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Pravda Vítězí - Truth Prevails - Veritas Vincit (Jan Hus):
In order to celebrate the 400th jubilee of the Third Defenestration of Prague (23th of May, 1618), I'm going to defenestrate @DDRJake , @Trin Tragula andthe @Groogy ,
no, I'm rather going to defenestrate this thread. For a long time, I wanted to write something about another of my favourite countries. Behold 30 pages of text!
There are certain misconceptions about Utraquism, the number of defenestrations and how the Bohemian elective monarchy worked that I want to eleminate with this thread. Though, I deem Utraquism to be the most important part of this thread. As this is a very long thread, I'm going to divide it into two parts and start with a table of contents:
Although, I fear that some will just read until the map changes and then complain about this or that region being underrepresented, I'm going to start with the map changes based on the Bohemian Circles, because I'm going to refer to them in the parts that follow. Thereafter, I'm going to propose around two dozens of new events for Bohemia as well as a full mission tree. Finally, the Second Hussite War disaster and the Bohemian elective monarchy is going to be dealt with.
The second part of this thread is going to start with a (not so) short tractate about Utraquism before Luther to argue that Utraquism would be a logical consequence after Anglicanism was introduced. A mechanic as well as events are going to follow this.
1.) The Kingdom of Bohemia
Before we get started with the big things, let's talk about the last Bohemian NI called Czech Nationalism. I would cut down the HCC to +25%, but let it increase army morale by 5%, too. In fact, Bohemia was far easier to integrate for the Habsburgs than Hungary was, as the latter caused far bigger problems. Also, 50% HCC is way too much, causing unnecessary toxity.
1.1) Possible Map Changes, Provincial Modifiers and Trade Goods
Something bothering me for a long time, is that, seemingly, the provincial borders of Bohemia are based off the modern ones (Moravia being much smaller than it should, Kladsko/Glatz being part of Silesia, ...). First of all, I want to talk about the historical divisions of Bohemia proper and Moravia before proposing my map changes. Let's start with a map showing the divisions (circles) between the 14th century and 1742. Note that, the exact borders were subject to change as well as the number of circles.
First of all, a list of the Bohemian circles and their time evolution:
And another list for the Moravian circles:
My proposal looks like this:
Trade Goods:
Bohemia:
With this setup the trade goods have severly changed compared to now. At the moment Bohemia is mainly producing grain which wasn't really true, e.g. Boleslavsko now produces gems to represent its goldsmithery that only increased its importance over the course of the years.
The Ore Mountains now again have an iron producing province. I've put the gold mine into the central province as there were several silver mines there. Although, the famous silver mine of Joachimstal/Jáchymov would lie in my Eger province (though, only because of a few kilometres), this has become necessary, because I want to show Eger's unique position within the Bohemian kingdom through a provincial modifier. There are more of those:
The two silver mines in Kutná Hora (in which the mining activity again increased when the Jagiellons came to power, after the mining was halted during the Hussite Wars) and Zatec might deplete when Bohemia's inflation reaches a critical level. Historically, this happened in the second half of the 16th century.
Moravia:
Silesia: One new province called Opolí, as this was one of the larger Silesian duchies. Liegnitz no longer contains the County Glatz/Kladsko, as this was only after Frederick the Great conquered Prussian Silesia in 1742. For most of the time, Glatz was a part of Bohemia proper, so I don't see a reason to just accommodate to possible future borders.
Cultural Setup:
At game start, the country still was ravaged by the Hussite Wars, which saw the expulsion of many Germans, as they mostly were Catholic (there were Hussite Germans, though, but they weren't the majority). Just before the Hussite Wars, nearly 90% of the Praguean universitarians left Prague, because of the Decrees of Kutná Hora.
Therefore, there was quite certainly no German majority in any Bohemian province at game start. Those German majorities everyone seems to think of, came to be after the Habsburgs started their nearly 400 years lasting rule and the Re-Catholisation after/during the 30 Years' War.
There was only one city and a region with a German majority at game start, namely the Imperial City of Eger which was mortgaged to the Bohemian kings in the 14th century. Even though, the Eger province I've drawn also contains Loket, a German majority for this province seems plausible, as the percentage of Germans was higher at the border territory even after the Hussite Wars. Thereby, Eger would have a Bavarian culture, because their accent as well as culture is/was closely related to the Upper Palatinate. Yet, representing this with the normal Bohemian culture wouldn't be that far off, so I leave this up to the devs.
As fantasy cultures like Belgian are out of question for Eu IV, I won't take even one more minute to talk about a "Moravian culture".
New (Releasable) Tags:
Related Events:
1.2.)DHEs and Missions for Bohemia
DHEs:
I wrote events about the Second Defenestration of Prague which cause the Religious Peace of Kutná Hora. Since the effects of both were only local for Bohemia, they aren't that well known. This lead to the Third Defenestration of Prague (1618) often being counted as the second one. Note that the Religious Peace of Kutná Hora was even more far reaching than the Religious Peace of Augsburg (not only cuius regio, eius religio, but everone could decide himself).
There's also an event about Cyril and Methodius which have festivities taking place every year until today. Note that the day the Apostles of the Slavs are celebrated changed in the 19th century. Furthermore, there is an event for Catholics to establish the Clementinum (founded by Ferdinand I to counteract against the University of Prague) as well as the possibility to revoke the Decrees of Kutná Hora, as these were introduced to fight Catholic Germans. The other events should be self explanatory.
Great Person Events:
As I'm no biographer for any of those, I haven't yet written flavour texts. This should be understood as a list of persons I deem as interesting, relevant and important. Two of them deserve a special mention: Comenius which was and even is nowadays very famous and Jan Rokycana the first Administrator of the Utraquist church.
Mission Tree:
Here is my proposal for a Bohemian mission tree. The Luxembourg part deals with reclaiming the legacy of this house that went extinct a few years before 1444. There's a part to end the Hungarian threat as well as reclaiming the whole Premyslid heritage (Austria, Inner Austria, Friul). I've also included two missions for Utraquist nations (coloured yellow).
Transcript:
Related Event:
Revenge for Jan Hus
At the moment, there's only the event about the Confederacy of Zelená Hora. However, this was a full blown civil war, i.e. it isn't properly represented as of now. It's also an interesting war, as the Hungarian king Corvinus joined the fray, because the revolting Catholic faction had promised him the Crown of St Wenceslaus. All in all, this would make for an interesting disaster.
I've purposefully designed the disaster to have two routes:
Starting Conditions:
The Second Hussite War (1467-1478), also called Bohemian-Hungarian War as Matthias Corvinus joined the war in 1468, was sparked by the uprising of the Confederacy of Zelená Hora. Jirí z Podebrad's refusal of the Church demands to suppress the Hussite faith, had made the papal faction in Bohemia grow embittered. After Pope Paul II had declared him as a heretic and deposed him from the Bohemian throne, the papal faction declared him unfit on a meeting in Zelená Hora. Together with like-minded nobles in Silesia and, after being urged, the bishop of Olomouc they have begun an open revolt to Jirí's rule. They've also looked for foreign allies, especially in the east in Hungary, and promised them the Crown of St Wenceslaus.
Nobles rise against us
Burghers of <provinces capital> rise against us (a lot less likely)
Ending Events:
Treaty of Olomouc
Related Events:
A Polish King
This is a very difficult topic, and I still don't know how to solve it all. But, let's start with the situation. Ladislaus was already corunated with the Crown of St Stephen in 1440, but the nobility sided with Wladislaw III/I, and made him King of Hungary. Emperor Frederick III became Ladislaus' custodian in 1440. All of Hungary accepted Ladislaus only after Wladislaw III/I died in Varna, but they demanded he should be crowned again, what Frederick declined. The Hungarian situation is already represented quite well(albeit a bit shortened, though replicating every historical detail would make that unnecessarily complicated).
