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Congratulations. I must say that I really like your AAR. It is clear and concise and your chronicle about Bohemia’s struggle with the Habsburgs is very interesting to read.
I may not comment on every post but I am reading continually
I may not comment on every post but I am reading continually
Warn me before you do this again, LD, I was wondering what had happened to it for a minute
Naw... I like to surprise people, and send them into a panic at the same time...Originally posted by Judas Maccabeus
Warn me before you do this again, LD, I was wondering what had happened to it for a minute
Originally posted by Lord Durham
Naw... I like to surprise people, and send them into a panic at the same time...
In the Free Company story, that's acceptable. Not here!
JM, congratulations, that's just LDs way, he did the same to me.
That was my first AAR and for a moment there I thought I had offended the powers of the board and they had deleted my thread
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That was my first AAR and for a moment there I thought I had offended the powers of the board and they had deleted my thread
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I will be having an altered version of the 1526 inheritance events. Upon the death of Ludvig (Lajos, Louis, whatever), the Polish king will become king of Bohemia, Hungary, &c.
The current way is:
Bohemia inherits Hungary.
Bohemia becomes Polish vassal with Polish monarchs until 1619.
However, I think that might be being too greedy. But it's far easier than the convulted series of modifications required for a non-inherited Hungary.
What does everyone think?
The current way is:
Bohemia inherits Hungary.
Bohemia becomes Polish vassal with Polish monarchs until 1619.
However, I think that might be being too greedy. But it's far easier than the convulted series of modifications required for a non-inherited Hungary.
What does everyone think?
On Various Subjects Between the Fifteen Hundredth Year of Our Lord and the Death of King Ludvik II
Some things are certain in life. Birth. Death. Taxes. Telemarketers. Peter Ebbesen killing millions of people and taking over the world--again.
Hungary declaring war upon Serbia.
Rest assured, every five years (give or take), Hungary decides to fight that annoying little country to the south. Every time, they stop the war soon afterward for no gain.
Except in 1500.
First, Serbia had just lost a third of its territory to a sudden revolt involving Albania. Then, Hungary popped in and grabbed the northern third. Then, the Ottomans decided to come out of nowhere and finish them off.
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A bunch of wars went on. Croatia went bankrupt. von Machavel returned to Tuscany and later wrote a book called Il Re (The King) about his service under Jiri. It ignored morals completely. From it, we get the word Machiavellian.
Vasily III of Moscow began calling himself "Czar of All Russians."
An heir to the crown was born in 1408. Of course, we already had an heir to the crown (Ludvig), but we decided to celebrate anyway.
The revolters in Georgia defected to the crown of Georgia. Err... okay. Don't know what is with that, but okay. Peaches for everybody!
France grabbed some more land in England--wait, they grabbed some more land in France from England.
Flanders declared war on Friesland, but didn't get anything from it. Count Ned of Flanders was quoted as saying, "Son of a diddily!"
The Treaty of Tordesillas happened to us. Well, actually, it happened to Spain and Portugal. What is it with these chroniclers?
Saxony declared war upon us. Repeat of the 1441 war.
Slovakia became a part of Bohemia. Slight revolts, but nothing bad.
In 1516, Ludvik II became the new King of Bohemia. The other heir mysteriously disappeared.
That same year, the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire came together and elected Carlos I of Spain. Eh, whatever.
Three months and fourteen days after Ludvik became King of Bohemia, he also became King of Hungary as Lajos II. Wait, who was ruling during that time?
Corsica became vassals of Sweden. Yes, Sweden. There is no need to adjust your computer screen, you heard right.
On 11 January 1520, some monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door in Wittenburg. Ever since 1441, that has been in Bohemian territory. Unfortunately, he made it to Saxony before he could be apprehended. Some Bohemian territory has converted in this Protestant Reformation. Fortunately, nothing bad has happened yet.
