Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • State religion is reformed
  • State religion is protestant
• The following must not occur:
  • Hussites exists
• The following must not occur:
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Bohemia exists
    • At least one of the following must occur:
      • Event 129051 - Taborite republic for Bohemia has already occurred
      • Event 129052 - Utraquist republic for Bohemia has already occurred
      • Event 129053 - Podiebrad dynasty for Bohemia has already occurred

Will happen within 10 days of August 18, 1419
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1499)

Description

The Kingdom of Bohemia has finally been won back for catholicism. As a consequence, the German princes who have been forced by the Hussites to adapt their misguided faith can now safely return to the Roman church. By a general indulgence the Pope will make sure they will be forgiven having turned to the heresy under compulsion.

Actions

A. Restore Catholicism

• Change religion to catholic
• Stability +3

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Own Brandenburg

Will happen within 2000 days of January 2, 1440
Checked again every 2000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1455)

Description

During the weak rule of the Wittelsbachs and Luxemburgs, several cities, especially the twin cities of Berlin and Cölln, in Brandenburg began to grow and prosper, obtained a huge deal of autonomy and joined the Hanseatic League. After the arrival of the Hohenzollern, the towns were keen on having their privileges confirmed or even extended. They refused any interference in their internal politics, assumed judicative powers within their city walls and even refused the Elector entrance. Obviously, this autononomy was a great hindrance to the consolidation of electoral authority. Therefore Friedrich II gladly took the opportunity when the community of Berlin called for his aid in a conflict with the town council of Berlin-Cölln. Friedrich marched to the city with 6000 men, quickly entered the city and forced the council into submission. The Elector obtained the right to confirm nominations to the council, renounced the town's jurisdictive privileges, forced it to cancel all agreements with other cities, including the Hanseatic League, and began the construction of a strong fortress that would allow him to control the city. In the following years, similar measures were applied in most other cities.

Actions

A. We cannot bear their impertinence

• Brandenburg revolts
• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization +2
• Mercantilism +2
• Land +1
• Fortress level in Brandenburg +1

B. Allow for municipal autonomy

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization -1
• Mercantilism -1
• Land -1
• -1 base tax value in Brandenburg

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Innovativeness is at 6 or higher
• Own Magdeburg
• Own Brandenburg

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1446
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1446)

Description

Playing on popular sentiments, Elector Friedrich II decided to expel all jews from Brandenburg between Elbe and Oder. Some of them were resettled by Friedrich the Fat, the Elector's brother and regent of the Altmark, in the cities of the Altmark, however most entirely left the country. This was a significant economic setback for Brandenburg.

Actions

A. Expel them, but allow them to resettle in the Altmark

• Innovativeness -1
• Infrastructure tech investment: -300
• Trade tech investment: -300
• -500 population in Brandenburg
• +300 population in Magdeburg
• Stability +1

B. Expel them from all of Brandenburg!

• Innovativeness -2
• Infrastructure tech investment: -500
• Trade tech investment: -500
• -500 population in Brandenburg
• -500 population in Magdeburg
• Stability +3

C. Leave those people alone

• Innovativeness +1
• Stability -1

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Papal States and Brandenburg are at war

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1447
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1449)

Description

By a concordat established between Friedrich II of Brandenburg and the Holy See in 1447 the Elector received the right to nominate the Bishops residing within his domains. Thereby the church in Brandenburg definitely became subject to Electoral authority.

Actions

A. Thank you, Holy Father

• Centralization +1
• +50 relations with Papal States

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Own Brandenburg
• Control Brandenburg

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1451
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1500)

Description

The twin cities of Berlin and Cölln, united into one municipality in 1307, form a natural center of Brandenburg, and by the 15th century Berlin-Cölln had, with about 6000 inhabitants, already become the biggest and most important city of the Electorate. Still the electoral residence and administrative center remained Tangermünde, situated west of the Elbe. Elector Friedrich II was the first ruler to realise the town's potential and had chosen it as his capital already upon ascending the throne. After suppressing its desire for autonomy and firmly establishing his authority, the Elector in 1451 ordered to move most administrative institutions and his residence to Berlin-Cölln. Berlin-Cölln, after the 1640 fully merged and called Berlin, thereafter was the capital of Brandenburg, the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire and today again is the capital and biggest city of Germany.

Actions

A. Berlin-Cölln shall be the center of Brandenburg

• Move capital to Brandenburg
• Centralization +1
• +1 base tax value in Brandenburg

B. Keep the capital in Tangermünde

• Stability +1

Brandenburg — Not random

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1488
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1488)

Description

In 1488 the estates of Brandenburg accepted the introduction of the Bierziese, a consumptory tax on beer, that had to be collected and paid by the towns. While this was welcome source of income for the Elector, it caused some dissent among the populace and even an open revolt in Berlin-Cölln.

