army and pursued an aggressive foreign policy, securing the northern part of Estonia for Sweden in 1561. However, his relation to his brother John, the Duke of Finland, plummeted when the latter married a Polish princess against the king's will. John and his wife were sentenced to death (but later pardoned) and imprisoned until the paranoid king Erik suffered a period of insanity and stabbed one of his advisors to death in 1567. Fleeing into the countryside, the king was found wandering a few days later and eventually recovered. However his brothers (except Magnus, who went insane in 1562) conspired against him and managed to depose him in 1568. Erik died in prison in 1577 - probably murdered at the order of King John.

Actions

A. Dethrone Erik

• Monarch Erik XIV will never rule
• Monarch Johan III becomes active
• +150 relations with Poland
• Gain a royal marriage with Poland
• Centralization -1
• Aristocracy -1
• Quality -1
• Stability +2

B. Have John Executed

• Monarch Erik XV becomes active
• -150 relations with Poland
• Centralization +2
• Aristocracy +1
• Quality +1
• Stability -1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen on September 16, 1598

Description

John III had a son named Sigismund who was crowned king of Poland-Lithuania in 1587. Although his father was a Lutheran (albeit one who sought reconciliation with the Pope), he was raised a Catholic by his mother and was tutored by Jesuits. When John died in 1592, Sigismund also inherited the Swedish crown, creating for a few years the most powerful political entity in Europe. However, Sigismund's Catholicism alienated him from many important Swedish nobles who could not stomach the thought of seeing their country revert to papism. Sigismund's uncle Charles rose up in rebellion as soon as the king had left for Poland after his coronation in 1594. Sigismund returned with an army but was defeated at Stångebro in 1598, which effectively ended the brief union. For decades to come, the Polish kings would regard Charles and his successors as usurpers - a claim that would spark several bloody wars between the nations.

Actions

A. God is with Duke Charles

• Monarch Sigismund will never rule
• Centralization +1
• Aristocracy -1
• Serfdom -1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +500
• +300
• Stability +2

B. Sigismund is the rightful King

• Monarch Johan IV becomes active
• Monarch Johan V Kasimir becomes active
• Monarch Johan VI Wilhelm becomes active
• Monarch Karl IX Filip becomes active
• Monarch Karl IX will never rule
• Monarch Gustav II Adolf will never rule
• Monarch Kristina will never rule
• Leader Sigismund I becomes active
• Leader Johan IV becomes active
• Leader Karl IX will never be active
• Leader Karl X Gustav will never be active
• Leader Karl XI will never be active
• Leader Karl XII will never be active
• Leader Zygmunt III will never be active
• Leader Wladyslaw IV will never be active
• Event 3230 - Emperor Charles Philip of Russia for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3236 - Oxenstierna's Regency for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3237 - The Quarter Reduction of Charles X for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3238 - The Quarter Reduction of Christina for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3239 - Queen Christina-The Catholic Maiden for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3240 - De La Gardie's Regency for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3245 - The Oriental Diplomacy for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3248 - Pietism and the Conventicle Edict for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3254 - Swedish Parliament of 1738 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3754 - The Threat to Protestantism in Germany for Sweden will never fire
• +250 relations with Poland
• Gain a royal marriage with Poland
• Gain an alliance with Poland
• Gain Poland as vassals
• Change religion to Catholic
• Stability -3

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Own Bergslagen

Will happen within 3649 days of January 2, 1600
Checked again every 3649 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1611)

Description

In 1614, the Walloon entrepreneur Louis de Geer set up shop in Sweden and undertook the development of the iron ore mining and foundries in northern Sweden. For some time already, Walloon craftsmen from the Hainaut, Brabant and Luxemburg regions had been fleeing unemployment and immigrated to Sweden. The influx of master metal workers and ore refiners vitalized the industry and led to a massive improvement in steel quality - a major advantage in weapons manufacture. In a few decades, Sweden became a major exporter of steel and cannon as well as copper and iron.

Actions

A. Encourage Walloon immigration

• +9 base tax value in Bergslagen
• +5% population in Bergslagen
• +4 base tax value in Lappland
• +5% population in Lappland
• Gain Weapons Manufactory in Bergslagen
• Infrastructure tech investment: +1000
• Global revolt risk +3 for 48 months
• Stability -1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1611
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1614)
unless prevented by
Action C of 3414 - The Time of Troubles for Russia
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

During the Russian Time of Troubles, Sweden intervened in favor of the elected Tsar Vasily Shuisky. Poland also intervened and managed to place their candidate Vladislav Vasa on the throne for a short while, ousting Vasily Shuisky. When the Poles were eventually driven off, the Russians agreed to elect the Swedish prince Karl Filip, brother to Gustavus Vasa, but the young prince was reluctant to go, and certain political factions desired territorial concessions from the Russians instead. In 1613 the Russians got tired of waiting and united under Michael Romanov instead.

Actions

A. The Prince deserves better

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 6 months
• Kexholm will be considered a claim province
• Conditions:
  
  • The following must not occur:
    • Event 25030 - The Swedish-Novgorodian Wars for Sweden has already occurred
  Savolaks will be considered a claim province
• -150 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Poland

B. He will make an excellent Tsar!

• +50 relations with Russia
• Stability +1
• +50 relations with Poland

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1612

Description

Born in 1583, Axel Oxenstierna started his civil career for the Swedish State in 1602, and became Chancellor between 1612 and 1654. He proved to be the most able administrator Sweden has ever had. Like Charles IX, Oxenstierna was impressed by Calvinism, and harbored notions of adopting at least elements of that faith. As Gustavus Adolphus's right hand man, he fought against the king's plans to intervene in the Thirty Years War. However, after the death of the king at Lützen in 1632, he assumed the leadership of the Protestant cause and managed to convince the French to actively participate in the conflict. He always followed domestic policies closely, but lost most of his influence following the abdication of Queen Christina, which he opposed. He died in 1654, shortly after the coronation of King Charles X Gustavus.

