Lithuania — Not random

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1419
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1425)

Description

After a heavy defeat upon Kalka in 1399, Vytautas temporarily gave up his plans for the crown and, as ordered by Jagiello, started to centralize Lithuania. Before that, the Grand Duchy was a conglomerate of several huge semidependent princedoms and an even greater number of small ones. Vytautas united almost all of them, assuring that Lithuania would not be annexed by Poland step by step.

Actions

A. Great!

• Centralization +2
• Aristocracy -1

B. I have no time for this

• Aristocracy +2
• Serfdom +2

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Country is not at war
• State religion is orthodox
• None of the following must occur:
  • Muscovy exists
  • Russia exists
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • The following must not occur:
    • Novgorod exists
  • Novgorod is a vassal of Lithuania
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • The following must not occur:
    • Pskov exists
  • Pskov is a vassal of Lithuania
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • The following must not occur:
    • Tver exists
  • Tver is a vassal of Lithuania
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • The following must not occur:
    • Ryazan exists
  • Ryazan is a vassal of Lithuania
• Own Tula
• Control Tula
• Own Ryazan
• Own Moscow

Will happen within 180 days of January 2, 1419
Checked again every 180 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1569)

Description

Through brilliant military campaigns, the orthodox grand dukes of Lithuania managed to unite or subdue all the princedoms in Russia. They could now legalize their claims by becoming tsars and moving their residence to Moscow, but that would alienate their western subjects strong enough for many of them to shift allegiance and surrender to the King of Poland.

Actions

A. We are the Russian Empire

• Stability -2
• Move capital to Tula
• Flag graphics set to default
• Become Russia
• Vologda will be considered a national province
• Moscow will be considered a national province
• Vladimir will be considered a national province
• Nizhgorod will be considered a national province
• Novgorod will be considered a national province
• Pskov will be considered a national province
• Tver will be considered a national province
• Tula will be considered a national province
• Ryazan will be considered a national province
• Vorones will be considered a national province
• russian will become an accepted culture
• baltic will no longer be an accepted culture
• ruthenian will no longer be an accepted culture
• ruthenian will become an accepted culture
• Grant independence to Poland
• Event 271008 - Revolt in western provinces for Russia is triggered immediately
• Event 40019 - Russian claims on Lithuania for Russia will never fire

B. Let us remain Lithuanians

• Stability +2

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Pskov exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Relations with Pskov are at 75 or higher

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1426
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1429)

Description

In 1425 Wassilij I, ruler of Muscovy, fostered his young son Vassilij II with his father-in-law Vytautas, and soon afterwards died. Vytautas was still determined to win a crown, but needed a visible success which could be proof of his strong position in eastern Europe and thus strengthen his claims. His first objective was Pskov. In 1426 he invaded the republic and forced it to pay tribute. In 1427 he made the borderland between Lithuania and Muscovy, known as the Wierchovian princedoms, subordinate to himself. It was composed of many small regions, which maintained their independence by maintaining tensions between Lithuania and Muscovy. An alternative route for Vytautas may have been to pay for Sigismund's help in his bid for the crown.

Actions

A. Demand tribute

• -50 relations with Pskov
• Event 264000 - Lithuanian demands for Pskov is triggered immediately

B. Maybe I should choose a more diplomatic way

• -50
• +25 relations with Hungary

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Novgorod exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Relations with Novgorod are at 75 or higher

Will happen within 100 days of August 2, 1426
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1429)

Description

After subduing Pskov, Vytautas turned his attention to Novgorod. In 1428 he invaded Novgorod and forced it to pay a very high tribute (11,000 rubles). Had Vytautas not fought on in the north, his diplomatic contacts with Sigismund Luxembourg could started earlier.

Actions

A. Demand tribute

• -50 relations with Novgorod
• Event 245000 - Lithuanian demands for Novgorod is triggered immediately

B. Maybe I should choose a more diplomatic way

• -50
• +25 relations with Hungary

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 233003 - Succession crisis for Muscovy has already occurred
• Ryazan exists

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1427
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1430)

Description

In 1427, during the instability following the death of Vasily I and struggle between Yury and Vasily II, Grand Duke Vytautas offered prince Ivan of Ryazan an agreement of friendship and aid. Ivan promised to help and stand by Vytautas in all his actions, remaining loyal at the same time to Vasily II of Muscovy in matters not involving both Vasily and Vytautas. Vytautas, in turn, promised to defend Tver against common enemies, and not to interfere in internal affairs of Ryazan. The agreement became pretty much useless after the death of Vytautas and an onset of a civil war in Lithuania.

Actions

A. Offer agreement

• -25 relations with Muscovy

B. Don't offer

• +5 relations with Muscovy
• Event 40097 - Agreement with Lithuania for Ryazan will never fire
• Event 210026 - Ryazan accepts the agreement for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210028 - Consequences of the agreement with Ryazan for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 233003 - Succession crisis for Muscovy has already occurred
• Tver exists

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1427
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1430)

Description

In 1427, during the instability following the death of Vasily I and struggle between Yury and Vasily II, Grand Duke Vytautas offered prince Boris of Tver an agreement of friendship and aid. Boris promised to help and stand by Vytautas in all his actions, which he did in 1428 by sending his troops to help Lithuanians in their war against Novgorod. Vytautas, in turn, promised to defend Tver against common enemies, and not to interfere in internal affairs of Tver. The agreement became pretty much useless after the death of Vytautas and an onset of a civil war in Lithuania.

Actions

A. Offer agreement

• -25 relations with Muscovy

B. Don't offer

• +5 relations with Muscovy
• Event 40091 - Agreement with Lithuania for Tver will never fire
• Event 210025 - Tver accepts the agreement for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210027 - Consequences of the agreement with Tver for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 210026 - Ryazan accepts the agreement for Lithuania has already occurred
• The following must not occur:
  • Ryazan and Lithuania are allied

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1427
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1430)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40096 - Agreement with Ryazan for Lithuania
Action B of 40097 - Agreement with Lithuania for Ryazan

Description

After signing the agreement with Lithuania, Principalitry of Ryazan was obliged to leave all other alliances and formally join the alliance with its new partner.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain an alliance with Ryazan
• Event 272000 - Consequences of the agreement with Lithuania for Ryazan is triggered immediately

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 210025 - Tver accepts the agreement for Lithuania has already occurred
• The following must not occur:
  • Tver and Lithuania are allied

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1427
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1430)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40091 - Agreement with Lithuania for Tver
Action B of 40095 - Agreement with Tver for Lithuania

Description

After signing the agreement with Lithuania, Principalitry of Tver was obliged to leave all other alliances and formally join the alliance with its new partner.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain an alliance with Tver
• Event 302000 - Consequences of the agreement with Lithuania for Tver is triggered immediately

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 40097 - Agreement with Lithuania for Ryazan has already occurred
• The following must not occur:
  • Ryazan and Lithuania are allied

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1427
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1430)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40096 - Agreement with Ryazan for Lithuania
Action B of 40097 - Agreement with Lithuania for Ryazan

Description

After signing the agreement with Lithuania, Principalitry of Ryazan was obliged to leave all other alliances and formally join the alliance with its new partner.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain Ryazan as vassals

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 40091 - Agreement with Lithuania for Tver has already occurred
• The following must not occur:
  • Tver and Lithuania are allied

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1427
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1430)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40091 - Agreement with Lithuania for Tver
Action B of 40095 - Agreement with Tver for Lithuania

Description

After signing the agreement with Lithuania, Principalitry of Tver was obliged to leave all other alliances and formally join the alliance with its new partner.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain Tver as vassals

Lithuania — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1428
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1430)

Description

Lithuania had been a most undeveloped country for many centuries. Her population was regarded as pagan savages, living only under the sky and its gods. But during the 14th and early 15th century Lithuania had been Christianized and in 1429 the Statute of Lithuania, a codifying of the old traditional juristicial praxis, was issued. In this way Lithuania took her first steps toward centralization and modernization.