In Bohemia, the Bohemian nobility elected the Bavarian duke Albrecht III, but he declined. After every other monarch declined, the consensus became that Ladislaus should be the future king. Therefore, the Bohemian nobility demanded that Ladislaus should be crowned in Prague, but again Frederick III declined that. During this so called Post-Hussite Interregnum, the country's government was executed by several parliaments (so called "landfrýdy").
Jiří z Poděbrad effectively broke this administration when he occupied Prague in 1448. Thereafter, he became a king-like ruler step by step, but still had to overcome several conflicts with the Catholic nobility. In 1451, Jiří was able to get Frederick III's approval in exchange for renouncing the demands that Ladislaus should be corunated as soon as possible. This decision was approved by the landfrýdy a year later. Ladislaus then was finally corunated in 1453, after the pressure on Frederick III became too strong from the Austrian and Hungarian side.
He remained under the regency of Jiří until his early death in 1457.
If Ladislaus had come to age, he would've ruled Austria proper (Erzherzogtum ob und unter der Enns), Bohemia and Hungary. As he died at the age of 17, he wasn't able to execute any power during the corresponding and seperate regencies.
So what are the implications for Bohemia? First of all, it's ahistorical that Jiří z Poděbrad can size the power so early as well as that someone who wasn't Ladislaus would ascend to the throne (at least, as long as Ladislaus was still alive). I would propose that Bohemia still starts with an Interregnum (2/2/2), but with Ladislaus as heir. Ladislaus was already destined to become the future Bohemian king, but the reason why the year 1453 is the year one can find in chronicles is that he was corunated in that year. One could also put in the year 1440 in there, as this was the year when everyone else declined, and it basically boiled down to Ladislaus. Something I'm going to talk in the next section is that legitimacy was an important concept in the Bohemian elective monarchy, so that Ladislaus as the predeccessor's son would have a prior claim, too.
Then, there should be an event to replace the Interregnum with Jiří z Poděbrad. If Ladislaus isn't able to produce an heir in Hungary and Bohemia, he should die and Jiří z Poděbrad should automatically become king. The Austrian Ladislaus should die, too, and an event for Maximilian I might be appropriate (even though Maximilian was born ~two years later).
So what about the case of Ladislaus not dying? Ladislaus would've become Archduke of Austria, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary. As Austria basically is concipated as the Habsburg union, it would be logical that Austria would get Hungary and Bohemia as PU subjects when Ladislaus comes of age.
To sum it up:
Return of the Hussites!:
Lastly, here an event about an interesting and also hilarious occurence from 1445. It would only work when the starting situation of Bohemia was reworked and made properly historical.
The King of Stadice:
1.5.)Crown of Saint Wenceslaus - the Bohemian Elective Monarchy
An often voiced misconception is that the Bohemian monarchy wasn't really elective. This was due to the Habsburgs and the Luxembourgs securing the throne for over a century. Then, the Habsburgs abolished the elective monarchy after the Battle of White Mountain.
An important concept in this kind of elective monarchy was legitimacy. The son of a ruler would most likely end up becoming his successor, too. However, this had to be secured through granting privileges as well as buying enough votes either during the lifetime of a ruler or thereafter. Only when no son of a former ruler was available, the actual voting began.
It should be noted that the succession of Jiří z Poděbrad was special, as Jiří z Poděbrad deemed the election of Vladislav Jagiellon as the only solution for the Second Hussite War. Furthermore, the election of Archduke Ferdinand I wasn't a matter of course, even though there was an inheritance treaty with the Jagiellons in place. The Bohemian nobility declined the validity of this treaty, and Ferdinand I had to win the election. The only reasons he became king, was the apparent Ottoman threat as well as the presumptive prospect of a rich ruler (Bohemia had no money). Though, the latter wasn't true, as Ferdinand had no money himself.
To better represent this I propose a new government form for Bohemia: The Monarchy of St Wenceslaus
Mechanic
Bohemia retains the old estate interactions, but gets +10% nobles influence and an elective monarchy. The base modifiers of the Monarchy of St Wenceslaus are:
The most discerning mechanic would be the election which mostly is determined by the (global) Loyalty of the estates. To represent the dominance of the nobles, theser are the following electors:
I chose the office holders as representation of the nobles, because they were chosen by the nobility since King John of Bohemia. For Utraquists, the clergy has no influence at all, while the influence of the burghers is increased. Conversly for Catholics, the influence of the burghers is reduced in favour of the clergy.
The voting process would be initiated by:
The voting system works this way: Based on the loyalty of an estate (when the election starts), the number of positive voters is determined, whereby the result is rounded. In the window listing all voters, positive ones are marked green.
Examples (Utraquist):
Furthermore, the "Elective Monarchy" idea should give +5 nobles base loyalty, and there would be an event to change the government form during the Age of Absolutism (already posted in the DHEs section).
Summary:
Pravda Vítězí - Truth Prevails - Veritas Vincit (Jan Hus):
In order to celebrate the 400th jubilee of the Third Defenestration of Prague (23th of May, 1618), I'm going to defenestrate @DDRJake , @Trin Tragula and
no, I'm rather going to defenestrate this thread. For a long time, I wanted to write something about another of my favourite countries. Behold 30 pages of text!
There are certain misconceptions about Utraquism, the number of defenestrations and how the Bohemian elective monarchy worked that I want to eleminate with this thread. Though, I deem Utraquism to be the most important part of this thread. As this is a very long thread, I'm going to divide it into two parts and start with a table of contents:
- The Kingdom of Bohemia
- Possible Map Changes, Provincial Modifiers and Trade Goods
- DHEs and Missions for Bohemia
- Second Hussite War Disaster
- The Post-Hussite Interregnum, Jiří z Poděbrad and Ladislaus Postumus
- Crown of Saint Wenceslaus - the Bohemian Elective Monarchy
- Possible Map Changes, Provincial Modifiers and Trade Goods
- Utraquism - the moderate Hussite State Church
- A (not so) short Tractate about Utraquism before Luther
- Mechanic for Utraquism
- Events for Utraquism
- A (not so) short Tractate about Utraquism before Luther
Although, I fear that some will just read until the map changes and then complain about this or that region being underrepresented, I'm going to start with the map changes based on the Bohemian Circles, because I'm going to refer to them in the parts that follow. Thereafter, I'm going to propose around two dozens of new events for Bohemia as well as a full mission tree. Finally, the Second Hussite War disaster and the Bohemian elective monarchy is going to be dealt with.
The second part of this thread is going to start with a (not so) short tractate about Utraquism before Luther to argue that Utraquism would be a logical consequence after Anglicanism was introduced. A mechanic as well as events are going to follow this.
1.) The Kingdom of Bohemia
Before we get started with the big things, let's talk about the last Bohemian NI called Czech Nationalism. I would cut down the HCC to +25%, but let it increase army morale by 5%, too. In fact, Bohemia was far easier to integrate for the Habsburgs than Hungary was, as the latter caused far bigger problems. Also, 50% HCC is way too much, causing unnecessary toxity.
1.1) Possible Map Changes, Provincial Modifiers and Trade Goods
Something bothering me for a long time, is that, seemingly, the provincial borders of Bohemia are based off the modern ones (Moravia being much smaller than it should, Kladsko/Glatz being part of Silesia, ...). First of all, I want to talk about the historical divisions of Bohemia proper and Moravia before proposing my map changes. Let's start with a map showing the divisions (circles) between the 14th century and 1742. Note that, the exact borders were subject to change as well as the number of circles.
