Are you using any mods? I might have missed the post where you mentioned them. Mostly wanna know because the map looks neat.
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yes a lot actually. I use the mod improved exclave independence to keep the map neat.
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Lithuania isn't subject to Confederate Partition anymore, which is an improvement. It's still a shame that the realm is divided, but that can be dealt with eventually.
That Mongol invasion looked like a threat. Capturing their leader must've been a stroke of luck. Speaking of Mongols, that collapse of the Ilkhanate looked very messy. I wonder if anyone will end up claiming the legacy of the Eastern Roman Empire?
That Mongol invasion looked like a threat. Capturing their leader must've been a stroke of luck. Speaking of Mongols, that collapse of the Ilkhanate looked very messy. I wonder if anyone will end up claiming the legacy of the Eastern Roman Empire?
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Well I didn't mean border gore-wise, but more in how the colors of the map seem more muted, and the font is changed. Are you using a graphical mod?
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Yes 100% dumb luck. I thought the Polish were done for.
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Medieval Lithuanian History – HIST1602 – Lecture Notes - Professor: Jonas Matas –1295 AD – 1311 AD - Class 16 – The Grand Duchy Established
- In 1295 King Sviatoslav declares war against the Prince Vasiliy of Estoniya for the lands considered legally part of Lithuania. Despite tension between the Lutuveras and the king, he quickly joins in the war.
- Lithuania wins the first victory of the war at the Battle of Duobele.
- Despite the successes in the war, King Sviatoslav dies in March of 1297. Based on Polish partition sucession law his lands were split among his heirs.
- The Kingdom of Poland was inherited by his son Sviatoslav II Andreievich, and Lithuania passes to his grandson also named Sviatoslav.
- Due to the King Sviatoslav of Lithuania’s young age, Duke Dravenis was made the regent of the realm. This marked a significant shift in the region as the Suvalkija family once again gained defacto control of the region.
- The third Kingdom of Bialorus was also created and given to King Stanislaw Andreievich.
- The Lithuanian army returns from the successful campaign in Estonia, although the land is legally awarded to the King of Litwa, it is clear that the Lithuanians hold the true power in the kingdom.
- The Kingdom of Greece continues to expand in the south by absorbing Bulgaria and Serbia filling the void left from the fall of the Byzantines.
- Lutuveras dies in 1299 and his lands are split among his children. Of his heirs, the devious webweaver, Dausprungas of Siauliai begins to take a significant role in the fate of the realm.
- By 1299 the a faction of Lithuanian nobles led by Duke Dravenis of Lithuania demanded that the King Sviatoslav abdicate in favor of Gintare Suvalkija, Countess of Klaipeda. Dravenis was convinced he could control Gintare as a puppet. Gintare was the granddaughter of Queen Danuta and thus had a claim to both Poland and Lithuania.
- When Sviatoslav refuses Dravenis quickly sieges his capital and apprehends the King and forces him to concede. Sviatoslav urges his cousin in Poland to intervene, however Sviatoslav of Poland does not want a full military engagement against the Lithuanians due to fear of an uprising against his crown. Thus, Dravenis and Sviatoslav come to a compromise. Gintare is not made Queen, but rather the Grand Duchess. This title is nominally tied to the Kingdom of Poland but in reality the Lithuanians have de facto control.
- Gintare’s ascension to the throne gives Dausprungas unprecedented access to the court. She is married to Butavas, Dausprungas’s brother and is childhood friend of Dausprungas herself.
- Leveraging his connections with the Grand Duchess, he arranges the marriage of Gintautas the youngest of Gintare with Dausprungas’s youngest daughter Giedre.
- Dausprungas uses his new alliances to declare war against the neighboring realm of Estoniya.
- Selpils is immediately sieged.
- To complicate matters Queen Boleslava of Novgorod joins Estoniya as a defender. Both Boleslava and Yelisey belonged to the Rurikid dynasty, and ruled splinter states of the now defunct Kingdom of Kiyev. They aspired to restablish Rurikid dominance in Russia and the Baltic.
- With reinforcements from Novgorod, the Lithuanians are easily repelled and Dausprungas is forced to surrender.
- The Pope galvanizes Christian Europe by officially calling another Crusade for Zaporizhia. The Pope and many European leaders hope this is will serve as the final blow that shatters the remnants of the Mongolian Empire.
- Eager to erase his humiliating defeat against the Estonians, Dausprungas along with many Lithuanian Catholics joins the crusade. He arrives in Zaporizhia in 1308, personally leading his retinue.
- Unfortunately, while the majority of the Lithuanian forces are fighting in the crusade, the newly crowned King of Poland seeks to annex some border provinces with Lithuania, directly defying the previous accords with Grand Duchess Gintare.
- The war is short and Grand Duchess Gintare is forced to cede Jacwiez to King Bartosz.
- Fortunately for the Lithuanians their contributions to the crusade pays off. However, the Pope choses to award the newly seized lands to King Adalbert Vartmberka, a French noble related the minor nobility in Poland and Swabia. Thus, the crusader realm of Zaporizhia is revived.