Actions

A. Domestic Balance of Power

• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization -1
• Serfdom +1
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• Stability -1
• +200

B. Royal Prerogative

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Serfdom -2
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• Stability -4
• Global revolt risk +6 for 12 months

C. Magnate Republicanism

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization -2
• Serfdom +2
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• Stability +3
• -10% inflation
• Trade tech investment: +800
• Gain Refinery in a random province

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 40202 - Meeting in Lutsk for Poland has already occurred

Will happen within 100 days of April 2, 1429
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 28, 1430)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40202 - Meeting in Lutsk for Poland

Description

Secretly backed by Jagiello, in 1429 Vytautas called a congress to city of Luck. Sigismund was invited too. Officially matters of discussion were Moldova, Hussites, and a Catholic synod. But in fact, the real issue was the title of King for Vytautas. The Polish embassy, led by chancellor Jan Szafraniec and Zbigniew Olesnicki, the bishop of Krakow, protested harshly. Olesnicki gained an offical statement from Pope Martin V forbidding Vytautas to accept the crown from the hands of Sigismund, on the pretext that the latter hadn't been crowned as Emperor. It was a forceful blow for Sigismund, whose animosity for Poland grew even stronger. The final blow came from Jagiello, who had been threatened by the Poles that the treaty of succession of the crown of Poland signed in 1425 would be revoked if Vytautas was coronated. Vytautas died on October 27, 1430, with no crown on his brow.

Actions

A. Jagiello is being forced to back down, Lithuania wil receive no crown

• +50 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Hungary
• Event 210016 - Death of Vytautas for Lithuania will never fire

B. Convince Jagiello to support us, Lithuania must be a Kingdom whatever the price

• +50 relations with Hungary
• -100 relations with Poland
• Break vassalization with Poland
• Break royal marriage with Poland

C. I'm too old for this, Vytautas abdicates the throne early

• +50 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Hungary
• Event 210016 - Death of Vytautas for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 40200 - Meeting in Lutsk for Hungary has already occurred
• Event 40202 - Meeting in Lutsk for Poland has already occurred

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1430
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1431)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40200 - Meeting in Lutsk for Hungary
Action A of 40202 - Meeting in Lutsk for Poland

Description

In January of 1429 Assembly of East and Central European leaders was held in Lutsk. Emperor Sigismund, as well as the Polish King Jagiello and Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas were the major participants. During the meeting the Emperor offered a crown of independent Kingdom of Lithuania to Vytautas. King Jagiello agreed and despite the uproar in the Polish camp, stayed firm by his decision. It's time to celebrate!

Actions

A. Grand Duchy of Lithuania is proclaimed Kingdom

• Stability +3
• Centralization +1

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 40203 - Jagiello agrees to the Emperor's offer for Lithuania has already occurred
  • Event 40204 - Death of Vytautas for Poland has already occurred
  • The following must not occur:
    • Poland exists

Will happen within 30 days of October 28, 1430
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1431)
unless prevented by
Action A, C of 20112 - The last chance for the Crown of Lithuania for Lithuania
Action A, B of 40204 - Death of Vytautas for Poland

Description

Vytautas died in October of 1430, and the Lithuanian nobles, also according to the will of Jagiello, has elected Jagiello's brother Svitrigaila as the new Grand Duke. However, they failed to get the approval of the Polish Sejm. Svitrigaila was a proponent of independent Lithuanian Kingdom, just like Vytautas was, and enjoyed the support of mainly Ruthenian/Russian nobles. He tried to convince Jagiello again to agree to be crowned as the King of Lithuania, but the Sejm kept an eye on Jagiello.

Actions

A. Lithuania first but appease catholics

• +50 relations with Poland
• -25 relations with Teutonic Order
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -2
• Global revolt risk +3 for 48 months
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Event 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

B. Rely on Ruthenian nobles

• -50 relations with Poland
• +25 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• +50 relations with Teutonic Order
• Change religion to orthodox
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Event 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

C. Remain loyal to Jagiello

• +100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Teutonic Order
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -1
• Global revolt risk +2 for 48 months
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Leader Rumbold will never be active
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 40206 - Zygmantas for Poland has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 3, 1431
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1433)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40206 - Zygmantas for Poland

Description

After an exchange of harsh words, Polish army marched into Lithuania and besieged Lutsk. The siege ended unsuccessfully, and in the aftermath, Polish Sejm decided to create an alternative Duke in the face of Zygmantas, brother of Vytautas. Supported by Polish troops, he caught Svitrigaila off guard and defeated him in 1432. Zygmantas immediately recognized the Polish King as his suzerain, an act which cost him support of many Lithuanian nobles.

Actions

A. Zygimantas

• Monarch Svitrigaila will never rule
• Monarch Zygimantas Kestutaitis becomes active
• Stability -5
• +25 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +7 for 60 months
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• -50 relations with Teutonic Order
• +50 relations with Poland
• Leader Rumbold will never be active

B. Svitrigaila

• -100 relations with Poland
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -5
• Global revolt risk +7 for 60 months
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• +50 relations with Teutonic Order
• Change religion to orthodox
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Event 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 40208 - Submission of Lithuania for Poland will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 40206 - Zygmantas for Poland has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of January 3, 1431
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after February 2, 1433)
unless prevented by
Action A of 40206 - Zygmantas for Poland

Description

Lithuanian nobles, also according to the will of Jagiello, has elected Jagiello's brother Svitrigaila as the new Grand Duke. However, they failed to get the approval of the Polish Sejm. Svitrigaila was a proponent of independent Lithuanian Kingdom, just like Vytautas was, and enjoyed the support of mainly Ruthenian/Russian nobles. Svitrigaila tried to convince Jagiello again to agree to be crowned as the King of Lithuania, but the Polish Sejm kept an eye on Jagiello.

Actions

A. Remain loyal to Jagiello

• +50 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Teutonic Order
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -1
• Global revolt risk +2 for 48 months
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Leader Rumbold will never be active
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

B. Lithuania first but appease catholics

• +50 relations with Poland
• -25 relations with Teutonic Order
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -2
• Global revolt risk +3 for 48 months
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Event 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

C. Rely on Ruthenian nobles

• -50 relations with Poland
• +25 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• +50 relations with Teutonic Order
• Change religion to orthodox
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Event 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 20113 - Privileges of Jedlnia and Krakow for Poland has already occurred
• Aristocracy is at 7 or higher
• The following must not occur:
  • Centralization is at 5 or higher
• The following must not occur:
  • State religion is orthodox

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1432
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1437)
unless prevented by
Action B, C of 20113 - Privileges of Jedlnia and Krakow for Poland

Description

In 1434 Wladyslaw Jagiello extended the act Neminem Captivabimus, giving the nobility legal protection against random arresting by the King, to the Grand Duchy. It was some time before the principle of this was either understood or translated into common practice. While Poland demanded power-sharing and representation, Lithuania continued to be ruled autocratically.

Actions

A. Accept the Magnates demands

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization -2
• Serfdom +2
• Stability +1

B. Limit the Magnates demands

• Event 210007 - Consequences of privileges for Lithuania will never fire
• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization -1
• Global revolt risk +6 for 12 months
• Stability -1

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 20113 - Privileges of Jedlnia and Krakow for Poland has already occurred
• Aristocracy is at 7 or higher
• The following must not occur:
  • Centralization is at 5 or higher
• The following must not occur:
  • State religion is orthodox

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1432
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1437)
unless prevented by
Action A, C of 20113 - Privileges of Jedlnia and Krakow for Poland

Description

In 1434 Wladyslaw Jagiello extended the act Neminem Captivabimus, giving the nobility legal protection against random arresting by the King, to the Grand Duchy. It was some time before the principle of this was either understood or translated into common practice. While Poland demanded power-sharing and representation, Lithuania continued to be ruled autocratically.