First of all, a list of the Bohemian circles and their time evolution:
- Bechinsko: ca. 1350-1751, Budejovicko 1751-1850
- Berounsko: 1714-1850 together with Podbrdsko and Moldavsko
- Boleslavsko: ca. 1350-1850
- Cáslavsko: ca. 1350-1850
- Chrudimsko: ca. 1350-1850
- Hradecko: ca. 1350-1850, togethet with Kladské Hrabstvá(Grafschaft Glatz) until 1742
- Kourimsko: ca. 1350-1850
- Litomericko: ca. 1350-1850
- Loketsko: ca. 1350-1850
- Moldavsko: ca. 1450-1714, administered together with Berounsko 1714-1751
- Pisecko: ca. 1350- ca. 1450
- Plzensko: ca. 1350-1850
- Podbrdsko: ca. 1450-1714, administered together with Berounsko 1714-1751
- Práchensko: ca. 1350-1850
- Rakovnicko: ca. 1350-1850
- Slansko: ca. 1350-1714, administered together with Rakovnicko 1714-1751
- Taborsko: 1751-1850
- Zatecko: ca. 1350-1850
- Brnensko: at least 1529-1850
- Hradistsko: at least 1529-1850
- Jihlavsko: 1569-1850
- Jicinsko: at least 1529-1569
- Olomoucko: at least 1529-1850
- Prerovsko: 1714-1850
- Znojemsko: at least 1529-1850
My proposal looks like this:
Trade Goods:
Bohemia:
- Prague: Cloth 8/8/5 = 21
- Budejovice (Bechyn): Fish 4/3/3 = 10
- Plzen: Livestock 5/4/3 = 12
- Eger/Cheb: Iron 3/2/1 = 6
- Zatec: Gold (Silver) 2/4/1 = 7
- Litomerice: Glass 2/3/1 = 6
- Prachen (Prachatice): Grain, +5 local trade power (Golden Steig), 2/2/1 = 5
- Boleslavsko(Mladá Boleslav): Gems 3/2/2 = 7
- Hradecko(Hradec Kralove): Grain 4/3/2 = 9
- Cáslav (Kutná Hora): Gold (Silver) 3/3/1 = 7
With this setup the trade goods have severly changed compared to now. At the moment Bohemia is mainly producing grain which wasn't really true, e.g. Boleslavsko now produces gems to represent its goldsmithery that only increased its importance over the course of the years.
The Ore Mountains now again have an iron producing province. I've put the gold mine into the central province as there were several silver mines there. Although, the famous silver mine of Joachimstal/Jáchymov would lie in my Eger province (though, only because of a few kilometres), this has become necessary, because I want to show Eger's unique position within the Bohemian kingdom through a provincial modifier. There are more of those:
- Imperial Mortgage Eger: -10% local tax modifier, +0.1 monthly aunotomy change, starts with 50 autnomy
- Lusatian Self-Administration: +0.1 monthly autonomy change, starts with 50 autonomy
- Dominium Rosenbergicum (Bechyn): +0.1 monthly autonomy change, starts with 50 autonomy
The two silver mines in Kutná Hora (in which the mining activity again increased when the Jagiellons came to power, after the mining was halted during the Hussite Wars) and Zatec might deplete when Bohemia's inflation reaches a critical level. Historically, this happened in the second half of the 16th century.
Moravia:
- Brno: Wine 5/4/3 = 12
- Olomouc: Grain 3/3/2 = 8
- Znojmo: Wine, 1/2/1 = 4
- Hradiste: Livestock(so called Kuhländchen/Kravarsko), Fort 1/2/1 = 4
Silesia: One new province called Opolí, as this was one of the larger Silesian duchies. Liegnitz no longer contains the County Glatz/Kladsko, as this was only after Frederick the Great conquered Prussian Silesia in 1742. For most of the time, Glatz was a part of Bohemia proper, so I don't see a reason to just accommodate to possible future borders.
Cultural Setup:
At game start, the country still was ravaged by the Hussite Wars, which saw the expulsion of many Germans, as they mostly were Catholic (there were Hussite Germans, though, but they weren't the majority). Just before the Hussite Wars, nearly 90% of the Praguean universitarians left Prague, because of the Decrees of Kutná Hora.
Therefore, there was quite certainly no German majority in any Bohemian province at game start. Those German majorities everyone seems to think of, came to be after the Habsburgs started their nearly 400 years lasting rule and the Re-Catholisation after/during the 30 Years' War.
There was only one city and a region with a German majority at game start, namely the Imperial City of Eger which was mortgaged to the Bohemian kings in the 14th century. Even though, the Eger province I've drawn also contains Loket, a German majority for this province seems plausible, as the percentage of Germans was higher at the border territory even after the Hussite Wars. Thereby, Eger would have a Bavarian culture, because their accent as well as culture is/was closely related to the Upper Palatinate. Yet, representing this with the normal Bohemian culture wouldn't be that far off, so I leave this up to the devs.
As fantasy cultures like Belgian are out of question for Eu IV, I won't take even one more minute to talk about a "Moravian culture".
New (Releasable) Tags:
- The Imperial City of Eger: It retained a certain autonomy for the first two centuries of the game, and it would actually have been possible that the mortgage would get ended.
- Lusatia: Was a margraviate that was able to administer it self, because of its inconvenient position. I propose to use the CoA of Lower Lusatia, as this is Lusatia "proper". Upper Lusatia was first called like this by Corvinus.
Related Events:
Imperial Mortgage Eger
When emperor Louis the Bavarian mortgaged the Egerland to the Bohemian king,
John of Luxemburg, Eger retained the privileges of an imperial city as well as
wasn't and shouldn't become a part of the Bohemian crownlands. However, over
the course of the years, the Bohemian kings reduced Eger's autonomy step by
step, while denying them some privileges of Bohemia proper. Now that we've completely
abolished their autonomy, the Egerland shall become a proper part of the
Bohemian crownlands.
John of Luxemburg, Eger retained the privileges of an imperial city as well as
wasn't and shouldn't become a part of the Bohemian crownlands. However, over
the course of the years, the Bohemian kings reduced Eger's autonomy step by
step, while denying them some privileges of Bohemia proper. Now that we've completely
abolished their autonomy, the Egerland shall become a proper part of the
Bohemian crownlands.
- Eger has 0 autonomy or Bohemia has 20% absolutism
- remove Imperial Mortgage province modier(-10% local tax modier, +0.05 monthly autonomy)
Although Lusatia was incorporated into the Bohemian crownlands in 1367, the
Bohemian kings's influence was weak, so that Lusatia mostly administered itself.
Over the years we've been able to reduce their autonomy and we cut back their
privileges, leading to the end of their autonomy.
Bohemian kings's influence was weak, so that Lusatia mostly administered itself.
Over the years we've been able to reduce their autonomy and we cut back their
privileges, leading to the end of their autonomy.
- Lusatia has 0 autonomy or Bohemia has 20% absolutism
- remove Lusation Self-Administration modier(+0.1 monthly autonomy)
For several decades, the of Rosenbergs were the most influential noble family within
the Kingdom of Bohemia. Because of their vast territorial possessions, the
Dominium Rosenbergicum rigthfuly could be described as a kingdom within a
kingdom. Now with the death of the last male family member, we can distribute
their possesions and take care that no noble family becomes as powerful as the
Rosenbergs again.
the Kingdom of Bohemia. Because of their vast territorial possessions, the
Dominium Rosenbergicum rigthfuly could be described as a kingdom within a
kingdom. Now with the death of the last male family member, we can distribute
their possesions and take care that no noble family becomes as powerful as the
Rosenbergs again.