Actions

A. Appoint him Chancellor

• Monarch's diplomatic skill +4 for 240 months
• Monarch's administrative skill +4 for 240 months
• Monarch's military skill +4 for 240 months
• Stability +3

B. Allow him free reign

• Aristocracy +2
• Serfdom +1
• Change religion to Reformed
• Religion in Småland changes to Reformed
• Religion in Svealand changes to Reformed
• Religion in Bergslagen changes to Reformed
• Religion in Västerbotten changes to Reformed
• Religion in Gästrikland changes to Reformed
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +5 for 36 months
• +100 relations with England
• +100 relations with Netherlands
• -100 relations with Denmark
• -100 relations with Spain
• -100 relations with Papal States
• -100 relations with Poland
• Monarch's diplomatic skill +4 for 240 months
• Monarch's administrative skill +4 for 240 months
• Monarch's military skill +4 for 240 months

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1614

Description

Gustavus Adolphus founded the first Swedish court of appeals, 'Svea Hovrätt', in 1614 as a higher instance than the old local courts, or 'tingsrätt'. Today there are six such courts in Sweden.

Actions

A. Ok

• Stability +1
• Centralization +1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1615

Description

In the early 17th century, Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus undertook a set of measures to reform the Swedish military system. Sweden would develop a professional army around the conscription of soldiers on the basis of same geographical origin (cities, hamlets, villages) that would bring team spirit and cohesion to units that did not exist in most mercenary armies of the time. The tactical innovations included shallower and broader formations to maximize firepower, cross training between the army branches, and light, highly mobile field artillery. The new Swedish tactical doctrine was based on firepower and mobility, eschewing heavy artillery and slow-moving tercios.

Actions

A. Regional Conscription

• Quality +2
• Offensive Doctrine +1
• Land tech investment: +2000
• +2 base manpower in the capital province
• +1 base manpower in a different random province
• +1 base manpower in a different random province
• +1 base manpower in a different random province
• +1 base manpower in a different random province
• +1 base manpower in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province

B. Mercenary Core

• +5 national manpower
• Quality +1
• Offensive Doctrine +1
• Land tech investment: +2000

C. Naval Expansion

• Naval tech investment: +4000
• Gain shipyard in Svealand
• Gain Naval Equipment Manufactory in Småland
• Land -2

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 3649 days of January 2, 1620

Description

During the first half of the 17th century, the newly risen great power of Sweden sought ways of reforming her trade as effectively as she had the army. Foreign entrepreneurs (mostly from the Low Countries, like Louis de Geer) started up flourishing businesses and provided excellent role models for Swedish merchants. The Swedes were even persuaded by certain Dutchmen to embark on lucrative colonial ventures, but the attempts were half-hearted as Sweden chose instead to pursue an aggressive continental policy. Swedish trade never really took off either, due to the constant mercantilist interference of a money starved government.

Actions

A. Mercantilist Policy

• Mercantilism +2
• +3 base tax value in the capital province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• Trade tech investment: +1000

B. Free Trade Policy

• Stability -2
• +5 merchants
• Svealand becomes a center of trade
• Center of trade in Mecklemburg closes
• Mercantilism -3
• Trade tech investment: +1000

C. Align with Dutch colonialism

• Stability -6
• Global revolt risk +4 for 48 months
• +5 merchants
• +6 colonists
• Svealand becomes a center of trade
• Center of trade in Mecklemburg closes
• Mercantilism -4
• Land -2
• Naval tech investment: +2000
• +150 relations with Netherlands
• -150 relations with England
• -150 relations with Spain
• -150 relations with Portugal
• Trade tech investment: +1000

Sweden — Not random

Will happen on November 8, 1632
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

Upon Gustavus Adolphus not entirely unexpected but greatly feared demise at Lützen on November 6, 1632 Axel Oxenstierna had to shoulder the full burden of governing the realm as head regent for Gustavus's six year old daughter Christina. The brilliant administrator kept the nation running smoothly, but the aristocratic tendencies that had been kept in check by the late king were unleashed in full by the high lords of the regency to the great detriment of the lower classes and the Crown. One of the other five regents was Karl Karlsson Gyllenhielm, bastard brother to Gustavus and high admiral of the realm. Of the lot, he was the least concerned with personal wealth and privileges.

Actions

A. Regency under Oxenstierna

• Monarch's diplomatic skill +4 for 264 months
• Monarch's administrative skill +4 for 264 months
• Monarch's military skill +4 for 264 months
• Aristocracy +2
• Serfdom +1
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province

B. Regency under Gyllenhielm

• Stability -3
• Naval tech investment: +1000
• Infrastructure tech investment: +500

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Kristina is active

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1650
Checked again every 364 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1652)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

Queen Christina's reign was troubled by her struggle with the high lords of the Council, particularly the chancellor, Axel Oxenstierna. In spite of his opposition, she was a prime mover in concluding the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and ending the Thirty Years War. An assiduous politician, Christina was able to keep the bitter class rivalries that broke out after the war from lapsing into civil war but was unable to solve the desperate financial problems caused by the long years of fighting. In the end, she had to recall Oxenstierna and accept the failure of her reform program.

Actions

A. Align with the Lords

• Stability +1
• Global revolt risk +3 for 12 months
• Aristocracy +1
• +3000 infantry in the capital province
• +3000 cavalry in the capital province
• +10 artillery in the capital province

B. Increased Contributions

• Stability -1
• +300
• +1 base tax value in a random province

C. More land to the Crown

• Stability -2
• Aristocracy -1
• +2 base tax value in the capital province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province

Sweden — Not random

Will happen on June 7, 1654
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

At the parliament of 1650 Christina had set her mind on making her cousin Charles Gustavus heir to the throne and she also did. But what if...? Her intention to abdicate had reached the ears of Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie and the men around him. The High Nobility of Sweden defied this and managed to break any burgher-peasant coalition Christina manages to create. In a nightly discussion De la Gardie promised the Queen that she might herself choose the religion of her conscience if she stayed as Queen and ruled together with the cream of the Nobility. However, should she decide not to, then De la Gardie and his friend would see to it that Charles Gustavus never became heir. Thus, Christina surrendered and chose to stay on the throne in 1654.

