Spies to get rid of Theocracies & Republics?

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Hi all,

It's 1553 & there are only 15 nations in Europe I've not PU'd, vassalised or otherwise swallowed

Those that are left are almost entirely theocracies & republics, there are only a couple of monarchies left, & I'm sure I'll PU them in time.

I know I could take a religious idea (forget which one it is off hand) to eat the theocracries, then Revolution/Counterrevolution for the republics, but really don't want to waste a NI slot for the sake of so few nations.

These remaining nations are unlikely to eat each other as they're pretty much each isolated in my PU empire. Is using a spy to Support Revolt possibly going to result in a government type change, if I can get the rebels to win? (I don't get Fund Pretender options on them, presumably as they're not monarchies).

Any other ideas for ridding myself of these annoyances, other than waiting & hoping for Border Friction or the other better core negihbour event?

 

[Voltigeurs]

Maybe anexing them and releasing them as vassals(they should become monarchy) ?

Funding patriots and nationalist if you can, but kind of unpredictable ^^

zealots may work too, but not sure

Excomunying them work well too

Declare war on their allies or guaranteed nation ?

While tempting, I'm not sure if you call a crusade on them lol

Otherwise, it's national idea or stability and infamy hit

 

[Kresaux]

I think those rebels would have to come from your territory (or some other monarchy), cross the border and take over. You can guide those rebels by surrounding them with your army leaving only one empty province where you want them to go. I guess sending a missionary and putting him on low maintenance would do the trick