Brabant — Not random
Will happen within 360 days of September 2, 1420
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1420)
Description
Duke Jan IV of Brabant was a weak, incompetent ruler. His main interest was being left alone, and for the sake of maintaining peace and not alienating anybody, he made intolerable concessions to Jan of Bavaria and was a mere puppet of his Burgundian cousin. Being leery of Burgundian influence, lamenting the loss of Brabant's former power and upset about Jan's favouritism, the estates of Brabant approached Jan's younger, a lot more gifted brother Filips and, after Jan had refused to even listen to their complaints, made Filips ruwaert (regent). For two years, Jan entirely lost control of his possessions.Actions
A. Ouch!
- Stability -3
- Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months
Brabant — Not random
Conditions
- Event 182000 - Filips van Saint-Pol for Brabant has already occurred
Will happen on May 12, 1422
Description
On May 12th 1422 Jan IV finally gave in to the pressure from the estates and his brother. He accepted all demands they had made and declared all actions of Filips as ruwaert legal. An expansion of the limits to Ducal power established by the Joyeuse Entree, the 'Nieuwe Regiment' was introduced. By this agreement the Duke was virtually under the control of a council appointed by the estates. Filips was given some lands in Brabant and stayed involved in the ruling the country.Actions
A. Accept the settlement
- Global revolt risk -3 for 12 months
- Stability +1
- Monarch's administrative skill +2 for 100 months
- Centralization -1
- Aristocracy +2
- Leader F. van Saint-Pol becomes active
B. Refuse negotiations
- Stability -1
- The capital province revolts
Brabant — Not random
Conditions
- Own Artois
Will happen on October 27, 1424
unless prevented by
Action C of 164220 - Jacqueline of Hainault for England
Action C of 164221 - Jacqueline of Hainault for England
Description
Jacqueline, daughter of Wilhelm, the last Count of Holland, Hainault and Zeeland, and rightful heiress to his possessions, was deprived of her inheritance by her uncle Jan of Bavaria and her husband Jan IV of Brabant. In an angry reaction, she declared her marriage invalid, fled to England and there fell in love with Humphrey of Gloucester, brother of the King, whom, after obtaining a dispens from the Antipope, she married and declared her coregent. With an English army, the couple on October 26th crossed the channel, landed in Calais and invaded Hainault. They managed to take control of most of the county and even threatened Brabant. Only with the support of his Burgundian cousin - and because her husband left her to be with his mistress - Jan IV of Brabant managed to beat her back, and the superior troops of Philipp captured Jacqueline in 1425.Actions
A. Beat her back with Burgundian help
- Artois revolts
- Artois revolts
- Revolt risk value in Artois +8
- +6000 infantry in the capital province
- +3000 cavalry in the capital province
- -50 relations with England
- Event 137009 - Support for Jan of Brabant for Burgundy is triggered immediately
B. Fight her alone
- Artois revolts
- Artois revolts
- Revolt risk value in Artois +8
- -100 relations with England
Brabant — Not random
Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1425
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1427)
unless prevented by
Action A of 137301 - Foundation of the university of Leuven for Burgundy
Description
Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, the K.U.Leuven bears the honour of being the oldest Catholic university in the world still in existence and the oldest university in the Low Countries.In its early days this University was modelled on the universities of Paris, Cologne and Vienna. In a short time it grew into one of the largest and most renowned universities in Europe. Its academic fame attracted scientists who have made valuable contributions to European culture. Let us enumerate a few renowned names. In the 16th century the humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, lectured here. He founded the Collegium Trilingue in 1517 for the study of Hebrew, Latin and Greek - the first of its kind. The tutor of the young emperor Charles V, Adriaan Cardinal Florensz of Utrecht, was a professor here before being elected in 1522 as the last non-Italian Pope before Pope John Paul II. The philologist, legal scholar and historian, Justus Lipsius, taught here for years.Actions
A. Found the university
- Infrastructure tech investment: +150
- +1 diplomats
- +1 missionaries
- +10 relations with Papal States
- -45
B. Our money is better spent on a hall for wool
- Trade tech investment: +150
- +1 merchants
- -45
C. We better keep the money in our pockets
- -10 relations with Papal States
- -1 victory points
Brabant — Not random
Conditions
- Burgundy exists
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Holland
- Own Zeeland
Will happen within 10 days of April 18, 1427
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 30, 1430)
Description
Jan IV of Brabant had almost always been been a sickly man, so his premature death in April 1427 came as no surprise, and had been anticipated in particular by his Burgundian cousin. While his brother Filips succeeded him in Brabant, Burgundy took full control of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland. Being in no position to openly oppose the move, and also lacking the claim his brother had due to his marriage with Jacqueline, heiress of Holland, Hainault and Zeeland, Filips had to accept the fact.Actions
A. Renounce the Dutch Wittelsbach possessions
- Cede Holland to Burgundy
- Cede Zeeland to Burgundy
- Holland will no longer be considered a national province
- Zeeland will no longer be considered a national province
- Event 137024 - The Dutch Wittelsbach possessions for Burgundy is triggered immediately
B. Defy Burgundy
- Break vassalization with Burgundy
- Start a war with Burgundy
- Stability -2
- -300 relations with Burgundy
- Event 137025 - The Dutch Wittelsbach possessions for Burgundy is triggered immediately
Brabant — Not random
Conditions
- Burgundy exists
Will happen on August 4, 1430
Description
The Duchy of Brabant had been under Burgundian influence for a while in the decades leading up to 1430 with side branches of the Burgundian dynasty occupying the title of Duke and on the 1st of August, 1430 it formally passed to the control of Philip the Good of Burgundy further strengthening the Burgundian hold on the Netherlands and continuing Philip's moves towards their unification.An alternative, however, would have been to offer the duchy to Philip's illegitimate son, Anthony, the Grand Bastard of Burgundy. This would ensure the duchy's independence through an illegitimate line of the Valois-Bourgogne dynasty, yet the Burgundian alliance would also safeguard the duchy against French aggression. Though only a boy at the time, Anthony would grow up to become a strong and respected warrior, as well as a powerful influence over and ally of his younger half-brother, Charles the Bold.
