The Great Calm...
After the war with Aragon, Phil decided it was time to patch up the nation and it's relationships with others, particularly it's vassals. Time had come for a more conservative approach, allthough the nations surrounding Burgundy had not proven to be a match yet, for her armies. Perhaps if they would combine forces? The very thought was disturbing. Nonetheless, the many lords of Europe were fickle and quite busy fighting amongst themselves and against the evil Turks then to concern themselves with Burgundy; England had been all but bereft from it's mainland possesions, the Iberian peninsula was divided, the HRE was not as solid an Empire as it had once been. Only the Scandinavian nations seemed to be quite stable and powerful. Hungary, far removed from Burgundy, was a large nations, albeit one beset by the ever-expanding Ottoman Empire.
In 1445, while our forces were being rebuild, Phil wed his son, Louis, to a Austrian princess. As our relation with the Habsburgs, still a minor, albeit rising power, improved, so degraded our relationship with Foix, the for now protected rebellious kingdom in southern France, through a scandal at the court.
Our ample funds allow for the repaidment of the Luxembourgh loan in 1446. The two trade centers in Flandern and Lyonnais make Burgundy a wealthy nation. (Census tax around 200).
In 1447, Phil, now in possesion of ample monetary resources, appoints a minister of trade to handle our merchants, telling him no spare no expense, as long as we profit from it. (Autosend on). Darkness falls over the Mediterrenean as war erupts between Tyrol, Venice, Milan, Genoa, Swizterland, Strassburg and the dreaded Ottoman Empire. Recognizing the need for a save place within a greater Empire, the once misguided allies of Dauphiné, Provence, yield to Phil and the provinces of Provence and Languedoc are added to our realm.
The year 1448 sees the beginning of a number of Noble uprisings. Gaining more and more power, the foolish nobles somehow think they can overthrow their righteous lord, and they join against Phil in true Dauphinese fashion. Perhaps that pretender-turned-stableboy had something to do with it? Phil decides to keep the peace and appease the nobles. They are bought of with 50 ducats, but gain more power, while the central government declines in power (Event - probably aristocracy related - : aristocracy +1, centrelization -1, -50 d, which was the least worse of the options presented). That same month (July), sees the freedom of Friesland from their Swedish overlords, yet the Frisians do not accept the offer to join her most benevolent neigbour, opting for submission to England in stead. One day, they will regret that decision.
The period of 1449/1450 also saw a lot of royal marriages: Spain, Portugal, Scotland and Lorraine. By the end of 1450, a foreign drill instructor is turned down, for offering his services for a "mere" 400 ducats. Sorry, no can do.
1951 kicks of with the annexation of Britanny into our realm. Now only one token remains of the once great domain of English France: Gascogne. As Phil rejoices the day of Brittanese sumbmission, he contemplates an invasion of England. Perhaps it will not happen during his reign, yet one day, he assures himself, his offspring will sit on the English throne. And then, they will rule a most innovative (innovation +1) and wealthy (institute Trade Ordnance) nation.
In 1952 we advance to Land Tech 3, putting us ahead of the competition.
A pretender to the throne of Wirtemburg appeals to Phil for help. In stead Phil offers him the post of court jester and he takes the hint, quickly removing himself from Phil's presence. In 1453, a diplomatic move increases our standind with Hannover.
After having received the census tax of 1453, Phil decides on a grand project and orders the construction of a Fine Arts Academy in Dijon. One day Dijon will eclipse even ancient Rome and Athens in beauty. Nonetheless, the nobles do not see it that way. The tension is building between Phil and the nobles allthough his advisors advise him to let the matter slide for now (I fear the whole nobles thing is a nasty event chain, allthough this time the only thing that effected me was -1 stab, since aristocracy was already at 10 and centralization already at 0). In 1454 our alliance is renewed with Scotland and Lorraine, the other members now being part of Burgundy.
Things get worse and worse as in 1455 we get a political crisis and Phil's administrative power is temporarily curtailed, while the stability in the nation drops! No doubt these pesky nobles have something to do with it!