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Ignore that last scentence. Pommerania turned Protestant. Woo-hoo, now we get to knock them around!
Some more stuff happened. Now we have the chance to strike the killing blow. King Ludvig is personally going to Pommerania to lead the assault.
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Well, he got killed during a Pommeranian ambush. Through the magic of odd royal marriages, the King of Poland is now King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Pommerania (currently in revolt).
Whatever, now let's go kill some Pommeranians.*
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*Note to PETA: Referring to the people, not the dogs.
[Now the real story begins...]
Some things are certain in life. Birth. Death. Taxes. Telemarketers. Peter Ebbesen killing millions of people and taking over the world--again.
Hungary declaring war upon Serbia.
Rest assured, every five years (give or take), Hungary decides to fight that annoying little country to the south. Every time, they stop the war soon afterward for no gain.
Except in 1500.
First, Serbia had just lost a third of its territory to a sudden revolt involving Albania. Then, Hungary popped in and grabbed the northern third. Then, the Ottomans decided to come out of nowhere and finish them off.
- - - - - - - -
A bunch of wars went on. Croatia went bankrupt. von Machavel returned to Tuscany and later wrote a book called Il Re (The King) about his service under Jiri. It ignored morals completely. From it, we get the word Machiavellian.
Vasily III of Moscow began calling himself "Czar of All Russians."
An heir to the crown was born in 1408. Of course, we already had an heir to the crown (Ludvig), but we decided to celebrate anyway.
The revolters in Georgia defected to the crown of Georgia. Err... okay. Don't know what is with that, but okay. Peaches for everybody!
France grabbed some more land in England--wait, they grabbed some more land in France from England.
Flanders declared war on Friesland, but didn't get anything from it. Count Ned of Flanders was quoted as saying, "Son of a diddily!"
The Treaty of Tordesillas happened to us. Well, actually, it happened to Spain and Portugal. What is it with these chroniclers?
Saxony declared war upon us. Repeat of the 1441 war.
Slovakia became a part of Bohemia. Slight revolts, but nothing bad.
In 1516, Ludvik II became the new King of Bohemia. The other heir mysteriously disappeared.
That same year, the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire came together and elected Carlos I of Spain. Eh, whatever.
Three months and fourteen days after Ludvik became King of Bohemia, he also became King of Hungary as Lajos II. Wait, who was ruling during that time?
Corsica became vassals of Sweden. Yes, Sweden. There is no need to adjust your computer screen, you heard right.
On 11 January 1520, some monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door in Wittenburg. Ever since 1441, that has been in Bohemian territory. Unfortunately, he made it to Saxony before he could be apprehended. Some Bohemian territory has converted in this Protestant Reformation. Fortunately, nothing bad has happened yet.
- - - - - - - -
Ignore that last scentence. Pommerania turned Protestant. Woo-hoo, now we get to knock them around!
Some more stuff happened. Now we have the chance to strike the killing blow. King Ludvig is personally going to Pommerania to lead the assault.
- - - - - - - -
Well, he got killed during a Pommeranian ambush. Through the magic of odd royal marriages, the King of Poland is now King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Pommerania (currently in revolt).
Whatever, now let's go kill some Pommeranians.*
_______________
*Note to PETA: Referring to the people, not the dogs.
[Now the real story begins...]
You forgot "rebels seizing the fort during a rebellion in the realm's most heavily fortified province".
Stupid Flanders!
A common occurence of the period.
Great work. Looking forward to the "real story" ...
"War should be the only study of a king. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans."
--Niccolo Machiavelli, Il Re
BOHEMIA HAD finally become a "Great Power". Not that it was not a factor in European politics before 1526--the two great wars of the late 15th century, that of the Burgundian Succession and that of the League of Wurzburg, show evidence of this--but that, before the reorganisation that came from the accession of Zigmund II Stary, Bohemia was too small and too weak (relatively speaking) to be a "Great Power".
