Byzantium — Not random

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1439

Description

Faced with the onslaught of the Ottoman Turks, representatives of the Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox Church have gone to the Council of Florence in order to negotiate the Union of the Churches in a forlorn hope that by doing so the Catholic nations will aid them against the Muslims. Your Highness, the Western Church demands only concessions, not compromise - the 'Union' is little more than a surrender for Orthodoxy. The representatives have little choice but to accept due to the situation, but the populace of Constantinople and the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church are outraged. Do we accept the Union?

Actions

A. Laetentur Coeli, we accept!

• Change religion to catholic
• italian will become an accepted culture
• Innovativeness +2
• +150 relations with Papal States
• +100 relations with Venice
• +100 relations with Hungary
• +100 relations with Poland
• +100 relations with Castile
• +100 relations with Aragon
• +100 relations with Naples
• +100 relations with Order of St. John
• -100 relations with Moscow
• -100 relations with Novgorod
• -100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Serbia
• -100 relations with Trebizond
• -100 relations with Georgia
• Event 3835 - The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches for Hungary is triggered immediately
• Event 3836 - The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches for Albania is triggered immediately
• Event 3837 - The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches for Serbia is triggered immediately
• Event 3838 - The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches for Transylvania is triggered immediately
• Event 3839 - The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches for Wallachia is triggered immediately
• Event 3840 - The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately

B. No, Orthodoxy will remain pure and independent!

• Stability +3
• Innovativeness -2
• -200 relations with Papal States
• -200 relations with Venice
• -200 relations with Hungary
• -200 relations with Poland
• -200 relations with Castile
• -200 relations with Aragon
• -200 relations with Naples

Byzantium — Not random

Conditions

• State religion is catholic

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1460

Description

Your Highness, the Union of the Churches appears to have had little effect, and help from the Catholic states has been much less than expected. The people and the clergy feel that we have betrayed Orthodoxy by having agreed to the Union and demand that we end it. Should we revoke the Union?

Actions

A. Yes, the Union serves no purpose!

• Stability +2
• Change religion to orthodox
• Innovativeness -1
• -150 relations with Papal States
• -100 relations with Venice
• -100 relations with Hungary
• -100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Castile
• -100 relations with Aragon
• -100 relations with Naples
• -100 relations with Order of St. John
• +100 relations with Moscow
• +100 relations with Novgorod
• +100 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Serbia
• +100 relations with Trebizond
• +100 relations with Georgia

B. No, we must remain faithful to the Union!

• Stability -3
• Innovativeness +1