Prussia — Not random

Conditions

• Poland exists
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • State religion is protestant
  • State religion is reformed

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1524
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1540)

Description

In the religious turmoil of the Reformation one of the early converters to the new religion is the Teutonic Orders Grandmaster from Brandenburg, Albrecht of Hohenzollern. Inspired by Luther he also decides to secularize the land areas under his control, Prussia, into a Protestant duchy. Naturally the duchy is to be inherited by his bloodline.

Actions

A. Secularize Prussia as Polish vassal

• Break vassalization with Teutonic Order
• Event 3474 - Hohenzollern Prussia become Polish Duchy for Poland is triggered immediately
• Event 3619 - Hohenzollern Prussia become Polish Duchy for Teutonic Order is triggered immediately
• -50 relations with Teutonic Order
• +50 relations with Poland
• +150 relations with Brandenburg
• Gain a royal marriage with Brandenburg
• Culture in Memel changes to german
• Culture in Prussia changes to german

B. Secularize Prussia as independent country

• Break vassalization with Teutonic Order
• -150 relations with Teutonic Order
• -150 relations with Poland
• +150 relations with Brandenburg
• Gain a royal marriage with Brandenburg
• Culture in Memel changes to german
• Culture in Prussia changes to german

Prussia — Not random

Conditions

• Brandenburg exists

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1615
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 2, 1700)

Description

Historically the Prussian duchy was incorporated into the rest of Hohenzollern Brandenburg 1618. But what if it hadn't? What if a minor branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty had inherited? Maybe as a consequence of Polish political pressure...

Actions

A. Unite with Brandenburg

• Event 3636 - The incorporation of Prussia into Brandenburg for Brandenburg is triggered immediately

B. Keep separate

• -100 relations with Brandenburg
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Brandenburg for 12 months

Prussia — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3636 - The incorporation of Prussia into Brandenburg for Brandenburg has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1713
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1765)

Description

King Frederick William I of Prussia, the 'Soldier King' shaped Prussia's character as a militaristic and bureaucratic state. Hard-working and firmly autocratic, he established an extremely efficient administration and, rather astonishingly for a monarch of his time or for any government, managed to run his country on a considerable surplus. Although he never started a war, he was obsessed with his military, greatly increasing its discipline, size and social standing. By the end of his reign, Prussia had become a major European power.

Actions

A. Introduce Absolute Monarchy

• Centralization +3
• Aristocracy -1
• Innovativeness +1
• +400
• Stability -1
• +1 base manpower in a 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

B. Keep Constitutional Monarchy

• Centralization +2
• Innovativeness +1
• +300
• -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

Prussia — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3636 - The incorporation of Prussia into Brandenburg for Brandenburg has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1713
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1765)

Description

Under its 2nd and 3rd Kings, Frederick William I and Frederick II (the Great), Prussia became a thoroughly militaristic state boasting the most efficient army in Europe. Without a doubt the great military reforms were an absolute necessity for an expansionist country so precariously positioned between vengeful neighbors.

Actions

A. Offensive Army Reform

• Land +1
• Offensive Doctrine +1
• Quality +1
• Land tech investment: +1000
• +8000 infantry in a random province
• +6000 cavalry in the same province
• +20 artillery in the same province
• +5 base manpower in the capital province
• +5 base manpower in a different random province
• +5 base manpower in a different random province

B. Defensive Army Reform

• Land +1
• Offensive Doctrine -1
• Quality +1
• Land tech investment: +1000
• Fortress level in a random province +1
• Fortress level in a different random province +1
• +5 base manpower in the capital province
• +5 base manpower in a different random province
• +5 base manpower in a different random province

C. Naval Reform

• Land -1
• Quality +1
• Naval tech investment: +1000
• Gain 10 warships in a random province
• Gain 3 transports in the same province
• +5 base manpower in the capital province
• +5 base manpower in a different random province
• +5 base manpower in a different random province

Prussia — 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 Czarina 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 Sweden for 3 months
• Stability -2

B. Leave this deathtrap alone

• Stability +1
• +150 relations with Russia

Prussia — Not random

Will happen within 0 days of January 3, 1740
Checked again every 0 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 16, 1740)

Description

The Pragmatic Sanction, solemnly rendered by Emperor Charles VI on 19th April 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. Bavarian refusal would lead to the War of the Austrian Succession.

