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1506-1508: The League of Cambrai for Venice
1568-1571: The Holy League for Venice
Triggered (1474): The Two Queens of Cyprus for Venice
Triggered (1489): The Two Queens of Cyprus for Venice
Triggered (1492-1559): The Veneto-Turkish Conflict for Venice
Triggered (1492-1559): The Veneto-Turkish Conflict for Venice

Venice — Not random

Conditions

  • Papal States exists

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1506
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1508)

Description

The League of Cambrai was a coalition of European powers formed in 1508 during the Italian Wars. Initially comprising the Papal States, the Holy Roman Empire, France and Spain, the league aimed to counter the territorial expansion of the Republic of Venice in northern Italy and to re-assert Papal authority over vacant bishoprics the Doge of Venice had illegally filled. Though the league achieved a significant victory at the Battle of Agnadello in 1509, temporarily weakening Venice, the league's members had divergent interests, leading to shifting alliances and its eventual dissolution by 1510. Ultimately, as affairs elsewhere in Europe distracted German and Spanish interest in the venture, the Venetians were able to bribe the French - who hated the Habsburgs far more than the Venetians - to change sides, and in turn even the Pope formed an alliance with the Venetians and went on the counter-offensive.

Actions

A. Take an expansionist position

  • Gain a temporary casus belli against Papal States for 72 months
  • Offensive Doctrine +2
  • Land tech investment: +500
  • Naval tech investment: +500
  • +15 national manpower
  • Gain barrack in the capital province
  • +6 diplomats
  • -300 gold
  • Event 3545 - The League of Cambrai for Papal States is triggered immediately

B. Take a defensive position

  • -50 relations with Papal States
  • Fortress level in a random province +1
  • Fortress level in a different random province +1
  • Fortress level in a different random province +1
  • Offensive Doctrine -2
  • Infrastructure tech investment: +500
  • Trade tech investment: +500
  • +6 merchants
  • -300 gold

Venice — Not random

Conditions

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1568
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1571)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3549 - The Holy League for Papal States

Description

When in 1570 the Turks sent an ultimatum to Venice asking for the ceding of Cyprus and then invaded the island after the Republic of San Marco failed to respond, a great uproar was created in the Catholic world by the facts and rumors of Ottoman atrocities in the last Christian bastion of the eastern Mediterranean. After a first failure in the summer of 1570, Pope Pie V managed to convince major Catholic nations (except France) to join a Holy League against the heathens Turks, and it was proclaimed in May 1571. The League would lead to the great naval victory of Don Juan on the Turks at Lepanto, but would not outlast this first and final triumph. Selim II is rumored to have said, after the news he had lost 200 galleys at Lepanto: 'At Lepanto, the Christians have shaved me. At Cyprus, I cut their arm. My beard will grow again.'

Actions

A. Support the Holy League

  • Gain a temporary casus belli against Ottoman Empire for 72 months
  • -150 relations with Ottoman Empire
  • +100 relations with Papal States
  • +50 relations with Spain
  • +50 relations with France
  • +50 relations with Portugal
  • +50 relations with Tuscany
  • +50 relations with Savoy
  • +50 relations with Naples
  • +50 relations with Order of St. John
  • +50 relations with Austria
  • +50 relations with Genoa

B. Let the matter fall

  • +50 relations with Ottoman Empire
  • -100 relations with Papal States
  • -50 relations with Spain
  • -50 relations with France
  • -50 relations with Portugal
  • -50 relations with Tuscany
  • -50 relations with Savoy
  • -50 relations with Naples
  • -50 relations with Order of St. John
  • -50 relations with Austria
  • -50 relations with Genoa

Venice — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3842 - The Two Queens for Cyprus

Description

Your Highness, the noblewoman Caterina Cornero has managed to become Queen of Cyprus. With a Venetian on the Cypriotic throne chances are good we will one day control the island directly...

Actions

A. Excellent!

  • Gain Cyprus as vassals
  • Cyprus will be considered a claim province

Venice — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3843 - The Inheritance of Cyprus for Cyprus

Description

Your Highness, Queen Caterina of Cyprus has offered her crown to Venice. This will make a fine addition to our realm and put fear into the black hearts of the Turks!

Actions

A. Yes, indeed!

  • Inherit the realms of Cyprus
  • Cyprus will be considered a national province

Venice — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3359 - The Veneto-Turkish Conflict for Ottoman Empire

Description

Since the capture of Byzantium (Constantinople) by the Turks on May 29th, 1453, Venice had seen its commercial positions in the Black Sea deteriorate. Numerous wars had been fought between 1456 and 1490, pitching the Republic against the Ottomans, with the consequence of Venice losing more pieces of her commercial empire (inherited from the 4th Crusade in 1204) in the Aegean sea and in Greece (Athens in 1460, Negrepont in 1470). A war erupted again in 1499, Venice losing fortresses in Morea such as Modon, Coron and Navarrin.

Actions

A. Ok

  • Gain a temporary casus belli against Ottoman Empire for 120 months
  • Stability +1
  • +5 diplomats
  • +10000 infantry in the capital province
  • +500 cavalry in the capital province
  • +20 artillery in the capital province
  • Gain 60 galleys in the capital province

Venice — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 3359 - The Veneto-Turkish Conflict for Ottoman Empire

Description

Since the capture of Byzantium (Constantinople) by the Turks on May 29th, 1453, Venice had seen its commercial positions in the Black Sea deteriorate. Numerous wars had been fought between 1456 and 1490, pitching the Republic against the Ottomans, with the consequence of Venice losing more pieces of her commercial empire (inherited from the 4th Crusade in 1204) in the Aegean sea and in Greece (Athens in 1460, Negrepont in 1470). A war erupted again in 1499, Venice losing fortresses in Morea such as Modon, Coron and Navarrin.

Actions

A. Ok

  • Stability +1
  • Alexandria will be considered a claim province
  • +6 merchants
  • +300 gold
  • +100 relations with Order of St. John
  • +100 relations with Papal States
  • +100 relations with Florence

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