Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Own Ile de France
• Control Ile de France
• Control Champagne
• None of the following must occur:
  • France exists
  • Dauphiné exists

Will happen within 30 days of October 23, 1422
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1515)

Description

Since the Early Medieval times one of the most powerful Frankish Kingdoms had been centered at Paris and around Ile-de-France from which it took its name. Later on one of its Kings managed not only to unite the large area formerly called 'Gallia', but also to conquer most of Germany, Northern Italy and become chosen as Holy Roman Emperor, namely Charlemagne. His heritage was very powerful and important. The Duke of Normandy might be the most powerful man in France, but he was not France, only the French King was never so powerless. The Legacy of Charlemagne lived on and the greatest wish of man powerful monarch was bear the Crown of France...

Actions

A. France is reborn with me

• +200 victory points
• Stability +3
• Move capital to Ile de France
• Flag graphics set to default
• Become France
• Champagne will be considered a national province
• Calais will be considered a national province
• Picardie will be considered a national province
• Caux will be considered a national province
• Ile de France will be considered a national province
• Nivernais will be considered a national province
• Dauphiné will be considered a national province
• Lyonnais will be considered a national province
• Bourgogne will be considered a national province
• Berri will be considered a national province
• Orléanais will be considered a national province
• Maine will be considered a national province
• Normandie will be considered a national province
• Vendée will be considered a national province
• Poitou will be considered a national province
• Limousin will be considered a national province
• Auvergne will be considered a national province
• Cévennes will be considered a national province
• Languedoc will be considered a national province
• Guyenne will be considered a national province
• Gascogne will be considered a national province
• Béarn will be considered a national province
• +15000 infantry in Ile de France
• +10000 cavalry in Ile de France
• +30 artillery in Ile de France
• german will no longer be an accepted culture

B. Let France rest in peace

• -100 victory points
• Stability -3
• +150 relations with England
• +150 relations with Burgundy
• +150 relations with Austria
• +150 relations with Spain

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Provence is a vassal of England
• The following must not occur:
  • France and Provence are at war
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 20008 - France Rises Again for England has already occurred
  • Event 3606 - The Crown of France for Provence has already occurred
  • Event 20100 - The Crown of France for Burgundy has already occurred
  • Event 3601 - The Crown of France for Brittany has already occurred
• France owns Ile de France

Will happen within 60 days of October 26, 1422
Checked again every 60 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1481)

Description

A new King of France has been crowned in Paris. Should we switch our loyalties to him, as our subjects wish, or remain true to the English?

Actions

A. Become vassals of France

• -200 relations with England
• Break vassalization with England
• Stability +3

B. Remain vassals of England

• +50 relations with England
• -100 relations with France
• Stability -1
• Event 20070 - Provence has become our vassal for France will never fire

C. We will be free of both of them

• -100 relations with England
• -100 relations with France
• Break vassalization with England
• Event 20070 - Provence has become our vassal for France will never fire

Provence — Not random

Will happen within 15 days of February 2, 1435
Checked again every 15 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after February 2, 1442)

Description

Queen Giovanna of Naples is dead. Her last will was that the crown should be given to René of Anjou, brother of Louis III of Anjou, her adopted son who died just three months before she did. Pope Eugenius IV declared that as suzerain he had the right to invest the new King and as for now he would send a bishop as temporary regent. However the Neapolitan people, determined to respect the will of their former Queen, ignored the Papal resolution and sent a delegation to Provence to urge René of Anjou to claim the throne in Naples. Since René of Anjou had been taken captive in Burgundy by Duke Philip the Fair, his wife Isabelle of Lorraine accepted the crown in his place. From his base in Sicily, Alfons of Aragon, who was designated heir by Giovanna between 1420 and 1423, and had a claim to Naples as King of Sicily, gained the support of the Neapolitan nobility hostile to the Anjou dynasty, and started making preparations to invade the Kingdom before the French Angevins could arrive in Naples and take the crown.

Actions

A. The House of Anjou back to Naples

Conditions

• All of the following must be true for :
  • Flag [Angevin] is set

Effects

• Conditions:
  
  • The following must not occur:
    • Provence is a vassal of Naples
  Gain Naples as vassals
• +25 relations with Tuscany
• +25 relations with Venice
• +25 relations with Genoa
• +25 relations with Milan

B. The Aragonese established in Naples

Conditions

• All of the following must be true for :
  • Flag [Aragonese] is set

Effects

• -250 relations with Naples
• -100 relations with Aragon
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Naples for 85 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Aragon for 85 months

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Event 239007 - The Inheritance of Naples for Naples has already occurred
• Own Napoli
• Aragon exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Naples exists

Will happen within 30 days of April 25, 1442
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after May 25, 1442)

