Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Centralization is at 4 or higher
• Cleves exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Cleves is a vassal of Cologne

Will happen on June 5, 1444

Description

In the Feud of Soest that lasted from 1444 to 1449 the westphalian town of Soest, which was then among the biggest and richest cities of Germany, backed by Cologne's old enemy, the Duke of Kleve, managed to maintain its liberty against the claims of Archbishop Dietrich of Cologne. Like many other territorial princes of his time, the archbishop tried to consolidate his rule and to extend it according to the principles of roman law against the resistance of the Westphalian cities. A great part of former episcopal authority had been granted to the westphalian towns by incompetent archbishops, or outright assumed by the town councils. Thereby, so argumented the council of Soest, it became part of the town's liberty charter. The archbishop's desire to recover his old rights therefore seemed to be an attack on Soest's very existance. The town opposed these policies by accepting the Duke of Kleve and Mark as its new overlord on June 5th 1444. Kleve had been struggling for hegemony in the region with the colonian archbishops for a long time, and they took this chance to win a useful ally. The Duke confirmed Soest's privileges and granted new ones to them. This sparked a feud between the Archbishop and the Duke, which soon turned into major war with Burgundy, Münster, Osnabrück, Paderborn, Lippstadt, Hohenstein, Hoya and Lippe supporting Kleve and Bavaria, Saxony, Nassau and Brandenburg on Cologne's side. At the peak of the conflict, both factions fielded over 100000 soldiers. The possessions of Kleve and Cologne were severely devastated and depopulated. The turning point was when a bohemian mercenary army recruited by the Archbishop failed to take Soest and Lippstadt in 1447. Johann of Kleve, the son of the Duke who led the klevian army, then managed to convince the Bohemians to stop fighting. The feud ended with the decision of Pope Nicolas in favour of Kleve in 1449 that both sides had agreed to accept at a congress in Maastricht.

Actions

A. Fight the rebellious towns and Kleve

• -1 base tax value in Köln
• -1 base manpower in Köln
• -1000 population in Köln
• Revolt risk value in Köln +5
• -100 relations with Cleves
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Cleves for 60 months
• Centralization +1
• Serfdom +1
• Event 200001 - The Feud of Soest for Cleves is triggered immediately
• +50 relations with Bavaria
• +50 relations with Brandenburg
• +50 relations with Saxony
• -50 relations with Burgundy

B. Grant more privileges to the Westphalian towns

• -1 base tax value in Köln
• Centralization -2
• Aristocracy -1
• Serfdom -1
• -50 relations with Cleves
• Event 202001 - Victory in the Feud of Soest for Cologne will never fire

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Cleves is a vassal of Cologne
  • Own Kleves
• Event 200001 - The Feud of Soest for Cleves has already occurred

Will happen within 5 days of June 7, 1444
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1450)
unless prevented by
Action B of 202000 - The Feud of Soest for Cologne

Description

We have managed to defeat the Duke of Kleve and the rebellious Westphalian towns. Hence, we have achieved hegemony in our region by defeating our archenemy and we are now able to consolidate and expand our authority.

Actions

A. Great!

• +30 victory points
• Grant independence to Cleves
• +1 base tax value in the capital province
• Centralization +1
• Serfdom +1
• Revolt risk value in Köln -5

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Palatinate exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Cologne and Palatinate are at war

Will happen within 20 days of February 15, 1463
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1480)

Description

Ruprecht, the brother of the Palatine Elector Friedrich, was chosen as new Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia in 1463. With the help of his brother he managed to stabilise the country's finances after the disastrous Feud of Soest and to recover some of the territories mortgaged by his predecessor.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain a royal marriage with Palatinate
• +50 relations with Palatinate
• Event 255000 - Ruprecht von der Pfalz is elected Archbishop-Elector of Cologne for Palatinate is triggered immediately
• +50

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Event 202002 - Ruprecht von der Pfalz, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne for Cologne has already occurred
• None of the following must occur:
  • Event 255000 - Ruprecht von der Pfalz is elected Archbishop-Elector of Cologne for Palatinate has already occurred
  • Cologne and Palatinate are allied
  • Cologne and Palatinate are at war

Will happen within 20 days of March 2, 1463
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 16, 1480)

Description

With his new throne Ruprecht brought the Palatinate into Cologne's alliance.

Actions

A. Vivat!

• Gain an alliance with Palatinate
• Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 12 months

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Cologne is a vassal of Palatinate

Will happen on July 17, 1480

Description

With the death of Ruprecht von der Pfalz, any Palatine influence over Cologne has been lost.

