Mecklenburg — Not random

Will happen within 200 days of January 2, 1419
Checked again every 200 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1419)

Description

The city of Rostock, at the height of its economic power at the beginning of the 15th century, took on the task of establishing a university in the interest of the Hanseatic League of Cities. It was to ensure that the academically educated executives needed could now study directly in the Hanseatic area due to the huge expansion of the Hanseatic area from Lisbon to Novgorod. Eventually, Pope Martin V approved the establishment of a Studium generale and granted the university to be founded the same privileges and immunities as Vienna, Leipzig and Cologne had received.

Actions

A. Great!

• Innovativeness +1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +50

Mecklenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Friesland exists
• Event 171004 - Edo Wiemken's support of pirates for Friesland has already occurred

Will happen within 100 days of January 3, 1419
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 30, 1428)
unless prevented by
Action B of 171004 - Edo Wiemken's support of pirates for Friesland

Description

The Hanse could not tolerate Edo Wiemken supporting pirates and began to pressure Friesland for such activities.

Actions

A. Force Edo Wiemken

• -30 relations with Friesland
• +5 relations with Denmark
• +10 relations with Bremen
• +10 relations with Holstein
• +5 relations with Oldenburg
• Event 171005 - Pressure of the Hanse for Friesland is triggered immediately

B. Who cares?

• Naval tech investment: -100
• -25
• +20 relations with Friesland
• -5 relations with Denmark
• -15 relations with Bremen
• -15 relations with Holstein
• -5 relations with Oldenburg

Mecklenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Holstein and Denmark are at war
• The following must not occur:
  • Mecklenburg is a vassal of Denmark
• The following must not occur:
  • Denmark is a vassal of Mecklenburg
• The following must not occur:
  • Denmark and Mecklenburg are allied
• The following must not occur:
  • Holstein and Mecklenburg are allied

Will happen within 10 days of January 2, 1426
Checked again every 10 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1459)

Description

Like most of the Danish Kings before him Erik wanted to add Slesvig and Holstein to the list of their possessions, so in July 1413 he held a 'Danehof' which was to decide if Slesvig and Holstein was rightfully his. Since the 'Danehof' was a legal assembly used to solve territorial disputes within Denmark, and the counts of Holstein had waged war against the Danish crown in the past, the court ruled in favor of their monarch. The counts of Holstein rejected the ruling as they didn't view themselves as part of the Kingdom and the 'Danehof' had no right to pass judgement over them. King Erik was prepared for this response and used it to portray the counts as traitors. The following war ended in favor of the counts, but the Holy Roman Emperor (Eriks cousin) forced the counts accept a truce in which they were to leave all occupied territory. The counts however didn't pull back their troops as ordered and in 1426 the war between Denmark and Holstein erupted again. This time the counts had the support of the Hansa League.

Actions

A. Support the counts of Holstein

• Stability +1
• +5 national manpower
• Aristocracy -1
• Gain an alliance with Holstein
• +100 relations with Holstein
• Start a war with Denmark
• -100 relations with Denmark
• -50 relations with Austria

B. This is none of our business

• Stability -1
• Global revolt risk +3 for 24 months
• Monarch's administrative skill -3 for 24 months
• -6 merchants
• Aristocracy +1
• +50 relations with Denmark
• +25 relations with Austria
• -50 relations with Holstein

Mecklenburg — Not random

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1436
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1437)

Description

The lords of Werle, who named themselves 'Princes of the Wends', owned land in the center of Mecklenburg for two centuries. With the death of William in 1436, the fiefdom was reverted to Mecklenburg.

Actions

A. Good!

• +1 base tax value in the capital province
• +1 base manpower in the capital province

Mecklenburg — Not random

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1442
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1442)

Description

The lords of Werle were obliged to pay tribute to Brandenburg. When they were inherited by Mecklenburg, this caused the Electors to be uneasy. At the same time, Mecklenburg wanted to get the Uckermark. The matter was easily resolved. By Wittstock, Mecklenburg finally lost its rule over the Uckermark to the Brandenburg. In addition, the peace established the right of the Brandenburgs to contingent succession in Mecklenburg in the event that the Mecklenburg dynasty of princes died out in the male line capable of succession to the throne. Since then, when the Mecklenburgs united and disunited, the Brandenburgs (and then the Prussians) tried to settle the claims and become the hegemons of the region.

Actions

A. Sign the treaty

• +100 relations with Brandenburg

B. These are naive accusations

• -200 relations with Brandenburg
• Event 132033 - Mecklenburg refused for Brandenburg is triggered immediately

Mecklenburg — Not random

Will happen within 360 days of January 2, 1492
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1492)

Description

The Mecklenburg reform efforts resulted in a court meeting in 1492, in which princes, bishops and prelates sentenced 27 Jews to death for alleged host desecration in Sternberg and expelled all the other 265 Jews from the country. The assets of the Jews were confiscated by the Mecklenburg dukes and all debts owed to Jews were declared invalid.

Actions

A. Sign the treaty

• Infrastructure tech investment: -100
• Trade tech investment: -100
• -200 population in the capital province

B. These are naive accusations

• Innovativeness +1
• Stability -1

Mecklenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Aristocracy is at 3 or higher

Will happen within 360 days of January 1, 1523
Checked again every 360 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 1, 1530)

Description

The respective estates of the three partial dominions of Mecklenburg, Wenden and Stargard increasingly gathered for joint provincial assemblies before forming a union in 1523, in order to counteract the imminent renewed dynastic dismemberment of the country by Albrecht VII. Like everywhere else in Europe, the clergy, nobility and citizens thus pledged to preserve peace and law and to defend their traditional privileges. In times when the rulers of Mecklenburg were repeatedly thinking about a division of Mecklenburg, the estates embodied the unity of the country. To represent their interests, a smaller body, the so-called Narrower Committee, was formed from three prelates, twelve nobles and eight representatives of the towns.

Actions

A. Sign the treaty

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

B. These are naive accusations

• Aristocracy -1
• Centralization +1
• Stability -1

Mecklenburg — Not random

Conditions

• Austria exists
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • State religion is protestant
  • State religion is reformed

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1527
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1529)

Description

After Emperor Charles V had rejected the Protestants' confessional positions at the Imperial Parliament of Augsburg (1529-1530), the North German Protestant Imperial estates formed the League of Schmalkalden, with a joint army and treasury and seeking ties abroad (France). The League enjoyed early successes in the years 1532-1540 as the Emperor was threaten by Turkish danger and forced to conclude Religious peace settlements in Nuremberg (1532) and Kaaden (1534).

Actions

A. Ignore it

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

B. Give it our support

• +100 relations with France
• +100 relations with England
• +150 relations with Brandenburg
• +150 relations with Hanover
• +150 relations with Hesse
• +150 relations with Palatinate
• +150 relations with Saxony
• +150 relations with Ansbach
• +100 relations with Cleves
• +50 relations with Cologne
• +50 relations with Bavaria
• -100 relations with Papal States
• -100 relations with Spain
• -150 relations with Austria
• +50 relations with Strasburg

Mecklenburg — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Friesland and Mecklenburg are at war

Triggered by

Action B of 171005 - Pressure of the Hanse for Friesland

Description

We cannot tolerate such activities...

Actions

A. Act, but not at once

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Friesland for 72 months

B. War!

• Start a war with Friesland
• +5 relations with Denmark
• +15 relations with Bremen
• +15 relations with Holstein
• +5 relations with Oldenburg