Description

After his release from Milan, Alfons returned to Naples, where his brother Pedro had conquered Gaeta. Naples was defended by Isabelle of Lorraine with the support of Pope Eugenius IV. For three years Alfonso conducted as much a diplomatic war as a military one, gaining allies to his cause from the Neapolitan nobles. In 1438, René of Anjou paid a huge ransom to Burgundy for his release, and arrived in the Kingdom, but since he had exhausted his funds his allies abandoned him and he had to retreat to Naples. A long siege was then established, during which the Infante Don Pedro was killed by a chance shot to the great grief of his brother. The support of the Genoese fleet allowed René to sustain the besieged capital, but finally on June 1, 1442, 300 well-armed men entered the town through an open drain accesible during the dry season, revealed to Alfons' son Ferrante by some prisoners. After several hours of fighting, Naples was conquered and René escaped to Florence. After conquering the rest of the Kingdom, Alfons entered the capital in triumph on February 23, 1443. Pope Eugenius refused to invest Alfons as King of Naples and threatened to declare him in unlawful possession of Naples, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. Alfons threatened back with his support for an anti-Pope, Felix V, chosen at the Council of Basel, and Eugenius accepted to invest him in exchange for his support as the genuine Pope and help against the Turks that never materialized. Ferrante was named Prince of Calabria, and the Neapolitans were pleased that their Kingdom was not going to be incorporated to Aragon. Alfons, who as a Castilian had always felt a foreigner in Barcelona, never returned to Aragon, and his court in Naples was filled with the splendor of the Renaissance. Alfons soon gained the nickname of the Magnanimous.

Actions

A. Let us drop our claims for good!

• Stability -1
• Grant independence to Naples
• -50 relations with Aragon
• Event 262006 - The Angevin Kingdom of Naples for Provence will never fire
• Event 262010 - The Angevins chased out of Naples for Provence will never fire

B. We will defend our claims

• Stability -2
• Napoli will be considered a claim province
• Apulia will be considered a claim province
• Napoli revolts
• Apulia revolts
• Lose 5000 troops in Napoli
• +25 relations with Papal States
• +25 relations with Genoa
• -50 relations with Aragon
• Event 111015 - The Aragonese chased out of Naples for Aragon is triggered immediately
• Event 228022 - René of Anjou took Naples for Milan is triggered immediately
• Event 251041 - The Angevins control Naples for Papal States is triggered immediately

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Event 239009 - The battle over Naples for Naples has already occurred
  • Event 239036 - The battle over Naples for Naples has already occurred
• None of the following must occur:
  • Provence is a vassal of Naples
  • Naples and Provence are at war
• Naples exists

Will happen within 5 days of June 4, 1442
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1457)
unless prevented by
Action A of 239009 - The battle over Naples for Naples
Action A of 111014 - The Aragonese Kingdom of Naples for Aragon
Action A of 262009 - The Angevin claim to Naples for Provence
Action B of 239036 - The battle over Naples for Naples

Description

After his release from Milan, Alfons of Aragon returned to Naples, where his brother Pedro had conquered Gaeta. Naples was defended by Isabelle of Lorraine with the support of Pope Eugenius IV. For three years Alfons conducted as much a diplomatic war as a military one, gaining allies to his cause from the Neapolitan nobles. In 1438, René of Anjou paid a huge ransom to Burgundy for his release, and arrived in the Kingdom, but since he had exhausted his funds his allies abandoned him and he had to retreat to Naples. A long siege was then established, during which the Infante Don Pedro was killed by a chance shot to the great grief of his brother. The support of the Genoese fleet allowed René to sustain the besieged capital with success until 1 June 1442, when 300 Aragonese well-armed men entered the town through an open drain accessible during the dry season, revealed to Alfons' son Ferrante by some prisoners. After several hours of fighting and in spite of the stealthy move inside the city walls, Naples withstood the Aragonese and Alfons was forced to retreat to Sicily. After recovering the rest of the Kingdom, René entered the capital in triumph the year after. Pope Eugenius IV, very happy for the Angevin success, invested René as King of Naples and Sicily thus declaring Alfons of Aragon in unlawful possession of the Sicilian island.

Actions

A. The Kingdom is ours!

• Gain Naples as vassals
• Napoli will be considered a claim province
• Apulia will be considered a claim province
• +200 relations with Naples
• +25 relations with Papal States
• +25 relations with Tuscany
• +25 relations with Venice
• +25 relations with Genoa
• Event 111014 - The Aragonese Kingdom of Naples for Aragon will never fire
• Event 262033 - The allegiance of Naples for Provence is triggered immediately

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Event 164002 - The Marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou for England has already occurred

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1445
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1450)

Description

Henry VI's marriage to Margaret, the daughter of Rene I Duke of Anjou, had cemented the truce of Tours between England and France. Henry VI had promised Charles VII and Rene I the counties of Maine and Anjou and was now pressured to deliver them. Finally, Henry VI made good with his promise.