Actions

A. Limit the Magnates demands

• Event 210007 - Consequences of privileges for Lithuania will never fire
• Aristocracy +1
• Centralization -1
• Global revolt risk +3 for 12 months
• Stability -1

B. Accept the Magnates demands

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization -2
• Serfdom +2
• Stability +1

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Svitrigaila is active

Will happen on March 20, 1440
unless prevented by
Action B, C of 210017 - Death of Vytautas for Lithuania
Action A, B of 210016 - Death of Vytautas for Lithuania
Action B, C of 210013 - Svitrigaila remains Grand Duke for Lithuania
Action B of 40207 - Zygmantas or Svitrigaila for Lithuania

Description

In 1440, with the end of Svitrigaila's regency, the second phase of instability in Lithuania has started. The designated candidate to take over the Duchy was Wladyslaw. However Wladyslaw was elected King of Hungary, and was unable to be in Lithuania. Thus the Sejm decided to send Wladyslaw's brother, Casimir, as a Polish governor of Lithuania, but this move was contested by Svitrigailo and Lithuanian nobles. Finally Lithuanian nobles could not take such an indignation, and proclaimed Casimir as Grand Duke.

Actions

A. Invite Casimir

• Monarch Svitrigaila will never rule
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +2 for 24 months
• Stability +1
• Event 40211 - Succession of Grand Duke Svitrigaila for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania will never fire

B. Reinstall Svitrigaila

• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• -100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• Change religion to orthodox
• A random province revolts
• A random province revolts
• Event 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Svitrigaila is active

Will happen on March 20, 1440
unless prevented by
Action A, B, C of 210017 - Death of Vytautas for Lithuania
Action A, B, C of 210016 - Death of Vytautas for Lithuania
Action B of 40205 - Death of Vytautas for Lithuania
Action A, B, C of 210013 - Svitrigaila remains Grand Duke for Lithuania
Action B of 40207 - Zygmantas or Svitrigaila for Lithuania

Description

In 1440, with the end of Svitrigaila's regency, the second phase of instability in Lithuania has started. The designated candidate to take over the Duchy was Wladyslaw. However Wladyslaw was elected King of Hungary, and was unable to be in Lithuania. Thus the Sejm decided to send Wladyslaw's brother, Casimir, as a Polish governor of Lithuania, but this move was contested by Svitrigailo and Lithuanian nobles. Finally Lithuanian nobles could not take such an indignation, and proclaimed Svitrigaila as Grand Duke.

Actions

A. Reinstall Svitrigaila

• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• -100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• Change religion to orthodox
• A random province revolts
• A random province revolts
• Event 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania will never fire

B. Invite Casimir

• Monarch Svitrigaila will never rule
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +2 for 24 months
• Stability +1
• Event 40211 - Succession of Grand Duke Svitrigaila for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 40208 - Submission of Lithuania for Poland has already occurred
  • Event 258017 - Submission of Lithuania for Poland has already occurred

Will happen on March 20, 1440

Description

Due to his decision to become effectively a Polish vassal, Zygmantas had next to nothing support among the nobility. In 1440, two Ruthenian nobles, brothers Chartoryskis killed Zygmantas in his castle in Trakai, and started the second phase of instability in Lithuania. The candidates to take over the Duchy were Mikhail, son of Zygmantas, Svitrigaila, and Wladyslaw. The latter was elected King of Hungary, and was unable to be in Lithuania, so the Sejm decided to send Wladyslaw brother, Casimir, as a Polish governor of Lithuania. Lithuanian nobles could not take such an indignation, and proclaimed Casimir as Grand Duke.

Actions

A. Invite Casimir

• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +3 for 48 months
• Event 40211 - Succession of Grand Duke Svitrigaila for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania will never fire

B. Reinstall Svitrigaila

• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Monarch Svitrigaila ° becomes active
• -100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• Change religion to orthodox
• A random province revolts
• A random province revolts
• Event 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania will never fire

C. Michailis

• -50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Muscovy
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Monarch Michailis Zygimantasis ° becomes active
• Stability -5
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Event 40211 - Succession of Grand Duke Svitrigaila for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Michailis Zygimantasis ° is active

Will happen on December 30, 1451
unless prevented by
Action A, B of 40209 - Murder of Zygmantas for Lithuania
Action A, B of 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania
Action A, B of 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania

Description

Grand Duke Michailis has died. Should we invite Casimir, King of Poland to be our ruler, or go our own way?

Actions

A. Invite Casimir

• Monarch Kazimieras becomes active
• Change religion to catholic
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months
• Event 40214 - Casimir, King of Lithuania for Poland is triggered immediately

B. Remain independent, elect a new King

• Monarch Jonas Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Albert Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Stanislaus Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Marcin Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Jan Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Monarch Aleksandras I will never rule
• Monarch Zygimantas I Stary will never rule
• Monarch Zygimantas II August will never rule
• Stability +1
• Event 3447 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210000 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Monarch Svitrigaila is active
  • Monarch Svitrigaila ° is active

Will happen on February 10, 1452
unless prevented by
Action A, C of 40209 - Murder of Zygmantas for Lithuania
Action B of 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania
Action A of 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania

Description

Grand Duke Svitrigaila has died. Should we invite Casimir, King of Poland to be our ruler, or go our own way and elect a new King from among our Nobles?

Actions

A. Invite Casimir

• Monarch Kazimieras becomes active
• Change religion to catholic
• A random province converts to the state religion
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months
• Event 40212 - Casimir, King of Lithuania for Poland is triggered immediately

B. Remain independent, elect a new King

• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Monarch Aleksandras I will never rule
• Monarch Zygimantas I Stary will never rule
• Monarch Zygimantas II August will never rule
• Monarch Jonas Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Albert Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Stanislaus Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Marcin Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Jan Gasztold ° becomes active
• Monarch Mikolaj I ° becomes active
• Stability +1
• Event 3447 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210000 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• State religion is orthodox

Will happen within 30 days of March 3, 1452
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1463)

Description

After the death of Svitrigaila, and election of new Gasztold dynasty, Lithuania had a choice to make whether the country should remain Orthodox, or convert back to Catholicism. What will be our decision?

Actions

A. Convert back to Catholicism

• Change religion to catholic
• +100 relations with Papal States
• -50 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +5 for 24 months
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• The same province converts to the state religion

B. Remain Orthodox

• -100 relations with Papal States
• +50 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -1
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 3446 - Neminem Captivabimus extended to Lithuania for Lithuania has already occurred
  • Event 210018 - Neminem Captivabimus extended to Lithuania for Lithuania has already occurred

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1485
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1490)

Description

During the 16th and 17th century the nobility of Poland and Lithuania drastically reduced royal power. Among other things, the King could not pass laws and introduce taxes without permission from the nobility. This made the nobility richer but the royal and national treasury was permanently empty. As a result there was no money for investments and very often not enough for upkeep of troops and fortifications.

Actions

A. Drats!

• -2 base tax value in Ukraina
• -1 base tax value in Lithuania
• -1 base tax value in Belarus
• -1 base tax value in Poltava
• -1 base tax value in a random province

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Jedisan is a national (core) province
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Ottoman Empire owns Bujak
    • At least one of the following must occur:
      • Ottoman Empire owns Crimea
      • Crimea owns Crimea
  • The following must not occur:
    • Control Jedisan
• None of the following must occur:
  • Own Bujak
  • Own Crimea

Will happen within 1000 days of January 2, 1490
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1569)

Description

With increasing menace of the Ottoman Empire and constant Tatar raids, Lithuania has dropped its claims on Jedisan.