Actions

A. Oh, well...

• Break vassalization with Palatinate
• Stability +2

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Hesse exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Cologne and Hesse are at war
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 202003 - Ruprecht von der Pfalz succeeds to the Archbishopric for Cologne has already occurred
  • The following must not occur:
    • Cologne is a vassal of Palatinate

Will happen within 20 days of July 18, 1480
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 20, 1508)

Description

After Ruprecht von der Pfalz the cathedral chapter of Cologne elected Hermann IV, a a younger brother of the Landgrave of Hessen. Hermann cooperated closely with his relatives in Hessen and was keen on using his high office in the interest of his family.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain a royal marriage with Hesse
• -50 relations with Palatinate
• +50 relations with Hesse
• Event 185002 - Hermann of Hessen is elected Archbishop-Elector of Cologne for Hesse is triggered immediately

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Event 185002 - Hermann of Hessen is elected Archbishop-Elector of Cologne for Hesse has already occurred
• None of the following must occur:
  • Cologne and Hesse are allied
  • Cologne and Hesse are at war

Will happen within 20 days of July 30, 1480
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 20, 1508)

Description

With his new throne Hermann brought Hessen into Cologne's alliance.

Actions

A. Vivat!

• Gain an alliance with Hesse
• Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 12 months

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Cologne is a vassal of Hesse
  • Cologne is a vassal of Palatinate

Will happen on October 21, 1508

Description

When Hermann of Hessen died in 1508, the chapter opted to select a local noble instead of a member of a big dynasty as new Archbishop-Elector. Philipp II of Dhaun-Oberstein rose to the throne of Cologne and Westphalia, and after six successive Archbishop-Electors can be considered such neutral candidates who let Cologne conduct an independent policy.

Actions

A. We are free again

• Break vassalization with Hesse
• Break royal marriage with Hesse
• -50 relations with Hesse
• Break vassalization with Palatinate

Cologne — 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

• +50 relations with Brandenburg
• +50 relations with Hanover
• +50 relations with Hesse
• +50 relations with Palatinate
• +50 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Baden
• -50 relations with Papal States
• -50 relations with Spain
• -100 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Strasburg

B. Ignore it

• -150 relations with Brandenburg
• -150 relations with Hanover
• -150 relations with Hesse
• -150 relations with Palatinate
• -150 relations with Saxony
• -150 relations with Baden
• +50 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Bavaria
• -150 relations with Strasburg

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Bavaria exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Cologne and Bavaria are at war

Will happen within 20 days of April 2, 1583
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after February 17, 1612)

Description

Ernst, a member of the ruling Wittelsbach family of Bavaria, has been appointed Archbishop of Cologne. This may mean a new era of Bavarian influence here. How shall we proceed?

Actions

A. Allow Bavarian influence

• Gain a royal marriage with Bavaria
• +200 relations with Bavaria
• Centralization +1
• Innovativeness -1
• Event 3853 - The Archbishop in Cologne for Bavaria is triggered immediately

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3852 - The Bavarian Archbishops for Cologne has already occurred
• None of the following must occur:
  • Event 3853 - The Archbishop in Cologne for Bavaria has already occurred
  • Cologne and Bavaria are allied
  • Cologne and Bavaria are at war

Will happen within 20 days of April 29, 1583
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after February 17, 1612)

Description

With his new throne Ernst brought Bavaria into Cologne's alliance.

Actions

A. Vivat!

• Gain an alliance with Bavaria
• Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 12 months

Cologne — 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

• +50 relations with Brandenburg
• +50 relations with Hanover
• +50 relations with Hesse
• +50 relations with Palatinate
• +50 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Baden
• -50 relations with Papal States
• -50 relations with Spain
• -100 relations with Austria

B. Stay Neutral

• -150 relations with Brandenburg
• -150 relations with Hanover
• -150 relations with Hesse
• -150 relations with Palatinate
• -150 relations with Saxony
• -150 relations with Baden
• +50 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Bavaria

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

B. Stay Neutral

• +50 relations with Brandenburg
• +50 relations with Hanover
• +50 relations with Hesse
• +50 relations with Palatinate
• +50 relations with Saxony
• +50 relations with Baden
• -50 relations with Papal States
• -50 relations with Spain
• -100 relations with Austria

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3853 - The Archbishop in Cologne for Bavaria has already occurred
• Cologne is a vassal of Bavaria

Will happen on February 7, 1761

Description

After five successive Wittelsbach Archbishop-Electors and having developed into almost a Bavarian side country, in 1761 the cathedral chapter of Cologne elected Maximilian Friedrich of Königsegg-Rothenfels, a member of an insignificant small dynasty, instead of a Wittelsbach candidate.