Actions

A. Great!

• Stability +1
• +100 relations with England

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Venice exists
• Milan exists
• Tuscany exists
• Papal States exists
• Event 228034 - The Peace of Lodi for Milan has already occurred
• Country is not at war
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Naples is a vassal of Provence
  • Event 262006 - The Angevin Kingdom of Naples for Provence has already occurred
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Own Napoli
    • The following must not occur:
      • Naples exists

Will happen within 30 days of April 8, 1454
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 10, 1466)

Description

During the war of succession in Milan, all the belligerent nations were brought to exhaustion of money and troops. Francesco Sforza, ruler of Milan and Venice, the chief state of the league confederates, who was more and more threatened by the advancing Ottomans in her eastern Mediterranean territories, convened a cease-fire while a bilateral treaty was hastily signed in Lodi on 7 April 1454. With that treaty Sforza was legitimated Duke of Milan. Without even being called for, Florence and the Pope had no choice then to endorse the treaty. The King of Naples, being a rightful claimant on the ducal throne reluctantly joined the alliance under the condition to keep Genoa out of it. Intended 'infra terminos italicos', that treaty showed the objective impossibility for all the Italian major powers (specifically Milan, Tuscany, Venice, Naples and Papal States) to prevail upon each other in the struggle for the hegemony in Italy and that the better solution was to come to terms with each other. That would have also avoided the practice of very expensive and pointless wars in the next future. Although the treaty actually played a minor part in Italian balance of powers and so won't be able to avoid future wars of aggression from inside as well from outside Italy, the post-Lodi era historically represented a period of relative peace in which the figurative arts definitively flourished in the whole Italian peninsula, as well as economy and trade and, last but not the least, the skills and tricks of the art of diplomacy.

Actions

A. Yes, peace

• +50 relations with Venice
• +50 relations with Milan
• +50 relations with Tuscany

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Own Napoli
• Own Apulia

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1472
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after July 11, 1480)

Description

Following years of struggle with local nobles and with Aragon over Naples the resurgence seems to have calmed. Naples is finally ours and now we can attempt to press our claims to Sicily, ruled by usurpers of the House of Trastamara in spite of the treaty of Caltabellotta stipulated in 1302 between the Angevins and the Aragonese in order to put an end to the Sicilian Vespers war started in 1282. Signing that treaty Frederick III was recognized King of Trinacria for his lifetime, and was to marry Eleanor d'Anjou, the daughter of Charles II of Naples, but at his death the Kingdom was to revert to the Angevins and his children would receive compensation elsewhere. In 1337 Frederick died and in spite of the peace of Caltabellotta his son Peter II of Sicily succeeded. Since then Sicily firmly remained in Aragonese hands. Now it is time to get back what was always ours...

Actions

A. Excellent!

• Napoli will be considered a national province
• Apulia will be considered a national province
• Messina will be considered a national province
• Sicily will be considered a national province
• -50 relations with Aragon
• +50 relations with Papal States

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• France exists

Will happen on July 23, 1474

Description

In 1474 King René drew up a will by which he divided his holdings. As his heirs he listed his grandson René II, duke of Lorraine and his nephew Charles II, count of Maine. King Louis XI of France, himself the son of one of King Rene's sisters, noticed that his expectations were not met and seized the duchies of Anjou and Bar. He reconciled with René two years later, and the Duchies were restored - probably on condition that Louis should have them on René's death.

Actions

A. Let his will be

• +100 relations with France
• -50 relations with Lorraine

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• France exists
• Own Maine

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1480
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1480)

Description

It seems old King René had promised Anjou to the French Crown in the debacle following his will a few years back. The King now demands what is his...

Actions

A. Return it to France as promised

• Cede Maine to France
• Cede Picardie to France
• Cede Caux to France
• Cede Berri to France
• Cede Orléanais to France
• Cede Normandie to France
• Cede Armor to France
• Cede Bretagne to France
• Cede Morbihan to France
• Cede Vendée to France
• Cede Poitou to France
• Cede Limousin to France
• +200 relations with France
• Event 170018 - The Duchy of Anjou for France is triggered immediately

B. No! It is mine!

• -200 relations with France
• Stability -3
• Event 170017 - The Duchy of Anjou for France is triggered immediately

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Lorraine exists

Will happen on July 10, 1480

Description

René of Anjou was recognized by the Holy Roman emperor Sigismund as duke of Lorraine and René also inherited Anjou and Provence from Louis III. Meanwhile Joan II of Naples, who died in 1435, had made René her heir, but he could not defend the city from his rivals. The Anglo-French negotiations at Tours in 1444 led to the marriage of his daughter Margaret to the English King Henry VI in 1445. Meanwhile Charles VII of France had helped René to pacify Lorraine. As a thank you, René accompanied Charles VII on his victorious campaigns of 1449-50 against the English in Normandy. On his wife's death (1453), her duchy of Lorraine passed to René's son John. With Louis XI of France his relations were generally strained, and Louis forced him to yield Anjou to the French crown. René performed a balancing act through his career and his ties to the English crown could maybe have led to a different course for Provence.

Actions

A. The King of France (Annex)

• +100 relations with France

B. The King of France (Vassal)

• -100 relations with France
• Stability -2
• Monarch Charles III of Maine will never rule
• Monarch René II ° becomes active
• Event 262013 - The succession in Provence for Provence will never fire
• Event 262014 - The succession in Provence for Provence will never fire

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Lorraine exists

Will happen on July 10, 1480

Description

According to the will of the late René his possessions were to be divided between his two heirs - René II of Lorraine and Charles II of Maine. Charles was to have Provence, while René was to inherit the duchy of Bar on the border of Lorraine. Now that King René is dead his grandson by the same name has disputed Charles' right to Provence...

Actions

A. Charles of Maine

• +100 relations with France
• -150 relations with Lorraine

B. René of Lorraine

• -100 relations with France
• +200 relations with Lorraine
• Stability -2
• Monarch Charles III of Maine will never rule
• Monarch René II ° becomes active
• Event 211002 - The succession in Provence for Lorraine is triggered immediately
• Event 211013 - The succession in Provence for Lorraine is triggered immediately
• Event 262013 - The succession in Provence for Provence will never fire
• Event 262014 - The succession in Provence for Provence will never fire
• Event 12021 - The Angevin inheritance of Naples for France will never fire

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Event 211003 - The House of Anjou-Lorraine in Provence for Lorraine has already occurred
• Country is controlled by human

Will happen within 30 days of July 11, 1480
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 30, 1483)
unless prevented by
Action B of 211003 - The House of Anjou-Lorraine in Provence for Lorraine

Description

Our now Count René II is also Duke of Lorraine. He has expressed a desire to unite his holdings under the administration of Lorraine.

Actions

A. No - that is unacceptable!

• Stability -2

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Event 211003 - The House of Anjou-Lorraine in Provence for Lorraine has already occurred
• Country is controlled by AI

Will happen within 30 days of July 11, 1480
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 30, 1483)
unless prevented by
Action B of 211003 - The House of Anjou-Lorraine in Provence for Lorraine

Description

Our now Count René II is also Duke of Lorraine. He has expressed a desire to unite his holdings under the administration of Lorraine.

Actions

A. Yes - we accept (End Game)

• Event 211004 - The House of Anjou-Lorraine in Provence for Lorraine is triggered immediately

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Event 211005 - AI_EVENT for Lorraine has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of July 11, 1480
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 30, 1483)

Description

Our now Count René II is also Duke of Lorraine. He has expressed a desire to unite his holdings under the administration of Provence.

Actions

A. Yes, indeed

• Inherit the realms of Lorraine
• Lorraine will be considered a national province
• +25 victory points

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• France exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Lorraine exists

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1482
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1483)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3607 - The Succession in Provence for Provence
Action B of 262012 - The succession in Provence for Provence

Description

According to the will of the late René his nephew Charles II of Maine inherited Provence. Duke René II of Lorraine disputed the inheritance back then, and has now repeated his claim upon the death of Charles. Unfortunatley for him Charles, childless as he was, has already bequeathed his possessions to the French Crown.

Actions

A. The King of France inherits (End Game)

• Grant independence to Lorraine
• Grant independence to Savoy
• Grant independence to Genoa
• Grant independence to Milan
• Grant independence to Mantua
• Grant independence to Parma
• Grant independence to Modena
• Grant independence to Tuscany
• Grant independence to Siena
• Grant independence to Papal States
• Grant independence to Switzerland
• Grant independence to Strasburg
• Grant independence to Baden
• Grant independence to Palatinate
• Grant independence to Mainz
• Event 3323 - The Succession in Provence for France is triggered immediately

B. The House of Lorraine inherits

• -100 relations with France
• Stability -2
• Monarch René II ° becomes active
• Event 12021 - The Angevin inheritance of Naples for France will never fire

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• France exists
• Lorraine exists

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1482
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1483)
unless prevented by
Action B of 3607 - The Succession in Provence for Provence
Action B of 262012 - The succession in Provence for Provence

Description

According to the will of the late René his nephew Charles II of Maine inherited Provence. Duke René II of Lorraine disputed the inheritance back then, and has now repeated his claim upon the death of Charles. Unfortunatley for him Charles, childless as he was, has already bequeathed his possessions to the French Crown.