From Praha, Zigmund sent out people to control not only Bohemia, but Brandenburg, Hungary, and Slovakia. All of these got their orders from one central location--who in turn was accountable (more or less) to Krakow.
To be fair, of course, Bohemia never really took any orders from Poland. Every action was to their own benefit. What the people in Krakow might think was secondary in their minds. Zigmunt, while he may have been the king, was no ruler.
Who, then, was? Von Machavel had long since returned to Tuscany and died. There wasn't one man who made decisions. In fact, there didn't seem to be a real ordered structure to the decisions at all. Nobles came and went, giving their say and returning to their own lands. Some attempts at organisation were made, but it took more than a year for any real government to show itself.
I am that government.
--Niccolo Machiavelli, Il Re
BOHEMIA HAD finally become a "Great Power". Not that it was not a factor in European politics before 1526--the two great wars of the late 15th century, that of the Burgundian Succession and that of the League of Wurzburg, show evidence of this--but that, before the reorganisation that came from the accession of Zigmund II Stary, Bohemia was too small and too weak (relatively speaking) to be a "Great Power".
From Praha, Zigmund sent out people to control not only Bohemia, but Brandenburg, Hungary, and Slovakia. All of these got their orders from one central location--who in turn was accountable (more or less) to Krakow.
To be fair, of course, Bohemia never really took any orders from Poland. Every action was to their own benefit. What the people in Krakow might think was secondary in their minds. Zigmunt, while he may have been the king, was no ruler.
Who, then, was? Von Machavel had long since returned to Tuscany and died. There wasn't one man who made decisions. In fact, there didn't seem to be a real ordered structure to the decisions at all. Nobles came and went, giving their say and returning to their own lands. Some attempts at organisation were made, but it took more than a year for any real government to show itself.
I am that government.
I. 1. MY NAME IS Georg von Bautzen, Regent of Bohemia and the practical leader of the country. It has been merely four years since the ascension of Zigmund, King of Poland, Lithuania, Bohemia, Hungary, Brandenburg, and a lot of other places.
Obviously, he is quite envied. Many people want to take a piece of his land, of which there is much to spare. But nobody dares, not when he has the entire power of Eastern Europe at his disposal.
What have you been told of last? Ah, the death of Ludvig and the chaos that came from that.
At first, many people thought Bohemia was defenseless. Wurtemburg, for example invaded and nearly took the Sudeten marches before they lost Wurzburg and paid us a small amount of gold to keep us at bay.
Far worse were the revolts in Hungary. Janos Zapolyta, the "Duke of Siebenburgen," styled himself King of Hungary atop his other false titles. His forces still plague us. Every once in a while he may strike--in the Carpathian mountains, in Transylvania, in Banat, or even in the middle of Hungary. Fortunately, the people at large do not seem to support him, except in some pockets.
When our armies arrived in Sudeten, we finished a purge of the Protestants there that had been going on for years. Eventually, most of the populace joined the Catholic faith.
Our war against Pommerania was still ongoing when I was declared Regent: 7 February 1528, after a large revolt in Ruthenia prompted the nobles to elect from among themselves a governor of the realm. I was almost unanimously elected. Those who voted for others were likely not surprised when they lost some of their lands in the reorganisation I began soon afterward.
Obviously, he is quite envied. Many people want to take a piece of his land, of which there is much to spare. But nobody dares, not when he has the entire power of Eastern Europe at his disposal.
What have you been told of last? Ah, the death of Ludvig and the chaos that came from that.
At first, many people thought Bohemia was defenseless. Wurtemburg, for example invaded and nearly took the Sudeten marches before they lost Wurzburg and paid us a small amount of gold to keep us at bay.
Far worse were the revolts in Hungary. Janos Zapolyta, the "Duke of Siebenburgen," styled himself King of Hungary atop his other false titles. His forces still plague us. Every once in a while he may strike--in the Carpathian mountains, in Transylvania, in Banat, or even in the middle of Hungary. Fortunately, the people at large do not seem to support him, except in some pockets.
