Originally posted by Hartmann
I *almost* agree. I don´t want to move Riga from Kurland to Livonia, because then it´s location on the map would be shown wrong. It´s correctly located now. I think I now indeed *will* make Kurland part of the Order, but the main reason is exactly that they owned the wealthy northern part with Riga and the CoT. Making Kurland a revolter would be easy to implement for me, but wouldn´t the precious tag be wasted by doing this? We have such nice other candidates for additional nations!
Hartmann
I prefer to make Lithuinia-Belorus independent state from Poland. It was really independent in 1492 even dynastic union was re-formed at the begining of XVI c. And it lost her independence in 1569. It survives much longe then Golden Horder or other khanates. Of cause it was in very close alliance with Poland but actually infrastructure of Lithuinian goverment was removed al last in mid of XIX c. It it makes very interesting situation when Russia can unite all Rus lands without that bloody fighting with Poland.