The war sounds quite pyrrhic in nature.
Eh, not too much. Once the Italian allies fell, adding up the warscore that was somewhat slow going in Hungary -- they offered peace. Even with the Hungarian victory, their army was too small, and isolated from their Italian allies, really couldn't do anything.
A union comes a bit earlier than in our history. Interesting.
And I'm liking the incorporation of in-game screenshots (and that they're still somewhat sparing, unlike in my own AARs). As things go on, I'll probably be one of the people asking for maps, too.
A lot earlier! Not my fault Ladislav decided to keel over, literally, just a couple months into his reign. Union event fired, and naturally, I'm not going to let that opportunity go to waste! You read my read, I have maps planned for specific chapters and events in the future.
Rather intresting AAR. I'm going to follow this.
Welcome onboard
GermanKaiser! Your forum name is very fitting for the purposes of this AAR!
Same, going to follow this while it's still fairly early in and I like the style.
Welcome as well
Ravashak! And thanks for the kind words!
Nice job securing Hungary for Austria (that 180 prestige bonus is ridiculous, too). I really have to say, your AARs are masterworks of history book-style AARs, no less than what I'd expect from a historian.
Are you going to try for a personal union/Habsburg branch in Spain?
180 Prestige is a lot, and the max is 100 so I don't know if its just 180 prestige or it got that high based on warscore and provinces occupied. As you clearly note, the History Book is now about the only style I would ever write in!
I would love to form PUs with all the world!
I have a marriage with Castile (now Spain to the point where I've progressed in-game). We'll see what happens (I doubt anything will come of it). On the first page of the Habsburg Family List, you can see where a Habsburg sits on the throne (Aachen, Alsace, Corsica, used to have one in Holstein). Also have a royal marriage with Burgundy (succession did not fire, and now I'm using them as a buffer against France, if you will). They don't have an heir and the current outcome is a Habsburg ascends to the throne. If that happens, I'll probably claim the Burgundian Throne (even if I get hurt with all my other royal marriages). Chapter 1 will be dealing with how wide the Habsburgs have gone!
Thanks for the comment and kind words too!