When our armies arrived in Sudeten, we finished a purge of the Protestants there that had been going on for years. Eventually, most of the populace joined the Catholic faith.
Our war against Pommerania was still ongoing when I was declared Regent: 7 February 1528, after a large revolt in Ruthenia prompted the nobles to elect from among themselves a governor of the realm. I was almost unanimously elected. Those who voted for others were likely not surprised when they lost some of their lands in the reorganisation I began soon afterward.
2. THE GROUND WAS thawing out around the capital of Pommerana. Our infantry surrounded the fortress. Artillery pounded the walls. Inside, the people starved. Likely, they were down to their very last provisions.
Thus, it was on 22 May 1528 that the city surrendered. The new duke renewed his vows of fealty five days later.
Our armies returned to Bohemia. With that done, we very carefully watched the area around us. Countries were turning Protestant at an alarming rate. While we would not attack unless it was necessary, they might attack us, trying to "liberate the Protestants in Bohemia." And, indeed, Mecklenburg declared war upon us.
Nothing has happened so far in that war, and it has been a year.
Now, we have news that Magdeburg has declared war upon us. We ride into battle!
Thus, it was on 22 May 1528 that the city surrendered. The new duke renewed his vows of fealty five days later.
Our armies returned to Bohemia. With that done, we very carefully watched the area around us. Countries were turning Protestant at an alarming rate. While we would not attack unless it was necessary, they might attack us, trying to "liberate the Protestants in Bohemia." And, indeed, Mecklenburg declared war upon us.
Nothing has happened so far in that war, and it has been a year.
Now, we have news that Magdeburg has declared war upon us. We ride into battle!
The Kingdom of Bohemia-Hungary has a new coat-of-arms:
[Thanks to Kaigon for the flag and shields.]
[Thanks to Kaigon for the flag and shields.]
3. It was but a simple matter to get into Magdeburg.
But once we arrived, a great battle ensued.
Our army was spread out all over the plain. Banners flew high, trumpets blared. Our soldiers were in good spirits.
The Magdeburgers were huddled in one spot. grimly awaiting our attack.
The force of the charge was enormous. Twelve thousand Bohemian knights were backed up by the best harquebusiers and pikemen in the entire country. Magdeburg took quite a toll on our troops, but we eventually surrounded the army. Now Magdeburg is surrounded as well.
It seems we have reached a time when Europe will be torn apart by Wars of Religion. Protestant fights Catholic in a battle never before imagined.
We are well on our way to prevailing.
But once we arrived, a great battle ensued.
Our army was spread out all over the plain. Banners flew high, trumpets blared. Our soldiers were in good spirits.
The Magdeburgers were huddled in one spot. grimly awaiting our attack.
The force of the charge was enormous. Twelve thousand Bohemian knights were backed up by the best harquebusiers and pikemen in the entire country. Magdeburg took quite a toll on our troops, but we eventually surrounded the army. Now Magdeburg is surrounded as well.
It seems we have reached a time when Europe will be torn apart by Wars of Religion. Protestant fights Catholic in a battle never before imagined.
We are well on our way to prevailing.
[Yes, it's back.]
Beginning of the Wars of Religion: 1531-1538
It is interesting to see the procession of minor German duchies, margravates, counties, free cities, and others which insist upon following the doctrine of the heretic Martin Luther. Indeed, it makes our large country--being the lands of both Bohemia and Hungary, it even outshines Poland in size--all the more instable.
Janos Zapolyta has even embraced that heresy. Oh, to see him burn--it would be a most welcome way to warm myself on some cold winter's day.
It should come as no surprise that Bohemia-Hungary would destroy Magdeburg completely. What surprised the rest of Europe is that we let them live with a very stern warning. I am merciful; and while no country can stand up to our power, we have no need to expand our lands at their expense.