Actions

A. Introduce the tax

• +1 base tax value in Magdeburg
• +1 base tax value in Brandenburg
• +1 base tax value in Küstrin
• Brandenburg revolts
• Global revolt risk +3 for 24 months

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Austria 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, 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 our support

• +100 relations with France
• +100 relations with England
• +150 relations with Baden
• +150 relations with Hanover
• +150 relations with Hesse
• +150 relations with Palatinate
• +150 relations with Saxony
• +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
• +150 relations with Strasburg

B. Ignore it

• -100 relations with Baden
• -100 relations with Hanover
• -100 relations with Hesse
• -100 relations with Palatinate
• -100 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Strasburg

Brandenburg — 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 was quite limited beyond his direct domains and the erratic and inconsistent behavior of some of them as Rudolph II, such increased frictions. In 1608, the Protestant city of Donauwerth refused Catholics the right to practice their cult and was banned from the Empire. As a reaction, most German Protestant states formed the Evangelic Union to defend their freedom.

Actions

A. Prepare to Join

• +100 relations with France
• +150 relations with Baden
• +150 relations with Hanover
• +150 relations with Hesse
• +150 relations with Palatinate
• +150 relations with Saxony
• +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 Baden
• -100 relations with Hanover
• -100 relations with Hesse
• -100 relations with Palatinate
• -100 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Austria

Brandenburg — 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 Baden
• -150 relations with Hanover
• -150 relations with Hesse
• -150 relations with Palatinate
• -150 relations with Saxony
• -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 Baden
• +50 relations with Hanover
• +50 relations with Hesse
• +50 relations with Palatinate
• +50 relations with Saxony
• -50 relations with Bavaria
• -50 relations with Cleves
• -50 relations with Cologne
• -100 relations with Austria

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Flag [Brandenburg_line] is set
• Own Brandenburg
• Control Brandenburg

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1618
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 2, 1700)

Description

When the Hohenzolern-Brandenburg dynasty united Ducal Prussia and Brandenburg they decided to move their capital back to the Berlin.

Actions

A. Great!

• Stability +1
• Move capital to Brandenburg
• +2000 population in Brandenburg

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Flag [ClaimOnPrussia] is set
  • Event 132011 - Hohenzollern Prussia for Brandenburg has already occurred
  • Event 132012 - Hohenzollern-Brandenburg rule in Prussia for Brandenburg has already occurred
  • Event 263004 - Prussia forms Brandenburg for Prussia has already occurred
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • It is the year 1657 or later
  • The following must not occur:
    • Event 258234 - The Fate of Prussia for Poland has already occurred
• Prussia exists

Will happen within 30 days of January 4, 1618
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1660)
unless prevented by
Action A of 132007 - Claims on Prussia for Brandenburg

Description

After the death of the last Duke of Prussia from the Hohenzollern-Ansbach branch, the Hohenzollern-Brandenburg dynasty was allowed to rule Duchy of Prussia, however still as vassals of the Polish King, who guaranteed liberites of Prussian citizens. Brandenburg Elector could not rise taxes nor station non-Prussian troops on the territory of Prussia without agreement of Prussian Diet. Polish King also had significant inluence on the jurisdiction in Prussia. However during the following years Polish Kings agreed to reduce their privileges. Finally, in exchange for renouncing alliance with Sweden and help against Sweden, Polish King has renounced all his claims on Prussia in Treaty of Welhau in 1657.

Actions

A. Finally!

• Set flag [ClaimOnPrussia] for events
• Inherit the realms of Prussia
• +50 relations with Poland
• -25 relations with Austria
• -25 relations with Sweden
• -25 relations with Courland
• Memel will be considered a national province
• Prussia will be considered a national province
• -50
• +200 relations with Prussia
• Stability +1

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Prussia exists

Will happen on February 2, 1618
unless prevented by
Action A, B, C of 263009 - The Fate of Prussia for Prussia
Action B of 258234 - The Fate of Prussia for Poland

Description

After years of illness the last Duke of Prussia from the Hohenzollern-Ansbach line, Albrecht Friedrich, died. According to the Treaty of Cracov from 1525, after the Prussian branch of the Hohenzollern family, the lands of the Duchy of Prussia were to be incorporated into Poland. However this was changed with the decision of the Polish Sejm on the 5th of may 1611.

Actions

A. Finally!

• +100 relations with Poland
• -25 relations with Austria
• -50 relations with Courland
• -50
• Stability +1
• Event 263006 - The Fate of Prussia for Prussia will never fire
• Gain a royal marriage with Poland
• Event 132012 - Hohenzollern-Brandenburg rule in Prussia for Brandenburg is triggered immediately

B. Keep separate

• -100 relations with Prussia
• +200 relations with Poland
• +25 relations with Austria
• +25 relations with Courland

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Flag [ClaimOnPrussia] is set
• Own Prussia
• Own Memel

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1619
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 2, 1700)

Description

After death of the last Duke of Prussia from the Hohenzollern-Ansbach branch, the Hohenzollern-Brandenburg wanted to take over Duchy of Prussia. Now, when we control Prussia we can claim it rightfully ours.

