Mmm, I know the feeling. I've played about 100 years ahead on mine and for the last month I have been catching up!
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Mmm, I know the feeling. I've played about 100 years ahead on mine and for the last month I have been catching up!
Ive run out of my notes for my AAR, must play more of the game, maby tonight I will, anyway, good read Lockheart keep up the posting.
actually.. yes once i finished chapter one, which was recently, i hit the point when i had to play some more.. which was a welcome point to hit, i'd missed playing. i am trying to be at least 5 years of playing ahead of the writing, so that i have some idea where things will be going..
i'm looking forward to the next installment of your Chronicles of Athens..
i'm looking forward to the next installment of your Chronicles of Athens..
Thanks, although that might be some time.
My monitor has messed up and Im using a old VGA monitor and I cant play EU2, as the moniter won't display the games resoloution, the lowest the game goes is 800x600.
So until I get a new monitor, Chornicles of Athens is on Hiatus.
Ill still be around reading yours and others AAR's though.
My monitor has messed up and Im using a old VGA monitor and I cant play EU2, as the moniter won't display the games resoloution, the lowest the game goes is 800x600.
So until I get a new monitor, Chornicles of Athens is on Hiatus.
Ill still be around reading yours and others AAR's though.
CHAPTER TWO : part one
CHAPTER TWO : part one
Back in 1430, Suzdal and Muscowy started a war on Ryazan. This upset the leaders of Lithuania, and they promptly put an end to the marriage that existed between them and Muscowy. Poland and Georgia followed Lithuania in defending Ryazan from Suzdal and Muscowy. Most important is to note that Georgia and Lithuania were joined together in an alliance. This was, to some extent, the start of some difficult times for our allies Lithuania.
Breaking a royal marriage with the Livonian Order, Lithuania submitted to Poland and became Poland's vassals. A year following, in January of 1433, revolters in Crimea defected from Georgia into Lithuania. It was the same year that Lithuania paid 67 ducats to Muscowy in exchange for peace. January 1 1438, Crimea declared their independence from Georgia, and war as well. Lithuania was the first to side with Crimea and break the alliance they had with Georgia. Poland and Ryazan did the same, leaving Georgia to fight this one alone.
Svitrigaila became leader of Lithuania in October of the 1430. In less than half a year, he was replaced by Zygimantas Kestutaitis. As far as the news we got in Austria, it's not exactly clear what happened. What it was that caused it, apparently it proved to be the wrong choice. In four years, when several Crimean rebels found home in Lithuania, the Lithuanian government fell. About five years later, Zygimantas was assassinated, and Svitrigaila regained the throne.
When Svitrigaila came back into power, some majour changes occurred. Svitrigaila proclaimed that he did not care for Lithuania to be allied with the Catholic Austria or Poland, as Lithuania would no longer be a Catholic state. Thus, we lost Lithuania as an ally. It was the Orthodox Church that had found its way into Svitrigaila's heart, and had subsequently, found its way into the Lithuanian government. And they chose allies in Novgorod, instead.
The Teutonic Order soon made a hobby of declaring war on Lithuania. They first did so on May 14, 1440, and were joined by the Livonian Order, and Wurzburg. Lithuania was joined by the new allies Novgorod. This war was fairly brief, as a peace agreement was made between the Teutonic Order and Lithuania in fifteen months.
The next few years saw Lithuania marrying off royal family with those in Ryazan, and Muscowy. Revolters in Lugansk proved once again that Lithuania is a haven for renegade rebels.
As stated above, it was a hobby, so the Teutonic Order started up another war with Lithuania in October of 1446. The sides were the same as last time. Teutonic Order leading the Livonian Order and Wurzburg against Lithuania and Novgorod. This didn't help the instability in the Livonian Order, and their government fell in 1451.
