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1605-1609: The Evangelic Union for Holstein
1607-1609: The Catholic League for Holstein
1697-1700: The Great Northern Conflict for Holstein

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3629. The Evangelic Union

Holstein — 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 Palatinate
  • +150 relations with Saxony
  • +150 relations with Würzburg
  • +150 relations with Baden
  • +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 Palatinate
  • -100 relations with Saxony
  • -100 relations with Würzburg
  • +50 relations with Austria

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3630. The Catholic League

Holstein — Not random

Conditions

  • 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 Palatinate
  • -150 relations with Saxony
  • -150 relations with Würzburg
  • -150 relations with Baden
  • +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 Palatinate
  • +50 relations with Saxony
  • +50 relations with Würzburg
  • -50 relations with Bavaria
  • -50 relations with Cleves
  • -50 relations with Cologne
  • -100 relations with Austria

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3631. The Great Northern Conflict

Holstein — Not random

Conditions

  • Denmark exists
  • Sweden exists

Will happen within 0 days of June 16, 1697
Checked again every 0 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1700)

Description

In 1697, the 15 years old Charles XII ascended the Swedish throne. Seeing the opportunity, the Russian Czar Peter I allied with Denmark and Poland-Saxony in 1699. However, with British and Dutch naval assistance, Charles XII landed on Zealand and promptly defeated the Danes, then moved to Estland where his badly outnumbered Swedes (1 to 5) won a crushing victory over the Russians. Instead of finishing the Russians, Charles moved against August II of Poland-Saxony and drove him out of Poland in 1704 (having the pro-Swedish Stanislaus Leszinski elected King), then subjugating Saxony in 1706. While the Russians started the construction of St-Petersburg (1703) and rebuilt their armies, they also took parts of Estland (1704-1706). Charles then decided to march to Moscow via the Ukraine where the Cossacks under Mazeppa had again risen in revolt (1708). The harsh winter and Russian raids decimated his army and he was finally beaten at the battle of Poltava in 1709. The wounded king escaped to the Ottomans. The Russians were encircled by the Ottomans on the Prut River, but Peter succeeded through bribery to obtain a safe conduct in exchange for Azov. While Charles was still exiled in Turkey, Russian, Danish, Hanoverian and even Prussian troops captured most of the Swedish territory around the Baltic. Having emerged from Turkish internment, Charles got killed in 1718 in front of the Norwegian fortress of Frederickshald. The peace treaties that followed Sweden lost most of her Baltic empire.

Actions

A. Mobilize Defenses

  • +8000 infantry in the capital province
  • +3000 cavalry in the capital province
  • +10 artillery in the capital province
  • Stability -1
  • -200 relations with Denmark
  • +150 relations with Sweden
  • +100 relations with England
  • +100 relations with Netherlands

B. Diplomatic Effort

  • Stability +1
  • -150 relations with Denmark
  • +100 relations with Sweden
  • +150 relations with England
  • +150 relations with Netherlands
  • +100 relations with Prussia
  • +100 relations with Hesse
  • +100 relations with Hanover
  • +50 relations with Austria
  • +50 relations with France
  • +6 diplomats
  • +200 gold

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