Netherlands Monarchy Inheritance

[TheBagelmeister]

I'm not knowledgable about adding events, but I have an idea. During the early part of the Eighty Years' War, the Netherlands, seeking aid from France and England, offered both the monarchy. Now, shouldn't this be made into an event?

If accepted it would make the Netherlands become vassalized, and cost England or France some money, giving the Netherlands more troops to aid in the war. Spain would gain a Casus Belli on the accepting nation, and there would be a relations hit between Spain and the accepting nation. However, relations between the Netherlands and the accepter would increase.

Of course, the top choice would be to refuse, which would probably just cause a relations hit with the Netherlands, and a relations increase with Spain.

What do you think?

 

[TheBagelmeister]

#Union of the English and Dutch crowns#

event = {
id = 2xxxx1
trigger = {
relation = { country = HOL value = 150 }
random = no
country = ENG
name = "Netherlands offers the monarchy to England"
desc = "With the war going against them the United Provinces sought
overseas help from France and England even offering them the monarchy of the
Netherlands."

style = 1
date = { 1 month = january year = 1585 }
offset = 300
deathdate = { 1 month = january year= 1609 }

action_a = {
name = "Reject the proposal from the United Provinces"
command = { type = relation which = HOL value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = SPA value = 100 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Accept the proposal and become ruler of the United Provinces"
command = { type = relation which = HOL value = 100 }
command = { type = relation which = SPA value = -150 }
command = { type = vassalize which = HOL }
command = { type = treasury value = -200 }
command = { type = trigger which = 4xxxx1 }
}
}

I plan on much editing and additions, but this is the basic layout. There will probably be a precursor event before this one is allowed. The "x"s indicated ungiven numbers, as I'm not use to the event numbering system yet.

 

[Garbon]

I thought about doing this once, with flavor that they were offering the crown to Elizabeth. However, I couldn't come up with a way to historically balance it. I mean I don't think that as the player, one is going to cry over bad relations with Spain; while historically, Elizabeth was concerned about that.

 

[TheBagelmeister]

I thought about doing this once, with flavor that they were offering the crown to Elizabeth. However, I couldn't come up with a way to historically balance it. I mean I don't think that as the player, one is going to cry over bad relations with Spain; while historically, Elizabeth was concerned about that.

Maybe balance it with Spain having a casus belli on the player, and war with Spain? Maybe give Spain another Armada, heh.

 

[Garbon]

I mean, the thing is, is that it is problem going to be dangerous to force Spain to declare war (for the Spanish AIs sake). And unless the player has been playing poorly, they shouldn't have much fear of Spain anyways. Thus the event is really too much of a gimme as given the dynamics in EU2, Elizabeth would be a fool not to.

 

[TheBagelmeister]

Looking at it, I do agree. However, I would like to see if there is a war to make it happen. Of course, we could possibly add in some Irish revolts?

 

[Garbon]

I mean don't get me wrong, I'd love to have the event, as like I said, I wanted to do it before (just like i wanted to implement a possible Catherine Grey event...but I never got any monarch ids :weep. I just can't see a balanced way of doing it, so that the historical option is prefered.

 

[TheBagelmeister]

I mean don't get me wrong, I'd love to have the event, as like I said, I wanted to do it before (just like i wanted to implement a possible Catherine Grey event...but I never got any monarch ids :weep. I just can't see a balanced way of doing it, so that the historical option is prefered.

Well, Milan has an event in which it gets Genoa as a vassal. That's a bit unbalanced. To me, the only problem is maintaining others events with this.

 

[Garbon]

I mean thats a little less imbalanced then England gaining the crown of the netherlands. Besides, the event should be inducing the historical outcome.

I also once wanted to have a selection of possible heirs for Elizabeth as a bit of a flavor thing...but I wasn't sure how to manage that either. The diplomatic side of EU2 is just too limiting.