Svitrigaila passed on of assumed natural causes. The large knife wounds were ignored in any sort of examination. It seems he never was liked. Catholic Jonas Gasztold was handed control of Lithuania, replacing Orthodox Svitrigaila. He did what he could to fix the Svitrigaila damage he saw all over the nation. First, of course, was the conversion to Catholicism. Next came a breaking of marriages with Tver, Ryazan, and Muscowy. And finally, an end to the war with the Teutonic Order. Unfortunately, the only offer that the Teuts would accept was the surrendering of the Lithuanian province Danzig.
And so, there is the long, yet interesting tale, of how we lost an ally in Lithuania.
CHAPTER TWO : part one
Back in 1430, Suzdal and Muscowy started a war on Ryazan. This upset the leaders of Lithuania, and they promptly put an end to the marriage that existed between them and Muscowy. Poland and Georgia followed Lithuania in defending Ryazan from Suzdal and Muscowy. Most important is to note that Georgia and Lithuania were joined together in an alliance. This was, to some extent, the start of some difficult times for our allies Lithuania.
Breaking a royal marriage with the Livonian Order, Lithuania submitted to Poland and became Poland's vassals. A year following, in January of 1433, revolters in Crimea defected from Georgia into Lithuania. It was the same year that Lithuania paid 67 ducats to Muscowy in exchange for peace. January 1 1438, Crimea declared their independence from Georgia, and war as well. Lithuania was the first to side with Crimea and break the alliance they had with Georgia. Poland and Ryazan did the same, leaving Georgia to fight this one alone.
Svitrigaila became leader of Lithuania in October of the 1430. In less than half a year, he was replaced by Zygimantas Kestutaitis. As far as the news we got in Austria, it's not exactly clear what happened. What it was that caused it, apparently it proved to be the wrong choice. In four years, when several Crimean rebels found home in Lithuania, the Lithuanian government fell. About five years later, Zygimantas was assassinated, and Svitrigaila regained the throne.
When Svitrigaila came back into power, some majour changes occurred. Svitrigaila proclaimed that he did not care for Lithuania to be allied with the Catholic Austria or Poland, as Lithuania would no longer be a Catholic state. Thus, we lost Lithuania as an ally. It was the Orthodox Church that had found its way into Svitrigaila's heart, and had subsequently, found its way into the Lithuanian government. And they chose allies in Novgorod, instead.
The Teutonic Order soon made a hobby of declaring war on Lithuania. They first did so on May 14, 1440, and were joined by the Livonian Order, and Wurzburg. Lithuania was joined by the new allies Novgorod. This war was fairly brief, as a peace agreement was made between the Teutonic Order and Lithuania in fifteen months.
The next few years saw Lithuania marrying off royal family with those in Ryazan, and Muscowy. Revolters in Lugansk proved once again that Lithuania is a haven for renegade rebels.
As stated above, it was a hobby, so the Teutonic Order started up another war with Lithuania in October of 1446. The sides were the same as last time. Teutonic Order leading the Livonian Order and Wurzburg against Lithuania and Novgorod. This didn't help the instability in the Livonian Order, and their government fell in 1451.
Svitrigaila passed on of assumed natural causes. The large knife wounds were ignored in any sort of examination. It seems he never was liked. Catholic Jonas Gasztold was handed control of Lithuania, replacing Orthodox Svitrigaila. He did what he could to fix the Svitrigaila damage he saw all over the nation. First, of course, was the conversion to Catholicism. Next came a breaking of marriages with Tver, Ryazan, and Muscowy. And finally, an end to the war with the Teutonic Order. Unfortunately, the only offer that the Teuts would accept was the surrendering of the Lithuanian province Danzig.
And so, there is the long, yet interesting tale, of how we lost an ally in Lithuania.
Chapter Two: part two
Back in 1426, Brittany had declared war upon Provence. Brittany was severely outnumbered, as Provence was quickly joined by France, Scotland, Auvergne and Orleans. The war ended for Orleans in 1428, as they were fully annexed into Brittany. Over the course of the next seven years, the others, France, Scotland, and Auvergne, paid for peace with Brittany.
