CK events for Iberia

[Aetius]

This is a thread for CK events dealing with the Iberian countries.
The meta-thread for CK events is here.

According to Crook in the FAQ-thread, Snowball has started collecting events for Russia.
I was wondering if we should try doing the same. I suppose we should try following a template of sorts, this is a suggestion only:

Event Date
Event Location
Event Name
Event Description
Event Effect in RL (short term)
Source

Sergei points out that events should primarily be of *special* or *less-known* character that enrich the gaming experience. The ideas don't need to be very detailed, which will also allow the developers to tweak the events.

 

[Aetius]

1357
Portugal
Inês de Castro
Inês de Castro was a lady in waiting to Constance of Castile, wife of the heir to the Portuguese throne, Dom Pedro (later Pedro I). He fell in love with her. Although his father, Afonso IV, banished her from court, the prince continued to see her. After Constance died in 1345, he established a household with her at Coimbra, where she bore him four children.
Her brothers, however, gained political influence and aroused the opposition of Afonso's advisers. Three of those advisers persuaded the king that Inês must be removed to preserve the legitimate succession to the throne and with his permission murdered Inês. Dom Pedro, overcome with grief and anger, led a rebellion against his father; but peace was restored, and the prince promised to forgive the murderers. When he became king in 1357, he extradited two of the advisers from Castile and executed them horribly; the third escaped. Pedro announced that he had been secretly married to Inês and had two tombs erected at Alcobaça depicting the life story of Inês in marble.
Effect Reduced piety for the portuguese?

Edited spelling

 

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What about the giving of Portugual by King of Leon to his son in law? Or how Castile breaks away from Leon. Even Barcelonia. Also it was the period of reconqueria.

 

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1282
Barcelona
Consolat de Mar
Creation of the Consolat de Mar (Consulate of the seas), mercantile, commercial and economical court for judging maritime and mercantile cases. The judges and consuls (cònsols) were appointed first by the king and afterwards by the city council of Barcelona. It included also the creation of commercial consulates in the main ports of the Mediterranean and some of the North Sea. The consulates mediated between catalan and local merchants and local authorities, they sheltered them in buildings built for this very purpose and judged whatever case raised between them. The compilation of laws from the court of the Consolat de mar became the "standard" on maritime commercial legislation throughout the Mediterranean.

Effect (??): improved commercial level (?) for the kingdom of Aragon (or whatever political entity created by the player controlling Barcelona).

 

[Aetius]

Originally posted by Zhai
What about the giving of Portugual by King of Leon to his son in law? Or how Castile breaks away from Leon. Even Barcelonia. Also it was the period of reconqueria.

Sure, and you can add the activities of Peter the Cruel and Alfonso the Wise...

 

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1297
Barcelona
Offering of Sardinia
The pope offers Sardinia to Jaume II, king of Aragon and count of Barcelona. Sardinia was under the commercial and political influence of Pisa and Genoa and it was divided in four "entities" (giudicati). Due to economical problems Jaume II didn't invade Sardinia and was his successor Alfons who did it in 1323, also with political and diplomatic struggles between Barcelona, Pisa and Genoa.

Effect: possibility for Barcelona and Aragon of the incorporation of Sardinia without external interferences.

 

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1118
Tarragona
Restoration of the archbishopy of Tarragona
In 1118, after the conquest of Tarragona by Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona, the pope agreed in the restoration of the archbishopy (sp?) of Tarragona. Until that date all the territories of Barcelona and Aragon were subject, in religious matters, to the archbishop of Narbonne.

Effect: increased piety for Barcelona and Aragon (??). Deterioration of the relations with whoever controls Narbonne (??)

Comment: the restoration was due to the conquest of the city by a christian king. Should the event be present only when this city is conquered by the player?

 

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1085
Toledo
Restoration of the archbishopy of Toledo

The same as before but for Castilla and León, with the same effects (??)

 

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In the twelfth century, many scholars went to Spain, searching for the new knowledge the Arabs had brought with them:

There were many twelfth-century scholars who went to Spain in search of the new Arabic knowledge. Daniel of Morley was one of the few who left a record of his motives and experiences. In his book de naturis inferiorum et superiorum he gives an account of his disgust at the state of learning in Paris, with its concentration on law and theology, and of his journey to Toledo in search of "the world's wiser philosophers". There he encountered Gerard of Cremona, who had translated among many other works Ptolemy's Almagest. Gerard had founded a school of translators and was actually giving lectures to students on astrology. Daniel returned to England, laden down with precious books, and encountered his patron, John, Bishop of Norwich. Daniel's book was inspired by the Bishop's questions about "astronomy [and] those sublunary events which seem to serve the higher bodies by a kind of necessary obedience". It was not the only book written at the request of a twelfth century bishop to spread the new learning.

 

[Aetius]

Random event
Iberia
The heretic Picatrix uncovered
The magus and alchemist responsible for the infamous grimoire "Picatrix" has been found by vigilent citizens. He is responsible for spreading the pagan rituals with which the Sabians of Harran worshipped the planets and employing animals, vegetables and minerals to make talismans, no doubt to further the machinations of Beelzebub. It also dares to challenge the Holy Scripture by claiming the heavens are not in the form of a Tabernacle but spherical.
Increased Piety in the affected province

The book was written by an Arab, but in the middle ages it was believed to be written by a mage called Picatrix from Madrid. It was very popular though. The earth was known to be round at this time, but the shape of the heavens was open to debate, the big problem was that the bible contradicts the epicycle system constructed by the Greeks.
See the following for more information on the Picatrix http://www.esotericarchives.com/picatrix.htm

 

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1232-1316
Mallorca, Barcelona and Aragon
Ramon Llull
The philosopher and writer Ramon Llull (Raimundus Lullius) was the first great catalan writer. His life was dedicated to the conversion of muslims and jews to christianism (he learned hebrew and arabic). He travelled throghout the Mediterranean and wrote 250 works of philosophy, theology, misticism, poetry and even chivalry

Effect: increased piety for the kingdom of Aragon (??)