- MTTH: 150 years
- Bechyn(Budejovice) loses the Dominium Rosenbergicum modier
The Golden Steig is the most important trade route between the Alpine salt mines
and Bohemia. The route starts in Passau, where the salt is transported to on the
Danube, and leads to Prachatice. However, this is no longer conform with our
mercantilist policy(note: age of absolutism/revolutions)/policy to foster our own salt
production(note: owns a province producing salt). If we were to implement a toll on this
foreign salt, our own economy would certainly profit from it. What shall we do?
and Bohemia. The route starts in Passau, where the salt is transported to on the
Danube, and leads to Prachatice. However, this is no longer conform with our
mercantilist policy(note: age of absolutism/revolutions)/policy to foster our own salt
production(note: owns a province producing salt). If we were to implement a toll on this
foreign salt, our own economy would certainly profit from it. What shall we do?
- Bohemia owns at least one salt province OR age of absolutism/revolutions
- Foster own Trade: Prachen loses Goldener Steig modier, gain 3 mercantilism
- Free Trade: lose 3 mercantilism
The mining of silver has been a lucrative income for the Bohemian kings during
the last decades. However, the costs to mine have increased greatly, because of a
galloping inflation and the easier accessible silver veins being depleted. This rapid
decay is going to open up holes in our state coffers.
the last decades. However, the costs to mine have increased greatly, because of a
galloping inflation and the easier accessible silver veins being depleted. This rapid
decay is going to open up holes in our state coffers.
- Not the age of discovery
- Bohemia's inflation is at least 5
- We have to look for another source of income: Gold mine in Zatec is depleted, trade good in Cáslav changes to livestock, capital of Cáslav changes to Cáslav
1.2.)DHEs and Missions for Bohemia
DHEs:
I wrote events about the Second Defenestration of Prague which cause the Religious Peace of Kutná Hora. Since the effects of both were only local for Bohemia, they aren't that well known. This lead to the Third Defenestration of Prague (1618) often being counted as the second one. Note that the Religious Peace of Kutná Hora was even more far reaching than the Religious Peace of Augsburg (not only cuius regio, eius religio, but everone could decide himself).
There's also an event about Cyril and Methodius which have festivities taking place every year until today. Note that the day the Apostles of the Slavs are celebrated changed in the 19th century. Furthermore, there is an event for Catholics to establish the Clementinum (founded by Ferdinand I to counteract against the University of Prague) as well as the possibility to revoke the Decrees of Kutná Hora, as these were introduced to fight Catholic Germans. The other events should be self explanatory.
The Second Defenestration of Prague
Cyril and Methodius
Plague in Moravia (1713-1715)
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Uniting the Cities of Prague
The clear preference our monarch has to Catholics has made the Utraquist majority of our country uncontent. Fearing for their influence and religious rights, an overthrow happened in Prague. There, the mayor of the Old Town of Prague was defenestrated but survived, while it also came to revolts in the Lesser Town of Prague. In contrast to this, the situation in the New Town of Prague was more bloody as seven dead bodies of councillors were defenestrated. Thereafter, it came to riots against the local Jews as well as the remaining monasteries. The Vysehrad and Prague Castle then were occupied two days later, too. The situation worsened when the former counsillors admitted to have intrigued to strike against the Utraquist majority and exile their clergy. This whole series of events is called Second Defenestration of Prague in rememberance of the First one which started the Hussite Wars in 1419.
- Age of Discovery or Reformation
- Bohemia is Utraquist
- Bohemia's current ruler is Catholic
- MTTH: 20 years
- Oh no, not again: Prague is sieged by peasant rebels, lose 1 stability
<current ruler name>, has accepted that ruling against the majority religion and rather fostering a minority religion will inevitably lead to a counter reaction. The Second Defenestration of Prague has just shown that dictating a Bohemian what he or she should believe is an impossibile endeavour after the Hussite Reformation. Nevertheless, a settlement with the predominantly Catholic higher nobility is necessary, too. Therefore, a religious peace was signed by King <current ruler name> in the city Kutná Hora, guaranteeing everyone from a mere peasant to a nobleman the free right to choose between Catholicism or Utraquism.
- Second Defenestration of Prague has happened
- No province is controlled by rebels and there are no rebels
- Bene: Negative religious tolerance no longer gives any penalties until the religion is changed, religious heterodoxy gain is reduced by 25\% until the end of the campaign, lose 25 prestige
Cyril and Methodius
On the 9th of March, we ever since celebrate the Apostles of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius, who have spread Christianity into Bohemia and the rest of Greater Moravia. They also introduced the oldest Slavic alphabet, the Glagolitic script. This day is celebrated with processions and holy masses, with the festivities being bigger in Moravia.
- Date is the 9th of March
- Country is Moravia or Bohemia
- Country is Catholic
- MTTH: 20 days
- MTTH modifier x0.5: Is Moravia
- No expenses shall be spared on this great day!: lose 0.5 years of income, gain 1 TotF for 10 years, gain 5 papal influence
- Our love in Christ is not measured in gold spent.: Celebrate Cyril and Methodius as usual
Since its construction beginning in 1357, the Stone Bridge of Prague, later known as Charles Bridge, was the most important reason for Prague becoming a significant centre of trade. Now, almost 350 years after its erection, it would show our uninterrupted remarkableness and splendour if we were to decorate this bridge with statues in the modern Baroque style. What shall we do?
- Year is at least 1700
- Bohemia owns Prague
- Decorate it: lose 0.25 years of income, gain 20 prestige, gain +20 trade power in the Bohemia trade node for 20 years.
- Too expensive: lose 5 prestige
Rudolf II of Habsburg, Archduke of Austria and King of Bohemia and Hungary, was the last emperor to reside in Prague, where he fostered the arts, science and alchemy. In Prague, he founded an own alchemy laboratory in which various alchemists worked to find the ever-elusive method for transmuting various minerals into gold. He suffered numerous betrayals amongst the ranks of his staff over the years, eventually enough to make Rudolf II suspicious to the point of incarcerating his alchemists. After his death, it was said that his ghost still roamed the streets of Prague in search of gold. What shall we do?
- year is between 1576 and 1612
- owns Prague
- Pay the alchemists to find a way!: lose 1 years of income
- 65% chance: worthless plunder - lose 5 prestige
- 30% chance: fertiliser discovered - your own grain producing provinces get +1 base tax(higher population) and +2 base production
- 5% chance: Transmutation to gold discovered - Prague gets +10 income for the rest of the campaign
- 65% chance: worthless plunder - lose 5 prestige
- Humbug: gain 5 papal influence, 25 church power or 5 fervour, lose 20 religious heterodoxy
A priest has raised Prague's citizens against Prague's Jews by accusing them of sacrificin Catholic children in their rituals. The Jews asked us to help them as is our duty, but we might get between the front lines. According to popular belief, there's a Rabbi called Loew who achieved creating a golem. The golem is awakened by inserting a piece of paper with the name of God written onto it. This golem, equipped with an amulet to make it invisible, is believed to patrol Prague's streets and hinder anyone who wants to carry a dead children into the Jewish ghetto. However, such a monstrosity could go into a rampage and devastate our beloved capital. What shall we do?
- Year is between 1580 and 1609
- Protect the Jewish Population of Prague!: +5 national unrest in Prague
- They are on their own: 75% chance of -20% local tax modifier for Prague, 25% chance of the "Golem" devastating Prague (+5 devastation for Prague)
Because of those disgraceful Bohemian heretics, the higher learning of Prague has completely declined and is no longer in a functioning state. If we were to invite the Jesuits to Prague, allowing them to found a place of wisdom and learning, we would be able to again recruit competent advisors from our land. There's an empty monastery, close to the church of St Clement, we can assign to them, while we still would need to support them financially in the beginning.