On March 1, 1441, Orleans broke away from Brittany, and declared war upon their former oppressors. In order to help out, we as Austria, offered a loan of 100 ducat, which was accepted. The agreement involved repayment of the loan in three years. We only hoped Orleans could hold their independence that long. Such hopes were assured, when Orleans found allies in Venice, Mantua, and Milan. Brittany saw the threat such an alliance posed to them, and in 1444 a fair peace agreement was decided upon. Orleans repaid their loan with us on time, and this pushed 1444 into a financially good year. Even the level of inflation went down.
During the wedding between the cousin of Postumus and a member of the Strassburg royal family, we received notice that the war between us and Navarra was considered closed. We had forgotten all about that war.
Ladislas utilised his most skilled craftsmen to fashion a beautiful woven basket for Salzburg, which was well received. Shortly after, he caught word of a marriage of nobles between Baden and Wurtemburg. An excellently sculpted bust of the bride and groom was made for them and sent promptly.
Ladislas Postumus showed his first true place in Austria's history, when he personally entered a meeting of discussion with the leaders of Salzburg. This meeting ended with Salzburg becoming a part of Austria. Over five years after his death, Albert V's dream had become a reality. Unlike Schwyz and Bern, which we'd gained from our wars with Helvetia, Salzburg was of a more German culture like ourselves. Catholic as well, they fit in quite well with our nation and were happy to join us within our borders. It seems they also produced a lot of salt, which meant we didn't have to import that any longer.
Finding himself now in a fantastic mood, Postumus ordered that a huge gift of goats be sent to Bohemia. Surprisingly, they overlooked the gift itself and appreciated the gesture. In return, they sent us the same number of goats. Though it was not told to Ladislas, it was noted that these goats looked quite similar to the ones we sent to them originally. A year later, the goats were sent back to Bohemia, under the assumption that they might never notice. The interesting fact is that passing these poor goats back and forth, improved our two nations relations considerably. And in actuality, this goat swapping continued up until 1448.
The period of 1444 to 1448 saw several offers from Poland to join an alliance with them. We turned each and every one down politely. We also decided against an alliance with Bavaria. Our neighbour Wurtemberg joined Eire and France in their war against England and Aragon in 1445. While Strassburg insisted they were neutral, it became apparent whose side they were on when they gave Aragon military access. This gave Aragon access to Wurtemberg.
Mantua found themselves with a marriage between themselves and Venice in 1446. As a small gift, a collection of cheeses were sent to Mantua. How were we to know that so many of their family were allergic to dairy products?
Strangely, several of the nobles from Salzburg came to our leader with the idea of adding Tuscany to Austria. Having been fairly intoxicated at the time, Postumus and his council agreed that this was a great idea. In the morning, through headaches and indigestion, it became obvious that this was not currently possible. Tuscany lay south of us, with Milan and Genoa between. Milan and Genoa had fairly neutral feelings for us, and it was doubtful they would allow military access through their land so that we could beat on claim their neighbour Tuscany. A year passed, and in 1449, the nobles began to get suspicious if we really were going to make any attempt on Tuscany. They forgot all about that, however, when we entered an alliance with Wurtemberg Bavaria, and Bosnia.
When 1450 arrived, Ladislas Postumus asked that a summary of Austria and neighbouring nations be written up for him...
Back in 1426, Brittany had declared war upon Provence. Brittany was severely outnumbered, as Provence was quickly joined by France, Scotland, Auvergne and Orleans. The war ended for Orleans in 1428, as they were fully annexed into Brittany. Over the course of the next seven years, the others, France, Scotland, and Auvergne, paid for peace with Brittany.
On March 1, 1441, Orleans broke away from Brittany, and declared war upon their former oppressors. In order to help out, we as Austria, offered a loan of 100 ducat, which was accepted. The agreement involved repayment of the loan in three years. We only hoped Orleans could hold their independence that long. Such hopes were assured, when Orleans found allies in Venice, Mantua, and Milan. Brittany saw the threat such an alliance posed to them, and in 1444 a fair peace agreement was decided upon. Orleans repaid their loan with us on time, and this pushed 1444 into a financially good year. Even the level of inflation went down.
