Salzburg — Not random

Conditions

• None of the following must occur:
  • At least one of the following must occur:
    • State religion is protestant
    • State religion is reformed
  • Event 3203 - The Purge of the Archbishop of Salzburg for Austria has already occurred

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1731
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1732)

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. Purge the Protestants

• Innovativeness -3
• Religion in Salzburg changes to catholic
• -25% population in Salzburg
• Stability -1
• Event 3543 - The Purge of the Archbishop of Salzburg for Prussia is triggered immediately

B. Leave the Protestants alone

• Innovativeness +1
• Religion in Salzburg changes to protestant
• Stability +1