Actions

A. The King of France inherits (End Game)

• Grant independence to Savoy
• Grant independence to Genoa
• Grant independence to Milan
• Grant independence to Mantua
• Grant independence to Parma
• Grant independence to Modena
• Grant independence to Tuscany
• Grant independence to Siena
• Grant independence to Papal States
• Grant independence to Switzerland
• Grant independence to Strasburg
• Grant independence to Baden
• Grant independence to Palatinate
• Grant independence to Mainz
• Event 3323 - The Succession in Provence for France is triggered immediately

B. René of Lorraine inherits

• Event 211002 - The succession in Provence for Lorraine is triggered immediately
• Event 211013 - The succession in Provence for Lorraine is triggered immediately
• -100 relations with France
• Stability -2
• Monarch René II ° becomes active
• Event 12021 - The Angevin inheritance of Naples for France will never fire

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Own Lorraine
• Control Lorraine
• Own Provence
• Control Provence
• The following must not occur:
  • Own Napoli
• The following must not occur:
  • Own Maine

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1483
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1485)

Description

After the unification of the Duchy of Lorraine and the County of Provence there is now a question about where the Ducal residence of the united realm should be. The old Ducal residence in Nancy has seniority, but the thriving port city of Marseilles is a good alternative...

Actions

A. Reside in Marseilles

• Move capital to Provence
• +1 base tax value in Provence
• +1 base manpower in Provence

B. Reside in Nancy

• Move capital to Lorraine
• +1 base tax value in Lorraine
• +1 base manpower in Lorraine

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Own Lorraine
• Control Lorraine
• Own Provence
• Control Provence
• The following must not occur:
  • Own Napoli
• Own Maine
• Control Maine

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1483
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1485)

Description

After the unification of the Duchies of Anjou and Lorraine and the County of Provence there is now a question about where the Ducal residence of the united realm should be. The old Ducal capitals of Nancy and Le Mans are good choices, while the thriving port city of Marseilles is a good alternative...

Actions

A. Reside in Marseilles

• Move capital to Provence
• +1 base tax value in Provence
• +1 base manpower in Provence

B. Reside in Nancy

• Move capital to Lorraine
• +1 base tax value in Lorraine
• +1 base manpower in Lorraine

C. Reside in Le Mans

• Move capital to Maine
• +1 base tax value in Maine
• +1 base manpower in Maine

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Own Lorraine
• Control Lorraine
• Own Provence
• Control Provence
• Own Napoli
• Control Napoli
• The following must not occur:
  • Own Maine

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1483
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1485)

Description

After the unification of the Duchy of Lorraine and the County of Provence with the Kingdom of Naples there is now a question about where the Royal residence of the united realm should be. The old Royal capital of Naples has seniority, but the thriving port city of Marseilles is a good alternative, as well as the rich Ducal city of Nancy...

Actions

A. Reside in Naples

• Move capital to Napoli
• +1 base tax value in Napoli
• +1 base manpower in Napoli
• Set flag [napiscap] for events

B. Reside in Marseilles

• Move capital to Provence
• +1 base tax value in Provence
• +1 base manpower in Provence

C. Reside in Nancy

• Move capital to Lorraine
• +1 base tax value in Lorraine
• +1 base manpower in Lorraine

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Own Lorraine
• Control Lorraine
• Own Provence
• Control Provence
• Own Napoli
• Control Napoli
• Own Maine
• Control Maine

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1483
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1485)

Description

After the unification of the Duchies of Anjou and Lorraine and the County of Provence with the Kingdom of Naples there is now a question about where the Royal residence of the united realm should be. The old Royal capital of Naples has seniority, but the thriving port city of Marseilles is a good alternative, as well as the rich Ducal cities of Nancy and Le Mans...

Actions

A. Reside in Naples

• Move capital to Napoli
• +1 base tax value in Napoli
• +1 base manpower in Napoli
• Set flag [napiscap] for events

B. Reside in Marseilles

• Move capital to Provence
• +1 base tax value in Provence
• +1 base manpower in Provence

C. Reside in Nancy

• Move capital to Lorraine
• +1 base tax value in Lorraine
• +1 base manpower in Lorraine

D. Reside in Le Mans

• Move capital to Maine
• +1 base tax value in Maine
• +1 base manpower in Maine

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Own Lorraine
• Own Provence
• Control Provence
• Own Napoli
• Control Napoli
• Own Maine
• Control Maine

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1483
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1485)

Description

After the unification the County of Provence with the Kingdom of Naples there is now a question about where the Royal residence of the united realm should be. The old Royal capital of Naples has seniority, but the thriving port city of Marseilles is a good alternative, as well as the rich Ducal cities of Le Mans...

Actions

A. Reside in Naples

• Move capital to Napoli
• +1 base tax value in Napoli
• +1 base manpower in Napoli
• Set flag [napiscap] for events

B. Reside in Marseilles

• Move capital to Provence
• +1 base tax value in Provence
• +1 base manpower in Provence

C. Reside in Le Mans

• Move capital to Maine
• +1 base tax value in Maine
• +1 base manpower in Maine

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Own Provence
• Control Provence
• Own Napoli
• Control Napoli
• The following must not occur:
  • Own Maine
• The following must not occur:
  • Own Lorraine

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1483
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1485)

Description

After the unification the County of Provence with the Kingdom of Naples there is now a question about where the Royal residence of the united realm should be. The old Royal capital of Naples has seniority, but the thriving port city of Marseilles is a good alternative...