During the wedding between the cousin of Postumus and a member of the Strassburg royal family, we received notice that the war between us and Navarra was considered closed. We had forgotten all about that war.
Ladislas utilised his most skilled craftsmen to fashion a beautiful woven basket for Salzburg, which was well received. Shortly after, he caught word of a marriage of nobles between Baden and Wurtemburg. An excellently sculpted bust of the bride and groom was made for them and sent promptly.
Ladislas Postumus showed his first true place in Austria's history, when he personally entered a meeting of discussion with the leaders of Salzburg. This meeting ended with Salzburg becoming a part of Austria. Over five years after his death, Albert V's dream had become a reality. Unlike Schwyz and Bern, which we'd gained from our wars with Helvetia, Salzburg was of a more German culture like ourselves. Catholic as well, they fit in quite well with our nation and were happy to join us within our borders. It seems they also produced a lot of salt, which meant we didn't have to import that any longer.
Finding himself now in a fantastic mood, Postumus ordered that a huge gift of goats be sent to Bohemia. Surprisingly, they overlooked the gift itself and appreciated the gesture. In return, they sent us the same number of goats. Though it was not told to Ladislas, it was noted that these goats looked quite similar to the ones we sent to them originally. A year later, the goats were sent back to Bohemia, under the assumption that they might never notice. The interesting fact is that passing these poor goats back and forth, improved our two nations relations considerably. And in actuality, this goat swapping continued up until 1448.
The period of 1444 to 1448 saw several offers from Poland to join an alliance with them. We turned each and every one down politely. We also decided against an alliance with Bavaria. Our neighbour Wurtemberg joined Eire and France in their war against England and Aragon in 1445. While Strassburg insisted they were neutral, it became apparent whose side they were on when they gave Aragon military access. This gave Aragon access to Wurtemberg.
Mantua found themselves with a marriage between themselves and Venice in 1446. As a small gift, a collection of cheeses were sent to Mantua. How were we to know that so many of their family were allergic to dairy products?
Strangely, several of the nobles from Salzburg came to our leader with the idea of adding Tuscany to Austria. Having been fairly intoxicated at the time, Postumus and his council agreed that this was a great idea. In the morning, through headaches and indigestion, it became obvious that this was not currently possible. Tuscany lay south of us, with Milan and Genoa between. Milan and Genoa had fairly neutral feelings for us, and it was doubtful they would allow military access through their land so that we could beat on claim their neighbour Tuscany. A year passed, and in 1449, the nobles began to get suspicious if we really were going to make any attempt on Tuscany. They forgot all about that, however, when we entered an alliance with Wurtemberg Bavaria, and Bosnia.
When 1450 arrived, Ladislas Postumus asked that a summary of Austria and neighbouring nations be written up for him...
A good read,if I may say so myself.
I enjoy the detailed explanations of your neighbours actions and how they affected your nation, Its great stuff.
Keep up the good work
I enjoy the detailed explanations of your neighbours actions and how they affected your nation, Its great stuff.
Keep up the good work
I like keeping an eye on my nieghbours, because I plan on annexing quite a few of them. Do you have the history log extractor tool? I love that thing with a passion unknown to man. Anyway, if something happens to one of my neighbours that potentially has an effect on me, I like to go through the history log to see if I can find out why it happened. That's proving to be a lot of fun for me. This whole AAR thing is, actually. It's opened up a broader awareness than i previously kept during the game.
I havnt used one of those new fangled log extractors, in my AAR I kinda didnt care about the rest of the world, in fact in most of my games I couldnt care about the rest of the world, I keep a very internal policy of not giving a damn about what wars are going on, and i find it annoying when I somehow get dragged into a war thats being fought half way across europe, well most of the times...
