Bordic said:
As for now we can just modify the event "the Fuggers" as follows, according to
Fodoron's "directives" (
):
Bordic, I am currently unable to play EU2 and don't have much time, but I just passed by and wanted to thank you for resurrecting this.
I believe we finally agreed in a 300 loansize when I first posted it. Also I have quickly written the comuneros events as I promised.
For those interested there is a very good source of info on this whole affair
here
Code:
#The Fuggers#
# Paradox event modified by Fodoron
event = {
id = 3154
random = no
country = SPA
name = "EVENTNAME3154"
desc = "EVENTHIST3154"
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1519 }
offset = 30
deathdate = { day = 1 month = january year = 1520 }
action_a ={ #Let the Fuggers run our Finances#
name = "ACTIONNAME3154A"
command = { type = loansize which = 300 }
command = { type = treasury value = 100 }
command = { type = merchants value = 6 }
command = { type = inflation value = -5 }
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 436 value = 8 } #Castilla
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 435 value = 8 } #Leon
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 439 value = 8 } #Toledo
command = { type = stability value = -1 }
}
action_b ={ #Turn the Fuggers offer down#
name = "ACTIONNAME3154B"
command = { type = treasury value = -100 }
command = { type = stability value = 1 }
command = { type = inflation value = 2 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 3155 } # The Comuneros I
command = { type = sleepevent which = 285074 } # The Comuneros II
}
}
EVENTHIST3154;The Fuggers were a peasant family of weavers from Augsburg during the 15th Century who rose through trade and transactions in money to Bankers of the Habsburgs and the Popes. Jakob Fugger the Rich (1511-1525) controlled European lead, silver and copper production and obtained a monopoly in quicksilver. Anton Fugger (1525-1560) had trading concessions in Chile, Peru and Moscow. However, the company declined by the end of the 16th Century because of state bankruptcies in Spain, family conflicts and lack of interest on the part of the heirs. Financial support from Jakob Fugger allowed young Carlos to win the Imperial crown over a more prestigious François I, something that the king of France never forgave him. However the rents of Castile were mortgaged for several years to pay back the 850,000 florins loaned by the Fuggers at high interest, and the added taxation greatly increased the unhappiness of the Castilians with their foreign king.;;;;;;;;;;7931
And yes, only one n for the Comuneros, not to be mistaken with the
Code:
# The Comuneros I
# Paradox event modified by Fodoron
event = {
id = 3155
random = no
country = SPA
name = "EVENTNAME3155"
desc = "EVENTHIST3155"
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1520 }
offset = 30
deathdate = { day = 1 month = june year = 1520 }
action_a = { # no concessions
name = "ACTIONNAME3155A"
command = { type = stability value = -1 }
command = { type = revolt which = 435 } # Leon
command = { type = revolt which = 436 } # Castilla
command = { type = revolt which = 436 } # Castilla
command = { type = revolt which = 439 } # Toledo
command = { type = revolt which = 439 } # Toledo
}
action_b = { # agree to their demmands
name = "ACTIONNAME3155B"
command = { type = stability value = 1 }
command = { type = provincetax which = 435 value = -1 } # Leon
command = { type = provincetax which = 436 value = -1 } # Castilla
command = { type = provincetax which = 439 value = -1 } # Toledo
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 436 value = -8 } #Castilla
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 435 value = -8 } #Leon
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 439 value = -8 } #Toledo
command = { type = domestic which = ARISTOCRACY value = -1 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 285074 } # The Comuneros II
}
}
EVENTNAME3155;The Comuneros;;;;;;;;;;
EVENTHIST3155;The power that the Castilian cities had acquired in 1470 with the Santa Hermandad ended in 1498 when the Kings sided again with the nobility and disbanded it. The nobility continued to erode the cities position during the regency of Cisneros in 1516, so the commons were upset with Carlos delay to come to his realm. When 17 year old Carlos arrived from Burgundy, he illegally took the crown from his mad mother without much opposition, but he also behaved as a foreign king in a conquered country, appointing only Burgundians for government and extorting money from the cities, thus alienating both the nobles and the commons. When the chance to claim the imperial crown presented, Carlos extorted and mortgaged Castile rents to pay the Fuggers before leaving for Germany. The Castilian cities then revolted and formed the Santa Junta, defeating the scarce Royal forces, while the nobility stood aside unwilling to defend a king that had ignored their demands regarding court appointments. The rebels appealed to Juana the mad for support, but she was unwilling or unable to help them. With no other choice they turned to Carlos, ready to accept him if he was willing to return to the country, marry, reform his court, remove the foreigners and lower the taxes;;;;;;;;;;
ACTIONNAME3155A;Ignore their demands;;;;;;;;;;
ACTIONNAME3155B;Make concessions;;;;;;;;;;
Carlos must have been really naive, because he had come from Burgundy without an army and managed to alienate everybody with some power in Castile. Basically he could do nothing except negotiate, yet he refused to do it. The situation became worse when Valencia precipitated on her own in an inter-class struggle:
Code:
# The Germania
# by Fodoron
event = {
trigger = { event = 3155 } # The Comuneros I
id = 285075
random = no
country = SPA
name = "EVENTNAME285075"
desc = "EVENTHIST285075"
date = { day = 15 month = june year = 1520 }
action_a = { # ok
name = "ACTIONNAME285075A"
command = { type = revolt which = 437 } # Valencia
command = { type = revolt which = 437 } # Valencia
command = { type = revolt which = 821 } # Baleares
command = { type = revolt which = 438 } # Murcia
}
}
EVENTNAME285075;The Germania;;;;;;;;;;
EVENTHIST285075;In 1519 the artisans guild of Valencia was given permission to form a militia brotherhood (germania), to defend the coastline from Barbary pirates, but the guilds had a hidden agenda to use the Germania against the nobility. The arrival of a new viceroy in April 1520 precipitated the confrontation, and the guilds took control of Valencia. Soon battles erupted between the Germania and the nobles, spreading to Murcia and Mallorca. The Germania had also a marked anti-muslim component, attacking the moriscos, sometimes forcing them to convert. This also eroded the economical power of the nobility, as the moriscos were their indentured serfs, and once converted they were freed from servitude. The king did not do anything, letting the nobles deal with the Germania. By March 1523 the Germania had been crushed and hundreds executed. The next year Charles issued a General Pardon.;;;;;;;;;;
ACTIONNAME285075A;Argh! Not now;;;;;;;;;;
There was nothing that he could do so that is what he did about it, nothing.