Actions

A. Reside in Naples

• Move capital to Napoli
• +1 base tax value in Napoli
• +1 base manpower in Napoli
• Set flag [napiscap] for events

B. Reside in Marseilles

• Move capital to Provence
• +1 base tax value in Provence
• +1 base manpower in Provence

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Flag [napiscap] is set

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1483
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 30, 1486)

Description

Following the decicion to rule from Italy it has become a natural consequence to adopt Italian as an official language at the court.

Actions

A. Sì!

• italian will become an accepted culture
• german will no longer be an accepted culture

B. No!

• -1 victory points

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 170033 - Anjou is returned to Duke Rene I for France
Action A of 170212 - Anjou is returned to Duke Rene I for France

Description

Duke Rene I, landless and poverty stricken, had been rewarded for his years of faithful service to his King, Charles VII. The King recovered the Duke's counties of Maine and Anjou and now granted them to Rene.

Actions

A. Great!

• Break vassalization with France
• Stability +3

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 239011 - The Queen's choice for Naples

Description

Alfons of Aragon, after being adopted by Giovanna of Anjou-Durazzo, arrived at the Kingdom of Naples with the intention of being recognised as its legitimate ruler, due mainly to his descent from the last Hohenstaufen King of Sicily, and not due to the will of a member of an usurping dynasty, the House of Anjou. He wanted to take control of Naples immediately without waiting for the Queen's death. He soon imprisoned Caracciolo, Giovanna's lover, but he failed to capture the Queen. Muzio Attendolo Sforza, the Neapolitan condottiero in the service of the Pope, informed that Giovanna was in great danger, went hastily to Naples and rescued her. It was then easy for the Pope to convince the Queen to adopt Louis III of Anjou, Count of Provence, instead of Alfons of Aragon. Taking advantage of the absence of Alfons due to his problems in Aragon, and with the military help of Visconti, Duke of Milan and Signore of Genoa, the Aragonese were expelled from Naples, and Giovanna appointed Louis as Duke of Calabria, the heir's title. Louis moved his court to Cosenza to arrange his stay in Italy.

Actions

A. Alfons appointed Duke of Calabria

• Stability -1
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Naples for 120 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Aragon for 120 months

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 239006 - Crisis in Naples for Naples

Description

Giovanna of Anjou-Durazzo was not destined to be Queen, and when she found herself with the crown of Naples on her head after the death of her brother, she refused to give up her previous dissolute life. She soon started to yield the power to whoever happened to be her current paramour. The nobility was restless and conspirative. Pope Martinus V, as his predecessors, wanted to see Naples in the firm hands of a trusted man, but as a previous arranged marriage to Jean of Bourbon had failed, and Giovanna was now 50 years old, he decided to invest Louis III of Anjou, Count of Provence, of the junior branch of the House of Anjou, with claims to Naples. Martinus and Louis recruited the help of Neapolitan condottiero Muzio Attendolo, also known as 'lo Sforza'. When Sforza's army invaded Naples, Giovanna turned to Alfons V of Aragon, who had also distant claims to the crown of Naples, and in exchange for his help, adopted him as heir. Alfons arrived to Naples with his forces, and made Braccio da Montone, Sforza's greatest rival, commander of the Neapolitan armies.

Actions

A. Giovanna adopted Alfons

• Stability -1
• -50 relations with Aragon
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Naples for 24 months
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Aragon for 24 months

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 239011 - The Queen's choice for Naples

Description

Alfons of Aragon, after being adopted by Giovanna of Anjou-Durazzo, arrived at the Kingdom of Naples with the intention of being recognised as its legitimate ruler, due mainly to his descent from the last Hohenstaufen King of Sicily, and not due to the will of a member of an usurping dynasty, the House of Anjou. He wanted to take control of Naples immediately without waiting for the Queen's death. He soon imprisoned Caracciolo, Giovanna's lover, but he failed to capture the Queen. Muzio Attendolo Sforza, the Neapolitan condottiero in the service of the Pope, informed that Giovanna was in great danger, went hastily to Naples and rescued her. It was then easy for the Pope to convince the Queen to adopt Louis III of Anjou, Count of Provence, instead of Alfons of Aragon. Taking advantage of the absence of Alfons due to his problems in Aragon, and with the military help of Visconti, Duke of Milan and Signore of Genoa, the Aragonese were expelled from Naples, and Giovanna appointed Louis as Duke of Calabria, the heir's title. Louis moved his court to Cosenza to arrange his stay in Italy.

Actions

A. We are Duke of Calabria

• Stability +1
• +50 relations with Papal States
• +50 relations with Naples
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Aragon for 36 months

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• France exists

Triggered by

Action A of 262035 - The succession in Lorraine for Provence
Action A of 262000 - The succession in Lorraine for Provence

Description

With the military support of King Charles VII of France, René d'Anjou managed to be acknowledged as the new Duke of Lorraine.