I tend to write my AAR's just after the events recorded, which makes it hard to try to incorporate any type of story line, Im thinking of one day writing a 1st person type AAR, dont need to know much of the future.
How long do you wait till you write up a AAR about what happened? I know some people play 100 years ahead of where there writing.
I tend to write my AAR's just after the events recorded, which makes it hard to try to incorporate any type of story line, Im thinking of one day writing a 1st person type AAR, dont need to know much of the future.
How long do you wait till you write up a AAR about what happened? I know some people play 100 years ahead of where there writing.
I certainly don't play 100 years ahead.. I feel like if i did, i would not be quite so interested in what i was writing, because it had happened so long ago. I think it would also make some events seem less significant, because really.. a hundred years from now, how important is that one letter to Luxembourgh going to be anyway? I've been playing about 5 - 10 years ahead. This has allowed me to write some things out.. like the whole events of Lithuania.. that started about 5 years behind where i was in the story at the time and went 5 years ahead. I like telling each of these side stories and following them through, rather than writing a straight-forward chronological narrative. I wish i had a more character-driven story.. i will attempt that the next time around. ...i did not expect to be this long-winded..
Good luck on the monitor. I hope that works for you.. i can understand that the reading about EU2 and not getting to actually get back to your country can be difficult.
Good luck on the monitor. I hope that works for you.. i can understand that the reading about EU2 and not getting to actually get back to your country can be difficult.
Well, here's another grand selection for Weekly Showcase. I don't know what it is about these well-written AARs that fail to attract viewership and feedback (like last week's choice 'The Diary of Jacob of Higher-Hattington' or HolisticGod's 'A Tale of Two Cities'). It makes one scratch their head in confusion. Anyway, here's hoping this AAR gains the following that it deserves. 
Well.. look at that. LD puts my first attempt in the weekly showcase. and here i was just hoping one or two people would enjoy it. thank you. this is, without a doubt, a great encouragement. now, to get some sleep, so i can set to work on the next installment in the morning..
Ah, a good pick, and a well deserved one!
*rolls in Sachertorte and Wiener Melange for the celebration*
*rolls in Sachertorte and Wiener Melange for the celebration*
Lockhart,
I'll join the following...
Austria remains my favorite to play, with its rich history, numerous events and excellent starting position...
Not to mention one of the most gut-wrenchingly beautiful countries in the world.
Best to you. This is certainly deserved.
I'll join the following...
Austria remains my favorite to play, with its rich history, numerous events and excellent starting position...
Not to mention one of the most gut-wrenchingly beautiful countries in the world.
Best to you. This is certainly deserved.
Chapter Two: part three : 1450 overview of Austria
Austria, 1450. A Catholic country with primarily german culture. We had seven provinces, eight armies, and thirteen neighbouring nations. Financially, we were surviving, with a current balance of 173 ducats. Our leader was the fairly inexperienced Ladislas Postumus. He lead a nation with strong serfdom policies, with a leaning towards aristocracy, mercantilism, and land military technology.
The city of Wien (pop 8674, prov Austria) produced grain. Innsbruck (pop 6592, prov Tirol) and Krems (pop 7435, prov Ostmarch) were great providers of iron. Producing gold was our own city of Graz (pop 9057, prov Steiermark). That covers the four provinces we had during the last overview, from 1419.
From the wars on Helvetia, we had gained Zurich (pop 11735, prov Schwyz) and Bern (pop 13572, prov Bern). Both of these populated cities provided us with more iron, and a Swiss-Catholic culture. They still held a bit of a grudge against us for taking them by force, however, had calmed down some over the years.
Salzburg was diplomatically annexed on February 1, 1445. Their city of Salzburg (pop 7453, prov Salzburg) introduced salt mining and production to Austria.
Our eight armies were the Austrian Imperial Guard in Schwyz, Army of Bohemia in Tirol, Army of Hungary in Bern, Army of Italy in Wien, Army of Silesia in Steiermark, the Bishop's Guard in Salzburg, K.u.K. army in Bern, and Thien in Salzburg.