In 1532, a group of traders called the Brandenberg Company offered our government a small (read: ridiculously high) fee to have a monopoly on Bohemian trade in Mecklenburg. I was only too glad to accept.
That same year, on 1st November the Parliament of England passed the Act of Supremacy. This made their King the head of the Church of England. In other words, they've turned Protestant. [expletives deleted].
The "Czar of All Russians" (read: Duke of Muscovy) got his tail kicked by a bunch of Novgorodians. No wonder they call the new one Ivan the Terrible.
We claimed some new land in the Sudeten. Wait, don't we already own that land?
(advisor whispers in ear)
Oh, we just drained a swamp. Or something like that.
Over in the east, news comes that the Mughal so-called "Empire" just grabbed a few mountains in Afghanistan from some country called Gujarat. Nice.
Looks like we just found a new religion to be at war with: good ol' heathens. We found a chance to beat up on the Ottoman Turks [1534]. I always liked turkey sandwiches.
The heretics in Wurtemburg took the chance to declare war on us. Idiots.
Interestingly, this puts Zygmund Stary, King of Poland, at war with... Zygmund Stary, King of Lithuania. Err... right.
On the southern front, Belgrade fell.
1534 saw Zygmund have an heir born. Hopefully he fares better than the 1508 heir.
Russia [Muscovy] destroyed the Golden Horde of the Mongols once and for all. Nice to see them EXPANDING for a change [see above]...
Annoing Mecklenburgers send a small army to Brandenburg. They get royally trounced (even though there is no royal present to trounce them).
For this, I'm promoted to Duke. Wait a second, I already am a duke. @#$% double crossing @#$%^&*s...
Wurtemburg decided to sign a peace with us after we knocked them around a bit in Wurzburg.
Annoyingly, Pommern decided to declare war upon the Teutonic Order. Poland not only left the alliance, but joined with the Order. Well, if it worked for us, it can work against us, especially since the Order doesn't want us to join the alliance...
The government of the Ottoman Empire fell just after we signed a peace with them. And I found out that they really just wanted to demote me to Marquis. [series of expletives deleted].
We settled a boundary dispute with somebody. Records unclear on details. Not that it matters.
The schismatic Orthodox in Ruthenia are now good Catholics. Or at least a large enough majority not to have to worry about them anymore.
1537: I'm a duke again. MAKE UP YOUR MIND!
The Ottomans decided to build great works of architecture in their country. Three days later, the Empire went bankrupt. Cue that Nelson Muntz sound wave, Bob.
HA-HA!
Thank you.
More Hungarians revolting. Scandal at court. The usual stuff. Kind of boring around here, except for the constant shuffling of my title...
Beginning of the Wars of Religion: 1531-1538
It is interesting to see the procession of minor German duchies, margravates, counties, free cities, and others which insist upon following the doctrine of the heretic Martin Luther. Indeed, it makes our large country--being the lands of both Bohemia and Hungary, it even outshines Poland in size--all the more instable.
Janos Zapolyta has even embraced that heresy. Oh, to see him burn--it would be a most welcome way to warm myself on some cold winter's day.
It should come as no surprise that Bohemia-Hungary would destroy Magdeburg completely. What surprised the rest of Europe is that we let them live with a very stern warning. I am merciful; and while no country can stand up to our power, we have no need to expand our lands at their expense.
In 1532, a group of traders called the Brandenberg Company offered our government a small (read: ridiculously high) fee to have a monopoly on Bohemian trade in Mecklenburg. I was only too glad to accept.
That same year, on 1st November the Parliament of England passed the Act of Supremacy. This made their King the head of the Church of England. In other words, they've turned Protestant. [expletives deleted].
The "Czar of All Russians" (read: Duke of Muscovy) got his tail kicked by a bunch of Novgorodians. No wonder they call the new one Ivan the Terrible.
We claimed some new land in the Sudeten. Wait, don't we already own that land?
