event = {
id = 170078
trigger = { flag = Richelieu }
random = no
country = FRA
name = "EVENTNAME170078" #The conspiracy of Chalais
desc = "EVENTHIST170078"
#-#The Prime Minister of Louis XIII, Richelieu, was a man, hated by the nobility because he reduced the
privileges of this nobility. He particuarly forbid the duels, favoured the local middle-class or the recent nobility
of the merchants, and destroyed several fortresses owned by the Greats. In 1626, Louis XIII wished that his brother,
Gaston, then heir of the kingdom, married one of the most beautiful matches of France, Marie de Bourbon, princess
of Montpensier. The purpose of this marriage was to control the order of succession as Louis didn't have a direct
heir. This marriage had been thought by Richelieu. Thus, various interests of the noble and all the hatreds against
Richelieu gathered around Gaston, so a party 'of the aversion to the mariage' was born. The duchess of Chevreuse,
the queen, Marie de' Médici and the half-brothers of the king, the princes de Vendôme, pressed Gaston to leave the
court and to rebel against the king. The lover of the duchess of chevreuse, the count de Chalais should assassinate
Richelieu by pretexting a quarrel. Because of internal dissensions, the plot was quickly known. The king and
Richelieu reacted immediatly and arrested the conspirators. The princes de Vendôme were imprisoned, the duchess of
Chevreuse exiled in Lorraine, and Gaston had to yield to the will of the king and to marry Marie de Bourbon,
nevertheless gaining the duchy of Orleans. Only the count de Chalais was executed by decapitation, because he was
the only participant not to belong to the royal family or to her entourage. Although not very serious, this
conspiracy showed the increasing opposition of the nobles to the policy of Richelieu.
date = { day = 0 month = june year = 1629 }
offset = 60
deathdate = { day = 29 month = august year = 1629 }
action_a = {
name = "Ce traitre servira d'exemple mais pardonnons à Gaston, mon seul héritier"
command = { type = stability value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = -1 }
}
action_b = {
name = "Gaston a raison : chassons Richelieu du pouvoir"
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = -1 }
command = { type = ADM value = -2 which = 161 }
command = { type = DIP value = -2 which = 161 }
command = { type = MIL value = -1 which = 161 }
command = { type = clrflag which = richelieu }
}
action_c = {
name = "Exécutons tous les participants à cette conspiration, y compris mon frère !"
command = { type = stability value = -4 }
command = { type = revoltrisk which = 108 value = 4 } #until the born of the heir (Louis XIV)
command = { type = revolt which = -1 }
command = { type = revolt which = -1 }
command = { type = revolt which = -1 }
command = { type = revolt which = -1 }
command = { type = revolt which = -1 }
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = -2 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 170079 } #FRA: The plots of Gaston of Orléans
command = { type = sleepevent which = 12061 } #FRA: The Day of the Dupes
command = { type = sleepevent which = 170081 } #FRA: The conspiracy of Cinq-Mars
}
}
event = {
id = 170079
trigger = { flag = richelieu }
random = no
country = FRA
name = "EVENTNAME170079" #The plots of Gaston of Orléans
desc = "EVENTHIST170079"
#-#Gaston of Orleans, brother of the king and heir of the kingdom, called 'Monsieur', was hostile
with the policies of Richelieu and had already taken part to the conspiracy of Chalais. Jealous of the many
signs of respect and preference showed by the king to Richelieu, Gaston of Orleans deserted the court and took
refuge in Lorraine then after in the Netherlands where he published a proclamation against the cardinal on
May 30, 1631. Several nobles, upset to see Richelieu cut down gradually their privileges supported Gaston.
Among them was the duke of Lorraine and the duke of Montmorency, whose cousin had been executed on order of
Richelieu and the king to have enfreint the law on the duels three years ago. The duke of Montmorency, then
governor of Languedoc, stirred up the province against the king and Richelieu with the help of Gaston of
Orleans. The troops of Montmorency were defaited in Castelnaudary on September 1, 1632 by the marshal of
Schomberg. Montmorency was captured, sentenced to death and decapitated on the orders of Richelieu in
Toulouse on October 30, 1632. Gaston of Orleans managed to flee in the Netherlands where he remained until
1634, date on which his brother forgave him.