Alas, I have to leave for work, so i don't have time to finish this installment today.. so.. Next installment will be the second half of the overview, which covers our neighbours.
Austria, 1450. A Catholic country with primarily german culture. We had seven provinces, eight armies, and thirteen neighbouring nations. Financially, we were surviving, with a current balance of 173 ducats. Our leader was the fairly inexperienced Ladislas Postumus. He lead a nation with strong serfdom policies, with a leaning towards aristocracy, mercantilism, and land military technology.
The city of Wien (pop 8674, prov Austria) produced grain. Innsbruck (pop 6592, prov Tirol) and Krems (pop 7435, prov Ostmarch) were great providers of iron. Producing gold was our own city of Graz (pop 9057, prov Steiermark). That covers the four provinces we had during the last overview, from 1419.
From the wars on Helvetia, we had gained Zurich (pop 11735, prov Schwyz) and Bern (pop 13572, prov Bern). Both of these populated cities provided us with more iron, and a Swiss-Catholic culture. They still held a bit of a grudge against us for taking them by force, however, had calmed down some over the years.
Salzburg was diplomatically annexed on February 1, 1445. Their city of Salzburg (pop 7453, prov Salzburg) introduced salt mining and production to Austria.
Our eight armies were the Austrian Imperial Guard in Schwyz, Army of Bohemia in Tirol, Army of Hungary in Bern, Army of Italy in Wien, Army of Silesia in Steiermark, the Bishop's Guard in Salzburg, K.u.K. army in Bern, and Thien in Salzburg.
Alas, I have to leave for work, so i don't have time to finish this installment today.. so.. Next installment will be the second half of the overview, which covers our neighbours.
Chapter Two : part three.2 : continuation of the overview
We shared borders with thirteen other nations: Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Saxony, Baden, Hungary, Mantua, Venice, Milan, Strassburg, Bohemia, Poland, Savoy, and Burgundy. All of them share with us a belief in Catholicism. Those who had a german culture like ourselves were Strassburg, Baden, Wurtemberg, Bavaria, and Saxony.
Bavaria was lead by Albrecht II. We had good, though fairly neutral relations with them. More importantly, they were in a military alliance with us, Wurtemberg, and Bosnia. The other neighbour of ours in the alliance, Wurtemberg, was lead by Ulrich V. Wurtemberg found themselves in two wars at the time, one with England and Holstein, and the other with Aragon. Bavaria also had a royal marriage with Saxony. Lead by Friedrich II der Sanftmutige, Saxony had good relations with us. Though they were not in the alliance with us, Saxony did have an alliance with Brandenburg, Pommern, and Hessen.
Our relations with Baden were amiable. In a royal marriage with Wurtemberg, Baden's monarch at the time was Jakob I, who had agreed to an alliance with Strassburg, Navarra, and Mainz. We had a royal marriage with their allies Strassburg, as did Mainz. Our relations with Strassburg's leader Ruprecht von Simmern were friendly.
Hungary had Magyar and Slovak cultures. We had a royal marriage with the family of their monarch Laszlo VI. Though Ladislas Postumus sent them many letters, our relations were only fairly good. While they were not acting upon it, Hungary had a good casus belli on Venice.
Venice hated us, and of this there is simply no denying. Venice was bustling with Italian, Greek, and Slavonic cultures, and was lead by Francesco Foscarini. They had a royal marriage with Mantua, with whom they were in alliance along with Orleans and Milan. Mantua's Monarch Lodovico III il Turco ruled over their Italian people. We had decent relations with them, as well as a royal marriage. Milan, also Italian, was ruled by Republico. We didn't get along too well, nor with those they had a royal marriage, Savoy.
Populated mainly by those of Italian and French culture, Savoy had Louie I as their monarch. Savoy had the fine honour of claiming the Papal States as a vassal, as well as royal marriages with Milan and Genoa. They were in a military alliance with Siena and Tuscany.