Hope glitters at the beginning of 1456, however, as the Academy of Dijon is completed, and Savoy, without an ally since the alliance with Foix dissolves, joins us in brotherhood! But then again we fail on the diplomatic field as a Scandal at the court of Hessen not only caused our relationship with them to plummet, but a number of diplomats have a nervous brakedown (-4 diplomats). Still, enough are left to arrange royal marriages with Hannover and Friesland.
Finally the bomb explodes as yet another noble rebels against the crown. Phil is furious, and allthough the foolish revolt had no hope of succes, Phil sets an example: the noble is hanged, his lands are confiscated (+100 d) and word goes out throughout the realm that all enemies of the Grand Duke will be considered traitors. Phil hopes this will break the power of the aristocrats (aristocracy -2, centralization +1) , but they rally their followers to revolt in Bretagne (well, revolt in Bretagne of course) and promise a year of uprisings until their demands are met (revolt risk +10 for 12 months, stability -2) . They will be pummeled into submission once again! The revolt in Bretagne is disptached with ease in march and another revolt in Lyonnais is crushed in June by Phil himself.
1457 Also sees the vassalization of Savoy and the royal marriage with Venice expiring and not being renewed.
As the nobles' revolt continues, the merchants once again air their unhappiness, and more revolts appear in Zeeland (great, more river-crossing battles) and Brabant. However, by March 1458, they decide to fall back into line with the government. The two revolts in Zeeland and Brabant are crushed in July and June, respectively. But for how long will these nobles be appeased? Phil decides that he will set out a course for his nation, wherein the power of the nobles would be broken. He, and his offspring, shall rule supreme.
Strassburg accept our proposal of Royal Marriage in September.
In 1459 we see the results of Phil's powerful actions regarding the nobles as we experience and exceptional year! We also see all our good work with Hannover go to waste as we receive a diplomatic insult from them. Nice people, those Hannoverians.
In 1460 the merchants are still not happy (in 1819 trade tech will still be at 2 for sure) but a new leader arrises, one to follow in the footsteps of Jean de Pressy. His name is Antoine the Grand Batard (The Big Bastard? The Big Battering Ram?) and he will be most useful (3/4/4/1) in the days to come!
[Okay people, 1461 I played twice. There are two Throne of France events for Burgundy in the AGCEEP, and I was only aware of one. I received the "Hundred Years War" style event first, which was not so good as the other Throne of France event. So since 1462 did not see much action, I decided to reload. Flame me if you wish...it's my game
]
Construction of another Fine Arts Academy, this time in Ile-De-France. Great news comes from as England's Irish possesions are one again free of English rule, leaving them only with Meath. Phil pushes for more innovativeness and establishes cantonments (event). Lorraine and Scotland submit to our rule as vassals.
In August, one of Phil advisors asks of him when it will be time to claim the title King of France. The crown of France, is within Burgundian hands yet Phil still fashions himself Grand Duke of Burgundy, Regent of France. Phil deems the time not ripe for such a drastic move, since many of the people of France do not believe in Phil's right to the throne of France. (Reject HYW Crown of France event, stability +1) .
Therefore, Phil decides, there will be no more France. That obsolete kingdom died with the Dauphin's defeat. And Phil will never be King. He was the Grand Duke of Burgundy, a great ruler, yet not a King. No, a new Kingdom needs a new King, and Phil is getting weary of ruling. His son, Louis, will be the first king of Great Burgundy and one day his children will be Emperors. And all who oppose Burgundy, all who still control Burgundian lands, from Holland to Roussilion, will pay the ultimate price! Phil gathers more and more power (centralization +3) and many of the people react positively to his claims (stability +1). Two great leaders rally to Phil's cause of Burgundian supremacy, Jean Bureau (2/5/1/2) also known as "The Man Behind The Desk" and a mysterious man named Chabannes (3/2/3), who brings with him a grand army of 15,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry and 30 pieces of equipment as mysterious as the man himself.
January 1962 sees the coronation of Louis in Dijon. His proud father, Phil the Good, will remain his greatest of advisors and military generals. Allthough history may record him as the eleventh French king to carry the name Louis, he will be Louis I of Great Burgundy, and his realm now looks like this:
Now, the time has come to remove all those who defile Burgundian lands....
[Weee! 100th post!]