Actions

A. Damn!

• Jedisan will no longer be considered a national province

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Donetsk is a national (core) province
• Russia exists
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Crimea exists
  • Russia owns Crimea
  • Ottoman Empire owns Crimea
• The following must not occur:
  • Control Donetsk

Will happen within 1000 days of January 2, 1500
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1569)

Description

Internal problems, unability to exploit victories (like battle at Orsza 1514) and to stop expansion of Muscovy under Ivan III, led to loss of control of Chernigov, Starodub, Novgorod-Seversk, Smolensk and other cities to Muscovy in the first half of XVI-th century. Additionally Lithuania was unable to contain Tatar raids which weakened country. Ultimately, in 1569 Lithuania gave the whole Ukraine to Poland and tightened its Union with Poland in order to obtain help and respise in their fights against Muscovy and Tatars.

Actions

A. Damn!

• Donetsk will no longer be considered a national province

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Zygimantas I Stary is active

Will happen within 1000 days of January 2, 1525
Checked again every 1000 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 30, 1548)

Description

Bona Sforza married King Zygmunt I and was crowned as Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania on 18 april 1518. Almost from the beginning, using her influence on King and organizing her own political party Bona was expanding her power base. Grown up and educated in Italy, she believed that financial resorces are required to strenghten royal authority and realize political plans and most of her actions led to the increase of the royal income. From Pope Leon X she obtained right to nominate man into a number of lucrative church positions. Was modernizing royal estates, redeeming previously mortgaged estates and in years 1536-1546 took over lucrative custom agencies in Lithuania. At the same time she was fortifying Jagiellon's estates in the south-eastern Poland and supported aggresive policy against Tatars. Very active on the arena of international politics, pursuited decisively anti-Habsburg policy supporting John Zapolya in 1526, acted to decrease influence of Hohenzollerns in Prussia and Silesia. Bona was also corresponding with Roxelana, favorite wife of Ottoman Sultan Suleyman. In later years Bona with her people were actually ruling country. Lithuania won war against Muscovy recovering Homel and Poland defeated Moldavia. Strenghtening of royal power and rule of the elites was obviously not welcomed by nobles.

Actions

A. She knows best

• Stability -1
• Monarch's diplomatic skill +2 for 280 months
• Monarch's administrative skill +2 for 280 months
• Monarch's military skill +4 for 280 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 3446 - Neminem Captivabimus extended to Lithuania for Lithuania has already occurred
  • Event 210018 - Neminem Captivabimus extended to Lithuania for Lithuania has already occurred

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1545
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1550)
unless prevented by
Action A of 210018 - Neminem Captivabimus extended to Lithuania for Lithuania
Action B of 3446 - Neminem Captivabimus extended to Lithuania for Lithuania

Description

Between the 15th and 17th century the nobility of Poland and Lithuania drastically reduced royal power. Among other things, the King could not pass laws and introduce taxes without permission from the nobility. This made the nobility richer but the royal and national treasury was permanently empty. As a result there was no money for investments and very often not enough for upkeep of troops and fortifications.

Actions

A. Drats!

• -1 base tax value in Ukraina
• -1 base tax value in Poltava
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Poland exists
• Country is not at war
• Monarch Zygimantas II August is active

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1567
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1572)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40211 - Succession of Grand Duke Svitrigaila for Lithuania
Action A, B of 210000 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania
Action B of 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania

Description

On 1st July 1569 the joint force of Lithuanian and Polish Magnates as well as the Sejms of these countries met at Lublin on the border of their realms and unanimously swore a new Act of Union. There would now exist one united Sejm convening in Warszawa and the country would have one King not only de facto but de jure. The Grand Duchy was to keep its old laws, a separate treasury and its own army under its own Grand Hetman and Field-Hetman. Effectively the Union was a marriage of two partners, with only the slightest hint of the dominant position of Poland. The combined Kingdom now formally became, Serenissima Republica Polonie. However there was some Lithuanian opposition before 1st July... Mikolaj the Black, the head of the mighty Radziwill family had long dreamed to of detaching the Grand Duchy from the domination and recreate a Lithuania with him as King. The first steps were taken in the 1540's when Mikolaj approached the Habsburg Emperor who was very interested in seeing a weakened Poland on her borders. This lead to Mikolaj receiving the title Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1547. In the end Mikolaj never raised the Banner of Independence. This had many causes, but one important one was the fear of standing alone against the oncoming Russian Hordes. But what if he had tried?

Actions

A. Poland inherits Lithuania

• +50 relations with Poland
• Event 210000 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire

B. Lithuania break with Poland

• Event 3476 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland is triggered immediately
• Break vassalization with Poland
• Stability +1
• +10000 infantry in the capital province
• +10000 cavalry in the capital province
• +30 artillery in the capital province
• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Event 210000 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 20135 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland will never fire
• Event 20136 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland will never fire
• Event 20137 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Country is not at war
• The following must not occur:
  • Poland exists
• Own Masovia
• Control Masovia

Will happen within 180 days of January 2, 1569
Checked again every 180 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1700)

Description

Being de facto rulers of Poland, the grand dukes of Lithuania decided to unite the two countries permanently. They will bear both titles, while the choice would be only which one is to be mentioned first in documents.

Actions

A. Kings of Poland

• Stability +1
• Flag graphics set to default
• Become Poland
• Flag graphics extension set to "Union"
• Move capital to Masovia
• Masovia will be considered a national province
• Podlasia will be considered a national province
• Galizien will be considered a national province
• Krakow will be considered a national province
• Wielkopolska will be considered a national province
• Danzig will be considered a national province
• Poznan will be considered a national province
• Change religion to catholic
• +250 victory points
• polish will become an accepted culture
• baltic will no longer be an accepted culture
• ruthenian will no longer be an accepted culture
• baltic will become an accepted culture
• ruthenian will become an accepted culture

B. Grand Dukes of Lithuania

• Masovia will be considered a national province
• Podlasia will be considered a national province
• Galizien will be considered a national province
• Krakow will be considered a national province
• Wielkopolska will be considered a national province
• Danzig will be considered a national province
• Poznan will be considered a national province
• polish will become an accepted culture

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Poland exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Poland and Lithuania are at war
• The following must not occur:
  • Event 3447 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania has already occurred
• Monarch Zygimantas II August is active

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1572
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after July 7, 1572)
unless prevented by
Action B of 40211 - Succession of Grand Duke Svitrigaila for Lithuania
Action B of 40213 - Succession of Grand Duke Michailis for Lithuania
Action A, B of 3447 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania

Description

On 1st July 1569 the joint force of Lithuanian and Polish Magnates as well as the Sejms of these countries met at Lublin on the border of their realms and unanimously swore a new Act of Union. There would now exist one united Sejm convening in Warszawa and the country would have one King not only de facto but de jure. The Grand Duchy was to keep its old laws, a separate treasury and its own army under its own Grand Hetman and Field-Hetman. Effectively the Union was a marriage of two partners, with only the slightest hint of the dominant position of Poland. The combined Kingdom now formally became, Serenissima Republica Polonie. However there was some Lithuanian opposition before 1st July... Mikolaj the Black, the head of the mighty Radziwill family had long dreamed to of detaching the Grand Duchy from the domination and recreate a Lithuania with him as King. The first steps were taken in the 1540's when Mikolaj approached the Habsburg Emperor who was very interested in seeing a weakened Poland on her borders. This lead to Mikolaj receiving the title Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1547. In the end Mikolaj never raised the Banner of Independence. This had many causes, but one important one was the fear of standing alone against the oncoming Russian Hordes. But what if he had tried?