- Has the Counter-Reformation
- Ad maiorem Dei gloriam: lose, 0.25 years of income, Prague gets +1 possibile advisors and -10% advisor cost for the rest of the campaign, Bohemia gets -1 tolerane of heretics for 25 years
When King Wenceslaus IV enacted the Decree of Kutná Hora, nearly all German professors and students left Prague reducing the size of the Charles University by around 90\%. The reason for their departure was the controversy around Jan Hus as well as that the Czechs now also had three votes compared to the one vote they had before. After this event, the Charles University decayed and didn't recover for over a century. As the truth is winning in the German lands, too, this one conflict line between Czech and German universitarians is no longer a problem. If we revoked the Decree of Kutná Hora, the Charles Universitie's glory, it once had during the lifetime of its great founder, Emperor Charles IV, would certainly be restored. What shall we do?
- Age of Reformation
- At least three German nations being Protestant
- Owns Prague and Prague is of the state religion
- Revoke them: +5 national unrest in Prague, -5% idea cost and +1 possible advisors for Pague for the rest of the campaign
- Maintain them: -10% cost of advisors of Czech culture
A new idea, the absolutism, is sweeping through Europe. Bohemia has been always dominated by a strong nobility, sometimes causing conflicts between the monarch and his nobles. While we were able to reduce the privileges of the nobility step by step, completely abolishing them will certainly ensure less troubles securing our succession and more power for us for once and for all. What shall we do?
- Age of Absolutism or of Revolutions
- Is a Monarchy of St Wenceslaus
- Absolutism at least 50
- The king shall rule supreme: lose 2 stability, changes to despotic monarchy
- Cooperate with the Nobles: gain 1 stability, gain 25 legitimacy
Plague in Moravia (1713-1715)
A region like Moravia that lies at the crossroads between Bohemia proper, Silesia, Hungary and Austria will always be prone to epidemics. The plague outbreak of <current year> however is quite extraordinary, since a big part of the Moravina population already died or is dying. The citizens of Olomouc pledged to build a Mercy Column for fame and glory to the Allmighty God, when the city finally is free of this pestilence.
- Year is between 1700 and 1720
- Owns at least one province in the Moravian region
- Horrible: lose 1 stability, Moravian region gets -50% manpower, -50% goods produced,-50% local tax modifier and -3 national unrest for 2 years
- After the plague is over, the "Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc" event fires
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
As Olomouc is no longer plagued by this pestilence, the time has come for the citizens of Olomouc to fulfil their pledge. They plan to build a Mercy Column consecrated to the Holy Trinity, consisting out of three tiers decorated with statues for the apostles, the theological virtues as well as several saints among which John of Nepomuk, Saint Wenceslaus, Cyril and Methodius can be found. The column shall be crowned by a golden depiction of the Holy Trinity. Others however feel that the only proper way to mourn the dead is a more restrained, conservative column without pretentions about too much worldly splendour.
- Triggered only
- Let us build a grand Column: 30 prestige, 15 legitimacy
- Let us be conservative: +1 stability
According to a popular legend, every unworthy wearer of the Crown of Saint Wenceslaus would die soon. Many saw <current ruler name> as unworthy, and, now after his death, our people whisper that the legend is truly right.
- current ruler has lower legitimacy than 10 OR ruler skills weaker than 1/1/1
- MTTH: 120 months
- May God have pity on his soul: current ruler dies, lose 1 stability
A local nobleman of the Schwarzenberg dynasty has ask us to grant him a privilege for building a canal for wood transportation. This alluvial canal would connect the Bohemian Forest with the river called Große Mühl, thus creating a connection to Vienna, where the wood can be sold most profitable.
- Age of revolutions
- owns Bechyn
- Bechyn doesn't have the Dominium Rosenbergicum modifier
- Grant the privilege: Bechyn gets +2 base production and Bechyn gets +25% local trade power for the rest of the campaign
- No, the nobleman shouldn't be preoccupied with such things: gain 10 prestige
Uniting the Cities of Prague
Prague consists not only out of one city but four: the Staré Mesto (Old Town), the Malá Strana (Lesser Town) located at the left side of the river Vltava, the Hradcany (Castle District) and the Nové Mesto founded by Emperor Charles IV. All four of them have an own muncipality increasing the administrative expenses. Should we unite them, thus irritate the burghers?
- owns Prague
- Stability at least 1
- Ruler's administrative skill is at least 4
- Age of Revolutions
- MTTH: 360 months
- Unite them: Prague gets +3 base tax, Prague gets +5 national unrest for 20 years
- It's fine the way it is: gain 1 stability
Great Person Events:
As I'm no biographer for any of those, I haven't yet written flavour texts. This should be understood as a list of persons I deem as interesting, relevant and important. Two of them deserve a special mention: Comenius which was and even is nowadays very famous and Jan Rokycana the first Administrator of the Utraquist church.
- Jan Rokycana (Utraquist)
- Jirí Melantrich z Aventina
- John Amos Comenius (Utraquist)
- Krystof Harant
- Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
- Josef Dobrovský
- Jakub Jan Ryba
- Frantisek Josef von Gerstner
Mission Tree:
Here is my proposal for a Bohemian mission tree. The Luxembourg part deals with reclaiming the legacy of this house that went extinct a few years before 1444. There's a part to end the Hungarian threat as well as reclaiming the whole Premyslid heritage (Austria, Inner Austria, Friul). I've also included two missions for Utraquist nations (coloured yellow).
Transcript:
Legacy of Charles IV, Pater Patriae
‘When Charles IV became Holy Roman Emperor, a golden age started, and Prague became caput mundi. We should follow in his footsteps and claim the imperial crown for ourself, reclaiming the legacy of the Luxembourg dynasty!‘
Luxembourg Heritage
‘After the last Luxembourg emperor, Sigismund, died in1437, the disgraceful Mary sold it to the Burgundian duke. We should contest her decision. ‘
Luxembourgian March
‘During the reign of the Luxembourgs, the Electorate of Brandenburg was acquired, concentrating two votes in their hand. This would be the next step to reclaim their legacy, securing us the throne of the HRE.‘
Bohemian Palatinate
‘During the reign of John the Blind and Charles IV, a substantial part of the Upper Palatinate belonged to Bohemia. Although, the territory reaching to Nuremberg was traded for Brandenburg, we‘re in a strong enough position to reclaim it regardless. ‘
Protect the Teutons
‘Our predecessors have often supported the Teutons. Now, that we border them, there‘s only one permanent way to protect them from the Russians, Brandenburgians and Polish.‘
The Conquest of Wenceslaus the One Eyed
‘When the male line of the Babenbergs became extinxt, Wenceslaus I acted and conquered the Austria proper. We should do the same and strike, when our only contender for power in the HRE shows weakness.‘
Otakar II‘s Regnum
‘Wenceslaus‘ heir, King Premisl Otakar II, went a step further and acquired Carinthia, Styria and Krain. As the lands are ripe for the picking, we should do the same. ‘
Retake the Friulian March
‘Otakar II was also able to build up influence in Italy. We should retake the Friulian March as we are truly his heirs!‘
Protect our Borders
‘During the Hussite Wars, Austrian and Hungarian armies invaded our lands several times. We should ensure that this won‘t happen again.‘
Restore the Greater Moravian borders
‘Once, Greater Moravia‘s borders reached from Slovakia to Bohemia. We should embrace its legacy and unite its people under our banner. The Slovakians would certainly be pleased by our rule as we were brother tribes.‘
Claim the Crown of St. Stephen
‘With the Hungarian kingdom weakened, there‘s no better opportunity to end the Hungarian threat for once and for all.‘
Crusade against the Heathens
‘With the combined forces of Bohemia, Austria and Hungary, we should be strong enough to throw back all heathens to the abyss.‘