Actions
A. Let us be a part of Great Burgundy (End Game)
- Event 3776 - The Succession in Brabant for Burgundy is triggered immediately
B. Offer the ducal crown to the Bastard of Burgundy
- Flag graphics extension set to "Valois"
- Event 3778 - The Succession in Brabant for Burgundy is triggered immediately
- Stability -3
- A random province revolts
- french will become an accepted culture
- Revolt risk value in Artois -8
Brabant — Not random
Conditions
- Own Friesen
- Own Geldre
- Own Holland
- Control Holland
- Own Zeeland
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The following must not occur:
- Netherlands exists
Will happen within 3600 days of January 2, 1559
Checked again every 3600 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1648)
Description
The monopoly on positions of authority by those born in Brabant, many of whom abused their positions for personal profit, has become a source of resentment in the remainder of the low countries. Demands for power to be devolved to the cities were presented by the burghers of Amsterdam, Haarlem and Delft. Most of the remaining cities outside Brabant and some of the rural nobility soon signed up to this League of Holland. We have two courses of action to choose between. Firstly, we could replace some of our officials with wavering individuals from within the League, thus dividing the League, removing one of their key grievances and cleansing our bureaucracy of graft. Alternatively, we might have to accede to the League's demand to share power.Actions
A. Become Holland
- +10% inflation
- Stability -1
- Flag graphics set to default
- Become Netherlands
- Flag graphics extension set to "Princevlag"
- Set flag [Princevlag] for events
- Move capital to Holland
- Event 3900 - Creation of the Dutch Republic for Netherlands will never fire
- Centralization -5
- Aristocracy -3
- Serfdom -2
- Mercantilism -2
- Innovativeness +2
- Quality -3
- Friesen will be considered a national province
- Geldre will be considered a national province
- Holland will be considered a national province
- Zeeland will be considered a national province
- Brabant will be considered a national province
- Flandern will be considered a national province
B. Remain as Brabant
- +200 victory points
- Stability -2
- Global revolt risk +8 for 48 months
- Centralization +3
- Aristocracy +1
- Serfdom +1
- Innovativeness -1
- Gain bailiff in a random province
- Gain bailiff in a random province
- Gain bailiff in a random province
- Gain bailiff in a random province
- Gain courthouse in a random province
- Gain courthouse in a random province
Brabant — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 3900 - Creation of the Dutch Republic for NetherlandsDescription
A united Dutch Republic has broken free from the oppressors. This is a chance to unite the Netherlands at last... Shall we join our brothers and sisters in the republic?Actions
A. Join the new Republic (End Game)
- Event 3813 - Brabant joins the Republic for Netherlands is triggered immediately
B. Walk our own path
- -100 relations with Netherlands
- Stability -2
Brabant — Not random
Triggered by
Action A of 213001 - Death of Jan the Merciless for LuxemburgDescription
Jan of Bavaria, husband of Elisabeth of Görlitz and as such pawnee of Luxemburg, died, probably of poison, on January 6th 1425. While his wife retained her pawn Luxemburg, the Duchy of Bavaria-Straubing was seized by Emperor Sigismund as a vacant Imperial fief and his part of the Dutch Wittelsbach inheritance passed to Burgundy, on the base of a treaty that had just been concluded, which is why the Duke of Burgundy was immediately suspected of having ordered the assassination of Jan.Actions
A. OK
Brabant — Not random
Conditions
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At least one of the following must occur:
- Own Holland
- Own Artois
Triggered by
Action A of 213002 - Death of Jan the Merciless for LuxemburgDescription
Jan of Bavaria, husband of Elisabeth of Görlitz and as such pawnee of Luxemburg, died, probably of poison, on January 6th 1425. While his wife retained her pawn Luxemburg, the Duchy of Bavaria-Straubing was seized by Emperor Sigismund as a vacant Imperial fief.Actions
A. OK