The chosen start date is the 4th of September, 1479. I chose it because in 1479 Navarra obtains Bearn, and Aragon becomes a Castilian vassal (which will allow Spain to form). The 4th of September is the day the Treaty of Alcáçovas was signed, ending the War of Castilian Succession.
I will be playing TOT 3.0 with lucky nations off. The only other modification is that the culture in Bearn has been changed from Gascon to Basque. Both groups live in the province, the Basques in the west and the Gascons in the east ,http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Pays_Basque-Béarn.gif, for the sake of this AAR I chose Basque as the main culture for the whole province.
Normally there would be no border between Armagnac and Navarra, and Bearn would have sea access. The map can't be perfect though, right?
A little history:
Why does Navarre own Bearn at that date? Simple, the Count of Foix (which is represented as a French vassal), Francis Phoebus, grandson of Eleanor of Navarre, ascended to the throne of Navarre in 1479. He was the first of only two Navarran Kings of the House of Foix. In 1512 southern Navarre was conquered by the Crown of Aragon and from that moment on the King of Navarre only ruled the northern part of the realm, north of the Pyrennees. The aim of this AAR is to stop that from happening. Uniting the Basques under one King (in other words, recovering Vizcaya) is the second goal.
P.S: Does anyone know if the saves from 3.0 will be compatible with 3.1?
I will be playing TOT 3.0 with lucky nations off. The only other modification is that the culture in Bearn has been changed from Gascon to Basque. Both groups live in the province, the Basques in the west and the Gascons in the east ,http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Pays_Basque-Béarn.gif, for the sake of this AAR I chose Basque as the main culture for the whole province.
Normally there would be no border between Armagnac and Navarra, and Bearn would have sea access. The map can't be perfect though, right?
A little history:
Why does Navarre own Bearn at that date? Simple, the Count of Foix (which is represented as a French vassal), Francis Phoebus, grandson of Eleanor of Navarre, ascended to the throne of Navarre in 1479. He was the first of only two Navarran Kings of the House of Foix. In 1512 southern Navarre was conquered by the Crown of Aragon and from that moment on the King of Navarre only ruled the northern part of the realm, north of the Pyrennees. The aim of this AAR is to stop that from happening. Uniting the Basques under one King (in other words, recovering Vizcaya) is the second goal.
P.S: Does anyone know if the saves from 3.0 will be compatible with 3.1?
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