‘When Charles IV became Holy Roman Emperor, a golden age started, and Prague became caput mundi. We should follow in his footsteps and claim the imperial crown for ourself, reclaiming the legacy of the Luxembourg dynasty!‘
Luxembourg Heritage
‘After the last Luxembourg emperor, Sigismund, died in1437, the disgraceful Mary sold it to the Burgundian duke. We should contest her decision. ‘
Luxembourgian March
‘During the reign of the Luxembourgs, the Electorate of Brandenburg was acquired, concentrating two votes in their hand. This would be the next step to reclaim their legacy, securing us the throne of the HRE.‘
Bohemian Palatinate
‘During the reign of John the Blind and Charles IV, a substantial part of the Upper Palatinate belonged to Bohemia. Although, the territory reaching to Nuremberg was traded for Brandenburg, we‘re in a strong enough position to reclaim it regardless. ‘
Protect the Teutons
‘Our predecessors have often supported the Teutons. Now, that we border them, there‘s only one permanent way to protect them from the Russians, Brandenburgians and Polish.‘
The Conquest of Wenceslaus the One Eyed
‘When the male line of the Babenbergs became extinxt, Wenceslaus I acted and conquered the Austria proper. We should do the same and strike, when our only contender for power in the HRE shows weakness.‘
Otakar II‘s Regnum
‘Wenceslaus‘ heir, King Premisl Otakar II, went a step further and acquired Carinthia, Styria and Krain. As the lands are ripe for the picking, we should do the same. ‘
Retake the Friulian March
‘Otakar II was also able to build up influence in Italy. We should retake the Friulian March as we are truly his heirs!‘
Protect our Borders
‘During the Hussite Wars, Austrian and Hungarian armies invaded our lands several times. We should ensure that this won‘t happen again.‘
Restore the Greater Moravian borders
‘Once, Greater Moravia‘s borders reached from Slovakia to Bohemia. We should embrace its legacy and unite its people under our banner. The Slovakians would certainly be pleased by our rule as we were brother tribes.‘
Claim the Crown of St. Stephen
‘With the Hungarian kingdom weakened, there‘s no better opportunity to end the Hungarian threat for once and for all.‘
Crusade against the Heathens
‘With the combined forces of Bohemia, Austria and Hungary, we should be strong enough to throw back all heathens to the abyss.‘
Revenge for Jan Hus
‘Since the burning of master Jan Hus during the Council of Constance, all Hussites have a grudge against it. Even though directly after Jan Hus‘ death a letter was issued by the Bohemian nobility, there‘s only one way to show the Catholic world what we think about it.‘
Rectify the Clergy
‘Jan Hus has always preached that the clergy should be rectified. There‘s no better symbol to do so than the Pope himself. ‘
‘Since the burning of master Jan Hus during the Council of Constance, all Hussites have a grudge against it. Even though directly after Jan Hus‘ death a letter was issued by the Bohemian nobility, there‘s only one way to show the Catholic world what we think about it.‘
Rectify the Clergy
‘Jan Hus has always preached that the clergy should be rectified. There‘s no better symbol to do so than the Pope himself. ‘
Revenge for Jan Hus
Eager to avenge the burning of master Jan Hus and Jerome of Prague during the Council of Constance, our troops spared no one as they descended upon the once-great city, Constance. The mission of our generals has always been clear, all churches and memorials for this disgraceful council must be burnt to take revenge on the Catholic world - even only if it's a symbolic revenge. As the time came for the descent of our armies upon the Council City, things turned more hideous than anyone could have immagined. A lifetime of warfare does not foster kindness in anyone and with commanders eager to see the city burn, our troops embarked on a several days long campaign of devastation and plunder of churches, the university, the building of the council as well as the rest of the city. The city burned for more than three days and now the city is no more. Only through joint effort, Jan Hus' last abode was saved, so that future generations of Utraquists may experience the last days of master Jan Hus.
- triggered by mission
- Constance/Ravensburg province gets 100 devastation and Chastening of Constance modifier (-4 local unrest, -0.05 monthly autonomy change, +10% local development cost) for the rest of the campaign, gain 1 stability
At the moment, there's only the event about the Confederacy of Zelená Hora. However, this was a full blown civil war, i.e. it isn't properly represented as of now. It's also an interesting war, as the Hungarian king Corvinus joined the fray, because the revolting Catholic faction had promised him the Crown of St Wenceslaus. All in all, this would make for an interesting disaster.
I've purposefully designed the disaster to have two routes:
- Only an internal war: Hungary decides not to join or is otherwise busy
- Internal and external war: Hungary declares an offensive war to claim the Bohemian crown, while Bohemia may only call in direct allies (not the HREmperor if Bohemia isn't ally to him)
Starting Conditions:
- Podebrad dynasty
- Bohemia is Utraquist
- Bohemia directly or indirectly owns at least 3 Catholic provinces
- Age of Discovery
- Stability below 3
- Ruling for at least 5 years
- Ruler is Utraquist
- Doesn't have the Religious Peace of Kutná Hora
- Stability below 1: +1
- Hungary is a Bohemian rival: +1
- Current ruler is Utraquist: +1
- Legitimacy below 80: +1
- Has a Catholic vassal: +1
- Directly or indirectly owns at least 5 Catholic provinces: +1
- Stability at least 1
- Not the Podebrad dynasty
- Is not at war
- +5 national unrest
- -20% nobles loyalty increase
- +10% burghers loyalty increase
The Second Hussite War (1467-1478), also called Bohemian-Hungarian War as Matthias Corvinus joined the war in 1468, was sparked by the uprising of the Confederacy of Zelená Hora. Jirí z Podebrad's refusal of the Church demands to suppress the Hussite faith, had made the papal faction in Bohemia grow embittered. After Pope Paul II had declared him as a heretic and deposed him from the Bohemian throne, the papal faction declared him unfit on a meeting in Zelená Hora. Together with like-minded nobles in Silesia and, after being urged, the bishop of Olomouc they have begun an open revolt to Jirí's rule. They've also looked for foreign allies, especially in the east in Hungary, and promised them the Crown of St Wenceslaus.
- lose 2 stability
- Nobel rebels rise in Hradecko
- Catholic rebels rise in Brno
- +10% liberty desire for vassals per Catholic province the corresponding vassal owns
Nobles rise against us
More nobles have risen against us and joined the Confederacy of Zelená Hora. They see this as a great opportunity to weaken the king further and gain more privileges for themselves.
- has the Podebrad dynasty
- Crush them!: Noble rebels rise in a random owned non-capital province
Some of the Catholic Clergy consider the time to be ripe to rise against our rule to vanquish the 'Bohemian heresy'.
- has the Podebrad dynasty
- has at least one Catholic province
- Crush them!: Catholic rebels rise in a random owned Catholic province
Burghers of <provinces capital> rise against us (a lot less likely)
Even a few cities have decided to rise against our rule, while the majority is still on our side.
- has the Podebrad dynasty
- Crush them!: Peasant rebels rise in a random owned non-capital province
Ending Events:
Treaty of Olomouc
As the war did go on and on for years with no clear victor in sight, the monarchs of Bohemia and Hungary finally came up with a solution that is satisfactory for both. The monarch of <country with negative war score> has to pay war reparations to the other, and after the death of the Bohemian king the Hungarian king will inherit the Bohemian crown and vice-versa. The Bohemian nobility has given up, as they no longer see a way to win against us after the Hungarian king signed a peace treaty with us.
- Bohemia and Hungary are at least 5 years at war with each other
- MTTH: 1 day
- Finally peace: The current heirs of Bohemia and Hungary die, the Hungarian king becomes heir of Bohemia, the Bohemian king becomes heir of Hungary, the country with negative war score pays 400 ducats to the winning side.
After the ascension of a Polish Jagiellon to the Bohemian throne, the Confederacy of Zelená Hora has been disbanded, as the reason they were fighting for ceased to exist. Hopefully, the struggles and turmoils of this century will now have an end.