Actions

A. Poland inherits Lithuania

• +50 relations with Poland
• Event 3447 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire

B. Lithuania break with Poland

• Event 3476 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland is triggered immediately
• Break vassalization with Poland
• Stability +1
• +10000 infantry in the capital province
• +10000 cavalry in the capital province
• +30 artillery in the capital province
• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Event 3447 - The Act of Union with Poland for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 20135 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland will never fire
• Event 20136 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland will never fire
• Event 20137 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 258000 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland has already occurred
  • Event 258002 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland has already occurred
  • Event 258003 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland has already occurred
• Country is not at war

Will happen within 1 days of January 2, 1572
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1602)
unless prevented by
Action B of 258003 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland
Action C of 258002 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland
Action C of 258000 - The Act of Union-'Rzeczpospolita Polska' for Poland

Description

With the return of peace Lithuania was finally integrated into Poland.

Actions

A. OK

• +50 relations with Poland

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• None of the following must occur:
  • State religion is protestant
  • State religion is reformed
  • State religion is orthodox
• Austria exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Austria and Lithuania are at war

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1573
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1576)
unless prevented by
Action A, B, C of 210019 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania

Description

Before the Independence in 1569 Mikolaj the Black, named King as Mikolaj I, had become Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and befriended the Habsburg ruler of Austria, the Emperor Maximilian II. Maximilian was as sharp a politician as Mikolaj and profited on weakening Poland. Now Mikolaj's position was very bad in the 1570's he had to fight broad factions of Magnates in what could be described as a Civil War and fend his borders from Polish acts of revenge or even a re-conquest. He had to do what served independence best and that was to strike a deal with Maximilian. A Military Alliance was signed on 3rd February 1570 and Mikolaj's eldest son married Elizabeth of Steirmark. This alliance actually kept Poland from attacking even if local border incursions were regular. With the ascending of Rudolf to the Habsburg Monarchy the relations became wary and the alliance fell, but at that time the relations with Poland was at least acceptable.

Actions

A. Create Axis

• -100 relations with Poland
• +150 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Sweden
• Gain a royal marriage with Austria
• Gain an alliance with Austria
• Stability +2
• Event 210019 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

B. Offer Friendliness

• -50 relations with Sweden
• -50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Austria
• Stability +1
• +6 merchants
• Event 210019 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

C. Decline Cooperation

• +50 relations with Sweden
• +50 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• Stability -2
• Event 210019 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• State religion is orthodox
• Austria exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Austria and Lithuania are at war

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1573
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1576)
unless prevented by
Action A, B, C of 3452 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania

Description

Mikolaj the Black, named King as Mikolaj I, had befriended the Habsburg ruler of Austria, the Emperor Maximilian II. Maximilian was as sharp a politician as Mikolaj and profited on weakening Poland. Now Mikolaj's position was very bad in the 1570's he had to fight broad factions of Magnates in what could be described as a Civil War and fend his borders from Poland. He had to do what served independence best and that was to strike a deal with Maximilian. A Military Alliance was signed on 3rd February 1570 and Mikolaj's eldest son married Elizabeth of Steirmark. This alliance actually kept Poland from attacking even if local border incursions were regular. With the ascending of Rudolf to the Habsburg Monarchy the relations became wary and the alliance fell, but at that time the relations with Poland was at least acceptable.

Actions

A. Create Axis

• -100 relations with Poland
• +150 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Sweden
• Gain a royal marriage with Austria
• Gain an alliance with Austria
• Stability +2
• Event 3452 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

B. Offer Friendliness

• -50 relations with Sweden
• -50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Austria
• Stability +1
• +6 merchants
• Event 3452 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

C. Decline Cooperation

• +50 relations with Sweden
• +50 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• Stability -2
• Event 3452 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• Poland exists

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1573
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1601)

Description

As a reaction of the introduction of the Henrykian Articles and the Pacta Conventa in Poland in 1573 the Magnates approach the King and urged him to constitutionalize the rights of the Szlachta and to share power with them. If not they said, he not they would have to take the consequences. At this point Mikolaj II Krzysztof had newly been crowned. He was young and not as negative to noble power as his father had been. In an effort to keep societal peace he accepted a compromise. There were no Henrykian articles, but the constitution was modified implying that the Szlachta was the life-nerve of society with certain rights to hold office and legislative power. The Principle of Religious Tolerance was also confirmed.

Actions

A. More Rights than Duties

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization -2
• Mercantilism +2
• Serfdom +2
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• Stability +3
• +500

B. Balance Rights and Duties

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization +2
• Mercantilism -2
• Serfdom +2
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• Stability +1
• +200

C. More Duties than Rights

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Mercantilism -2
• Serfdom -2
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• The following must not occur:
  • State religion is orthodox

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1580
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1600)

Description

In Lithuania people was mostly catholic or orthodox during the 15th and 16th century. However in the last two decades of the 16th century a lot of protestant refugees from France, South Germany and Italy arrived. These cultural elite brought fresh idea to the Kingdom of Lithuania whom had been pressed between her catholic and orthodox neighbors. The Radziwilli Kings had strong royal power and had opened the country for influences from abroad. Cities were much more important than in the Aristocracy of Poland, and thus the people of the cities quickly became a cultural and religious melting-pot spreading Protestantism to the rural lands around them. When whole provinces slowly became protestant the King started to support the Protestant Faith. First personally and later as a State-religion looking at Prussia and Sweden as ideals. This also meant that Lithuania could take an independent stance between Russia and Poland. However, the many different religions in Lithuania made the government make a very tolerant religious policy at least until the 1640's.

Actions

A. Accept the Movement

• Religion in a random province changes to protestant
• Religion in a random province changes to protestant
• Innovativeness +1
• Trade tech investment: +800
• +50 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Austria
• -50 relations with Papal States
• +50 relations with Denmark
• +50 relations with Sweden

B. Support it and change State Religion

• Religion in a random province changes to protestant
• Religion in a random province changes to protestant
• Religion in a random province changes to protestant
• Religion in a random province changes to protestant
• Innovativeness +3
• Trade tech investment: +500
• Infrastructure tech investment: +1000
• Change religion to protestant
• +300
• -100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• -200 relations with Papal States
• +100 relations with Denmark
• +100 relations with Sweden
• Global revolt risk +6 for 60 months

C. Crush the Movement

• Religion in a random province changes to protestant
• Innovativeness -3
• Land tech investment: +500
• +100 relations with Poland
• +100 relations with Austria
• +150 relations with Papal States
• -100 relations with Denmark
• -100 relations with Sweden
• Global revolt risk +6 for 60 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• The following must not occur:
  • State religion is orthodox

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1590
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1610)

Description

In the 1590's when the Wave of Protestantism had started to change the fabric of Lithuanian society numerous refugees of the Reformed Faith arrived in a second wave. These were Dutch, English, French and Spanish fleeing from the narrow-minded catholic governments of their former countries. These refugees were a mix of farmers and city-dwellers and they influence the Lithuanians in approximately the same way as the earlier Protestants. However, the Lithuanian Magnates in opposition of the King viewed fellow Poland as the perfect societal form. When the King converted to the Lutheran form of Protestantism many of them became reformed. Both to mark their difference with the King and because the Reformed ideals of God before King. The Reformed faith was also a perfect ideology for them to imprint upon the serfs. They were serfs because God wanted them to be and thus they became more manageable. In the 1630's a growing dissent between the Protestant state on one hand and the Reformed and Orthodox magnates on the other could be felt.