Actions

A. Claim Prussia

• Memel will be considered a national province
• Prussia will be considered a national province
• Culture in Prussia changes to german
• -50
• Stability +1
• Event 132005 - Inheritance of Prussia for Brandenburg will never fire
• Event 132027 - Consequence of the claims on Prussia for Brandenburg is triggered immediately

B. Who cares about Prussia

• +50 relations with Poland
• +25 relations with Austria
• +25 relations with Courland

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Country has at least 2 non-colonial provinces
• None of the following must occur:
  • Pomerania exists
  • Event 3896 - The Pommern Inheritance for Brandenburg has already occurred

Will happen within 90 days of March 13, 1637
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1700)
unless prevented by
Action A of 259011 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action A of 259010 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action A of 259015 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action A of 259014 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action A of 259013 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action A of 259012 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania

Description

The last member of the legitimate rulers of Pommern has died. The Brandeburg House of Hohenzollern has the closest ties with them, thus we can press our rightful claims also on those lands.

Actions

A. Let's claim those lands

• Hinterpommern will be considered a national province
• Vorpommern will be considered a national province

B. Don't press our claims

• Stability +1
• -5 victory points

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Pomerania exists
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 259010 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania has already occurred
  • Event 259011 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania has already occurred
  • Event 259012 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania has already occurred
  • Event 259013 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania has already occurred
  • Event 259014 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania has already occurred
  • Event 259015 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania has already occurred
• Own Brandenburg
• Control Brandenburg

Will happen within 90 days of April 2, 1637
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after June 2, 1700)
unless prevented by
Action B, C of 259011 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action B, C, D of 259010 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action B of 259015 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action B of 259014 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action B, C, D of 259013 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action B, C of 259012 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania

Description

When the Hohenzollern-Pomerania dynasty united Pomerania and Brandenburg they decided to move their capital back to the Berlin.

Actions

A. To Berlin

• Stability -1
• Move capital to Brandenburg
• +2000 population in Brandenburg
• +1 base tax value in Brandenburg

B. No need to change it

• Stability +1
• Centralization -1
• -5 victory points

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Mecklenburg
    • Control Mecklenburg
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Vorpommern
    • Control Vorpommern
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Danzig
    • Control Danzig
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Prussia
    • Control Prussia
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Memel
    • Control Memel
• The following must not occur:
  • Event 132010 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1640
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1660)
unless prevented by
Action A, B of 132010 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg

Description

The Elector Friedrich Wilhelm (1640-1688), known as the Great Elector, had been one of the major winners of the Thirty Years War, increasing the size of Brandenburg's realm by nearly a third. His major achievement was to the administrative unity and the setting up of a small professional army of 24,000 men. He also managed to get his country free of Polish lordship over Prussia, and to welcome French 20,000 French Protestant refugees. On 28th June 1675, his army fought a tactical stalemate with the Swedes at the battle of Fehrbellin. The Swedes were unable to go on the offensive from poor preparations, and thus lost the war. That Sweden was unable to carry the sword of Gustavus Adolphus had a striking resonance all over Europe and Prussia occupied Swedish Pomerania until 1679.

Actions

A. Offensive Army Reform

• Land +2
• Offensive Doctrine +2
• Quality +3
• Land tech investment: +800
• +8000 infantry in a random province
• +6000 cavalry in the same province
• +20 artillery in the same province
• Event 132010 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg will never fire

B. Defensive Army Reform

• Land +2
• Offensive Doctrine -2
• Quality +3
• Land tech investment: +800
• Fortress level in Brandenburg +1
• Fortress level in a random province +1
• Event 132010 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg will never fire

C. Navy Reform

• Land -2
• Quality +3
• Naval tech investment: +800
• Gain 10 warships in a random province
• Gain 3 transports in the same province
• Event 132010 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg will never fire

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• None of the following must occur:
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Mecklenburg
    • Control Mecklenburg
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Vorpommern
    • Control Vorpommern
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Danzig
    • Control Danzig
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Prussia
    • Control Prussia
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Memel
    • Control Memel
• The following must not occur:
  • Event 3518 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1640
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1660)
unless prevented by
Action A, B, C of 3518 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg

Description

The Elector Friedrich Wilhelm (1640-1688), known as the Great Elector, had been one of the major winners of the Thirty Years War, increasing the size of Brandenburg's realm by nearly a third. His major achievement was to the administrative unity and the setting up of a small professional army of 24,000 men. He also managed to get his country free of Polish lordship over Prussia, and to welcome French 20,000 French Protestant refugees. On 28th June 1675, his army fought a tactical stalemate with the Swedes at the battle of Fehrbellin. The Swedes were unable to go on the offensive from poor preparations, and thus lost the war. That Sweden was unable to carry the sword of Gustavus Adolphus had a striking resonance all over Europe and Prussia occupied Swedish Pomerania until 1679.