Actions

A. Anti-Habsburg

• Silesia will be considered a claim province
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Austria for 36 months
• Stability -1
• +150 relations with Bavaria
• +150 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Genoa
• +150 relations with France
• -100 relations with England
• -100 relations with Netherlands
• -100 relations with Russia
• -50 relations with Hesse
• -50 relations with Hanover
• -150 relations with Austria

B. Neutral

• -50 relations with Bavaria
• -50 relations with Saxony
• -50 relations with France
• +100 relations with England
• +100 relations with Netherlands
• +50 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Hesse
• +100 relations with Hanover
• +100 relations with Austria
• Stability +1

C. Pro-Habsburg

• -150 relations with Bavaria
• -150 relations with Saxony
• -150 relations with France
• +150 relations with England
• +100 relations with Netherlands
• +50 relations with Russia
• +150 relations with Hesse
• +150 relations with Hanover
• +150 relations with Austria
• Stability -3
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Bavaria for 12 months

Prussia — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3636 - The incorporation of Prussia into Brandenburg for Brandenburg has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1750
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1785)

Description

After the end of the reign of Louis XIV in France and the following wars of the Spanish succession, the age of enlightenment slowly began to spread all over Europe by the words of writers and philosophers of the time such as Locke, Rosseau, Diderot, Hume, Leibniz and Montesquieu. The New Ideals was religious freedom, education and freedom of speech and political opinion. The monumental work that captured the essence of the enlightenment was Diderot's Encyclopédie, taking 25 years for it's completion and in the end totaling a collection of no less then 35 volumes of 1000 pages each describing everything from how to knit a sock to methods of improving the manufacturing of artillery pieces. Of the monarchs of Europe none was a stronger believer of these ideas than the Prussian King, Friedrich II also know as Frederick the Great.

Actions

A. Reforms of Enlightenment

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Innovativeness +3
• Serfdom -2
• Stability -1
• +1 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

B. No Change

• Stability +1

C. Reforms of Reaction

• +4 colonists
• +6000 infantry in a random province
• +1000 cavalry in the same province
• +20 artillery in the same province
• Stability -1
• Innovativeness -3
• Serfdom +2

Prussia — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3636 - The incorporation of Prussia into Brandenburg for Brandenburg has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1807
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1807)

Description

After the humiliating defeat against Napoleons armies and the harsh terms that followed in the peace, the need for drastic measures for Prussia to regain its former military and economical strength was obvious. A wide range of reforms implemented led to the abolishment of serfdom, privileges being revoked and an efficient decentralized government as well as compulsory military service. However this was not a sure thing as different segments of society wanted different types of reforms. It could have been quite differently.

Actions

A. Plebeian Mass Reform

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Serfdom -3
• Gain barrack in a random province
• Quality -2
• Offensive Doctrine +2
• Land tech investment: +1000
• +20 national manpower
• +2 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

B. Frederickian Elite Reform

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization +2
• Serfdom +1
• Gain barrack in a random province
• Quality +2
• Offensive Doctrine -2
• Land tech investment: +1000
• +2 base manpower in the capital province
• +2 base manpower in a different random province
• +2 base manpower in a different random province

C. Balanced Reform

• Centralization +1
• Gain barrack in a random province
• Quality +1
• Land tech investment: +1000
• +10 national manpower
• +1 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 manpower in the capital province
• +1 base manpower in a different random province
• +1 base manpower in a different random province

Prussia — Not random

Conditions

• All of the following must be true for :
  • Monarch Napoléon I is active
• Control Ile de France

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1809
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1821)

