Palatinate — 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
- +100 relations with France
- +100 relations with England
- +150 relations with Brandenburg
- +150 relations with Brunswick
- +150 relations with Hesse
- +150 relations with Baden
- +150 relations with Saxony
- +150 relations with Würzburg
- +100 relations with Cleves
- +50 relations with Cologne
- +50 relations with Bavaria
- -100 relations with Papal States
- -100 relations with Spain
- -150 relations with Austria
B. Ignore it
- -100 relations with Brandenburg
- -100 relations with Brunswick
- -100 relations with Hesse
- -100 relations with Baden
- -100 relations with Saxony
- -100 relations with Würzburg
- +50 relations with Austria
Palatinate — 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
- +100 relations with France
- +150 relations with Brandenburg
- +150 relations with Brunswick
- +150 relations with Hesse
- +150 relations with Baden
- +150 relations with Saxony
- +150 relations with Würzburg
- +150 relations with Holstein
- +100 relations with Cleves
- +50 relations with Cologne
- +50 relations with Bavaria
- -100 relations with Papal States
- -100 relations with Spain
- -150 relations with Austria
B. Stay Neutral
- -100 relations with Brandenburg
- -100 relations with Brunswick
- -100 relations with Hesse
- -100 relations with Baden
- -100 relations with Saxony
- -100 relations with Würzburg
- +50 relations with Austria
Palatinate — Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- State religion is catholic
- State religion is counterreform
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 France
- -150 relations with Brandenburg
- -150 relations with Brunswick
- -150 relations with Hesse
- -150 relations with Baden
- -150 relations with Saxony
- -150 relations with Würzburg
- -150 relations with Holstein
- +50 relations with Cleves
- +100 relations with Cologne
- +100 relations with Bavaria
- +100 relations with Papal States
- +100 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 Baden
- +50 relations with Saxony
- +50 relations with Würzburg
- -50 relations with Bavaria
- -50 relations with Cleves
- -50 relations with Cologne
- -100 relations with Austria
Palatinate — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 3207 - The Bavarian Succession of 1777 for AustriaDescription
After the extinction of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bavaria (1777), Joseph II endeavored to strengthen the position of Austria within the Empire. His plan to exchange territories with Charles Theodore of the Palatinate, the heir of the Bavarian throne (Lower Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate for Lower Austria) led to the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-1779). Prussia intervened in July 1778 in what she saw as a dangerous Austrian expansion. It was a short conflict which started with a Prussian invasion of Bohemia but was terminated in May 1779s when Empress Maria Theresa forced her son Joseph II to capitulate. The peace was concluded at Teschen on 16th May 1779 and Austria settled for the small Inn district.Actions
A. Make legal claims on Bayern
- Gain a temporary casus belli against Bavaria for 24 months
- -150 relations with Bavaria
- -150 relations with Prussia
- +200 relations with Austria
B. Withdraw from this unhealthy affair
- +50 relations with Bavaria
- +50 relations with Prussia
- -100 relations with Austria
- Stability +1
- Trade tech investment: +1000
Palatinate — Not random
Triggered by
Action B of 3854 - The Kleve Inheritance for ClevesDescription
Your Highness, the male line of the Ducal House of Kleve has died out, and our rightful claim to the duchy has been acknowledged!Actions
A. Splendid!
- Inherit the realms of Cleves
- Kleves will be considered a national province
- Event 3856 - The Kleve Inheritance for Brandenburg is triggered immediately
Palatinate — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 3855 - The Kleve Inheritance for BrandenburgDescription
Your Highness, the male line of the Ducal House of Kleve has died out, but our rightful claim to the duchy has been refused!Actions
A. Not acceptable!
- Kleves will be considered a claim province
- -100 relations with Brandenburg
Palatinate — Not random
Triggered by
Action C of 3854 - The Kleve Inheritance for ClevesDescription
Your Highness, the male line of the Ducal House of Kleve has died out, but our rightful claim to the duchy has been refused!Actions
A. Not acceptable!
- Kleves will be considered a claim province
- -50 relations with Cleves
Palatinate — 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 Netherlands
- +100 relations with Brunswick
- +100 relations with Spain
- +100 relations with Hesse
- +100 relations with Cleves
- +100 relations with Cologne
- +100 relations with Baden
- +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 Netherlands
- -50 relations with Brunswick
- -50 relations with Spain
- -50 relations with Hesse
- -50 relations with Cleves
- -50 relations with Cologne
- -50 relations with Baden
- -50 relations with Würzburg
Palatinate — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 3643 - The Winter King of Prague for BohemiaDescription
1596-1632, king of Bohemia (1619-20), elector palatine (1610-20) as Frederick V. The Protestant diet of Bohemia deposed the Roman Catholic King Ferdinand (Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II) and chose Frederick as king. Influenced by his minister Christian of Anhalt, Frederick accepted but did not receive the aid expected from his father-in-law, James I of England, and from the Protestant Union against Ferdinand.Actions
A. I will stay longer than a winter!
- Gain Bohemia as vassals
- Stability +2
- +150 relations with Bohemia
- -150 relations with Austria
- +10000 infantry in a random province
- Gain an alliance with Bohemia