Actions

A. Offensive Army Reform

• Land +2
• Offensive Doctrine +2
• Quality +3
• Land tech investment: +800
• +8000 infantry in a random province
• +6000 cavalry in the same province
• +20 artillery in the same province
• Event 3518 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg will never fire

B. Defensive Army Reform

• Land +2
• Offensive Doctrine -2
• Quality +3
• Land tech investment: +800
• Fortress level in Brandenburg +1
• Fortress level in a random province +1
• Event 3518 - Reform of the Brandenburg Army for Brandenburg will never fire

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Sweden and Poland are at war
• The following must not occur:
  • Brandenburg is a vassal of Poland

Will happen within 10 days of September 2, 1657
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1657)
unless prevented by
Action A of 132032 - Treaty of Welhau for Brandenburg

Description

The Emperor tried to convince Brandenburg and Poland to reconcile in order to pull back the Swedes and Poland agreed to a compromise.

Actions

A. Brandenburg switch sides

• Stability +3
• -400 relations with Sweden
• +400 relations with Poland
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Sweden for 12 months
• Event 132032 - Treaty of Welhau for Brandenburg will never fire

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Sweden and Poland are at war
• Brandenburg is a vassal of Poland

Will happen within 10 days of September 2, 1657
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1657)
unless prevented by
Action A of 132031 - Treaty of Welhau for Brandenburg

Description

The Emperor tried to convince Brandenburg and Poland to reconcile in order to pull back the Swedes and Poland agreed to a compromise.

Actions

A. Brandenburg switch sides

• Break vassalization with Poland
• Stability +3
• -400 relations with Sweden
• +400 relations with Poland
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Sweden for 12 months
• Event 132031 - Treaty of Welhau for Brandenburg will never fire

Brandenburg — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1682
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1683)

Description

As all major nations of this period, Friedrich Wilhelm also tried to duplicate the enormous success of the Dutch Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie and tap into the richness it brought its investors and the Dutch economy from ''The New World''. However as most other duplication attempts, especially by countries with little tradition of Naval Power, it would ultimately fail to deliver anything but grief to its investors.

Actions

A. We will exploit this!

• Gain Goods Manufactory in a random province
• +5 merchants
• Gain an explorer in a random province
• Trade tech investment: +400

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Own Prussia
  • Flag [ClaimOnPrussia] is set
  • Event 132011 - Hohenzollern Prussia for Brandenburg has already occurred
  • Event 132012 - Hohenzollern-Brandenburg rule in Prussia for Brandenburg has already occurred
  • Event 263004 - Prussia forms Brandenburg for Prussia has already occurred
  • Event 132027 - Consequence of the claims on Prussia for Brandenburg has already occurred
  • Event 132028 - Hohenzollern-Brandenburg dominions for Brandenburg has already occurred
• The following must not occur:
  • Prussia exists

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1701
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1760)

Description

The Brandenburg areas formally belonged to the Holy Roman Empire but the ruling Hohenzollern family of Prussia-Brandenburg had higher aspirations than merely staying electors under the Holy Roman Emperor, a position which by this time had become next to inherited within the powerful Habsburg family. Since Friedrich Wilhelm had managed to get full control of the Prussian areas from Poland in the 1660 Peace in Oliwa, his son, Friedrich III of Brandenburg, had the option to declare himself King of Prussia, since it was physically situated outside of the borders of the Empire.

Actions

A. The Kingdom of Prussia is born!

• Memel will be considered a national province
• Prussia will be considered a national province
• Flag graphics set to default
• Become Prussia
• Flag graphics extension set to "Kingdom"
• Set flag [PrussiaHRE] for events
• Culture in Prussia changes to german
• Event 263014 - The Kingdom of Prussia for Prussia is triggered immediately
• Event 132028 - Hohenzollern-Brandenburg dominions for Brandenburg will never fire

B. Stay Elector-Prince!

• Stability +2
• +40 relations with Austria
• Memel will no longer be considered a national province
• Prussia will no longer be considered a national province

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Prussia exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Event 263009 - The Fate of Prussia for Prussia has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1701
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1760)
unless prevented by
Action A of 3524 - A royal title for Brandenburg

Description

Brandenburg and Prussia are both ruled by the Hohenzollern-Brandenburg family. The dream of a royal title becomes a reality.