Actions

A. OK

• Gain an alliance with Lorraine
• +25 relations with France
• +3000 infantry in the capital province

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 239009 - The battle over Naples for Naples
Action B of 239036 - The battle over Naples for Naples

Description

After his release from Milan, Alfons returned to Naples, where his brother Pedro had conquered Gaeta. Naples was defended by Isabelle of Lorraine with the support of Pope Eugenius IV. For three years Alfonso conducted as much a diplomatic war as a military one, gaining allies to his cause from the Neapolitan nobles. In 1438, René of Anjou paid a huge ransom to Burgundy for his release, and arrived in the Kingdom, but since he had exhausted his funds his allies abandoned him and he had to retreat to Naples. A long siege was then established, during which the Infante Don Pedro was killed by a chance shot to the great grief of his brother. The support of the Genoese fleet allowed René to sustain the besieged capital, but finally on June 1, 1442, 300 well-armed men entered the town through an open drain accesible during the dry season, revealed to Alfons' son Ferrante by some prisoners. After several hours of fighting, Naples was conquered and René escaped to Florence. After conquering the rest of the Kingdom, Alfons entered the capital in triumph on February 23, 1443. Pope Eugenius refused to invest Alfons as King of Naples and threatened to declare him in unlawful possession of Naples, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia. Alfons threatened back with his support for an anti-Pope, Felix V, chosen at the Council of Basel, and Eugenius accepted to invest him in exchange for his support as the genuine Pope and help against the Turks that never materialized. Ferrante was named Prince of Calabria, and the Neapolitans were pleased that their Kingdom was not going to be incorporated to Aragon. Alfons, who as a Castilian had always felt a foreigner in Barcelona, never returned to Aragon, and his court in Naples was filled with the splendor of the Renaissance. Alfons soon gained the nickname of the Magnanimous.

Actions

A. We'll never give up

• Stability -1
• -100 relations with Naples
• -50 relations with Aragon
• -25 relations with Milan
• +25 relations with Papal States
• +25 relations with Genoa
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Naples for 120 months

B. Accept it!

• +25 relations with Naples
• +25 relations with Aragon
• +25 relations with Milan

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 262008 - The Suzerainty over Genoa for Provence

Description

In 1458, in accordance with his father's will, Ferdinando succeeded Alfonso I on the throne of Naples. Ferdinando I, also called Don Ferrante, was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon and I of Sicily and Naples. In order to arrange a good future to his bastard son, King Alfonso had him married in 1444 to Isabella of Chiaramonte, a feudal heiress of remarkable feudal possessions in Southern Italy and granddaughter of Maria d'Enghien, Queen consort of Ladislao, the last Angevin King of Naples. But after Alfonso died Pope Calixtus III didn't legitimate Ferdinando as new King of Naples, he declared instead that the line of Aragon was extinct and that the Kingdom was to be considered a fief of the church. Although the Pope died before he could make good his claim and the new Pope Pius II on the contrary recognized Ferdinando, Jean d'Anjou, Duke of Lorraine and René's son, also known as 'Duke of Calabria', profiting by the discontent of the pro-Angevin Neapolitan barons, decided to attempt to regain the throne of his ancestors and invaded Naples. The war started well for the Anjou with the easy occupation of Apulia and the temporary control of Naples after the victorious battle of Sarno in 1460. Ferdinand was so severely defeated that his Kingdom seemed to be completely lost in Angevin hands, but with the military help of Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, through his brother Alessandro and of the Albanian leader Gjergj Kastrioti, known as 'Skanderbeg', who came to the aid of the prince whose father had aided him, he triumphed over his enemies in the battle of Troja in 1462. By 1464 Ferdinando could re-establish his authority in the Kingdom, Jean d'Anjou left Southern Italy while the barons agreed to recognize the Aragonese as their King.

Actions

A. Let's try to recover Naples

• Gain an alliance with Genoa
• Gain 5 galleys in a random province
• +5000 infantry in the capital province
• -100 relations with Naples
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Naples for 60 months

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 174067 - The French suzerainty for Genoa
Action A of 174028 - The French suzerainty for Genoa

Description

Although several peace treaties were stipulated as to guarantee a certain balance of powers in Italy, they couldn't prevent Alfonso I King of Naples from pursuing his old interests on Genoese territories, notably Corsica, and West Mediterranean sea trade routes. Since the confederates of Lega Italica, amongst them Milan, wouldn't risk to break that fragile alliance, and some Genoese families, Adorno and Fieschi amongst them, had clearly in mind to support the Aragonese, King Alfonso represented a real threat for Genoa and the Fregoso family. In 1458, facing a new Aragonese aggression Genoa could only find help in France as it frequently occurred in the past. Charles VII, King of France, accepted the Genoese allegiance and sent Jean d'Anjou, Duke of Calabria and son of René d'Anjou to rule over Genoa. As soon as he established himself in the city as Governor, with the support of the Genoese fleet he arranged a military expedition to be led against Naples with the aim of getting the crown, which his father René failed to succeed in. But this time the political situation in Naples played in his favour: the local barons were opposing Ferdinando, Alfonso's natural son, not recognising him as the new King of Naples. For Jean d'Anjou, it was an invite to become entangled in there...