Actions

A. Abdicate

• Monarch Kristina will never rule
• Centralization +2
• Aristocracy -1
• Serfdom -1
• Land tech investment: +250
• Stability +1

B. Stay and personally convert to Catholicism

• Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months
• Centralization -1
• Aristocracy +2
• Serfdom +1
• Gain Fine Arts Academy in a random province
• +100 relations with Poland
• +150 relations with France
• +150 relations with Spain
• +150 relations with Austria
• +150 relations with Papal States
• +150 relations with Bavaria
• +150 relations with Cologne
• +150 relations with Savoy
• +150 relations with Portugal
• Stability -1

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Karl X Gustav is active

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1656
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1661)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

Charles Gustavus selection as crown prince came about only with promises of change for the peasants and burghers at the Riksdag of 1650. Thus, when he succeeded Christina to the throne in 1654 he felt an obligation to lighten their burden as well as strengthen the state finances. As always, there were only two real ways of accomplishing this - reduction or increased contributions from the aristocracy. With great reluctance the nobles agreed to a limited reduction. After all, increased contributions were almost the same thing as paying taxes, something nobles simply didn't do.

Actions

A. More land to the Crown!

• Stability -2
• Global revolt risk +3 for 6 months
• Aristocracy -1
• Centralization +1
• +2 base tax value in the capital province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province

B. Force the nobles to contribute more

• Stability -1
• +500
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province

C. Align with the Lords

• Stability +1
• Global revolt risk +4 for 24 months
• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization -1
• +5000 infantry in the capital province
• +5000 cavalry in the capital province
• +20 artillery in the capital province

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 63 days of February 15, 1660
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

On his deathbed, Charles X appointed the regents for his son Charles in a way that would limit the power of the high aristocracy to avoid a situation similar to Axel Oxenstierna's regency. Soon after he was dead however, the Council and the House of Lords managed to replace two of his closest supporters, Prince Adolf Johan and Herman Fleming, with the more pliable Lars Kagg and Gustav Bonde. The result was a return to the government statutes of 1634, with policies closely aligned with the interests of the landed nobles.

Actions

A. Replace the king's men

• Aristocracy +3
• Serfdom +1
• Quality -2
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• +100 relations with France

B. Comply with the king's will

• Stability -3

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1679

Description

After the disastrous war of 1674-79, which Sweden was more or less forced into by France, Charles XI and broad layers of the Swedish administration realized that something had to change. The King, in two surprisingly painless parliament sessions 1680 and 1682, assumed sole control of the country with no obligation to heed either parliament or royal council. Thus began the period of Caroline absolutism in Sweden, with the king called 'the Graycoat' for his humility and simple habits, answerable only to God.

Actions

A. The King shall rule supreme

• Stability -2
• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2

B. The King must heed the Council

• Stability +3
• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization -1

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Sweden and Russia are at war

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1680
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1730)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

The Great Northern War required powerful allies - something Sweden had rarely been blessed with before. Charles XII thought he had found such allies in the Ottoman Empire and the Ukrainian Cossacks under Mazepa, but his hopes were eventually most cruelly dashed. Mazepa proved much less resourceful than expected and the Turks were notoriously unreliable. However, the only alternative allies were the great nations of Western Europe, and they were in no real position to strike against Russia.

Actions

A. Align with the Oriental Powers

• +200 relations with Ottoman Empire
• +200 relations with Ukraine
• +100 relations with Persia

B. Align with France

• +200 relations with France
• -200 relations with England
• -200 relations with Netherlands

C. Align with England and Holland

• +200 relations with England
• +200 relations with Netherlands
• -200 relations with France

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1681

Description

The Swedish kings of the 16th and 17th centuries alternated between acceptance and dislike of the nobility. In Gustav Vasa's time there was little difference between a rich farmer and a nobleman, but the situation changed towards the end of his life. Erik XIV kept the nobles on a short leash whereas his brother John wanted to expand their privileges. The third brother, who was to become Charles IX, hated the nobility with an almost revolutionary fervor and surrounded himself with men of the lower classes, toying with ideas that were unheard of in his time. Under Gustavus Adolphus and Axel Oxenstierna the pendulum swung the other way and the nobles gained both land and power. This tendency took an abrupt end with Charles XI, who after the humiliating defeat of Sweden in 1679 commenced a policy of wide scale reductions of the lands and powers of the nobility and abolished the special privileges of the Baltic lords.

Actions

A. Time of reckoning for the lords

• Stability -3
• A random province revolts
• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +1
• +3 base tax value in the capital province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• +2 base tax value in a different random province
• Serfdom -1

B. Bargain with the lords

• Stability +3
• Global revolt risk +4 for 48 months
• +1000
• +5000 infantry in the capital province
• +10000 cavalry in the capital province
• +30 artillery in the capital province
• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization -1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 1600 days of January 2, 1683

Description

Charles XI was not a great warrior king like his father and his son, but he was a great reorganizer and consolidator. Apart from his centralization efforts and huge reduction of aristocratic land holdings he also remodelled the army. Most importantly, he devised the genial 'indelningsverk', or military-tenure system. The system was a military organisation where the soldiers were given a croft to live in and cultivate (made possible by the reduction), where the harvest served as their wages. Thus the country could maintain a large army in both times of peace and of war. If a peasant assumed the responsibility of maintaining an enlisted rider, his horse and equipment, he was exempted from conscription and freed from paying taxes. The peasants could cooperate in groups of 2-5 farms and maintain a soldier or a sailor. The soldiers were organized into companies of 150 men, and every county should field a regiment of 1200 men. The new system also made no distinction between officers of noble birth and commoners.

Actions

A. Reform the army

• Gain barrack in the capital province
• +2 base manpower in a random province
• +2 base manpower in a different random province
• +2 base manpower in a different random province
• +2 base manpower in a different random province
• +2 base manpower in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province
• -1 base tax value in a different random province

B. Use the old system

• -1 victory points

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Russia exists
  • Poland exists
  • Denmark exists

Will happen within 0 days of June 16, 1697
Checked again every 0 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1700)

Description

In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Tsar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislas Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.

Actions

A. Denmark First-Strategy

Conditions

• Denmark exists

Effects

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Denmark for 36 months
• -100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Poland
• -200 relations with Denmark
• -100 relations with Saxony
• +200 relations with Holstein
• +100 relations with England
• +100 relations with Netherlands
• +50 relations with France
• Gain a royal marriage with Holstein
• Gain an alliance with Holstein
• Stability +1

B. Poland First-Strategy

Conditions

• Poland exists

Effects

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 36 months
• -100 relations with Russia
• -200 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Denmark
• -200 relations with Saxony
• -50 relations with Holstein
• +50 relations with England
• +50 relations with Netherlands
• +150 relations with France
• Gain a royal marriage with Holstein
• Gain an alliance with Holstein
• Stability -1

C. Russia First-Strategy

Conditions

• Russia exists

Effects

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 36 months
• -200 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Denmark
• -100 relations with Saxony
• -50 relations with Holstein
• +100 relations with England
• +50 relations with Netherlands
• -50 relations with France
• Gain a royal marriage with Holstein
• Gain an alliance with Holstein

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Poland is a vassal of Sweden
• The following must not occur:
  • All of the following must be true for :
    • Monarch Stanislaw I Leszczynski is active

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1700
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1720)
unless prevented by
Action C of 3486 - The Polish Succession of 1697 for Poland

Description

Charles XII spent six years (1701-1706) campaigning in Poland trying to force the Polish nobles to depose Augustus of Saxony and accept a peace settlement. In 1704 the Polish nobleman Stanislaus Leszczynski was installed on the throne, but Augustus still had many supporters. In 1706 Charles XII invaded Saxony and forced August to abdicate, but Charles's defeat at Poltava in 1709 saw Augustus back on the throne and Stanislaus in exile in Alsace. Poland has been vassalized, do you want to install Stanislaus Leszczynski as king?

Actions

A. Yes, dethrone the Saxon pig

• Event 3492 - The Dethronement of August the Strong for Poland is triggered immediately
• +150 relations with Poland
• -150 relations with Saxony
• -150 relations with Russia
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Saxony for 60 months
• Stability +1

B. No, that could unite the Szlachta against us

• Stability +1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1720
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

The death of the childless Charles XII left his younger sister Ulrika Eleonora in charge as Queen. The staunch parliamentarian, Chancellor Arvid Horn, immediately seized this opportunity to bring down the absolutism and strengthen the powers of Parliament. While his democratic leanings were in a way commendable, his actions were to completely destabilize Sweden and make her a puppet of foreign interests for the next 50 years. This so called Age of Freedom also saw the aristocracy regain some of their lost ground. However, the young queen saw no clear alternative that would not upset her war weary people too much.

Actions

A. Abandon absolutism

• Stability +3
• Serfdom -1
• Innovativeness +2
• Aristocracy +2
• Quality -3
• Centralization -2
• +150 relations with Russia
• Lose barrack in a random province
• -2 base manpower in a random province
• -2 base manpower in a different random province
• -2 base manpower in a random province
• -2 base manpower in a different random province
• -2 base manpower in a different random province

B. Hold on to the reins

• Stability -6
• Global revolt risk +6 for 60 months
• -150 relations with Russia
• Innovativeness -1
• Event 3253 - The Mercantile Reforms of the Hats for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3254 - Swedish Parliament of 1738 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3255 - Swedish Parliament of 1746 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3256 - The Coup of 1756 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3257 - Swedish Parliament of 1760 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3258 - Swedish Parliament of 1765 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3262 - The Coup d'Etat and the Enlightened Despot for Sweden will never fire

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1723

Description

In 1724, following the disastrous conclusion to the Great Northern War, the Swedish Riksdag decided to implement a policy similar to the English Act of Navigation of 1651. Success was very limited. Although the ship building industry was stimulated as a positive side-effect, the increase in trade revenues was slight. In the end, the act mainly succeeded in garnering the hostility of the English and Dutch merchants who were the obvious targets.

Actions

A. Pass the Act

• Mercantilism +2
• -50 relations with Netherlands
• -50 relations with England
• -50 relations with Denmark

B. Maintain the present policy

• Stability +1

C. Ease up on the present policy

• Mercantilism -1
• -100
• Stability -1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1725
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden

Description

Pietism was a religious movement that started in Germany during the latter part of the 17th century. Traditionally, the Pietist movement has been viewed as a backlash against intellectualism prevalent in and among the Protestant ranks, especially in the Lutheran Church during that period. The poor Swedish soldiers, who spent long years as prisoners in Tobolsk following the battle of Poltava, had to hold their own Lutheran mass thus learning to appreciate pietism. It was with their return that the movement really took off in Sweden. However, the Swedish Lutheran Church disapproved most strongly of unauthorized preaching, which led to the Conventicle Edict of 1726, forbidding any religious gatherings outside the framework of the Church.

Actions

A. Sign the Conventicle Edict

• Innovativeness -1
• Stability +2
• Global revolt risk +1 for 240 months

B. Allow Pietism

• Innovativeness +1
• Stability -2

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Courland exists

Will happen within 0 days of January 14, 1726
Checked again every 0 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 15, 1726)

Description

The death of the last Duke of Kurland, Frederick William, in 1711, left no heirs to the Duchy except the weak and ill Ferdinand, and a lot of contenders in Russia and Poland. In 1726, the Polish Sejm managed to impose Maurice of Saxony, the bastard son of the current Polish King, as Duke, but only to change her mind and ask his withdrawal. At the same time, Russia was pushing for her own candidate, the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, son-in-law of the Tsarina Catherine I. After much bribing, negotiation and behind the scene diplomacy, Maurice was summoned to either leave or suffer war. It started in 1727, with Russia firmly committed and sending 8,000 troops to conquer the Duchy within 8 days. The war did not last long enough to embrace all of Europe and Maurice fled to France where he then had a brilliant military career.