Actions

A. Good!

• Memel will be considered a national province
• Prussia will be considered a national province
• Inherit the realms of Prussia

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 209000 - Sale of Neumark for Teutonic Order

Description

The Neumark, originally the part of Brandenburg east of the Order, had been mortgaged to the Teutonic Order by Emperor Sigismund in 1402. In the desperate financial, political and military situation caused by the uprising of the Prussian Lizard League and the intervention of Casimir of Poland in favour of the rebels, the Order decided it would be better to sell Neumark back to the Elector of Brandenburg in order to gain some money and his support than to lose the territory to the Polish King who was obviously attracted by the opportunity to restore the Oder as border with Germany. Thus on February 22nd emissaries of the Order offered the territory to Friedrich II for 40000 Gulden. The elector accepted gladly and on April 5th took the oaths of allegiance from the estates of Neumark in Neu-Landsberg. After half a century of division, the unity of the three marches that constitute Brandenburg was restored.

Actions

A. Purchase Neumark

• -80
• +50 relations with Teutonic Order
• -50 relations with Poland
• Küstrin will be considered a national province
• Event 209001 - Brandenburg accepts for Teutonic Order is triggered immediately

B. We can't afford it

• -50 relations with Teutonic Order
• -10 victory points

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 217000 - Albrecht of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Magdeburg and Mainz for Mainz

Description

After becoming Archbishop of Magdeburg and administrator of Halberstadt, Albrecht of Brandenburg began an expensive campaign for the Archbishop-Electorate of Mainz. In order to gain the money needed, he borrowed a large sum from the Fuggers and let the dominican monk Tezel sell indulgences in his domains (which was the actual cause for the protest of Martin Luther). Having obtained an extraordinary permission of the Pope and the Emperor to hold such a multitude of titles and fiefs, he succeeded to the Archbishopric-Electorate on March 9th 1514, which gained the Hohenzollern family a second vote in the electoral college and made them the second dynasty in the Empire.

Actions

A. OK

• +50 relations with Mainz
• Gain an alliance with Mainz
• +30 victory points
• +3 diplomats

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 273000 - Extinction of the Askanians in Wittenberg for Saxony

Description

The influence of the Askanians who had once been the most powerful dynasty in Eastern Germany slowly faded in the 14th and 15th century. First in Brandenburg, then in Lauenburg and finally 1423 in electoral Saxony the branches got extinct, and the remaining members of the family lacked unity and determination to secure the territories. Instead, the Hohenzollern and Wettins were given the old Askanian lands and took their former rank. The last step in this process was the extinction of the electoral branch in Saxony-Wittenberg with the heirless death of Albrecht III. This caused a tough contest between the Hohenzoller Elector Friedrich of Brandenburg and the Wettin Margrave Friedrich IV of Meissen for Albrecht's possessions. Emperor Sigismund has decided in our favour and granted the Electorate and Saxony-Wittenberg to us. This gives us a position of hegemony in Eastern Germany and in the electoral college.

Actions

A. Great!

• Anhalt will be considered a national province
• Inherit the realms of Saxony
• -100 relations with Meissen
• +50 relations with Hungary
• +50 victory points
• +4 diplomats

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 132007 - Claims on Prussia for Brandenburg

Description

The Duchy of Prussia is rightfully ours but relations with other countries suffer.

Actions

A. OK

• -100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Austria
• -50 relations with Courland
• Set flag [ClaimOnPrussia] for events

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 132080 - Poland claims Hohenzollern Prussia for Brandenburg

Description

As a consequence of the decision of helping Albert, relations between Poland and Brandenburg drop.

Actions

A. OK

• Set flag [ClaimOnPrussia] for events
• Gain an alliance with Prussia
• -50 relations with Livonian Order
• -200 relations with Poland
• +250
• +5000 infantry in the capital province
• +5000 cavalry in the capital province
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 240 months

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 132082 - Death of Albrecht Friedrich for Brandenburg

Description

The Hohenzollern-Brandenburg branch is allowed to rule the Duchy.

Actions

A. OK

• Set flag [ClaimOnPrussia] for events
• Gain a royal marriage with Prussia
• +200 relations with Prussia

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 200106 - The Cleves succession for Cleves
Action A of 200105 - The Cleves succession for Cleves
Action A of 200110 - Partition of Xanten for Cleves
Action B of 200109 - Partition of Xanten for Cleves

Description

Duke Johann Wilhelm of Jülich, Cleves and Berg died on March 25th 1609, in a state of complete insanity and without a child or brother. While in the United Duchies a woman could not succeed to the throne herself, succession through a female relative was possible, hence the husbands of Johann Wilhelm's sisters claimed the inheritance. Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia, married to the oldest sister Marie-Eleonore, had no male heir himself and ceded his claim to the husband of his daughter Anna, Elector, Johann Sigismund of Brandenburg. Our legitimate claim eventually prevailed and we are now in possession of the whole United Duchies.

