I was cultivating good relationships with the 7 electors to the HRE playing as 15th Century Holland. I even got to make Cologne and Saxony vote for me for a while. But I do not know why, now every elector won’t consider my country if the HRE passes away since they all got a -1000 modifier for whatever reason.
Here’s what happened:
Here’s what happened:
- I got into a war with Brabant and took Breda from them. I refused Austria’s demand to return the illegal territory. I did not see any change in the HRE electoral vote following this war even though my relationship with each elector was damaged by the refusal.
- Later on, Cleve, my ally went to war with Munster and a few more german nations over the ownersip of Munster. This war was very costly in man and my manpower pool got depleted. Cleve finally won the war and took Munster (territory) because I hired a bunch of mercenaries and forced the siege of Munster. I did not take anything in the peace deal. I also needed a single loan during the war to make sure to front the payment of my soldiers.