Then things got really hairy. Francois I of France was really upset for having lost the imperial crown, so taking advantage of Carlos troubles he attacked in Milan, and invaded Navarra in 1521. The French got as far South as Logroño hoping that the Comuneros there would receive them with open arms. But the Comuneros were not that stupid and refused to let them in. Thankfully, Carlos could count on his grandfather Fernando's troops in Aragon to defeat the French and recover Navarra. But in Castile he had to relay in the nobility.
Code:
# The Comuneros II
# by Fodoron
event = {
id = 285074
random = no
country = SPA
name = "EVENTNAME285074"
desc = "EVENTHIST285074"
date = { day = 23 month = april year = 1521 }
action_a = { # agree to their demmands
name = "ACTIONNAME285074A"
command = { type = domestic which = ARISTOCRACY value = 1 }
command = { type = revoltrisk which = 12 value = -6 }
command = { type = INF which = 428 value = 10000 }
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 436 value = -8 } #Castilla
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 435 value = -8 } #Leon
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 439 value = -8 } #Toledo
}
action_b = { # no concessions
name = "ACTIONNAME285074B"
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 436 value = -8 } #Castilla
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 435 value = -8 } #Leon
command = { type = province_revoltrisk which = 439 value = -8 } #Toledo
command = { type = revoltrisk which = 24 value = 8 }
command = { type = revolt which = 431 } # Cantabria
command = { type = revolt which = 432 } # Asturias
command = { type = revolt which = 438 } # Murcia
command = { type = revolt which = 443 } # Andalucia
}
}
EVENTNAME285074;The execution of the Comuneros;;;;;;;;;;
EVENTHIST285074;After September 1520, the rebellion spread to the countryside. The comuneros were quite heterogeneous already, and the rural classes were markedly revolutionary and directed the rebellion against the nobility, that until them was unsympathetic with the king’s troubles. It was a fatal mistake. The nobles reacted to the threat negotiating with Carlos the concessions they wanted and then formed a strong army. Although defeated in February 1521, they recovered soon, and on April 23, they crushed the Comuneros army at Villalar executing their leaders the following day. By February 1522, the last Comuneros surrendered and Carlos could afford to be magnanimous and issued a General Pardon to all but the main leaders. Carlos returned to Spain in 1522, married an iberian woman, Isabel of Portugal, and appointed Spanish nobles to government. These were many of the Comuneros demands, but they were done on Carlos terms, after humbling the cities and restoring his relationships with the nobles.;;;;;;;;;;
ACTIONNAME285074A;Make concessions to the nobility and crush the rebels;;;;;;;;;;
ACTIONNAME285074B;Do not accept the demands of the nobility either;;;;;;;;;;
In the end all worked well for him. He learnt a valuable lesson and became ready to take on Europe
The Comuneros did not do well, but they became heroes, and today they have statues and squares in many cities in Castile, and the 23 of April is the regional day of Castile with a big celebration at Villalar.
But unlike in Northern Europe, cities became irrelevant, and Spain became a country dominated by the nobility until the XXth century, so in the end the Spaniards lost big time I believe.
Perhaps some kind soul could test the events before they are approved and submitted, as I cannot do it.
EDIT: A note of caution on the numbering. Since I made so many events for Spain, I divided the tag by centuries to be able to keep some historic order, but Yoda put some order in my mess, so I cannot reliably say that those numbers are neither convenient nor already in use, as I don't have 1.40 yet.
Also notice that I split the -2 stab of my original proposal between the Fuggers and the Communeros I, so now they are both -1 stab for choice a.