How did the Most Serene Republic meets its ends?
That shall be described in Chapter 4, when I discuss the Italian Wars and all the impacts that this on and off 50 year conflict for control of Northern Italy had on the Italian states, France, and most importantly, Austria, which will properly become the Habsburg Monarchy (unified) during the crisis of the Second Italian War.
Well, it appears as though Protestantism is flourishing, and Reformed isn't too bad either. And it also appears as though Cornwall exists. So I assume that the tri-pact of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden split off? Also, has any power started colonization yet?
Yeah, England got beat up by a coalition of France and Spain, Spain got the last of the English provinces in former Aquitaine and had to release Cornwall and it initially set them back a bit in Ireland too. Sweden is now the most powerful of the Scandinavian countries, possessing much of Norway and even mainland Denmark. Denmark is now in a PU with Bavaria. Denmark actually only controls its isle provinces. Sweden is doing very well thus far.
That's quite some Protestant spread-will there be any holy wars in Austria's future?
Only a war that's going to be over 40 years long!
(Sort of) and completely wreck my manpower and keep my treasury low as I'm dependent upon loans and mercenaries (I always keep a substantial mercenary arm anyway to save on manpower costs, probably a 1:4 split from regular recruited units, mostly cavalry and artillery, while possibly 1/3 of my infantry are mercenaries).
Wars of religion, here we come.
Might be a little bit ahead of ourselves, but yes! Chapter 6 will build up to the Forty Years' War, which is going to be the giant Chapter 7, not yet finished by me and is already 31 pages TNR 12 in the document containing all the updates. Here we are, writing a book again that I won't get published or make any money off of! :ninja: