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Stolat
Poland241 Posts
i loved reading it! | ||
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Simberto
Germany11716 Posts
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Ramong
Denmark1706 Posts
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Bairemuth
United States404 Posts
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YoureFired
United States822 Posts
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
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3Form
United Kingdom389 Posts
 I hope to have it done and up here by the evening - if not, I'll just finish where I am as I've taken a wee bit too long already! And I definitely agree with a second play through - let's reach 1821! | ||
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Simberto
Germany11716 Posts
Also, looking forward to the next AAR, 3Form. | ||
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Monsen
Germany2548 Posts
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
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3Form
United Kingdom389 Posts
Alsace Succession AAR, 1529-1549 On the second of January in the year of our Lord 1529 AD Archbishop Gottfried II appointed Threé Aus Fȍrm, a minor nobleman from the bishophric of Metz as his new advocate – the layman who exercised temporal powers in the Archbishophric where the Archbishop could not. Many questioned the decision – some saw Fȍrm as inexperienced and unfit for the job, whilst others saw him as merely the pawn of the nobility, through which they could control the church and it's riches. Gottfried however, having ruled already for 15 years, commanded devotion and his clergy and vassals respected his decision (albeit begrudgingly). There was a small reshuffle of the privy council – the missionary Rudolf de Bocklinsau found himself retired to a small priory in the north of Alsace, to be replaced by a very able ambassador who would endeavour to improve relations with Burgundy and Austria. Gottfried also ordered the use of Large Cast Iron cannons in the army. 1529 and the first half of 1530 passed relatively without incident. Gottfried ordered the construction of a new series of Forts and unsuccessfully attempted to gain military access across Burgundy. In August 1529 there was a large uprising in Saxony and the Duke (Gottfried's vassal) requested help in suppressing the peasants. Gottfried was more than happy to oblige – target practise was always useful! ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/1.png) Ever since the signing of the last truce Gottfried had been looking for a good opportunity to attack the Bavarians again. That moment was soon upon him. During the winter of 1530, Bavaria found itself at war with not only the Austrians but also the Emperor (Burgundy) and half of Germany! There was a formidable force arrayed against Bavaria. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/2.png) The Bavarians were hopelessly outmatched. Gottfried knew this was the time to strike! He cited the “Violated Sphere of Influence” as his casus belli and declared war on the 21st of December 1530. Almost immediately, our loyal vassal Aquileia donated even more of their income as scutage and an envoy arrived from the Duchy of Brandeburg to arrange for the payment of war subsidies. It seemed the Duke of Bavaria had made some very personal enemies. 1531 saw impressive feats of arms displayed by our soldiers. The castle in Schwaben was taken by escalade after a mere 34 days on the 1st of February and on the 1st of May our army laid siege to Ferrara having destroyed their army. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/3.png) Croatia had answered the call of their allies, Bavaria, and they were in a personal union with Ferrara. By October our assaults had been successful and the province was taken by our troops. By the end of the year Bavaria had made peace with Austria but it was of little consequence – by now our troops were besieging all their provinces. On the 9th of January 1532 the remnants of the Bavarian army, which had been conducting a guerilla style campaign was cornered and destroyed whilst trying to retake Schwaben. By June, Munchen had fallen also. Our army then proceeded to march on Croatia, where we utterly annihilated their army. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/4.png) By the 5th of November all of Bavaria was occupied, and the last Croatian fortress fell in 1533. Gottfried now held all the cards and could inflict whatever terms he desired. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/5.png) Gottfried vassalised Croatia and Ferrara and annexed Franken from Bavaria. To avoid unlawful territory and the wrath of the Emperor, he distributed Franked to the Count Palatinate who had legitimate claims to the land. By the end of 1533 however, Bavaria had converted to Reformed! Gottfried was flabbergasted, but could do nothing since the truce had five years to run. Alsace had incurred a large amount of infamy for it's notorious actions, and Gottfried was determined to restore his reputation. The years 1534-1537 were peaceful and Gottfried embarked upon a large building program. Road Networks were built, paid for by the Bavarian gold. In 1536, Gottfried built a Refinery in Baden and the next year the Alsacian gunsmiths learnt how to produce Chambered Demi cannons. Our chief ambassador, Heinrich de Hohenstein was also succesful - he managed to reduce our infamy significantly, restoring our standing among nations. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/6.png) In 1538, the truce with Bavaria expired and Gottfried lost no time in raising an army. Cleves joined the war on our enemy's side and on the 23rd October they were formally vassalised. During the war, Gottfried also received an emissary from the King of Aragon, who wanted to form a mutually beneficial alliance. Aragon was promising assistance against Bavaria (which really was not necessary, but we entertained their diplomats nevertheless), but Gottfried recalled the support that Aragon was giving to the by now emasculated Kingdom of France. Gottfried, whilst only having a meagre diplomacy stat, knew not to give Burgundy any reason to intervene in his Archbishophric. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/7.png) All of Bavaria was occupied and Gottfried again delivered his terms. With hindsight, Gottfried now believes he would have acted differently, but mistakes were made at the time. He annexed Dresden and forced the Bavarians to convert, once again, to Catholicism. This pleased the Pope greatly, but Gottfried now feels he should have vassalised them instead. Dresden was a Bohemian core, so instead of passing it to his vassal, the Duke of Saxony, Gottfried passed it to Thuringia. He did not wish to anger the Bohemia-snake. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/7a.png) The next few years were peaceful and the economy flourished. Gottfried invested huge amounts of ducats into improvements to his lands, building Town Halls and the like. He decided to invest more in Production technology. Even though it only amounted to 10% of Alsace's income, it amounted to much more than taxation. In 1544, the Duke of Burgundy finally usurped the King of France and claimed the title for himself! The Holy Roman Empire was now ruled by a blue blob. The future looked dire indeed. By 1546 the truce with Bavaria had expired. But Gottfried no longer had a casus belli against them since they were by now good Catholics and he had no intention of angering France. He pored over maps of Europe, looking for heathens to scourge. He noticed that the Bishop of Utrecht was preaching heresy but more importantly, that he was allied to Hesse and Wurzburg and guaranteed by Salzburg and Trier! The war was swift. Salzburg was vassalised on the 13th of June, but the others took longer. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/8.png) Hesse was vasalised on the 18th of December 1547, and Trier capitulated on the 19th. Gottfried noted that the French King laid claim to Trier, so he chose not to vassalise them. Instead he chose to have the Bishop deposed and flogged for his disobedience. Wurzburg was the last to fall and was ultimately vassalised as well. ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/9.png) Gottfried sat back and surveryed his acquisitions. He was pleasantly surprised to take control of the papal curia next year! Retirement beckoned. He had been Archbishop for 35 years now, but perhaps he yet had more of God's work to be done... ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/10.png) Our diocese, 1st of January 1549: ![[image loading]](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/spartiate/Alsace%20Succession/ourrealm.png) The world, 1st January 1549 Linky here, big image. Save game here. I was hoping to have a nice period of peace to burn off the infamy before handing over to the next player, but I got carried away. Sorry to hand over with 10 infamy, it's poor form on my part and will take the next player half their time to burn off :/ I just couldn't resist vassalising all those minors  I haven't checked but we should be good to get HRE when we convert to monarchy. GL whoever is next in line, and please can you all critique my AAR | ||
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
right now we are a doughnut, laughable!: ( | ||
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3Form
United Kingdom389 Posts
On December 29 2011 03:35 turdburgler wrote: ansbach is ruining our green circle, they must be vassalised right now we are a doughnut, laughable!: ( They were guaranteed by France last time I checked  | ||
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Simberto
Germany11716 Posts
Next in line is YoureFired, please claim your spot. Also, nice AAR. | ||
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Fruscainte
4596 Posts
Also, I received a similar criticism on my personal AAR, so allow me to give it to you as well Gottfried knew this was the time to strike! He cited the “Violated Sphere of Influence” as his casus belli and declared war on the 21st of December 1530. You should add a little flavor to something like this. Instead of saying "He cited the Violated Sphere of Influence", you could say "Whomever had the audacity to stick his nose into territory that has already been claimed by us, and we are to make an example of him." or if you were the one being declared on, say "Their influence spread far too wide for their own good, and they must be brought down a notch." or something. I dunno, just threw that line together but you know what I mean? Not trying to bash, that was a really fun read, gj on the progress ^^ | ||
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Ulfsark
United States958 Posts
Sign me up please! | ||
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YoureFired
United States822 Posts
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YoureFired
United States822 Posts
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YoureFired
United States822 Posts
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Cuddle
Sweden1345 Posts
Also, Archbishop Gottfried II is a baws! | ||
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