Actions

A. Great!

• Münster will be considered a national province
• Kleves will be considered a national province
• Geldre will be considered a national province
• Inherit the realms of Cleves

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 259000 - Inheritance of Pomerania-Stettin for Pomerania
Action B of 283000 - The succession in Pomerania-Stettin for Stettin

Description

Otto III of Pomerania-Stettin died of the plague in 1464, without an heir. Both his relatives in Pomerania-Wolgast - the Dukes Erich II and Wartislaw IX - and his feudal overlord, the Elector of Brandenburg, claimed the inheritance. Against the resistance, Stettin has been secured for Brandenburg, which means that we now control the rich Hanseatic city of Stettin and have access to the Baltic sea.

Actions

A. Good news!

• Vorpommern will be considered a national province
• Inherit the realms of Stettin
• -50 relations with Pomerania

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 282008 - Meet the In-Laws for Transylvania

Description

Gabriel Bethlen de Iktar - Prince of Siebenbürgen seeks the hand of our Lady Catherine Hohenzollern. Do we accept?

Actions

A. Yes

• +75 relations with Transylvania
• Gain a royal marriage with Transylvania

B. No

• -25 relations with Transylvania
• +25 relations with Austria

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 258231 - Treaty of Cracov for Poland

Description

In 1525 during the religious turmoil of the Reformation one of the early converters to the new religion was 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. However, knowing that this would earn him the eternal enmity of his former Order he had to go for help with its greatest enemy, Poland-Lithuania. However Poland-Lithuania decided to claim his lands instead. Shall we help our family member?

Actions

A. Help Albert!

• Gain Prussia as vassals
• +300 relations with Prussia
• Event 132011 - Hohenzollern Prussia for Brandenburg is triggered immediately

B. We can't help them now

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 240 months
• +100 relations with Livonian Order
• -50 relations with Prussia
• +100 relations with Poland

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3128 - Protestants expelled from France for France

Description

The cancellation of the religious freedom of Protestants in France by Louis the XIVs and the ensuing prosecution and force conversion back to the catholic faith made literally hundreds of thousands of the protestant French Hugenotts to flee into neighboring countries. As a main center piece of the Hugenotts belief were the high praise of hard work and education, most countries where more then happy to welcome these refugees into their society.

Actions

A. Welcome with open arms

• +5000 population in a random province
• +1 base tax value in the same province
• +5000 population in a random province
• +1 base tax value in the same province
• +5000 population in a random province
• +1 base tax value in the same province
• +5000 population in a random province
• +1 base tax value in the same province
• Stability +1

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 283005 - Death of Duke Joachim for Stettin

Description

Duke Joachim of Stettin died prematurely of the plague in 1451, with his son and heir Otto still a minor. His mother Elisabeth, a daughter of Margrave Johann of Brandenburg, took the regency while his uncle Friedrich II of Brandenburg became his guardian. Thus Pomerania-Stettin was effectively controlled by the Hohenzollern for a decade.

Actions

A. Good!

• Gain Stettin as vassals
• Gain an alliance with Stettin
• +100 relations with Stettin

Brandenburg — Not random

Conditions

• None of the following must occur:
  • Brandenburg is a vassal of Stettin
  • Stettin and Brandenburg are at war

Triggered by

Action A of 259000 - Inheritance of Pomerania-Stettin for Pomerania

Description

Otto III of Pomerania-Stettin died of the plague in 1464, without an heir. Both his relatives in Pomerania-Wolgast - the Dukes Erich II and Wartislaw IX - and his feudal overlord, the Elector of Brandenburg, claimed the inheritance. After several years of struggling, Erich of Pomerania-Wolgast secured the inheritance against Brandenburg's claims, however had to accept its feudal suzerainty.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain a royal marriage with Pomerania
• Gain Pomerania as vassals

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 236005 - Excommunication of Jiriz Podiebrad for The Pope
Action A of 251054 - Excommunication of Jiriz Podiebrad for Papal States

Description

Jiriz Podiebrad, King of Bohemia, was an Utraquist, a member of the moderate wing of the heretic Hussite movement. Despite having promised to return to the catholic church and to suppress heresy in Bohemia to the Pope before his election, he openly favoured the Hussites and showed hardly any intention to abandon his faith. Pope Pius II, determined to fight Hussitism, condemned Podiebrad's heretic attitude more and more vocally and encouraged an uprising of the catholic nobility in 1465. In order to back the rebels and depose Podiebrad, Pius' successor Paul II excommunicated the Bohemian King on December 23rd 1466, released all his subjects from their oaths of allegiance and searched for a reliably catholic prince who would drive him away and take the Bohemian throne. The first one to be offered the Bohemian crown was Friedrich II of Brandenburg. Being involved in a conflict for the succession in Pomerania-Stettin at the time and fearing the power of Jiriz Podiebrad, the elector refused.