- Perhaps we can now finally work together: gain 1 stability, gain 20 legitimacy
Related Events:
A Polish King
Before his death, Jirí z Podebrad has designated the Catholic, Vladislav of the Polish Jagiellon dynasty, as his successor instead of his own children. Thereby, his reasoning was that only such a step would pacify the Catholic nobility and end the internal turmoil. Yet, his sons still have a legitimate claim to the throne. Whom should we support?
- automatically triggers when the current ruler dies
- Support Vladislav Jagiellon: current heir dies, Vladislav II Jagiellon (2/4/2) becomes new king of Bohemia, +50 mutual opinion between Bohemia and Poland
- Support the Podebrad dynasty: heir becomes king, three pretender rebels led by Vladislav Jagiellon rise
Bohemia's Catholic nobility and clergy has risen against the heretic king and is looking for foreign support by promising the Crown of St Wenceslaus to their saviour. Additionally, the pope has called for a crusade against those heretics and deposed their king. This vacancy might be a good opportunity to rigthfully claim the Bohemian crown for ourselves.
- Is Hungary
- Is not at war
- Has no truce with Bohemia or is allied with Bohemia
- Go to war: Hungary declares a PU war against Bohemia, Bohemia may only call allies (not the HREmperor), gain 25 papal influence
- We have enough problems with the Turks: lose 10 prestige
The Hungarians have intervened on behalf of the Confederacy by declaring a crusade against us. The Hungarian king shamelessly claims to be the rightful king of Bohemia.
- Throw them back to Hungary!
Our rival, Bohemia, is facing massive revolts, as the Confederacy of Zelená Hora has risen against the Podebrad dynasty. They also asked whether we would support them. This would be a great opportunity to weaken our rival!
- Is a rival of Bohemia OR has negative opinion of Bohemia
- borders Bohemia
- Isn't Hungary
- Send them a token force: lose 3000 manpower, triggers event
- Send them money: lose 0.5 years of income, triggers event
- We will not support rebels: gain 10 prestige
<target country> is supporting the Confederacy. With this aid, they were able to muster another army against us. After we're finally done with our internal enemies, we should pay back the favour to <target country>.
- Noble or Catholic rebels rise in Bohemia
This is a very difficult topic, and I still don't know how to solve it all. But, let's start with the situation. Ladislaus was already corunated with the Crown of St Stephen in 1440, but the nobility sided with Wladislaw III/I, and made him King of Hungary. Emperor Frederick III became Ladislaus' custodian in 1440. All of Hungary accepted Ladislaus only after Wladislaw III/I died in Varna, but they demanded he should be crowned again, what Frederick declined. The Hungarian situation is already represented quite well(albeit a bit shortened, though replicating every historical detail would make that unnecessarily complicated).
In Bohemia, the Bohemian nobility elected the Bavarian duke Albrecht III, but he declined. After every other monarch declined, the consensus became that Ladislaus should be the future king. Therefore, the Bohemian nobility demanded that Ladislaus should be crowned in Prague, but again Frederick III declined that. During this so called Post-Hussite Interregnum, the country's government was executed by several parliaments (so called "landfrýdy").
Jiří z Poděbrad effectively broke this administration when he occupied Prague in 1448. Thereafter, he became a king-like ruler step by step, but still had to overcome several conflicts with the Catholic nobility. In 1451, Jiří was able to get Frederick III's approval in exchange for renouncing the demands that Ladislaus should be corunated as soon as possible. This decision was approved by the landfrýdy a year later. Ladislaus then was finally corunated in 1453, after the pressure on Frederick III became too strong from the Austrian and Hungarian side.
He remained under the regency of Jiří until his early death in 1457.
If Ladislaus had come to age, he would've ruled Austria proper (Erzherzogtum ob und unter der Enns), Bohemia and Hungary. As he died at the age of 17, he wasn't able to execute any power during the corresponding and seperate regencies.
So what are the implications for Bohemia? First of all, it's ahistorical that Jiří z Poděbrad can size the power so early as well as that someone who wasn't Ladislaus would ascend to the throne (at least, as long as Ladislaus was still alive). I would propose that Bohemia still starts with an Interregnum (2/2/2), but with Ladislaus as heir. Ladislaus was already destined to become the future Bohemian king, but the reason why the year 1453 is the year one can find in chronicles is that he was corunated in that year. One could also put in the year 1440 in there, as this was the year when everyone else declined, and it basically boiled down to Ladislaus. Something I'm going to talk in the next section is that legitimacy was an important concept in the Bohemian elective monarchy, so that Ladislaus as the predeccessor's son would have a prior claim, too.
Then, there should be an event to replace the Interregnum with Jiří z Poděbrad. If Ladislaus isn't able to produce an heir in Hungary and Bohemia, he should die and Jiří z Poděbrad should automatically become king. The Austrian Ladislaus should die, too, and an event for Maximilian I might be appropriate (even though Maximilian was born ~two years later).
So what about the case of Ladislaus not dying? Ladislaus would've become Archduke of Austria, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary. As Austria basically is concipated as the Habsburg union, it would be logical that Austria would get Hungary and Bohemia as PU subjects when Ladislaus comes of age.
To sum it up:
- Bohemia starts with the Interregnum (2/2/2) and Ladislaus as heir
- Bohemia gets an event after 1446 to replace the Interregnum with Jiří z Poděbrad
- If there is no heir after Ladislaus comes of age, he'll die (he'll also die if there's no heir in Hungary). Ladislaus dies in all three countries. The current event for Austria is triggered to get a Restoration of Union CB against both countries, while also giving them a new heir called Maximilian. Jiří z Poděbrad becomes king in Bohemia, whereas Corvinus becomes king in Hungary.
- If there is an heir in Hungary AND Bohemia, Austria will get a PU on both.
Return of the Hussites!:
The Hussite Wars technically ended in 1434, but the country was still divided, between those faithful to Rome, and those still loyal to the Hussite ideals. The leader of the Hussite party was Jirí z Podebrad, and after various attempts of reconciliation, he decided upon a military solution. He raised an armed force in northeastern Bohemia and seized Prague with little resistance, he thus become de-facto regent and was later on approbated by Ladislaus Postumus. Years of internal strife broke out though, as those faithful to Rome, most notably the Lords of Rosenberg, and the heretic Taborites fought him, but eventually the Utraquists won.
What shall we do?
What shall we do?
- same trigger conditions like now with the exception of the religion
- He will be a great regent: Jirí z Podebrad becomes regent, +10 decaying unrest in the Budejovice province, the AI will always choose this option
- The Landfrýds are enough: stronger rebellion like now
King Ladislaus Postumus has suddenly died, rather suspiciously, leaving the throne vacant. The longstanding regent, Jirí z Podebrad, has acquired massive wealth as well as support of the population and the nobility - Catholic and Utraquist alike. It seems like our great nation will elect one of our own as King.
- automatically triggered if Ladislaus Postumus comes of age and Jirí z Podebrad was regent, also triggers the Hungarian event for Hungary
- Jan Hus knew the truth!: Jirí z Podebrad becomes king, opinion penalty like now for the "Return of the Hussites!" event, "The Heretic King" event is now triggable
King Ladislaus Postumus has suddenly died, rather suspiciously, leaving the throne vacant. There are various claimants to the Luxembourg's heritage and throne, but some think our great nation should elect one of our own as King. What shall we do?