After the war with Aragon, Phil decided it was time to patch up the nation and it's relationships with others, particularly it's vassals. Time had come for a more conservative approach, allthough the nations surrounding Burgundy had not proven to be a match yet, for her armies. Perhaps if they would combine forces? The very thought was disturbing. Nonetheless, the many lords of Europe were fickle and quite busy fighting amongst themselves and against the evil Turks then to concern themselves with Burgundy; England had been all but bereft from it's mainland possesions, the Iberian peninsula was divided, the HRE was not as solid an Empire as it had once been. Only the Scandinavian nations seemed to be quite stable and powerful. Hungary, far removed from Burgundy, was a large nations, albeit one beset by the ever-expanding Ottoman Empire.
In 1445, while our forces were being rebuild, Phil wed his son, Louis, to a Austrian princess. As our relation with the Habsburgs, still a minor, albeit rising power, improved, so degraded our relationship with Foix, the for now protected rebellious kingdom in southern France, through a scandal at the court.
Our ample funds allow for the repaidment of the Luxembourgh loan in 1446. The two trade centers in Flandern and Lyonnais make Burgundy a wealthy nation. (Census tax around 200).
In 1447, Phil, now in possesion of ample monetary resources, appoints a minister of trade to handle our merchants, telling him no spare no expense, as long as we profit from it. (Autosend on). Darkness falls over the Mediterrenean as war erupts between Tyrol, Venice, Milan, Genoa, Swizterland, Strassburg and the dreaded Ottoman Empire. Recognizing the need for a save place within a greater Empire, the once misguided allies of Dauphiné, Provence, yield to Phil and the provinces of Provence and Languedoc are added to our realm.
The year 1448 sees the beginning of a number of Noble uprisings. Gaining more and more power, the foolish nobles somehow think they can overthrow their righteous lord, and they join against Phil in true Dauphinese fashion. Perhaps that pretender-turned-stableboy had something to do with it? Phil decides to keep the peace and appease the nobles. They are bought of with 50 ducats, but gain more power, while the central government declines in power (Event - probably aristocracy related - : aristocracy +1, centrelization -1, -50 d, which was the least worse of the options presented). That same month (July), sees the freedom of Friesland from their Swedish overlords, yet the Frisians do not accept the offer to join her most benevolent neigbour, opting for submission to England in stead. One day, they will regret that decision.
The period of 1449/1450 also saw a lot of royal marriages: Spain, Portugal, Scotland and Lorraine. By the end of 1450, a foreign drill instructor is turned down, for offering his services for a "mere" 400 ducats. Sorry, no can do.
1951 kicks of with the annexation of Britanny into our realm. Now only one token remains of the once great domain of English France: Gascogne. As Phil rejoices the day of Brittanese sumbmission, he contemplates an invasion of England. Perhaps it will not happen during his reign, yet one day, he assures himself, his offspring will sit on the English throne. And then, they will rule a most innovative (innovation +1) and wealthy (institute Trade Ordnance) nation.
In 1952 we advance to Land Tech 3, putting us ahead of the competition.
A pretender to the throne of Wirtemburg appeals to Phil for help. In stead Phil offers him the post of court jester and he takes the hint, quickly removing himself from Phil's presence. In 1453, a diplomatic move increases our standind with Hannover.
After having received the census tax of 1453, Phil decides on a grand project and orders the construction of a Fine Arts Academy in Dijon. One day Dijon will eclipse even ancient Rome and Athens in beauty. Nonetheless, the nobles do not see it that way. The tension is building between Phil and the nobles allthough his advisors advise him to let the matter slide for now (I fear the whole nobles thing is a nasty event chain, allthough this time the only thing that effected me was -1 stab, since aristocracy was already at 10 and centralization already at 0). In 1454 our alliance is renewed with Scotland and Lorraine, the other members now being part of Burgundy.
Things get worse and worse as in 1455 we get a political crisis and Phil's administrative power is temporarily curtailed, while the stability in the nation drops! No doubt these pesky nobles have something to do with it!