Actions

A. Reject the Pope's proposal

• Stability -2
• +50 relations with Bohemia
• Event 129015 - Friedrich of Brandenburg proclaimed King by the Catholics for Bohemia will never fire

B. Accept the offer and claim the Bohemian throne

• Bohemia will be considered a national province
• Erz will be considered a national province
• Sudeten will be considered a national province
• Silesia will be considered a national province
• Moravia will be considered a national province
• Start a war with Bohemia
• Event 188119 - The Bohemian throne for Hungary will never fire

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 200102 - The Cleves succession for Cleves
Action A of 200101 - The Cleves succession for Cleves

Description

Duke Johann Wilhelm of Jülich, Cleves and Berg died on March 25th 1609, in a state of complete insanity and without a child or brother. While in the United Duchies a woman could not succeed to the throne herself, succession through a female relative was possible, hence the husbands of Johann Wilhelm's sisters claimed the inheritance. Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia, married to the oldest sister Marie-Eleonore, had no male heir himself and ceded his claim to the husband of his daughter Anna, Elector Johann Sigismund of Brandenburg. This claim was questioned by the husband of the second sister Anna, Philipp Ludwig of Palatinate-Neuburg, who wanted the inheritance for his son Wolfgang Wilhelm. The Count of Nevers-Rethel, originally a sidebranch of the Cleves ducal dynasty, and the Elector of Saxony considered themselves legitimate heirs by virtue of several treaties, and the Emperor, desiring to expand the Habsburgs' supply base near the rebellious Netherlands, declared both female succession and the treaties invalid and was about to confiscate the United Duchies as a lapsed fief. The protestant princes of Brandenburg and Palatinate-Neuburg however, encouraged by the Evangelic Union, France and the Netherlands, managed to agree on a common administration in order to fight off all other claimants. They proclaimed complete religious toleration for all Christian confessions in the Duchies and were acknowledged by the Estates in Jule 1609. A more permanent solution was to be agreed on later...

Actions

A. Great!

• Gain Cleves as vassals
• +200 relations with Cleves
• Gain an alliance with Cleves

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action B, C of 200102 - The Cleves succession for Cleves
Action B, C, D of 200101 - The Cleves succession for Cleves
Action B, C, D of 200106 - The Cleves succession for Cleves
Action B, C, D of 200105 - The Cleves succession for Cleves

Description

Duke Johann Wilhelm of Jülich, Cleves and Berg died on March 25th 1609, in a state of complete insanity and without a child or brother. While in the United Duchies a woman could not succeed to the throne herself, succession through a female relative was possible, hence the husbands of Johann Wilhelm's sisters claimed the inheritance. Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia, married to the oldest sister Marie-Eleonore, had no male heir himself and ceded his claim to the husband of his daughter Anna, Elector Johann Sigismund of Brandenburg. This claim was questioned by the husband of the second sister Anna, Philipp Ludwig of Palatinate-Neuburg, who wanted the inheritance for his son Wolfgang Wilhelm. The Count of Nevers-Rethel, originally a sidebranch of the Cleves ducal dynasty, and the Elector of Saxony considered themselves legitimate heirs by virtue of several treaties, and the Emperor, desiring to expand the Habsburgs' supply base near the rebellious Netherlands, declared both female succession and the treaties invalid and was about to confiscate the United Duchies as a lapsed fief. Our legitimate claim has been ignored by the estates of the Duchies who have chosen another successor.

Actions

A. Claim what is rightfully ours

• Münster will be considered a national province
• Kleves will be considered a national province
• Geldre will be considered a national province

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 398000 - The Hussite Wars for Romanists
Action A of 401000 - The Hussite Wars for Hussites

Description

The Czech priest and professor Jan Hus developed radical reformatory demands on the base of the teachings of John Wyclif. Despite a guarantee of safe-conduct by Emperor Sigismund, he was executed at the stake for heresy at the Council of Constance in 1415. This could however not stop the Hussite movement in Bohemia. Hus' followers were rapidly growing, and when King Vaclav IV of Bohemia died and his brother Sigismund, already Emperor and King of Hungary was to succeed him, they, unwilling to forgive him the betrayal of Hus and afraid that he would suppress them, refused to acknowledge him and gained control of most of Bohemia proper - while the lands of the Bohemian crown and the catholic part of Bohemia accepted Sigismund. Due to its radical anti-clerical and anti-feudal tendencies Hussitism posed a big threat to the church and nobility in the countries adjacent to Bohemia. Several German and European princes therefore decided to oppose the Hussites and to support Sigismund in his struggle with them that lasted for almost two decades. Should we decide to fight these heretics, we should be aware that this would be internationally regarded as an intervention in favour of Sigismund as rightful King of Bohemia rather than a war of conquest, and that therefore, if Sigismund prevails and manages to restore royal authority, we would be expected to turn over any conquests in Bohemia to the Kingdom of Bohemia.