Actions

A. We will defend our claims

• Kurland will be considered a claim province
• -150 relations with Russia
• +150 relations with Courland
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 3 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 3 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Prussia for 3 months
• Stability -2

B. Leave this death-trap alone

• Stability +1
• +100 relations with Russia

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1738
unless prevented by
Action B of 3229 - King Sigismund and Duke Charles for Sweden
Action B of 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden

Description

Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. At the Riksdag of 1738 the Hats managed to outmaneuver the peaceful Arvid Horn and seize power. Horn had made the mistake of renewing the defensive alliance of 1724 with Russia and at the same time trying to negotiate a subsidy treaty with France, which was still officially supporting Stanislas Leszinski against the Russians in Poland.

Actions

A. Let the Hats win

• -100 relations with Russia
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 60 months
• -50 relations with England
• +100 relations with France
• +100
• Mercantilism +1
• Land tech investment: +500

B. Let the Caps win

• +100 relations with Russia
• +50 relations with England
• -100 relations with France
• Mercantilism -1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +500
• Event 3253 - The Mercantile Reforms of the Hats for Sweden will never fire

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1739
unless prevented by
Action B of 3254 - Swedish Parliament of 1738 for Sweden
Action B of 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden

Description

The Swedish Hat party, impressed by the large manufactories in the Netherlands and England, decided to speed up the industrialization in Sweden by founding a number of state controlled ventures in cooperation with the potato farmer and industrial magnate Jonas Ahlströmer. Success was limited, but some of the manufactories proved able to turn out a handsome profit... eventually.

Actions

A. Time to Experiment

• -100
• Gain Goods Manufactory in a random province
• Mercantilism +1

B. Mercantilism is Dead

• Mercantilism -1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1741
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 2, 1741)

Description

The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on April 19 1713, established the indivisibility of the Habsburg patrimony, and ruled the order of succession by order of first born child - even to a woman. This made Maria-Theresa, born in 1717, the heir of the Empire. The Pragmatic Sanction was recognized by Spain in 1725 (confirmed in 1731), Russia in 1726, Prussia in 1728, the United Provinces in 1731, Hanover in 1732, the Holy Roman Empire (except Bavaria) in 1732 and France in 1738 only. The Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.

Actions

A. Remain Neutral

• +50 relations with Bavaria
• +50 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Prussia
• +50 relations with France
• -50 relations with England
• -100 relations with Russia
• +50 relations with Hesse
• -50 relations with Hanover
• -50 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Denmark
• Stability +1
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 12 months

B. Anti-Habsburg

• +150 relations with Bavaria
• +150 relations with Saxony
• +150 relations with Prussia
• +150 relations with France
• -150 relations with England
• -150 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Hesse
• -150 relations with Hanover
• -150 relations with Austria
• -50 relations with Denmark
• Stability -1
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 12 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Austria for 12 months

C. Pro-Habsburg

• -150 relations with Bavaria
• -150 relations with Saxony
• -150 relations with Prussia
• -150 relations with France
• +150 relations with England
• +150 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Hesse
• +150 relations with Hanover
• +150 relations with Austria
• +100 relations with Denmark
• Stability +2
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Prussia for 12 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against France for 12 months

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1743

Description

King Fredrik had several children by his mistress Hedvig Taube, but his marriage with Ulrika was cursed with childlessness. Naturally, the two opposing parties of the Riksdag were embroiled in a bitter fight over the choice of a crown prince. The Caps argued for the Danish prince Frederik, but the Hats had found another candidate in Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp. In 1743 Adolf Frederik was elected heir to the throne of Sweden by the Hats, who favored a foreign policy that would regain Swedish hegemony in the Baltic. The Hats hoped by their choice to obtain better conditions of peace from the Russian empress Elizabeth, who was favorable to the house of Gottorp.

Actions

A. Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp

• Event 3303 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Denmark is triggered immediately
• Event 3433 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Russia is triggered immediately
• +100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Denmark
• Centralization -2
• Aristocracy +1
• Quality -2
• Bergslagen revolts
• Stability -1

B. Frederik of Denmark

• Event 3304 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Denmark is triggered immediately
• Event 3792 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Russia is triggered immediately
• Monarch Frederik II becomes active
• Monarch Christian III becomes active
• Monarch Frederik III becomes active
• Leader Gustav III will never be active
• Leader Karl XIV Johan will never be active
• Event 3255 - Swedish Parliament of 1746 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3256 - The Coup of 1756 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3257 - Swedish Parliament of 1760 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3258 - Swedish Parliament of 1765 for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3260 - The Dethronement of Gustav IV Adolf for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3261 - The Reforms of Gustav IV Adolf for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3262 - The Coup d'Etat and the Enlightened Despot for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3263 - The Act of Union and Security for Sweden will never fire
• Centralization +2
• Aristocracy -1
• Quality +2
• -100 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Denmark
• Stability +1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1746
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden
Action B of 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden

Description

Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. At the Riksdag of 1746 the Hats once again got the upper hand, despite their recent disastrous war against Russia. Sweden entered a defensive pact with Prussia and began reforming the army and navy with French subsidies.

Actions

A. Let the Hats win

• -50 relations with Russia
• -20 relations with England
• +50 relations with France
• +100 relations with Prussia
• +100
• Mercantilism +1
• Land tech investment: +500
• Naval tech investment: +500
• Fortress level in Nyland +2

B. Let the Caps win

• +50 relations with Russia
• +20 relations with England
• -50 relations with France
• -100 relations with Prussia
• Mercantilism -1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +500
• Trade tech investment: +500

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1756
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden
Action B of 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden

Description

The Swedish king Adolf Frederick had been reduced to a puppet that had to sign whatever document the National Council put on his desk. Nevertheless, the king and his queen, Lovisa Ulrika, tried to sabotage the council sessions and enforce their will whenever they got the chance. In 1756, the Council informed the king that they were going to start using a royal seal on documents he refused to sign. Furious at this blatant insult, the Queen began planning a Coup d'Etat in June, but her co-conspirators were exposed and executed. As a result, royal power was reduced yet another notch.