(advisor whispers in ear)
Oh, we just drained a swamp. Or something like that.
Over in the east, news comes that the Mughal so-called "Empire" just grabbed a few mountains in Afghanistan from some country called Gujarat. Nice.
Looks like we just found a new religion to be at war with: good ol' heathens. We found a chance to beat up on the Ottoman Turks [1534]. I always liked turkey sandwiches.
The heretics in Wurtemburg took the chance to declare war on us. Idiots.
Interestingly, this puts Zygmund Stary, King of Poland, at war with... Zygmund Stary, King of Lithuania. Err... right.
On the southern front, Belgrade fell.
1534 saw Zygmund have an heir born. Hopefully he fares better than the 1508 heir.
Russia [Muscovy] destroyed the Golden Horde of the Mongols once and for all. Nice to see them EXPANDING for a change [see above]...
Annoing Mecklenburgers send a small army to Brandenburg. They get royally trounced (even though there is no royal present to trounce them).
For this, I'm promoted to Duke. Wait a second, I already am a duke. @#$% double crossing @#$%^&*s...
Wurtemburg decided to sign a peace with us after we knocked them around a bit in Wurzburg.
Annoyingly, Pommern decided to declare war upon the Teutonic Order. Poland not only left the alliance, but joined with the Order. Well, if it worked for us, it can work against us, especially since the Order doesn't want us to join the alliance...
The government of the Ottoman Empire fell just after we signed a peace with them. And I found out that they really just wanted to demote me to Marquis. [series of expletives deleted].
We settled a boundary dispute with somebody. Records unclear on details. Not that it matters.
The schismatic Orthodox in Ruthenia are now good Catholics. Or at least a large enough majority not to have to worry about them anymore.
1537: I'm a duke again. MAKE UP YOUR MIND!
The Ottomans decided to build great works of architecture in their country. Three days later, the Empire went bankrupt. Cue that Nelson Muntz sound wave, Bob.
HA-HA!
Thank you.
More Hungarians revolting. Scandal at court. The usual stuff. Kind of boring around here, except for the constant shuffling of my title...
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Is tonight the night of updating old AARs?
With commandante updating Berliner and you this. Perhaps I ought to quickly finish the next update for Chronicles?
Good update btw
Edit: hey - I just noted you quoted me in your sig *embarrassed*
With commandante updating Berliner and you this. Perhaps I ought to quickly finish the next update for Chronicles?
Good update btw
Edit: hey - I just noted you quoted me in your sig *embarrassed*
NOTICE
By Order of the Regency Council of the Kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary, under the sanction of His Majesty Zygmunt the Third, affixed with the royal seal upon the twenty-sixth day of August in the year of Our Lord the 1560th, the year of His Majesty's reign the twelfth.
With the recent aquisition of ports upon the Baltic Sea we ask for brave souls to take upon themselves the perilous trip across the Atlantic Ocean to chart for the Kingdoms the coastline and habitable parts of the newly discovered Continents. Those who volunteer will be given the full sanction and support of the Kingdoms.
--Georg von Bautzen
[Long story short, I'm making an explorer for Bohemia now that I have a coastline, and I need a volunteer (read: name). Serious responses only.
Actually, if you have any ideas for events, leaders, &c. just send them this way. Try to avoid fixed dates, however.]
[EDIT: Changed "inhabitable" to "habitable".]
By Order of the Regency Council of the Kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary, under the sanction of His Majesty Zygmunt the Third, affixed with the royal seal upon the twenty-sixth day of August in the year of Our Lord the 1560th, the year of His Majesty's reign the twelfth.
With the recent aquisition of ports upon the Baltic Sea we ask for brave souls to take upon themselves the perilous trip across the Atlantic Ocean to chart for the Kingdoms the coastline and habitable parts of the newly discovered Continents. Those who volunteer will be given the full sanction and support of the Kingdoms.