Actions

A. Elect Maximilian Friedrich

• Break vassalization with Bavaria
• Break royal marriage with Bavaria
• -100 relations with Bavaria
• Stability -2

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Austria exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Cologne and Austria are at war

Will happen within 20 days of April 16, 1784
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after July 27, 1801)

Description

Cologne's attempt to achieve independence from dynastic interests was short-lived: When Maximilian Friedrich died, the cathedral chapter conceded to the Emperor's efforts to install an Archbishop-Elector from the Habsburg dynasty and elected Maximilian Franz of Austria. The next Archbishop, Anton Viktor, was also a Habsburg, and the Emperor seemed to have gained the influence in the Rhineland he desired.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain a royal marriage with Austria
• +50 relations with Austria
• Event 179018 - The Archbishop in Cologne for Austria is triggered immediately

Cologne — Not random

Conditions

• Event 202008 - The Habsburg Archbishop-Electors for Cologne has already occurred
• None of the following must occur:
  • Event 179018 - The Archbishop in Cologne for Austria has already occurred
  • Cologne and Austria are allied
  • Cologne and Austria are at war

Will happen within 20 days of April 30, 1784
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after July 27, 1801)

Description

With his new throne Maximilian Franz brought Austria into Cologne's alliance.

Actions

A. Vivat!

• Gain an alliance with Austria
• Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 12 months

Cologne — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 28006 - King Philip for Burgundy

Description

The Emperor has made Philip the Good of Burgundy King of Lotharingia, reviving the ninth century Kingdom of Lothar. The emperor has granted some of our lands to Burgundy!

Actions

A. Damn!

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Burgundy for 2500 months
• +6000 cavalry in the capital province
• -50 relations with Austria
• Gain an alliance with Cleves
• Gain an alliance with Oldenburg
• Gain an alliance with Palatinate
• Gain an alliance with Berg

Cologne — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 100 - Reformation for all countries

Description

After receiving checked for heresy and forwarded Luther's letter, Leo X responded over the next three years, ''with great care as is proper,'' by deploying a series of papal theologians and envoys against Luther. Perhaps he hoped the matter would die down of its own accord, because in 1518 he dismissed Luther as ''a drunken German'' who ''when sober will change his mind''.

Actions

A. Luther will change his mind...

• Change religion to counterreform

Cologne — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 125030 - The Grand Alliance for Bavaria

Description

For years Europe has been preparing for the death of childless Carlos II of Spain. He was related to several royal families in Europe, but after the death of the designated heir, Joseph Ferdinand Wittelbach of Bavaria, at the age of six, the royal houses of Austria and France had a similar claim. But both were too powerful, and the addition of the Spanish empire would make any of them unstoppable, and so candidates not destined to their thrones, Philip of Anjou and Charles Habsburg, were discussed as heirs to Carlos, and several partition agreements were negotiated. That is precisely what everybody wanted to prevent in Spain. A will was redacted and the agonizing Carlos signed it. It left the Kingdom to Philip Anjou, but it contained two crucial clauses, the condition that the crowns of France and Spain should never be held by the same person and that the Spanish possessions could not be divided. Austria, of course, rejected it, but the rest of Europe seemed to agree, as the equilibrium was not broken. But Louis misjudged the uneasiness that the rest of Europe displayed for the French expansionism, and made several mistakes after the Spanish succession. He closed the Spanish-American commerce to the English and the Dutch, he recognized James III Stuart as King of England, and French troops occupied the fortresses in Spanish Netherlands. In February, the French States had ratified the right of Philip of Anjou to the crown of France, violating the will of Carlos II. The maritime powers had the motive and the excuse, and Austria discovered that now she had allies for the war of Spanish succession. The only allies of France were the Wittelsbach: the electors of Bavaria, Cologne and Trier, and the Duke of Savoy. Maximilian II of Bavaria had been named governor of the Spanish Netherlands. The Bavarian participation in the war lasted until the battle of Blenheim in 1704, when she was knocked out of the war by a crushing defeat.

Actions

A. Support Bavaria in this

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Austria for 120 months
• Gain an alliance with Bavaria
• +75 relations with Spain
• +75 relations with France
• -50 relations with Austria
• -25 relations with England
• -25 relations with Netherlands
• +100 relations with Bavaria

B. We don't care who inherits Spain

• -25 relations with Spain
• -25 relations with France
• +75 relations with Austria
• +25 relations with England
• +25 relations with Netherlands
• -25 relations with Bavaria

Cologne — 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

• -150 relations with France
• +150 relations with England
• +150 relations with Austria
• +150 relations with Brandenburg
• +150 relations with Netherlands
• +100 relations with Hanover
• +100 relations with Spain
• +100 relations with Hesse
• +100 relations with Cleves
• +100 relations with Baden
• +100 relations with Palatinate

B. Ignore it

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