- The destabilization of the Altin Ord has far reaching consequences and provides the opportunity for many Ruthenian subjects to declare independence, drastically changing the political landscape of eastern Europe.
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At least Lithuania is (basically) independent again? How long will Poland respect that arrangement?
The part about Lithuania being a Grand Duchy was just RP, right? It wasn't based on anything in the game?
I wonder who will unite Russia... or if the various realms will attack other parts of Eastern Europe instead.
The part about Lithuania being a Grand Duchy was just RP, right? It wasn't based on anything in the game?
I wonder who will unite Russia... or if the various realms will attack other parts of Eastern Europe instead.
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Yeah the grand duchy is the name what the title changed to if a Lithuanian, so interpreting it that way made sense with the story.
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I am impressed over you being so restrained and not blobbing like crazy. Makes for a good story. When the Mongols came knocking I was sure you were done for.
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Thank you! I try my best to RP so wont really blob unless my character is a warmonger.I am impressed over you being so restrained and not blobbing like crazy.
And yes the Mongols got way too close for comfort.
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I've actually not seen anything like it in my games since release of the game.
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Medieval Lithuanian History – HIST1602 – Lecture Notes - Professor: Jonas Matas –1311 AD – 1326 - AD -Class 17 – Zemaitijan Influence in the Grand Duchy
- Estonia and Novgorod, capitalizing on Gintare’s defeat against Poland declare their own war in 1311.
- Lithuania’s exhausted forces do not fare well against the coalition
- Gintare blames the majority of Lithuania’s setbacks on Duke Dravenis the largest landholder in the realm. Outraged Duke Dravenis raises his flag in rebellion in the Winter of 1311. Further crippling Gintare’s ability to effectively fight her war.
- By the Fall on 1312 Gintare has no option but to surrender to Dravenis who is exempted from vassal taxes and provided special privileges, including final control over the realm’s council. Dravenis control of the puppet queen is further solidified.
- As result of Gintare’s weakness Estonia is able to annex the county of Palanga in 1314.
- In 1314 the Arpad’s are restored to power over Hungary and Croatia, marking their resurgence in the region. The restoration of this historical dynasty is widely supported by the local rulers, who welcome the stability.
- Luckily for Gintare, Dravenis dies shortly after his victory and is succeeded by his son Karol Suvalkija, Duke of Lithuania.
- The crown saw this as the perfect opportunity to stifle Dravenis legacy. Karol had inherited Dravenis’s privileges.
- Gintare used her husband Grand Duke Consort Butavas, who was Dausprungas’s brother. Butavas urged Dausprungas to press his claim to the Duchy of Zemaitija and ensures that the he would have the realms support.
- In 1918 a coalition of Karol’s vassals demand he recognize Dausprungas as the Duke of Zemaitija
- Karol rejects the proposal resulting in war.
- Dausprungas's coalition secures an early victory at the Battle of Siauliai.
- Soon after Karol is forced to surrender after a series of successful sieges an significant pressure from Queen Gintare.
- Dausprungas is crowned Dausprungas III of Zemaitijia and becomes rule of the Grand Duchy’s western lands.
- In 1320 the new crusader Kingdom of Zaporizhia asserts its power in the region byt declaring war on the newly independent Kingdom of Vladymyr.
- Vladmyr is unable to mount meaningful response and by 1321 the King and his subjects all swear fealty to Zaporizhia.
- In 1322 the Duke of Volyn, Siemomysl Andreievich successfully presses his claim on the Kingdom of Belarus and becomes a king in his own right.
- Dausprungas also seeks to increase his own holdings by expanding into Pruthenia.
- Despite early successes in the war Dausprungas is unable to see his victory through as he dies in Falll of 1323.
- He is succeeded by his son Duke Arunas, known for his massive stature and his prowess in the battlefield.
- Arunas immediately takes lead of his duchy's troops and successfully secures Pruthenia.
- Queen Gintare rewards Arunas by granting him additional vassals. Once again demonstrating the mutual beneficial relationship in between the crown and the Zemaitijans.
- This relationship continues after the death of Gintare. She is succeeded by her son Lutuveras, who is Arunas’s cousin and married to his half sister.
- Further Arunas is made the Marshal of the Grand Duchy, which gives him significant influence over the realms military affairs.
- As a result of a succession crisis, Croatia-Hungary passes to King Giano Wigeriche and Italian noble and the Arpad family once again loses power.
- By 1326 Arunas has become the single most powerful vassal and advisor in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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Lithuania was in a bad position, but at least they managed to defeat Pruthenia... the Grand Duchy is going to need to figure out how to defeat Estonia and Poland, though. Will we have revenge wars?
Given that Arunas is content, the ruling dynasty of Lithuania might not have much to fear from him. I doubt his successors will be so unambitious, though. Maybe there will be another civil war?
Given that Arunas is content, the ruling dynasty of Lithuania might not have much to fear from him. I doubt his successors will be so unambitious, though. Maybe there will be another civil war?
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I wonder if Giano will be like Charles I of Hungary in OTL and make his realm prosperous and stable despite being a foreigner.