- triggered by the Hungarian event if Jirí z Podebrad isn't the regent
- A Polish King: enabled if Kasimir IV Jagiellon is the Polish King, Bohemia gets a decaying -50% liberty desire modifier, Poland gets a PU over Bohemia
- A Habsburg King: enabled if the Austrian ruler is of the Habsburg dynasty, Bohemia gets a decaying -50% liberty desire modifier, Austria gets a PU over Bohemia
- A French King: enabled if the French ruler is of the Valois dynasty, Bohemia gets a decaying -50% liberty desire modifier, France gets a PU over Bohemia
- A Saxon King: enabled if the Saxon or Thuringian ruler is Wilhelm III Wettin, Saxony/Thuringia gets a decaying -50% liberty desire modifier, Bohemia gets a PU over Saxony/Thuringia
- An Utraquist King: gain +1 stability, an Utraquist becomes king, opinion penalty like now for the "Return of the Hussites!" event, "The Heretic King" event is now triggable
Lastly, here an event about an interesting and also hilarious occurence from 1445. It would only work when the starting situation of Bohemia was reworked and made properly historical.
The King of Stadice:
The many years without a ruler have provided a fertile breeding ground for a preposterous occurence. On this year's St. George's day, a peasant appeared on a field close to Stadice and he didn't choose some common field to proclaim himself to be King Arthus, but the field on which Premysl the Ploughman received the Duchy of Bohemia. As he was neither able to read nor had studied, he chose Arthur because he most likely heard it somewhere and belived it was valued amongst knights. Around 2000 curious and bored people started to gather around him within a few days, and he was even able to establish his own court consisting out of scribes, counselors and personal guards. After two weeks Jacob of Vresovic investigated this incident, found out that this self-proclaimed Arthur is in fact his servant Jakub and now asks what he shall do about this?
- Bohemia has a regency council
- MTTH 3 months
- year is before 1448
- He is the true King Arthur!: lose 25 prestige, lose 10 nobility estate loyalty, gain a ruler with at least 1/0/0 called Jakub "Arthur" z Stadice with 10 legitimacy
- He shall become our jester: gain 5 prestige
1.5.)Crown of Saint Wenceslaus - the Bohemian Elective Monarchy
An often voiced misconception is that the Bohemian monarchy wasn't really elective. This was due to the Habsburgs and the Luxembourgs securing the throne for over a century. Then, the Habsburgs abolished the elective monarchy after the Battle of White Mountain.
An important concept in this kind of elective monarchy was legitimacy. The son of a ruler would most likely end up becoming his successor, too. However, this had to be secured through granting privileges as well as buying enough votes either during the lifetime of a ruler or thereafter. Only when no son of a former ruler was available, the actual voting began.
It should be noted that the succession of Jiří z Poděbrad was special, as Jiří z Poděbrad deemed the election of Vladislav Jagiellon as the only solution for the Second Hussite War. Furthermore, the election of Archduke Ferdinand I wasn't a matter of course, even though there was an inheritance treaty with the Jagiellons in place. The Bohemian nobility declined the validity of this treaty, and Ferdinand I had to win the election. The only reasons he became king, was the apparent Ottoman threat as well as the presumptive prospect of a rich ruler (Bohemia had no money). Though, the latter wasn't true, as Ferdinand had no money himself.
To better represent this I propose a new government form for Bohemia: The Monarchy of St Wenceslaus
Mechanic
Bohemia retains the old estate interactions, but gets +10% nobles influence and an elective monarchy. The base modifiers of the Monarchy of St Wenceslaus are:
- +10% nobles influence
- +0.5 yearly army tradition
- 25% Improve relations
- -30 max Absolutism
The most discerning mechanic would be the election which mostly is determined by the (global) Loyalty of the estates. To represent the dominance of the nobles, theser are the following electors:
- dominium Rosenbergicum (if Bechyne has the corresponding modifier)
- supremus Regni Bohemiae burgravius
- supremus magister curiae
- supremus marchalcus
- camerarius supremus
- iudex Bohemiae
- supremus cancellarius regni Bohemiae
- summus iudex curiae
- summus notarius terrae
- subcamerarius
- Carlsteinae burggravius of the lords
- Castlsteinae burggravius of the knights
- burggravius Reginogradecensis (if owning Hradecko)
- capitanus terrae Moraviae (if owning at least one province in the Moravian region)
- Royal City Prague (if owning Prague)
- Royal City Plzen (if owning Plzen)
- Royal City Olomouc (if owning Olomouc)
- dominium Rosenbergicum (if Bechyne has the corresponding modifier)
- supremus Regni Bohemiae burgravius
- supremus magister curiae
- supremus marchalcus
- camerarius supremus
- iudex Bohemiae
- supremus cancellarius regni Bohemiae
- summus iudex curiae
- summus notarius terrae
- subcamerarius
- Carlsteinae burggravius of the lords
- Castlsteinae burggravius of the knights
- burggravius Reginogradecensis (if owning Hradecko)
- capitanus terrae Moraviae (if owning Brno and/or Olomouc)
- Bishopric Olomouc (if owning Olomouc)
- Archbishopric Prague (if owning Prague)
- Royal Cities
I chose the office holders as representation of the nobles, because they were chosen by the nobility since King John of Bohemia. For Utraquists, the clergy has no influence at all, while the influence of the burghers is increased. Conversly for Catholics, the influence of the burghers is reduced in favour of the clergy.
The voting process would be initiated by:
- An heir presumptive is born for the current ruler, one may start to gather enough votes. If at least 75% are secured the heir presumptive becomes heir apparent, i.e. direct succession after the curren ruler's death, thus able to inherit the HREmperorship.
- Current ruler dies without secured inheritance. In this case, an Interregnum lasting at maximum 3 months is triggered. If either 75% of the votes are gathered or the 3 months have passed, the player may chose between different options. (below 50%: weak ruler, at least 50%: normal ruler, at least 75%: heir presumptive or another heir of your dynasty)
The voting system works this way: Based on the loyalty of an estate (when the election starts), the number of positive voters is determined, whereby the result is rounded. In the window listing all voters, positive ones are marked green.
Examples (Utraquist):
- 50% burghers loyalty -> 50%*3 = 1.5, thus 2 burghers vote positive
- 55% nobles loyalty -> 55%*14 = 7.7, thus 8 noble seats vote positive
- Financial bribe (0.25 years of income)
- Making concessions (lose 10 prestige)
- Approving a nepote to the military (lose 10 army tradition)
- Appointing an advisor (+10 nobles influence for 10 years)
- Neglecting corruption (+0.5 corruption)
- ...
Furthermore, the "Elective Monarchy" idea should give +5 nobles base loyalty, and there would be an event to change the government form during the Age of Absolutism (already posted in the DHEs section).
Renewed Land Constitution
A new idea, the absolutism, is sweeping through Europe. Bohemia has been always dominated by a strong nobility, sometimes causing conflicts between the monarch and his nobles. While we were able to reduce the privileges of the nobility step by step, completely abolishing them will certainly ensure less troubles securing our succession and more power for us for once and for all. What shall we do?
- Age of Absolutism or of Revolutions
- Is a Monarchy of St Wenceslaus
- Absolutism at least 50
- The king shall rule supreme: lose 2 stability, changes to despotic monarchy
- Cooperate with the Nobles: gain 1 stability, gain 25 legitimacy
Summary:
- Base modifiers: +10% nobles influence, +0.5 yearly army tradition, 25% Improve relations, -30 max Absolutism
- Elective Monarchy NI gives +5 noble base loyalty
- 18 electors whose votes are distributed through loyalty and can be influence through several bribes
- Options become available: below 50% - weak ruler, at least 50% - normal ruler, 75% - heir apparent or own dynasty
- Current ruler can produce an heir presumptive, enabling the voting process, so that a smooth transition happens after the curren ruler's death (only way to inherit the Imperial crown with this monarchy type).
- If there's no heir apparent, the voting is enabled for 3 months during which an Interregnum reigns. (can still elected the heir presumptive to become the future king)
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