Bohemia were the vassals of Brandenburg, to whom they granted military access as well. Our relations with their leader Vladislav I Pohrobek were exceptional, and we recognised their casus belli against Brandenburg as permanent. Bohemia's culture was varied, includig Czech, Slovak, and German. We hoped that their allies of Luxemberg could offer them some help if they decided to go into war with Brandenburg.
We knew very little about our other two neighbours, Poland and Burgundy. We knew that Poland was mainly Polish and Ruthenian culture, and that Burgundy was definitely French. Other than that, we knew very little for certain.
We shared borders with thirteen other nations: Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Saxony, Baden, Hungary, Mantua, Venice, Milan, Strassburg, Bohemia, Poland, Savoy, and Burgundy. All of them share with us a belief in Catholicism. Those who had a german culture like ourselves were Strassburg, Baden, Wurtemberg, Bavaria, and Saxony.
Bavaria was lead by Albrecht II. We had good, though fairly neutral relations with them. More importantly, they were in a military alliance with us, Wurtemberg, and Bosnia. The other neighbour of ours in the alliance, Wurtemberg, was lead by Ulrich V. Wurtemberg found themselves in two wars at the time, one with England and Holstein, and the other with Aragon. Bavaria also had a royal marriage with Saxony. Lead by Friedrich II der Sanftmutige, Saxony had good relations with us. Though they were not in the alliance with us, Saxony did have an alliance with Brandenburg, Pommern, and Hessen.
Our relations with Baden were amiable. In a royal marriage with Wurtemberg, Baden's monarch at the time was Jakob I, who had agreed to an alliance with Strassburg, Navarra, and Mainz. We had a royal marriage with their allies Strassburg, as did Mainz. Our relations with Strassburg's leader Ruprecht von Simmern were friendly.
Hungary had Magyar and Slovak cultures. We had a royal marriage with the family of their monarch Laszlo VI. Though Ladislas Postumus sent them many letters, our relations were only fairly good. While they were not acting upon it, Hungary had a good casus belli on Venice.
Venice hated us, and of this there is simply no denying. Venice was bustling with Italian, Greek, and Slavonic cultures, and was lead by Francesco Foscarini. They had a royal marriage with Mantua, with whom they were in alliance along with Orleans and Milan. Mantua's Monarch Lodovico III il Turco ruled over their Italian people. We had decent relations with them, as well as a royal marriage. Milan, also Italian, was ruled by Republico. We didn't get along too well, nor with those they had a royal marriage, Savoy.
Populated mainly by those of Italian and French culture, Savoy had Louie I as their monarch. Savoy had the fine honour of claiming the Papal States as a vassal, as well as royal marriages with Milan and Genoa. They were in a military alliance with Siena and Tuscany.
Bohemia were the vassals of Brandenburg, to whom they granted military access as well. Our relations with their leader Vladislav I Pohrobek were exceptional, and we recognised their casus belli against Brandenburg as permanent. Bohemia's culture was varied, includig Czech, Slovak, and German. We hoped that their allies of Luxemberg could offer them some help if they decided to go into war with Brandenburg.
We knew very little about our other two neighbours, Poland and Burgundy. We knew that Poland was mainly Polish and Ruthenian culture, and that Burgundy was definitely French. Other than that, we knew very little for certain.
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I know I haven't posted as often as I like (I have a hard time figuring out what to say other than well done ), but
WELL DONE!
I like all the detail, really gives me something to chew over as it were.
), butWELL DONE!
I like all the detail, really gives me something to chew over as it were.
I thought of the idea of doing an overview of Austria and neighbours every 50 years, and i think i really like that. Because i realised that as the story goes on, one could get lost in all of the this and that, and it'd be nice to go back to that.. this is how everything stood at this point in time snapshot.. yeah. or something.
I like the idea of those overviews. It keeps the reader knowing what the general situation is.