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Medieval Lithuanian History – HIST1602 – Lecture Notes - Professor: Jonas Matas –1326 AD – 1350 AD -Class 18 – Arunas’s Rise to Power
- In 1328 Duke Arunas successfully negotiates the betrothal of his daughter Kenna to Prince Butavas, the heir to the Grand Duchy.
- With the support of the crown, Arunas declares war on the Estonians to reclaim previously lost border provinces.
- The Estonians preemptively move to siege Siauliai, but are quickly met by the Zemaitijan coalition and summarily defeated.
- As Arunas prepares to ride north to siege Estonia, he receives distressing news that newly established King Siemomysl of Belarus, who was Queen Danuta of Polands great-grandson, pressed his claim for the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- Luckily in March of 1330, Arunas captures the Estonian King Yelisey at the battle of Mintauja, and forces his surrender.
- Arunas then heads south to deal with the Bialorussian invasion. Only to find that the Grand Duke is vastly outnumbered and has lost key battles.
- By February 1331 there is not much Arunas can do as the Bialorussian’s siege the capital of Kernave.
- After a successful siege Lutuveras is forced to recognize Siemomysl as the new King of Lithuania.
- Arunas quickly creates and alliance of local Lithuanian rulers with the intention of resisting the Bialorussian yoke. This faction is known as the Zemaitijan League
- The unsuspecting King appoint Arunas as the chancellor of Bialorus. He seeks to use Arunas’s local power to placate the his new Lithuanian subjects.
- Arunas’s faction gains major support by marrying his daughter to the brother of his cousin, Duke Dravenis II of Litwa.
- In August of 1332, King Siemomysl strips Duke Karol II Suvakija of the Duchy of Polock and takes the land for himself and overt move against the Suvalkija dynasty. Karol himself is kept as a political prisoner in the King’s new capital of Polock.
- By 1335 the discontent Lithuanian rulers openly declare a war on King Siemomysl, which includes Duke Arunas.
- The coalition marches to and sieges Lukoml, King Siemomysl’s capital. Arunas personally leads the siege.
- Despite a successful siege, Arunas’s forces are ambushed by the King’s forces at Glebokie which results in a major defeat for Lithuanians.
- As Arunas retreats to regroup, the other Lithuanian lords continue their campaign, although by 1338 the tide of the war remains undetermined.
- In April of 1339 King Siemomysl formalizes and alliance with King Karol of Pomerania threatening to tip the war in his favor.
- Fortunately prior Pomerania’s entrance into the war, Siemomysl is defeated and captured. In the resulting piece Siemomysl is forced to grant the Lithuanian dukes significant autonomy and privilege from taxation.
- In March 1340 the Pope calls another crusade for Jerusalem, and Arunas quickly pledges his troops.
- Jerusalem is currently split in between Caliph Salim of the Fatimid Sultanate and Sultan Abdul-Aziz of the Yousifid Sultanate.
- Meanwhile, a minor border skirmish between Croatia-Hungary and Greece escalates into a full conflict, creating chaos on the route to Jerusalem.
- By June of 1342, Arunas’s host reaches the gulf of Varna, from where they board ships to the Holy Land.
- By the time Arunas arrives in early April, the Pope and his coalition has utterly devastated the Fatimid resistance. A new kingdom of Palestine is declared under the stewardship of Queen Viola Szemere a Hungarian noble whose campaigning was integral to the Pope in drumming up support for the crusade.
- In 1343 King Siemomysl declares a war for the provinces that Estonia had taken from the Lithuanians. This move is very popular among the Lithuanians, who are promised the gained lands.
- Many minor Lithuanian lords join Siemomysl’s campaign which results in a quick victory in 1346.
- As promised Siemomysl awards the captured lands to those that aided in the war. However, Arunas views many of these recovered lands as rightfully belonging to him. Arunas directly defies the royal grants and moves to seize the lands for himself.
- By 1350 Arunas significantly increases the holdings of Zemaitija, to make himself the single largest landholder in Lithuania.
- His defiance of Siemomysl does not end there. Arunas starts to openly refer to himself as the Grand Duke of Lithuania, refusing Siemomysl’s rule.
- Siemomysl quickly sends a delegate to request Arunas’s submission. The request is promptly refused and war for control Lithuania breaks out in 1350. This marks the beginning of Arunas’s Rebellion (also known as the Northern Rebellion).
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It's nice to see a Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. I wonder how long it will last...
Lithuania went through a roller coaster in this chapter, didn't they? They defeated Estonia but lost their independence and failed to regain it. At least they still have some autonomy. Is any other landholder in Belarus supporting Arunas's Rebellion?
This might be the first time I've seen a kingdom of Belarus in a CK game.
Lithuania went through a roller coaster in this chapter, didn't they? They defeated Estonia but lost their independence and failed to regain it. At least they still have some autonomy. Is any other landholder in Belarus supporting Arunas's Rebellion?
This might be the first time I've seen a kingdom of Belarus in a CK game.
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I will get into it more in the next chapter, but not all of the Suvalkijans are happy with Arunas!
Yes Belarus came out of nowhere bahaha. I was not expecting it.
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The mod for the gold, blue, and green background for kings, dukes and counts, what's the name of that mod?
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