--Georg von Bautzen
[Long story short, I'm making an explorer for Bohemia now that I have a coastline, and I need a volunteer (read: name). Serious responses only.
Actually, if you have any ideas for events, leaders, &c. just send them this way. Try to avoid fixed dates, however.]
[EDIT: Changed "inhabitable" to "habitable".]
The Society of Jesus and the Failed Missions and Jean Cavin and the Peace of Augsburg and...
1540-1560
In 1540 a Spanish soldier named Ignatius Loyola founded a group of missionaries named the Societas Jesu (Society of Jesus). Immediately King Zygmunt called for their help in battling the Protestant heresies. However, the battle was at best a draw. While some provinces returned to the Catholic faith, others held out, and some changed religion.
That same year the heretic Janos Zapolya, son of the old "Duke of Siebenburgen" who had died earlier that year, came to the city of Pest with a treaty and thousands of armed Transylvanians. The treaty gave him the Hungarian crown in return for an oath of loyalty to King Zygmunt. The Bohemian representatives stalled him long enough for an army to get to Pest and put down the "rebellion". Janos was captured, tried, and burned at the stake.
[OOC: Made an event. Huge numbers of revolts, all eventually put down.]
This sparked a great inquisition in the Hungarian lands. It was half-successful, but still made little headway in the long run.
Soon afterwards, the Regency Council began to take some interest in the old maps captured from Pommerania, which told of a far-off continent. They spoke with representatives from other countries, but they refused to give any knowledge.
A couple of Hungarian families got into a feud. We sided with one of them. I don't remember, or care. Too many nobles.
We had yet another scandal at the court. Mental note: Don't shoot the ambassadors. That tends to cause international incidents.
1547: Plague. People die. You know, the usual stuff that comes from bad sanitation.
France goes bankrupt.
France went bankrupt again.
Rinse and repeat.
Seriously, do they have Athur Anderson do the accounting? What is up with this?
Emperor Karl went with a middle-ground policy between the Protestants and Catholics during the Imperial Parliament at Augsburg. Somehow, he manages to get both sides angry. *sigh* Typical Habsburg...
Guess what happened to France?
In 1548, King Zygmunt II dies and his son, also named Zygmunt, becomes king. At his coronation ceremony, a Jesuit perfomed a miracle of some sort. Must have been a bad Jesuit, because soon afterwards a new, more radical sect of Protestantism showed up in Hungary and across Europe.
[OOC: Jean Calvin. Two provinces turn Reformed. Ouch.]
France filed for Chapter XI.
A French noble married a Flanderish... er, Flandish... ah, whatever-you-call-it noblewoman. The extravigance of the wedding (Small chapel, thin soup for the food) bankrupts France again.
We joined a war against our vassals Pommerania. Eventually, we got... nothing. Nada. Oh, yeah, the Teutonic Order got a nice province... but not us.
In an interesting turn of events, Spain goes bankrupt. Interesting because it isn't France this time.
1551, the aformentioned Pommeranian war ends. We were the ones who captured Vorpommern--yet the Teutonic Order is the one who gets it! How'd that happen?
By 1555, the Austrians realize that they can't win against the Protestants (especially if they don't TRY, those slackers!). They made a peace at Augsburg that says the princes of the Empire may make their own religion. We don't agree.
Upon the abdication of Emperor Charles, he gave all of his Italian and Dutch possessions to his son Phillip. Since he never had any of those, the status quo is maintained.
In 1557 William of Orange convened a council at Amsterdam. He annouced that he was going to start a new United Provinces. Backed by the Count of Friesland, he got all of the Dutch nobility to go along with his plan. The Netherlands was formed.
1560 saw another war against Pommern. Nothing.
In other news, France continued a time-honoured tradition of bankruptcy.
However, that same year the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, under pressure from King Zygmund and several other kings, signed an agreement that gave Estonia to Sweden, most of the main Teutonic area to Poland-Lithuania, the eastern marches to Russia, and precious Vorpommern to Bohemia-Hungary.