Actions

A. Confirm the Current Constitution

• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization -1

B. Increase the Royal influence

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Stability -3

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1760
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden
Action B of 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden

Description

Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. The situation at the Riksdag of 1760 was a Hat party that was losing its French support due to its ineffectual policies and a revitalized Cap party propagating for freedom of press and free trade. Nevertheless the Hats won yet again, perhaps due to the ongoing war with Prussia.

Actions

A. Let the Hats win

• -30 relations with Russia
• -20 relations with England
• +50 relations with France
• -50 relations with Prussia
• +50
• Mercantilism +1
• Land tech investment: +200
• Naval tech investment: +200
• Fortress level in Nyland +1

B. Let the Caps win

• +30 relations with Russia
• +20 relations with England
• -50 relations with France
• +50 relations with Prussia
• Mercantilism -1
• Centralization +1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +200
• Trade tech investment: +200

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1765
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden
Action B of 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden

Description

Swedish politics from 1721 to 1772 was dominated completely by the paralyzing bickering between the so called Hat and Cap parties. The Caps, initially led by Arvid Horn, were backed by Russia and England, whereas the Hats were supported by France. The foreign meddling increased steadily, and when Gustavus III seized power in 1772 the most powerful political figure in Sweden was the Russian ambassador. In 1765 the Caps finally managed to regain power in the Riksdag after almost 30 years of more or less disastrous Hat rule. The Caps only ruled for three years, and despite but managed to institute freedom of press and initiate limited free trade reforms.

Actions

A. Let the Caps win

• +30 relations with Russia
• +20 relations with England
• -50 relations with France
• +50 relations with Prussia
• Mercantilism -1
• Centralization +1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +100
• Trade tech investment: +100

B. Let the Hats win

• -30 relations with Russia
• -20 relations with England
• +50 relations with France
• -50 relations with Prussia
• +50
• Mercantilism +1
• Land tech investment: +100
• Naval tech investment: +100
• Fortress level in Nyland +1

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1772
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden
Action B of 3246 - Arvid Horn and the Age of Freedom for Sweden

Description

Gustav III, upon succeeding to the Swedish throne, beheld a nation being sucked down into a maelstrom of chaos by the paralyzing bickering of the Hat and Cap parties. Something had to be done, and soon, or Sweden might share the same fate as poor, unfortunate Poland. So, rather than standing back and watching his nation being torn asunder by Scylla and Carybdis, the king took matters in his own hands and seized power through a bloodless Coup d'Etat. Thus began the Gustavian period of Swedish history.

Actions

A. The King shall rule!

• Innovativeness -1
• Centralization +1
• Aristocracy -1
• Mercantilism -2
• Quality +2
• Stability -3

B. No more tyrants!

• Stability +3
• Event 3261 - The Reforms of Gustav IV Adolf for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3263 - The Act of Union and Security for Sweden will never fire
• Event 3264 - The Great Agricultural Reform for Sweden will never fire

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 720 days of January 2, 1788
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden
Action B of 3262 - The Coup d'Etat and the Enlightened Despot for Sweden

Description

In response to the rising clamor for more power to the aristocracy, Gustav III appealed to the three lower estates (clergy, burghers, and peasants) of the Riksdag and in 1789 established a new constitution that augmented the royal authority. This Act of Union and Security was in effect almost a return to the days of absolutism under Charles XI and XII. It proved too much for the aristocracy however, and the king was murdered while attending the Stockholm opera house on March 16, 1792

Actions

A. Pass the Act

• Event 3439 - The Anjala League for Russia is triggered immediately
• Aristocracy -2
• Quality +2
• Centralization +2
• Stability -3

B. Refuse the Act

• Aristocracy +2
• Quality -2
• Centralization -2
• Stability +3

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 364 days of January 2, 1796
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden
Action B of 3262 - The Coup d'Etat and the Enlightened Despot for Sweden

Description

Gustav IV Adolf was in many ways the complete opposite of his father. Upon assuming the throne, he immediately put an end to the glamorous but costly balls, state dinners and parties that Gustav III had so dearly loved. Indeed, despite his other failures, Gustav IV Adolf had a keen sense of economy and the state finances improved significantly under his administration.

Actions

A. Reform the economy

• Stability -1
• Mercantilism -1
• Centralization +1
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province

B. Carry on as before

• Stability +2

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1798
unless prevented by
Action B of 3262 - The Coup d'Etat and the Enlightened Despot for Sweden

Description

Gustav IV Adolf has always been blamed for the loss of Finland, and been accused of being a weak and insanely stubborn monarch. Time has forgotten the many important reforms he put in motion - not the least of which was the great agricultural reform supervised by Rutger MacLean. MacLean was a harsh man, who didn't hesitate to burn down the houses of peasants who refused to move to their assigned lots. But in the end the farmers thanked him, as the new methods and larger fields resulted in more bountiful harvests than ever before.

Actions

A. Initiate the Reform

• Centralization +1
• Global revolt risk +3 for 48 months
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province
• +1 base tax value in a different random province

B. Carry on as before

• Stability +2

Sweden — Not random

Will happen within 10 days of May 2, 1809
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after May 31, 1809)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3252 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Sweden

Description

The devastating loss of Finland in 1809 was widely blamed on King Gustav IV Adolf, and on March 13, 1809 he was deposed in a coup d'Etat by certain liberal officials and officers in Sweden's western army. Gustavus and his heirs were deprived of their royal titles and encouraged to leave the country. The deposed king eventually settled in Switzerland under the name of Colonel Gustafsson. While the search went on for a new crown prince Sweden was ruled by Gustavus's aged and childless uncle Charles (XIII). The Danish prince Christian August was elected, but died suddenly in 1810. The Riksdag frantically cast about for a replacement and finally decided on the French marshal Jean-Baptist Bernadotte.

