Is this difficult enough (HttT)?

[Darkrenown]

Coffers, man, coffers!

Playing as VEN it can be a good idea to join the HRE early. That way you can fight against small HRE members, as the Emp doesn't get called between members if they have a valid CB. Aside form that it seems pretty reasonable TUS defeated you in the mountains and the OE crushed you, although in the OE's case you should be able to use your navy to cut them in half and then invade whichever side their army isn't on.

I'd say read my AAR for VEN action, but it's without pics due to bandwidth restrictions. Might be worth a glance anyway though.

 

[Darkrenown]

Like I said in another thread, he'll refuse if you have 8 or more BB or are larger than him. The Emperor is very insecure about his size.

 

[Darkrenown]

Ignore me if those were just general tips, but the OP was talking about Venice. They don't start in the HRE so the Emp is called even if they have a valid CB. They're also a Republic, so they can't claim thrones.