Description

Many countries had viewed the French revolution with neutral mistrust or eager interest, but with the Reign of Terror and the Execution of King Louis most countries became abhorred. The New Republic and its ideas undermined the 'Old Order' that existed in most European countries. Those several alliances were set up to restore the Bourbons to the French Throne, crush the revolution and get Europe back to normal again. This succeeded in 1814 and again in 1815 when foreign armies brought Louis XVIII on the throne. Louis XVIII was the brother of the Executed King Louis of France and in early life was known as the Comte de Provence. He remained in Paris after the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 but escaped to Belgium two years later. After King Louis' execution in 1793 he proclaimed himself regent, and after the death of his brother's heir in 1795, he took the title Louis XVIII. He lived as an exile in various European countries until he became king after Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. On Napoleon's return to power in 1815, however, Louis again fled to Belgium

Actions

A. The Bourbons are reinstalled

• +500 victory points
• +500
• +200 relations with France
• Stability +3
• Event 3788 - The Restoration of the French Monarchy for France is triggered immediately

Prussia — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3207 - The Bavarian Succession of 1777 for Austria

Description

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. Defend Bayern against these false claims

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Austria for 24 months
• -150 relations with Austria
• -150 relations with Palatinate
• +200 relations with Bavaria
• Stability -1

B. Do not interfere in the Habsburg Backyard

• -150 relations with Bavaria
• +150 relations with Palatinate
• +150 relations with Austria
• Stability +1
• Trade tech investment: +1000

Prussia — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3499 - Ending the Stagnation for Poland

Description

Stanislas II Poniatowsky (1764-1795) had been elected King of Poland under Russian pressure. The favorite of Catherine II of Russia, he aspired to reform the conditions of his realm, described as 'anarchy tempered by civil war'. Russia placed her supporters in the 1767 Confederation of Slutsk to prevent any curtailment in the Liberum Veto. Civil war occurred in 1768 and by 1772, the powers of Russia, Prussia and Austria, under the inspiration of Frederick II, proceeded to the first partition of Poland, taking border provinces from her and demanding that the Liberum Veto be maintained and all reforms abandoned.

Actions

A. Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 60 months
• -150 relations with Poland
• Stability +3
• +250
• Danzig will be considered a claim province
• Poznan will be considered a claim province

Prussia — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3500 - Ending the Stagnation for Poland

Description

Following the first partition of the country in 1772, the 1788-1791 Fours Years Diet of Poland took opportunity of the war between Russia, Turkey and Sweden (1788-1790) to attempt the transformation of Poland into a hereditary constitutional monarchy, which was proclaimed in the Constitution of May 1791. Influenced by Russia, the opposition forced the king to 'join' and called Russian troops to restore order. This led to a further partition of the country in 1793, between Prussia and Russia, which deprived Poland of most of her territory. She would disappear after the 1794 popular uprising of Kosziucko and the final dissolution of the state in 1795.

Actions

A. Poland is trying to reform and it must be stopped

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 60 months
• -150 relations with Poland
• Stability +3
• +250
• Wielkopolska will be considered a claim province
• Masovia will be considered a claim province

Prussia — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3626 - The Polish Succession of 1733 for Saxony

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. Give the Wettins a helping hand

• Gain a temporary casus belli against France for 12 months
• +50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with France
• -100 relations with Sweden
• Stability -1

B. Secure Poland for the Wettins

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

Prussia — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3203 - The Purge of the Archbishop of Salzburg for Austria
Action A of 3755 - The Purge of the Archbishop of Salzburg for Salzburg

Description

In 1731 the Archbishop of Salzburg purged his lands from Protestants. The Protestants had grown in number over the years and the archbishop had started to feel his powers threatened by their existence. More than 26000 ethnic German Protestants fled for their lives. 17000 of them were welcomed in Prussia in 1732 and most of them settle in East Prussia. Several Protestant countries started nation-wide collections to help the fugitives.

Actions

A. Incorporate them

• +10% population in Memel
• +10% population in Prussia