Thus is now this notice passing through all the land. For now that we have a port, we may launch expeditions to this land named America.
1540-1560
In 1540 a Spanish soldier named Ignatius Loyola founded a group of missionaries named the Societas Jesu (Society of Jesus). Immediately King Zygmunt called for their help in battling the Protestant heresies. However, the battle was at best a draw. While some provinces returned to the Catholic faith, others held out, and some changed religion.
That same year the heretic Janos Zapolya, son of the old "Duke of Siebenburgen" who had died earlier that year, came to the city of Pest with a treaty and thousands of armed Transylvanians. The treaty gave him the Hungarian crown in return for an oath of loyalty to King Zygmunt. The Bohemian representatives stalled him long enough for an army to get to Pest and put down the "rebellion". Janos was captured, tried, and burned at the stake.
[OOC: Made an event. Huge numbers of revolts, all eventually put down.]
This sparked a great inquisition in the Hungarian lands. It was half-successful, but still made little headway in the long run.
Soon afterwards, the Regency Council began to take some interest in the old maps captured from Pommerania, which told of a far-off continent. They spoke with representatives from other countries, but they refused to give any knowledge.
A couple of Hungarian families got into a feud. We sided with one of them. I don't remember, or care. Too many nobles.
We had yet another scandal at the court. Mental note: Don't shoot the ambassadors. That tends to cause international incidents.
1547: Plague. People die. You know, the usual stuff that comes from bad sanitation.
France goes bankrupt.
France went bankrupt again.
Rinse and repeat.
Seriously, do they have Athur Anderson do the accounting? What is up with this?
Emperor Karl went with a middle-ground policy between the Protestants and Catholics during the Imperial Parliament at Augsburg. Somehow, he manages to get both sides angry. *sigh* Typical Habsburg...
Guess what happened to France?
In 1548, King Zygmunt II dies and his son, also named Zygmunt, becomes king. At his coronation ceremony, a Jesuit perfomed a miracle of some sort. Must have been a bad Jesuit, because soon afterwards a new, more radical sect of Protestantism showed up in Hungary and across Europe.
[OOC: Jean Calvin. Two provinces turn Reformed. Ouch.]
France filed for Chapter XI.
A French noble married a Flanderish... er, Flandish... ah, whatever-you-call-it noblewoman. The extravigance of the wedding (Small chapel, thin soup for the food) bankrupts France again.
We joined a war against our vassals Pommerania. Eventually, we got... nothing. Nada. Oh, yeah, the Teutonic Order got a nice province... but not us.
In an interesting turn of events, Spain goes bankrupt. Interesting because it isn't France this time.
1551, the aformentioned Pommeranian war ends. We were the ones who captured Vorpommern--yet the Teutonic Order is the one who gets it! How'd that happen?
By 1555, the Austrians realize that they can't win against the Protestants (especially if they don't TRY, those slackers!). They made a peace at Augsburg that says the princes of the Empire may make their own religion. We don't agree.
Upon the abdication of Emperor Charles, he gave all of his Italian and Dutch possessions to his son Phillip. Since he never had any of those, the status quo is maintained.
In 1557 William of Orange convened a council at Amsterdam. He annouced that he was going to start a new United Provinces. Backed by the Count of Friesland, he got all of the Dutch nobility to go along with his plan. The Netherlands was formed.
1560 saw another war against Pommern. Nothing.
In other news, France continued a time-honoured tradition of bankruptcy.
However, that same year the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, under pressure from King Zygmund and several other kings, signed an agreement that gave Estonia to Sweden, most of the main Teutonic area to Poland-Lithuania, the eastern marches to Russia, and precious Vorpommern to Bohemia-Hungary.
Thus is now this notice passing through all the land. For now that we have a port, we may launch expeditions to this land named America.