Actions

A. Accept the Movement

• Religion in a random province changes to reformed
• Religion in a random province changes to reformed
• Innovativeness +1
• Trade tech investment: +800
• +50 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Austria
• -50 relations with Papal States
• +50 relations with Denmark
• +50 relations with Sweden

B. Support it and change State Religion

• Religion in a random province changes to reformed
• Religion in a random province changes to reformed
• Religion in a random province changes to reformed
• Religion in a random province changes to reformed
• Innovativeness +3
• Trade tech investment: +500
• Infrastructure tech investment: +1000
• Change religion to reformed
• +300
• -100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• -200 relations with Papal States
• +100 relations with Netherlands
• +100 relations with Sweden
• Global revolt risk +6 for 60 months

C. Crush the Movement

• Religion in a random province changes to reformed
• Innovativeness -3
• Land tech investment: +500
• +100 relations with Poland
• +100 relations with Austria
• +150 relations with Papal States
• -100 relations with Denmark
• -100 relations with Sweden
• Global revolt risk +6 for 60 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• Poland exists

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1601
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1631)

Description

After the two waves of refugees had arrived the Szlachta again craved compensation for accepting that religious status quo had broken. His Majesty Mikolaj II Krzysztof, now an elder and more experienced man, refused to comply with their threats. Instead he used his right to push a proposal on to the floor of the Sejm, which was a compromise but one which suited the King. The rights to hold office increased, but was now also made a duty and only the King could appoint. The Szlachta was given a say in the making of Foreign Policy, but only as a second house for non-Szlachta members was instituted in the Sejm which held legislative power of taxation. In many ways these reforms would decrease noble power even further as the fabric of society slowly tilted to the advantage of the bourgeois and free farmers.

Actions

A. Balance Rights and Duties

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization +2
• Mercantilism -2
• Serfdom +2
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• Stability +1
• +200

B. More Rights than Duties

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization -2
• Mercantilism +2
• Serfdom +2
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• Stability +3
• +500

C. More Duties than Rights

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Mercantilism -2
• Serfdom -2
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• None of the following must occur:
  • State religion is catholic
  • State religion is counterreform
  • State religion is orthodox
• Sweden exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Sweden and Lithuania are at war

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1604
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1618)

Description

In the first decades of the 17th century Lithuania's King had converted to Protestantism and started to support the two branches of the Reformation. All in all his ideal was an effective and modern monarchy much inspired by the Swedish Kings. Building up a Protestant Church of Lithuania and getting inspiration for governmental and societal reforms the King turned to Sweden. The cooperation was of mutual benefits as Sweden soon got a protestant friend in otherwise heretic Eastern Europe. Slowly the friendship brought a strong alliance about and King Ladislovas I eagerly encourage Gustav II Adolphus to the Protestantism in Germany. He himself would hold the Catholics and orthodox of the East in check.

Actions

A. Create Axis

• -100 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Russia
• -50 relations with Denmark
• +150 relations with Sweden
• Gain a royal marriage with Sweden
• Gain an alliance with Sweden
• Stability +2

B. Offer Friendliness

• +50 relations with Sweden
• -50 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Russia
• Stability +1
• +6 merchants

C. Decline Cooperation

• -100 relations with Sweden
• +50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Russia
• Stability -2

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• None of the following must occur:
  • State religion is catholic
  • State religion is counterreform
  • State religion is orthodox
• Prussia exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Prussia and Lithuania are at war

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1618
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1626)

Description

In the second decade of the 17th century Brandenburg inherited the Duchy of Prussia. Brandenburg-Prussia was a protestant state with high tolerance versus reformed and she approached Jerzy I with an offer. Lithuania and Brandenburg should sign a Holy Protestant Alliance and wage war on Poland. Brandenburg would be freed from her Prussian vassalage by Poland and Lithuania would whatever she wanted and could take from Poland. A faction of young governmental official cherished it, but the King was a very careful man. He and his closest advisors discussed. There conclusion was very plain. First it was an impossibility to support Germans against Poland in a war of aggression. Secondly the worst possible thing was total victory. If Lithuania took a mile of Polish land it would be a mile too much. Any conquests would include more Catholics and orthodox and worse more unruly magnates brought up in the Polish Anarchy of a country. So the King politely declined the honor, but instead he proposed a tract of trade and cultural exchange. However as most political well informed Lithuanian could have guessed it did not come much out of it. The Society of Brandenburg-Prussia had far more in common with Poland than with Lithuania. Lithuanian preferred to visit Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam too Berlin or Köningsberg.

Actions

A. Offer Friendliness

• -50 relations with Poland
• +100 relations with Prussia
• Stability +1
• +6 merchants

B. Create Axis

• -100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Sweden
• +150 relations with Prussia
• Gain a royal marriage with Prussia
• Gain an alliance with Prussia
• Stability +1

C. Decline Cooperation

• -50 relations with Sweden
• +50 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Prussia
• Stability -2

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• None of the following must occur:
  • State religion is protestant
  • State religion is reformed
  • State religion is orthodox
• Austria exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Austria and Lithuania are at war

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1618
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1631)
unless prevented by
Action A, B, C of 210020 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania

Description

The Austro-Lithuanian Pact of 1570 had ended in 1576 when the obscure Rudolf came into power in Austria. King Mikolaj II Krzysztof also called 'the Little Orphan' was a well versed man and a pious catholic whom had visited Jerusalem. When he had married Elizabeth of Steirmark he had met Rudolf whom had brought his favorite crowd of astrologists infuriating the Pious Crown-prince. From that day he could not stand the man. However, with the ascending of Ferdinand II, a distant relative to Elizabeth of Steirmark, the elderly Mikolaj II again found a man of his values. Ferdinand also wanted a strong monarchy and strengthens Catholicism in Europe. He immediately signed an alliance and bought the consent of Poland. During the Thirty Years War Lithuanian Hussaria would fight side by side with Imperial troops giving Lithuania endless amounts of Glory.

Actions

A. Create Axis

• -100 relations with Poland
• +150 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Sweden
• Gain a royal marriage with Austria
• Gain an alliance with Austria
• Stability +2
• Event 210020 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

B. Offer Friendliness

• -50 relations with Sweden
• -50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Austria
• Stability +1
• +6 merchants
• Event 210020 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

C. Decline Cooperation

• +50 relations with Sweden
• +50 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• Stability -2
• Event 210020 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• State religion is orthodox
• Austria exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Austria and Lithuania are at war

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1618
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1631)
unless prevented by
Action A, B, C of 3453 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania

Description

The Austro-Lithuanian Pact of 1570 had ended in 1576 when the obscure Rudolf came into power in Austria. King Mikolaj II Krzysztof also called 'the Little Orphan' was a well versed man and a pious Christian who had visited Jerusalem. When he had married Elizabeth of Steirmark he had met Rudolf who had brought his favorite crowd of astrologists infuriating the Pious Crown-prince. From that day he could not stand the man. However, with the ascending of Ferdinand II, a distant relative to Elizabeth of Steirmark, the elderly Mikolaj II again found a man of his values. Ferdinand also wanted a strong monarchy and strengthening of Christianity in Europe. He immediately signed an alliance and bought the consent of Poland. During the Thirty Years War Lithuanian Hussaria would fight side by side with Imperial troops giving Lithuania endless amounts of Glory.