 

[Aetius]

Originally posted by mfigueras
1232-1316
Mallorca, Barcelona and Aragon
Ramon Llull
The philosopher and writer Ramon Llull (Raimundus Lullius) was the first great catalan writer. His life was dedicated to the conversion of muslims and jews to christianism (he learned hebrew and arabic). He travelled throghout the Mediterranean and wrote 250 works of philosophy, theology, misticism, poetry and even chivalry

Effect: increased piety for the kingdom of Aragon (??)

He was stoned to death in Algeria wasn't he? I suppose a good event date would be 1311 when many of his proposals were adopted in the Council of Vienne. (corrected)

 

[Aetius]

Events I am working on...

I am working on the following events for Iberia

11th-12th century
Emergence of Jewish Kabbala

12th Century
Ibn Ruschd/Averroes

12th century
Islamic persecution of Philosophers (increase of intellectuals in Christian Province and Spain)

Foundation of Translation School in Toledo (by Raymond)

 

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Originally posted by Aetius
He was stoned to death in Algeria wasn't he? I suppose a good event date would be 1311 when many of his proposals were adopted in the Council of Vienna.

Yes, according to tradition, he was stoned in the city of Bugia in 1316, aged 84, but he managed to arrive, nearly dying, at Mallorca. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether the story of the lapidation is real or not (BTW, you can see his tomb in the church of St. Francesc in Palma de Mallorca).

I agree on the date of 1311 for the event, when the council of Vienne (now France) was held.

Regards,

Marc

 

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1075
Galicia
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
The building of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, one of the main pilgrimage centres of Europe during all the Middle Ages, began in 1075. The great number of pilgrims gave great importance to the route of pilgrimage traversing the kingdoms and territories in the north of Iberia (Navarra, Castilla, León and Galicia).

Effect (??): Increased piety and prestige for these kingdoms.

 

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I'm not very sure if this "event" should be present or not; anyway, here it goes:

1068
Barcelona
Carcassona and Rasès
The count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer I buys the counties of Carcassona and Rasès, thanks to the taxes payed to him by the muslims.

Effect (??): Increased prestige for Barcelona and greater influence in the Languedoc (??)

 

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1258
aragon,france
treaty of Corbeil

it was signed by which St. Louis renounced his claims to the territory composing the former county of Barcelona, due to his charlemagne descendant rights, while James abandoned his rights in the South of France; a contract was signed for a marriage between his daughter Isabella and Philip, the second son of the King of France. The treaty is noteworthy as it was based upon the principle of natural frontiers as opposed to that of feudal claims. James certainly retained the Roussillonais and the Cerdagne. As they approach the Mediterranean the Pyrenees divide into two ranges. The modern frontier lies along the crest of the southernmost range, but in this treaty the northern line of the Pyrenees (which is also, roughly, the linguistic frontier) was adopted. Thus the general principle is clear, that Aragonese influence north of the Pyrenees was to cease. It may be considered that James made a bad bargain; the claim of France to Barcelona, if historically correct, was in practice obsolete; whereas the claims of Aragon to parts of Southern France had been repeatedly acknowledged in recent years and were recognized by the countries concerned. But James was a statesman of some penetration; he realised that he had difficulties enough to occupy the whole of his resources and his attention in the Spanish peninsula, and that to waste his forces and distract his energies in attempts to keep a footing in France could only end in disaster. Spain would have been more powerful and prosperous if later monarchs could have realized this fact.

Effect:no claims for aragon in the north of the pyrenees (retaining all that aragon has north of pyrennes) ; and no claims for the french counterpart in spain; relations boost

 

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1068
Barcelona
Usatges de Barcelona

In 1068 the legal compilation known as Usatges de Barcelona was written. It was a collection of laws from diverse sources that gave legal power to the "new" feudal customs and resolved the problems not contained in more ancient, pre-feudal, laws. It ratified also the distribution of powers between the nobility and the count of Barcelona and tried to restabilsh a certain level of civil peace.

Effect: increased stability (??) for the county of Barcelona

 

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Originally posted by Aetius
1357
Portugal
Inés de Castro
Inés de Castro was a lady in waiting to Constance of Castile, wife of the heir to the Portuguese throne, Dom Pedro (later Peter I). He fell in love with her. Although his father, Alfonso IV, banished her from court, the prince continued to see her. After Constance died in 1345, he established a household with her at Coimbra, where she bore him four children.
Her brothers, however, gained political influence and aroused the opposition of Alfonso's advisers. Three of those advisers persuaded the king that Inés must be removed to preserve the legitimate succession to the throne and with his permission murdered Inés. Dom Pedro, overcome with grief and anger, led a rebellion against his father; but peace was restored, and the prince promised to forgive the murderers. When he became king in 1357, he extradited two of the advisers from Castile and executed them horribly; the third escaped. Peter announced that he had been secretly married to Inés and had two tombs erected at Alcobaça depicting the life story of Inés in marble.
Effect Reduced piety for the portuguese?

Alfonso = Afonso
Peter = Pedro
Inés = Inês


I think I could help, gathering some info on portuguese history, for some god events... ever heard of the Inquiriçoes, or the Assault of Lisbon?

 

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Come on there have to be a lot more events than this, especially for the central part of spain, i know everything didnt happen in catalunya. What about event in muslim held territories, they should affect the christian kingdoms as well. Also, what about some sort of event when you take back toledo and even sevilla, granada, etc. (assuming you can win it all back quicker)