date = { day = 29 month = may year = 1631 }
offset = 360
deathdate = { day = 29 month = may year = 1632 }
action_a = {
name = "ACTIONNAME170079A" #Execute Montmorency
command = { type = stability value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = centralisation value = 1 }
command = { type = revolt which = 422 } #Languedoc
command = { type = revolt which = 422 } #Languedoc
command = { type = revolt which = 423 } #Guyenne
}
action_b = {
name = "ACTIONNAME170079B" #Dismiss Richelieu, I have too many problems with him
command = { type = stability value = -1 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = 1 }
command = { type = clrflag which = richelieu }
command = { type = ADM value = -2 which = 132 }
command = { type = DIP value = -2 which = 132 }
command = { type = MIL value = -1 which = 132 }
}
}
event = {
id = 170080
trigger = { flag = richelieu }
random = no
country = FRA
name = "EVENTNAME170080" #The battle of the Marfée
desc = "EVENTHIST170080"
#-#Of all the revolts which regularly disturbed the ministry for the cardinal of Richelieu, that of
the count de Soissons was probably the most dangerous because its failure was only due to the hazard of the
war. This plot was supported by the duke of Bouillon, a great leader and prince of Sedan, by the money and
the troops from the king of Spain and by Gaston of Orleans, the brother of the king. The duke of Bouillon and
the count de Soissons raised troops and accepted the support of Spain, then opposed to France. The plan of the
conspirators envisaged to assassinate the cardinal and to make raise the people of Paris. As soon as the
Spanish army joined the forces of the conspirators, they fought in a battle the troops of the king, near the
Marfée. They gained a complete victory, crushing the royal army. But the death of the count of Soissons,
killed in the battle by a ball in the head, made the victory useless to the dissatisfied ones. We don't know
truly how the count of Soissons died, if he were killed by a sniper or if, more probably, he died of his own
blunder, having the bad habits to raise his visor with the barrel of his gun. The duke of Bouillon submitted
himself little after to the king and kept the town of Sedan. He took part, a few months later, to another
conspiracy and loose definitively this time the town of Sedan.
date = { day = 5 month = july year = 1641 }
action_a = {
name = "ACTIONNAME170080A" #Fight this traitors
command = { type = stability value = -1 }
command = { type = revolt which = 379 } #Artois
command = { type = revolt which = 379 } #Artois
command = { type = revolt which = 376 } #Champagne
command = { type = revolt which = 376 } #Champagne
command = { type = relation which = SPA value -100 }
}
action_b = {
name = "ACTIONNAME170080B" #Accept the requests of the nobles and dismiss Richelieu
command = { type = clrflag which = richelieu }
command = { type = ADM value = -2 which = 18 }
command = { type = DIP value = -2 which = 18 }
command = { type = MIL value = -1 which = 18 }
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = -1 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = 1 }
}
}
event = {
id = 170081
trigger = { flag = richelieu }
random = no
country = FRA
name = "EVENTNAME170081" #The conspiracy of Cinq-Mars
desc = "EVENTHIST170081"
#-#The marquis of Cinq-Mars quickly became the king's favourite thanks to the support of Richelieu and
although from modest nobility accepted the rank of great equerry for that he was called 'Monsieur le Grand'.
His influence on the king was great, almost as much as Richelieu. He hoped to reinforce his position at the
court by marrying the richest heiress of the time, Marie of Gonzague, but this one being adverse an opponent of
Richelieu, the cardinal veto such an alliance. The marquis of Cinq-Mars was extremely hainous against Richelieu.
He was then approached by several important nobles which couldn't bear any more Richelieu gradually deprives
them of their rights and privileges. Thus a conspiracy was born and his purpose was to get rid of Richelieu
and joined together the duke of Orleans (the brother of the king), the queen, Anne Austria, the marquis of
Frontailles and the duke of Bouillon. They requested the help of Spain, in war with France since 1635 and
signed a treaty where Philippe IV provide the conspirator with 120.00 infantrymen, 6.000 cavalry and 400.000
ecus in exchange of a peace treaty where each one returned back the taken cities and where France gave its
Swedish and German alliances up. The conspirators even envisaged to assassinate Richelieu. Nobody knows with
certainty which betrayed the conspirators, but it was probably the queen, Anne of Austria, which sought to
protect her son, the future Louis XIV. On 12 June, informed of this plot, Richelieu warned the king who
gave the order to arrest the traitors. Cinq-Mars was arrested as well as the brother of the king, the marquis
of Frontailles fleed abroad while the duke of Bouillon, trying to escape, was found in a barn of hay. The
duke of Bouilon and Gaston, the brother of the king, managed in clearing themselves but not Cinq-Mars which
ended on the scaffold on September 12, 1642. Richelieu had once again succeeded in overcoming its opponents
but had alienated the remainder of the nobility even more.
date = { day = 11 month = june year = 1642 }
action_a = {
name = "ACTIONNAME170081A" #Arrest the conspirators
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = -1 }
command = { type = stability value = -1 }
command = { type = relation which = SPA value = -100 }
}
action_b = {
name = "ACTIONNAME170081B" #Arrest the conspirators and engage war against the country that financed them
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = -1 }
command = { type = stability value = -2 }
command = { type = breakalliance which = SPA }
command = { type = breakvassal which = SPA }
command = { type = relation which = SPA value = -200 }
command = { type = war which = SPA }
}
action_c = {
name = "ACTIONNAME170081C" #Trust in Cinq-Mars and dismiss Richelieu
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = -1 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocraty value = 1 }
command = { type = stability value = -2 }
command = { type = clrflag which = richelieu }
command = { type = ADM value = -2 which = 6 }
command = { type = DIP value = -2 which = 6 }
command = { type = MIL value = -1 which = 6 }
command = { type = relation which = SPA value = 100 }
command = { type = clrflag which = richelieu }
}
}
) , in that case you should have also an increased time span in date/deathdate with a slightly increased offset for each event. That is to make sure that the events fire in any case!