Actions

A. Create Axis

• -100 relations with Poland
• +150 relations with Austria
• -100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Sweden
• Gain a royal marriage with Austria
• Gain an alliance with Austria
• Stability +2
• Event 3453 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

B. Offer Friendliness

• -50 relations with Sweden
• -50 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Austria
• Stability +1
• +6 merchants
• Event 3453 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

C. Decline Cooperation

• +50 relations with Sweden
• +50 relations with Poland
• -100 relations with Austria
• Stability -2
• Event 3453 - Strategic Axis with Austria for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • State religion is orthodox
• The following must not occur:
  • Innovativeness is at 6 or higher

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1630
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1646)

Description

After two waves of refugees of a new faith and years of governmental reform friction in society had come to a cross-road. Lithuania had confessors of four religions and all but one felt anger against the government. Secondly the Magnates incited revolt both on the command of God and to fight their decreasing power. When they looked over the border they saw that their Polish brothers lived like princes while they themselves where merely servants of the state, albeit rich such. They wanted power and more leeway for their religion.

Actions

A. Enforce the State Religion

• A random province converts to the state religion
• A random province converts to the state religion
• +6 missionaries
• Stability -2
• -150 relations with Russia
• -150 relations with Sweden
• Innovativeness -3
• Centralization +2
• Aristocracy -1
• Global revolt risk +10 for 24 months

B. Support One-Church Faction

• A random province converts to the state religion
• +1 missionaries
• Stability -1
• -100 relations with Russia
• Innovativeness -1
• Centralization +1
• Global revolt risk +6 for 24 months

C. Support Tolerant Faction

• A random province converts to a heretic religion
• -6 missionaries
• Stability +2
• +50 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Poland
• Innovativeness +3
• Centralization -2
• Aristocracy +2
• Global revolt risk +5 for 24 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• State religion is orthodox
• The following must not occur:
  • Innovativeness is at 6 or higher

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1630
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1646)

Description

After arrival of many religious refugees, spreading of lutheran and reformed faiths and years of governmental reform friction in society had come to a cross-road. Lithuania had confessors of four religions and all but one felt anger against the government. Secondly the Magnates incited revolt both on the command of God and to fight their decreasing power. When they looked over the border they saw that their Polish brothers lived like princes while they themselves where merely servants of the state, albeit rich such. They wanted power and more leeway for their religion.

Actions

A. Enforce the State Religion

• A random province converts to the state religion
• A random province converts to the state religion
• +6 missionaries
• Stability -2
• -150 relations with Russia
• -150 relations with Poland
• Innovativeness -3
• Centralization +3
• Aristocracy -1
• Global revolt risk +10 for 24 months

B. Support One-Church Faction

• A random province converts to the state religion
• +1 missionaries
• Stability -1
• -100 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Poland
• Innovativeness -1
• Centralization +1
• Global revolt risk +6 for 24 months

C. Support Tolerant Faction

• A random province converts to a heretic religion
• -6 missionaries
• Stability +2
• +50 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Poland
• Innovativeness +3
• Centralization -2
• Aristocracy +2
• Global revolt risk +5 for 24 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• Poland exists

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1631
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1651)

Description

During the 1630's and 1640's the Magnates found life in the Kingdom unbearable. To escape the egalitarian powers of the government and the King many of the started to interfere in local Polish business. Many of them owned as much lands on one as the other side of the border. They freely swapped lands with their Polish brother and thus managed to strengthen the Cause in both Poland and Lithuania. During the Deluge the Magnates of the Ukraine and the Wild lands fought all and everyone. Poland was in havoc and the Lithuanian King had to accept the fact that he only could control the Northern part of his lands. At these point King Aleksandras II mounted a huge campaign against the Tartars, Russians and Crimeans swapping up insurrective Magnates at the same time. He though stopped from interfering with the polish government, 'that last sane mind on that side of the border' as he called King Wladyslaw IV of Poland. The subjugated Magnates had two options. They either had to accept a tough reform package or get all there lands confiscated and pushed over the border to Poland. The choice was easy. They stay, but the reform was harsh. Only the state could now own land. The user only owned the right to use it. But to keep that right the user had to pay a user's fee decided by the King. With this vehicle the King started to break the large latifund holdings of the Magnates and again changing the fabric of society. His son continued the reform policy after the King was murdered by a Ukrainian Magnate on 30th March 1654.

Actions

A. More Duties than Rights

• Aristocracy -2
• Centralization +2
• Mercantilism -2
• Serfdom -2
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +5 for 60 months

B. More Rights than Duties

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization -2
• Mercantilism +2
• Serfdom +2
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• Stability +3
• +500

C. Balance Rights and Duties

• Aristocracy +2
• Centralization +2
• Mercantilism -2
• Serfdom +2
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• -1 base tax value in a random province
• Stability +1
• +200

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• Event 3482 - Liberum Veto in Poland for Poland has already occurred
• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1652
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1653)

Description

In 1652 as King Aleksandras II was clearing up things in the Ukraine He was brought the news of the introduction of the Liberum Veto in Poland. A week later he got the news that 'his' Sejm had voted for the same rights. By carefully reading of reports he found that certain Lithuanian Magnates had nearly doubled the size of the Lithuanian Szlachta by swapping lands with Poles. Frustrated the King declared the law illegitimate. The King had the support of those who were not nobles, but his troubles would live on as long as the Liberum veto existed in Poland. In a famous address he declared himself allied with the Polish people and the at war with the Polish Szlachta.

Actions

A. Move against the 'Magnate-Republic'

• Event 3461 - Civil War in Lithuania for Lithuania is triggered immediately
• Stability -3
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 48 months
• +20000 infantry in a random province
• +10000 cavalry in the same province
• +30 artillery in the same province

B. Give Concessions to the Lithuanian Magnates

• Aristocracy +3
• Centralization -3
• Mercantilism +3
• Serfdom +5
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• -2 base tax value in a random province
• Stability -3
• Global revolt risk +3 for 60 months

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1698
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1699)

Description

In 1698 Russia, Poland and Denmark formed an alliance against the eighteen year old King Charles XII of Sweden. They thought it as a good opportunity for revenge and to cut that major power to pieces. The Lithuanians which always had a good relation towards Sweden since the days of Gustav II Adolphus was approached by the Swedes. The Swedes wanted Lithuania to join in an Anti-Russian alliance for the good of both their countries. The King, Karol I Stanislovas, a fine general and knower of men immediately like Charles XII's character and his habit of getting to the point very fast. The King was though hesitant. Lithuania was a vast country and in-between Poland and Russia. It would be a hard task and the Swedes would most certainly be occupied with the Danes first. But against the advice of his most trustworthy advisors he signed the Pact knowing that Lithuanian would have to fight this fight sooner or later, and as he said 'I rather do it with a noble intention'.

Actions

A. Support Sweden

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 36 months
• +150 relations with Sweden
• -150 relations with Russia
• -100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Denmark
• +50 relations with France
• +50 relations with Ottoman Empire
• Stability +3
• Land tech investment: +800

B. Support Russia

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Sweden for 36 months
• -150 relations with Sweden
• +150 relations with Russia
• +100 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Denmark
• -50 relations with France
• -150 relations with Ottoman Empire
• Stability -2
• A random province revolts
• A random province revolts
• +300

C. Support the Poland

• -150 relations with Sweden
• -50 relations with Russia
• +150 relations with Poland
• +50 relations with Denmark
• -50 relations with France
• -150 relations with Ottoman Empire
• Stability +1

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Own Belarus
  • Own Mozyr
  • Own Lithuania
  • Own Volyn
  • Own Chernigov

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1709
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1711)

Description

During 1709-10 Lithuania endure the harshest winter of a century. But as that was not enough an epidemic plague spread through the lands killing many thousands. There is talking of the Scourge of God and people prey…prey…prey...