Hope glitters at the beginning of 1456, however, as the Academy of Dijon is completed, and Savoy, without an ally since the alliance with Foix dissolves, joins us in brotherhood! But then again we fail on the diplomatic field as a Scandal at the court of Hessen not only caused our relationship with them to plummet, but a number of diplomats have a nervous brakedown (-4 diplomats). Still, enough are left to arrange royal marriages with Hannover and Friesland.
Finally the bomb explodes as yet another noble rebels against the crown. Phil is furious, and allthough the foolish revolt had no hope of succes, Phil sets an example: the noble is hanged, his lands are confiscated (+100 d) and word goes out throughout the realm that all enemies of the Grand Duke will be considered traitors. Phil hopes this will break the power of the aristocrats (aristocracy -2, centralization +1) , but they rally their followers to revolt in Bretagne (well, revolt in Bretagne of course) and promise a year of uprisings until their demands are met (revolt risk +10 for 12 months, stability -2) . They will be pummeled into submission once again! The revolt in Bretagne is disptached with ease in march and another revolt in Lyonnais is crushed in June by Phil himself.
1457 Also sees the vassalization of Savoy and the royal marriage with Venice expiring and not being renewed.
As the nobles' revolt continues, the merchants once again air their unhappiness, and more revolts appear in Zeeland (great, more river-crossing battles) and Brabant. However, by March 1458, they decide to fall back into line with the government. The two revolts in Zeeland and Brabant are crushed in July and June, respectively. But for how long will these nobles be appeased? Phil decides that he will set out a course for his nation, wherein the power of the nobles would be broken. He, and his offspring, shall rule supreme.
Strassburg accept our proposal of Royal Marriage in September.
In 1459 we see the results of Phil's powerful actions regarding the nobles as we experience and exceptional year! We also see all our good work with Hannover go to waste as we receive a diplomatic insult from them. Nice people, those Hannoverians.
In 1460 the merchants are still not happy (in 1819 trade tech will still be at 2 for sure) but a new leader arrises, one to follow in the footsteps of Jean de Pressy. His name is Antoine the Grand Batard (The Big Bastard? The Big Battering Ram?) and he will be most useful (3/4/4/1) in the days to come!
[Okay people, 1461 I played twice. There are two Throne of France events for Burgundy in the AGCEEP, and I was only aware of one. I received the "Hundred Years War" style event first, which was not so good as the other Throne of France event. So since 1462 did not see much action, I decided to reload. Flame me if you wish...it's my game
]Construction of another Fine Arts Academy, this time in Ile-De-France. Great news comes from as England's Irish possesions are one again free of English rule, leaving them only with Meath. Phil pushes for more innovativeness and establishes cantonments (event). Lorraine and Scotland submit to our rule as vassals.
In August, one of Phil advisors asks of him when it will be time to claim the title King of France. The crown of France, is within Burgundian hands yet Phil still fashions himself Grand Duke of Burgundy, Regent of France. Phil deems the time not ripe for such a drastic move, since many of the people of France do not believe in Phil's right to the throne of France. (Reject HYW Crown of France event, stability +1) .
Therefore, Phil decides, there will be no more France. That obsolete kingdom died with the Dauphin's defeat. And Phil will never be King. He was the Grand Duke of Burgundy, a great ruler, yet not a King. No, a new Kingdom needs a new King, and Phil is getting weary of ruling. His son, Louis, will be the first king of Great Burgundy and one day his children will be Emperors. And all who oppose Burgundy, all who still control Burgundian lands, from Holland to Roussilion, will pay the ultimate price! Phil gathers more and more power (centralization +3) and many of the people react positively to his claims (stability +1). Two great leaders rally to Phil's cause of Burgundian supremacy, Jean Bureau (2/5/1/2) also known as "The Man Behind The Desk" and a mysterious man named Chabannes (3/2/3), who brings with him a grand army of 15,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry and 30 pieces of equipment as mysterious as the man himself.
January 1962 sees the coronation of Louis in Dijon. His proud father, Phil the Good, will remain his greatest of advisors and military generals. Allthough history may record him as the eleventh French king to carry the name Louis, he will be Louis I of Great Burgundy, and his realm now looks like this:
Now, the time has come to remove all those who defile Burgundian lands....
[Weee! 100th post!]
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