Actions

A. Accept Offer

• Gain Genoa as vassals
• +50 relations with France
• -25 relations with Milan
• Event 262034 - The Expedition of Jean d'Anjou for Provence is triggered immediately

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 211012 - The accession of René II for Lorraine
Action A of 211001 - The accession of René II for Lorraine

Description

After the death of Duke Nicholas of Lorraine the title fell to René, grandson of the two combatants René d'Anjou and Antoine de Vaudémont. René II thus united the two rival lines in Lorraine.

Actions

A. Let Lorraine go it's own way!

• Lorraine will no longer be considered a national province

B. No! Lorraine is ours!

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Lorraine for 60 months
• -200 relations with Lorraine
• -100 relations with France
• -100 relations with Burgundy
• Stability -3

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 262006 - The Angevin Kingdom of Naples for Provence

Description

Pope Eugenius IV, very happy for the Angevin success, invested René as King of Naples and Sicily thus declaring Alfons of Aragon in unlawful possession of the Sicilian island.

Actions

A. OK

• Stability +1
• Gain an alliance with Naples
• +5 victory points

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 239006 - Crisis in Naples for Naples

Description

Giovanna of Anjou-Durazzo was not destined to be Queen, and when she found herself with the crown of Naples on her head after the death of her brother, she refused to give up her previous dissolute life. She soon started to yield the power to whoever happened to be her current paramour. The nobility was restless and conspirative. Pope Martinus V, as his predecessors, wanted to see Naples in the firm hands of a trusted man, but as a previous arranged marriage to Jean of Bourbon had failed, and Giovanna was now 50 years old, he decided to invest Louis III of Anjou, Count of Provence, of the junior branch of the House of Anjou, with claims to Naples. Martinus and Louis recruited the help of Neapolitan condottiero Muzio Attendolo, also known as 'lo Sforza'. When Sforza's army invaded Naples, Giovanna turned to Alfons V of Aragon, who had also distant claims to the crown of Naples, and in exchange for his help, adopted him as heir. Alfons arrived to Naples with his forces, and made Braccio da Montone, Sforza's greatest rival, commander of the Neapolitan armies.

Actions

A. Giovanna adopted us

• Stability +1
• +50 relations with Papal States

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Provence is a vassal of Lorraine

Triggered by

Action A of 211000 - The Duke is dead for Lorraine

Description

Upon the death of Duke Charles of Lorraine in 1431, his Duchy became a target of struggle between the French King Charles VII and duke Philippe III of Burgundy. By the will of Duke Charles, Lorraine was to pass to his daughter Isabella, who married René d'Anjou, duke of Bar, in 1420. This was disputed, however, by the male line heir Antoine, count of Vaudémont and nephew of Duke Charles.

Actions

A. Excellent!

• Gain Lorraine as vassals
• Lorraine will be considered a national province
• Event 262036 - René Duke of Lorraine for Provence is triggered immediately

Provence — Not random

Conditions

• Provence is a vassal of Lorraine

Triggered by

Action A of 211000 - The Duke is dead for Lorraine

Description

Upon the death of Duke Charles of Lorraine in 1431, his Duchy became a target of struggle between the French King Charles VII and duke Philippe III of Burgundy. By the will of Duke Charles, Lorraine was to pass to his daughter Isabella, who married René d'Anjou, duke of Bar, in 1420. This was disputed, however, by the male line heir Antoine, count of Vaudémont and nephew of Duke Charles.

Actions

A. Excellent!

• Break vassalization with Lorraine
• Stability +3
• Gain a royal marriage with Lorraine
• +200 relations with Lorraine
• +25 relations with France
• Lorraine will be considered a national province
• Event 262036 - René Duke of Lorraine for Provence is triggered immediately

Provence — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 211000 - The Duke is dead for Lorraine

Description

Charles, the former Duke of Lorraine, and the father-in-law of René d'Anjou is dead. While René is clearly the rightful heir a rival has emerged in Antoine de Vaudémont, a nephew of Duke Charles. Supported by the Burgunidans he has ousted the supporters of René and grabbed power.

Actions

A. Press our rightful claims!

• -1 diplomats
• Stability -2
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Lorraine for 60 months
• -100 relations with Lorraine
• -150 relations with Burgundy

B. Let the matter fall

• Stability +1
• +100 relations with Lorraine
• +150 relations with Burgundy