Actions

A. Arrgh!

• -3487 population in Mozyr
• -3722 population in Lithuania
• -3201 population in Chernigov
• -3153 population in Volyn
• -3636 population in Belarus
• Lose 7321 troops in a random province
• Lose 5478 troops in a random province
• Lose 3934 troops in a random province
• Event 3493 - The Horrible Plague in Lithuania for Poland is triggered immediately

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland
• The following must not occur:
  • State religion is orthodox

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1720
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1728)

Description

Pietism was a religious movement that started in Germany during the latter part of the 17th century. Traditionally, the Pietist movement has been viewed as a backlash against intellectualism prevalent in and among the Protestant ranks, especially in the Lutheran Church during that period. However, Pietism was regular also within the other Christian forms. It was with the return of prisoners of war that the movement really took off in Lithuania. However, the Lithuanian Church disapproved most strongly of unauthorized preaching, which led to the Conventicle Edict of 1729, forbidding any religious gatherings outside the framework of the Church.

Actions

A. Encourage it

• Innovativeness +3
• Centralization -1
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province

B. Stop it

• Innovativeness -3
• Centralization +1
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lithuania is a vassal of Poland

Will happen on November 21, 1790

Description

In the Ebb of the Enlightenment Lithuanian government started to change slowly into a more pluralistic and modern society. Royal power was decreased to the fortune of the many and not the few. With the Revolutions in America and France both Poland and Lithuania started egalitarian reforms. Archconservative Russia which had conquered the Ukraine and the Wild lands did not appreciate these developments. She struck a deal with Austria and Prussia to split Poland and Lithuania and bring it under 'civilized' rule. The Revolutionary Wars of the East was triggered by the Murder of the Lithuanian King, Karol II Stanislovas, on 21st November 1790. The King had visited the theater in Vilnius and was shot by three cloaked men point blank when leaving his carriage to enter the Royal Palace. The King traveled lightly so his personal guards and servants all succumbed in the fighting and the murderers disappeared in the night. On 23rd the news hit the streets and thousands of angry people stormed the Russian Embassy lynching everyone in sight. The Russian Government immediately craved an official apology and to let Russian special police help the investigation. At the same time the Police Master of Vilnius, Rafal Kresmanikes, received a messenger from the Swedish Police Master in Dorpat, Gustav Adolf Reuterholm. Reuterholm disclosed a lead that Kresmanikes found leading to St: Petersburg. The young King, Ludwike Mykolas I, was furious. He allied with Poland and mobilized the army. Within three month the country was ready for war, a war of revenge.

Actions

A. This Great Nation craves Revenge!

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Austria for 24 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Russia for 24 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Prussia for 24 months
• -150 relations with Austria
• -150 relations with Russia
• -150 relations with Prussia
• +150 relations with Poland
• Centralization +3
• +500

Lithuania — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 3460 - Royal Reaction on the Polish Liberum Veto for Lithuania

Description

In a drive towards Warszawa he was bogged down by excellent Polish Generalcy while his own Szlachta rebelled. Isolated with his army in Czersk he struck a deal with the Polish King to leave Poland immediately if the Polish King would refuse to accept the Lithuanian throne from the rebels up North. It was a not too glorious retreat and he was considering himself defeated. The Szlachta had dethroned Aleksandras, but was compromised by the fact that the Polish King refused to have anything to do with the traitors. Not all the Szlachta was against Aleksandras and upon his return another army joined him. Together they smashed the rebel forces and executed the traitors. These events resulted in a deep-set foreign policy in Lithuania to always support the Polish Kings against their internal foes, but never to meddle without being asked.

Actions

A. Try to buy the Magnates off

• -1200
• Global revolt risk +3 for 24 months
• Stability +1

B. Let war come to their homes

• Global revolt risk +6 for 80 months
• A random province revolts
• A random province revolts
• A random province revolts
• Fortress level in a random province -1
• Fortress level in a random province -1

Lithuania — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 40204 - Death of Vytautas for Poland

Description

Vytautas died in October of 1430, and the Lithuanian nobles has elected Jagiello's brother Svitrigaila as the new Grand Duke. However, they failed to get the approval of the Polish Sejm. Svitrigaila was a proponent of independent Lithuanian Kingdom, just like Vytautas was, and enjoyed the support of mainly Ruthenian/Russian nobles. He tried to convince Jagiello again to agree to be crowned as the King of Lithuania, but the Sejm kept an eye on Jagiello, and didn't let him meet with Svitrigaila. On top of that, Poland took over Podolia right after the death of Vytautas, which almost brought 2 countries on the brink of the war.

Actions

A. Defy the aggressors

• Cede Podolia to Poland
• +5000 cavalry in a random province
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Poland for 12 months
• Stability -2

B. Accept the fact

• Cede Podolia to Poland
• +50 relations with Poland
• Stability -4
• Event 40206 - Zygmantas for Poland will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 40204 - Death of Vytautas for Poland

Description

Vytautas died in October of 1430, and the Lithuanian nobles, also according to the will of Jagiello, has elected Jagiello's brother Svitrigaila as the new Grand Duke. However, they failed to get the approval of the Polish Sejm. Svitrigaila was a proponent of independent Lithuanian Kingdom, just like Vytautas was, and enjoyed the support of mainly Ruthenian/Russian nobles. He tried to convince Jagiello again to agree to be crowned as the King of Lithuania, but the Sejm kept an eye on Jagiello.

Actions

A. Remain loyal to Jagiello

• +100 relations with Poland
• -50 relations with Teutonic Order
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -1
• Global revolt risk +2 for 48 months
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Leader Rumbold will never be active
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

B. Rely on Ruthenian nobles

• -50 relations with Poland
• +25 relations with Muscovy
• Global revolt risk +5 for 48 months
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• Create a religious revolt in a random province
• +50 relations with Teutonic Order
• Change religion to orthodox
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Event 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

C. Lithuania first but appease catholics

• +50 relations with Poland
• -25 relations with Teutonic Order
• -25 relations with Muscovy
• Stability -2
• Global revolt risk +3 for 48 months
• Monarch Kazimieras will never rule
• Leader Svitrigaila becomes active
• Leader Zygmunt becomes active
• Event 210014 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire
• Event 210015 - End of Regency for Lithuania will never fire

Lithuania — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 245000 - Lithuanian demands for Novgorod

Description

Threatened by military force, Novgorod recognized the dominant position of Lithuania.

Actions

A. Good!

• Stability +1
• +100

Lithuania — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 245000 - Lithuanian demands for Novgorod

Description

Even threatened by military force, Novgorod refused to recognize the dominant position of Lithuania.

Actions

A. Prepare for war

• Stability -1
• +5000 infantry in a random province
• +5000 cavalry in a random province
• -50 relations with Novgorod
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Novgorod for 48 months

B. Let the matter fall

• -25 relations with Novgorod

Lithuania — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 264000 - Lithuanian demands for Pskov

Description

Threatened by military force, Pskov recognized the dominant position of Lithuania.

Actions

A. Good!

• Stability +1
• +50

Lithuania — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 264000 - Lithuanian demands for Pskov

Description

Even threatened by military force, Pskov refused to recognize the dominant position of Lithuania.

Actions

A. Prepare for war

• Stability -1
• +5000 infantry in a random province
• -50 relations with Pskov
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Pskov for 48 months

B. Let the matter fall

• -25 relations with Pskov

Lithuania — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Poltava
    • Own Krementjug
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Own Ukraina
  • Own Jedisan
  • Own Donetsk
  • Own Poltava
  • Own Krementjug
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Crimea owns Poltava
  • Crimea owns Krementjug

Triggered by

Action A of 152050 - The Golden Horde Vanishes for Crimea

Description

In 1502, Mengli Giray of Crimea captured and destroyed the city of Sarai capital of the Golden Horde. The last piece in its decline, the Golden Horde vanished as a political entity, with this act. Members of the Golden Horde still lived on hoping to rekindle lost glory, but the days of the Golden Horde were over.

Actions

A. Great!

• Event 152004 - Lithuania and the disintegration of the Golden Horde for Crimea is triggered immediately