Actions

A. Express hostility

• -200 relations with Hussites
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Hussites for 120 months

B. Covertly provide aid

• -25
• +25 relations with Hussites

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3127 - Chambers of Reunion for France

Description

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

• Gain a temporary casus belli against France for 72 months
• -150 relations with France
• +150 relations with England
• +150 relations with Austria
• +150 relations with Spain
• +150 relations with Netherlands
• +100 relations with Hanover
• +100 relations with Baden
• +100 relations with Hesse
• +100 relations with Cleves
• +100 relations with Cologne
• +100 relations with Palatinate

B. Ignore it

• +50 relations with France
• -100 relations with England
• -100 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Spain
• -100 relations with Netherlands
• -50 relations with Hanover
• -50 relations with Baden
• -50 relations with Hesse
• -50 relations with Cleves
• -50 relations with Cologne
• -50 relations with Palatinate

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 259009 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania
Action A, B of 3895 - The Pomeranian Inheritance for Pomerania

Description

We have received Pommern as the legal heirs of their now-extinct ducal family.

Actions

A. Great!

• Inherit the realms of Pomerania
• Hinterpommern will be considered a national province
• Vorpommern will be considered a national province
• -100 relations with Sweden

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 291036 - Treaty of Labiau for Sweden

Description

Karl Gustav seems to worry about our secret talks with Poland and therefore renounce their claim on Danzig in order to keep us as allied.

Actions

A. Closer to the Swedes

• +200 relations with Sweden
• Danzig will be considered a national province
• Start a war with Poland

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 291035 - Treaty of Marienburg for Sweden

Description

The Poles, in a shocking return of their King, managed to hold/retake their capital, forcing the Swedesto go back and seek our military help. Should we help them?

Actions

A. We'll commit for money

• +50 relations with Sweden
• -200 relations with Poland
• Gain an alliance with Sweden
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 6 months
• +100

B. Down with Karl Gustav!

• -200 relations with Sweden
• +200 relations with Poland
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Sweden for 6 months
• Event 291036 - Treaty of Labiau for Sweden will never fire

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 200109 - Partition of Xanten for Cleves

Description

The agreement between Brandenburg and Palatinate-Neuburg did not last long. Both parties still were keen on securing the whole inheritance for themselves, and soon disagreements on fiscal, personal and administrative matters arose. In order to secure support for their cause, they both prepared religious conversions. While Ernst, the brother of the Elector who represented him in the Duchies, became reformed in 1610 and the Elector himself adapted Calvinism at the urge of his Dutch and Palatine allies in 1613, Wolfgang Wilhelm of Palatinate-Neuburg began secret negotiations with the Emperor and his Wittelsbach relatives in Bavaria and Cologne. He was eventually convinced to convert to Catholicism, first secretly in Munich in summer 1613 and openly on May 16th 1614 in Düsseldorf. These two conversions almost immediately caused the Dutch and Spanish, acting in the interest of their respective new coreligionists, to invade the Duchies. The stage was set for a huge religious war, afraid of the consequences of such a conflict, Brandenburg and Palatinate-Neuburg concluded a tentative treaty of partition in the city of Xanten on November 14th 1614. Neuburg received Jülich and Berg, Brandenburg got Cleves, Mark and Ravensberg. Nevertheless, the succession was not finally settled until 1672, and even thereafter both of them continued to claim the whole inheritance.

Actions

A. Accept this just as a temporary compromise

• Münster will be considered a national province
• Kleves will be considered a national province
• Geldre will be considered a national province
• -100 relations with Berg

B. Accept this as a permanent settlement

• Münster will be considered a national province
• Geldre will be considered a national province
• Stability +1

C. Reject the treaty

• Münster will be considered a national province
• Kleves will be considered a national province
• Geldre will be considered a national province
• Start a war with Berg
• Stability -1

Brandenburg — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 200110 - Partition of Xanten for Cleves
Action C of 200109 - Partition of Xanten for Cleves

Description

The agreement between Brandenburg and Palatinate-Neuburg did not last long. Both parties still were keen on securing the whole inheritance for themselves, and soon disagreements on fiscal, personal and administrative matters arose. In order to secure support for their cause, they both prepared religious conversions. While Ernst, the brother of the Elector who represented him in the Duchies, became reformed in 1610 and the Elector himself joined Calvinism at the urge of his Dutch and Palatine allies in 1613, Wolfgang Wilhelm of Palatinate-Neuburg began secret negotiations with the Emperor and his Wittelsbach relatives in Bavaria and Cologne. He was eventually convinced to convert to Catholicism, first secretly in Munich in summer 1613 and openly on May 16th 1614 in Düsseldorf. These two conversions almost immediately caused the Dutch and Spanish, acting in the interest of their respective new coreligionists, to invade the Duchies. With the assistance of its new Papist allies, Wolfgang Wilhelm has managed to seize control of the Duchies. We cannot accept this.

Actions

A. Take our rightful inheritance by force

• Münster will be considered a national province
• Kleves will be considered a national province
• Geldre will be considered a national province
• +7000 infantry in Münster
• +30 artillery in Münster
• Start a war with Berg
• Stability +2