Savoy Update
May 1603 to May 1623
The first couple of years this update were slow until... Hungary declared war on the Ottoman's...I warned the Hungarians, i said no war but they did not listen, shame on them...dont know why the shield thing didnt show up
Bohemia, Hungary's ally fell quickly, i only demanded 2 provinces are this war was against Hungary and i was Hungry for Hungary (lame but hey) so i wanted to focus on them
After conquering all but 2 of Hungary's province i decided to allow their broken nation peace, as long as they ceded some of their provinces of course
Dishonorable scum is what the world thought of Savoy, and Castile, the world's greatest power attacked me while they were already in my lands with by gracious allowing them military access
Navarra see's things the Savoy way
Songhai attacked again and i let them off the hook again, but i have a feeling their nation is doomed to become non-existent in the next 20 years
Thanks to France, Castile realized their mistake and asked for peace, which i accepted, my manpower was down and i needed to recover
The third war against the burgundians, went the same route as the first two as the Savoy Empire rolled of the Burgundian armies and the French did the same
Sieges moved much faster this time around thanks to the heavy artillery and higher quantity of troops. Burgundy gladly accepted the peace offer losing more provinces
the 1 province of Cleaves, with no allies attacked the massive Savoy, and with no troops willing to fight, quickly accepted the honor to become Savoy's vassal.
Castile, after attacking me, offers me an alliance, which i accept so i can focus my attention elsewhere, also helps should the french backstab me
A new king, not one of my greats like in the 1500s but better than his predecessor, who ruled 23 years, way to long for his abilities.
Here's the religious map you asked for, i didnt take a screen of Europe or my provinces as theyre all catholic except for a few of my provinces which are reformed and Protestant. same with europe as only a few one province nations are other than catholic
Last image is Savoy's research, compares well with others but i would like it to be higher.
Im pretty happy with this update, some good conquering and im ready to launch my Indian Invasion. BB wars are going to become inevitable soon, luckily that new king is 8 diplo and i have 2 rank 6 diplomats. their are 3 nations that match me or have greater strength. Castille, France, and Lithuania. my army is at 135 thousand and my navy is at 75 ships, 30 transports
next 20 years should be pretty wild, Indian invasion, Songhai annihilation, and who knows what else...either way Savoy will be growing stronger