Actions

A. Install Jean-Baptist Bernadotte

• Event 3341 - Bernadotte inherit the Swedish Throne for France is triggered immediately
• Monarch Gustav IV Adolf will never rule
• +150 relations with Russia
• Stability +1

B. Gustavus is our rightful King

• Leader Karl XIV Johan will never be active
• +50 relations with England
• Stability -2
• Event 3693 - The King's Marshal for Sweden will never fire

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3260 - The Dethronement of Gustav IV Adolf for Sweden has already occurred
• Event 3586 - The Grand Duchy of Finland for Russia has already occurred
• Leader Karl XIV Johan is active

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1814
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1816)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3260 - The Dethronement of Gustav IV Adolf for Sweden

Description

The loss of Finland to the Russian Empire in 1809 had proven a catastrophic blow to Sweden's national psyche. Finland had been considered the eastern part of Sweden since the early days of Swedish colonization in the 13th century, and successive Swedish kings - starting with Birger Jarl - had led crusades there in order to repudiate the native Suomi and Sami pagan populations. With its loss confirmed by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn, the Swedish kings Gustav IV Adolf and Karl XIII devised plans to recapture the province, and towards the end of the Napoleonic Wars the new Swedish Crown Prince, Marshal Bernadotte (the future Karl XIV Johan), had decided that prizing Norway from a weakened Denmark presented a far less risky alternative as a way of repairing Sweden's national pride. Other options considered by Bernadotte and his advisors were the expansion of Swedish Pomerania (which was ultimately ceded to Denmark in exchange for confirming Sweden's union with Norway), or focusing entirely on the reconquest of Finland - an option few considered possible at the time.

Actions

A. Claim Norway in exchange for Finland

• Østlandet will be considered a claim province
• Bergenshus will be considered a claim province
• Trøndelag will be considered a claim province
• Narvik will be considered a claim province
• Finnmark will be considered a claim province
• Österbotten will no longer be considered a national province
• Tavastland will no longer be considered a national province
• Nyland will no longer be considered a national province
• Kexholm will no longer be considered a national province
• Finland will no longer be considered a national province
• Savolaks will no longer be considered a national province
• +100 relations with England
• -200 relations with Denmark
• -200 relations with Norway
• Offensive Doctrine -1
• Quality -1
• Mercantilism +1
• +15 national manpower
• Infrastructure tech investment: +500
• Trade tech investment: +500
• +200
• Stability +1

B. Claim Pomerania and forget Norway

• Danzig will be considered a claim province
• Hinterpommern will be considered a claim province
• Vorpommern will be considered a claim province
• +100 relations with France
• -200 relations with Poland
• -200 relations with Prussia
• Offensive Doctrine +1
• Quality +1
• Land -1
• Gain 15 warships in a random province
• Gain 5 transports in the same province
• Naval tech investment: +800
• +400
• Stability -1

C. Focus on taking back Finland

• +50 relations with England
• +50 relations with France
• -200 relations with Finland
• -200 relations with Russia
• Offensive Doctrine +1
• Quality +1
• Land +1
• +25000 infantry in the capital province
• +5000 cavalry in the capital province
• +25 artillery in the capital province
• Land tech investment: +800
• +400
• Stability -2

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3439 - The Anjala League for Russia

Description

Gustavus III, the 'theatre king', declared war on Russia in the summer of 1788. His main goals were to reclaim the honor of the Swedish military, retake some land that had been lost to Russia in previous wars and perhaps most importantly - put a stop to the incessant Russian meddling in Swedish politics. At the time, Sweden had a magnificent fleet and a rather effective army, but most of the officers could be described as politicians rather than soldiers. The Swedish army began marching on St. Petersburg and won some minor battles despite the compact resistance from the officers. On August 12 a group of 112 Finnish noble officers formed the 'Anjala League' and opened up negotiations with the Russians, declaring the war to be illegal and probing for the possibility of an independent Finnish state. This event effectively ended all hopes of a Swedish victory since the king was in a poor position to execute the traitors and have them replaced.

Actions

A. Negotiate with the Traitors

• Finland revolts
• Tavastland revolts
• Nyland revolts
• Aristocracy +1
• Stability +1

B. Execute the Traitors

• Aristocracy -1
• Centralization +1
• Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months
• Stability -2

Sweden — Not random

Conditions

• Country is controlled by human

Triggered by

Action A of 3304 - The Election of a Swedish Crown prince for Denmark

Description

King Frederick of Sweden had several children by his mistress Hedvig Taube, but his marriage with Ulrika was cursed with childlessness. Naturally, the two opposing parties of the Riksdag were embroiled in a bitter fight over the choice of a crown prince. The Caps argued for the Danish prince Frederick, but the Hats had found another candidate in Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp. Your Excellency, the Swedes have chosen the Danish prince!

Actions

A. Ruled as Vassal

• -50 victory points

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3283 - The Engelbrekt Rebellion for Denmark

Description

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson is a legendary and enigmatic figure in Swedish medieval history. In 1434 the peasants of Dalarna (The Dales) in Sweden had had enough of union king Erik's crushing taxes and brutal sheriffs. Led by Engelbrekt, the peasants and miners, supported by certain factions within the church and gentry, rose up in open rebellion. They captured castle after castle and soon controlled the greater part of Sweden. Meanwhile, Erik Puke had joined Engelbrekt in revolt in Finland. For two years, Engelbrekt was the de-facto ruler of Sweden, but intrigue among the noblemen and infighting between Engelbrekt, Erik Puke and Karl Knutsson finally resulted in Engelbrekts murder at the hands of Måns Bengtsson Natt och Dag.

Actions

A. Have Engelbrekt murdered

• Bergslagen revolts
• Bergslagen revolts
• Västergötland revolts
• Västergötland revolts
• Nyland revolts
• Nyland revolts
• Finland revolts
• Leader Engelbrekt will never be active
• Stability +2

B. Direct the rebellion towards Denmark proper

• Event 3756 - The Rebellion Spreads for Denmark is triggered immediately
• Bergslagen revolts
• Bergslagen revolts
• Global revolt risk +4 for 12 months
• Leader Engelbrekt will never be active

C. Pick of the torch of freedom!

• Break vassalization with Denmark
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Denmark for 240 months
• -200 relations with Denmark
• Centralization +1
• Stability -3

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3620 - The Fate of the Livonian Order for Livonian Order

Description

Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of the collapse of the Livonian Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has accepted to sign an Agreement with Poland and Sweden.

Actions

A. Accept Agreement

• Estland will be considered a claim province
• Ingermanland will be considered a claim province
• +150 relations with Courland
• +100 relations with Poland
• Stability +1

B. Only accept your part of the Agreement

• Livland will be considered a claim province
• Polotsk will be considered a claim province
• Estland will be considered a claim province
• Ingermanland will be considered a claim province
• +100 relations with Courland
• -100 relations with Poland
• Stability -2

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 3620 - The Fate of the Livonian Order for Livonian Order

Description

Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of the collapse of the Livonian Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has accepted to sign an Agreement with Denmark and Russia.

Actions

A. Defy the Agreement

• Estland will be considered a claim province
• Ingermanland will be considered a claim province
• -50 relations with Courland
• +150 relations with Poland
• -150 relations with Russia
• -150 relations with Denmark
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Denmark for 60 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 60 months
• Stability -2

B. Accept the Agreement

• +150 relations with Courland
• -50 relations with Poland
• +100 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Denmark
• Stability +1
• +200

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action C of 3620 - The Fate of the Livonian Order for Livonian Order

Description

Following Russian attacks in the 1550's, and out of the collapse of the Livonian Order, Master Gotthard Ketteler salvaged Kurland from the Order's territory as a secular duchy under Polish sovereignty. This vassalage brought Poland into conflict with Russia, allied with Denmark and started the 1563-1570 War of the Three Crowns against Sweden. At the 1582 armistice of Jan Zapolski, Russia was beaten, gave up Livland and Polotsk and Sweden won the Baltic province of Estland while Livland and Kurland remained under Polish control. My Lord, at this time the Grandmaster has decided to revert to Catholicism and defy all claims on its territories.

Actions

A. Defy the Knights

• Estland will be considered a claim province
• Ingermanland will be considered a claim province
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Livonian Order for 60 months
• Stability -2
• -150 relations with Livonian Order
• +50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Russia
• +50 relations with Denmark

B. Accept this Government

• Stability +1
• +200
• +150 relations with Livonian Order
• -50 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Russia
• -50 relations with Denmark

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 50056 - The End of the Order for Order of St. John

Description

Your Majesty, the Order of St. John are fearful of a French invasion of Malta and are keen to relocate their headquarters to a safer location further afield - Gotland being one such suggestion. It seems that some in the Swedish court have been in secret talks with the Order's Grand Master on this very topic, and he is now reaching out to us for a formal response. My Lord, should we offer the island of Gotland to the Order in exchange for accepting our suzerainty?

Actions

A. Yes, give Gotland to the Order

• Gain Order of St. John as vassals
• Gotland will no longer be considered a national province
• Cede Gotland to Order of St. John
• Event 50058 - The Knights of Gotland for Order of St. John is triggered immediately
• Stability -1

B. No, but support their cause

• -300
• Event 50059 - The Order's Last Stand for Order of St. John is triggered immediately
• Stability +1

C. They're on their own

• +100 relations with France
• -50 relations with England
• -50 relations with Portugal
• -50 relations with Spain
• -50 relations with Netherlands
• -50 relations with Prussia
• -50 relations with Russia
• Event 50060 - Sweden Rejects Gotland Talks for Order of St. John is triggered immediately
• -25 victory points

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 3767 - The Polish Succession of 1573 for Poland

Description

Your Majesty, the recent election of the Polish Sejm following the death of the late King Sigismund II has deliberated on the succession in their lands and has elected to offer the crown to the old King's daughter, Anna, with her nephew Sigismund Vasa as heir. My Lord, the great Vasa dynasty shall now also rule as Kings of Poland!

Actions

A. The Vasa Dynasty in Poland

• Gain Poland as vassals
• +100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Russia
• -50 relations with France
• -50 relations with Austria
• Stability +1
• Gain an alliance with Poland

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 3136 - The Polish Succession of 1733 for France

Description

In 1733, the death of August II prompted a new election for the Polish monarch. Due to the permanent practice of Liberum Veto and the ensuing constant bribery, the Polish Sejm was unable to agree between the French Candidate, Stanislas Leszinsky and his opponent, August III of Saxony, supported by Austria and Russia. The Sejm finally agreed on Stanislas, but this was rejected by Austria and Russia starting the war of Polish Succession. The war ended with August III on the Polish throne.

Actions

A. Secure Poland for Stanislaus

• Start a war with Russia
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 24 months
• Stability +1
• +150 relations with France
• -100 relations with Prussia
• -100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• -150 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Saxony
• +300

B. Stay out of it

• Stability -1
• -1 badboy
• -150 relations with France
• +50 relations with Prussia
• +50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Russia
• +50 relations with Saxony

Sweden — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3196 - The Edict of Restitution for Austria

Description

The Edict of Restitution purported to do no more than enforce the terms of the Peace of Augsburg. However, the interpretation put on that document was that which had been urged by partisans of Catholicism. Thus it became the source of outrage from many important Protestant leaders as Christian IV of Denmark and Gustav II Adolphus of Sweden, and also a good reason for war...

Actions

A. Make it your cause

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Austria for 36 months
• +150 relations with Netherlands
• +50 relations with Denmark
• +100 relations with France
• +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 Holstein
• -100 relations with Cleves
• -150 relations with Cologne
• -150 relations with Bavaria
• -150 relations with Papal States
• -150 relations with Spain
• -150 relations with Austria
• Stability -1

B. Don't mess around in Germany

• -50 relations with Netherlands
• -50 relations with Denmark
• -50 relations with France
• -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 Holstein
• +100 relations with Cleves
• +100 relations with Cologne
• +100 relations with Bavaria
• +100 relations with Papal States
• +100 relations with Spain
• +100 relations with Austria
• Stability +1