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Brunswick

ALLIANCE : Everyone in the Northern Pact (Bavaria, Saxony, Lubeck, Thuringia)
FRIENDSHIP : Northern Pact
DEFENSIVE PACT : The Northern Pact
DENOUNCING : Lego’s science production in Civ 5 multiplayer games ree
WAR :
SUZERAIN : Holy Roman Empire

Saxon Circle: Come to the aid of anyone within the Saxon Circle that is attacked.

Redact: Except Hamburg, if they try and become independent… Again. /Redact

Council of Florence: A small delegation consisting of the heir to the Ducal throne, Frederick, as well as assorted courtiers will attend the council of Florence upon request from his Imperial Majesty. They will refrain from getting into any and all southron politics unless needed by the members of the Northern Pact, and will refuse to take part in any crusade against the Turks, citing distance as their primary reason for refusal.

Oh, they will also support any German/Northern European for Pope. Failing that, Frenchmen will do.
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DEALS

None

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EVENT

Option 2 (the Spaniards): At least these ones we are familiar with.

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CITY CONTROL

/u/Canadahuntsyou: Braunschweig, Luneburg, Hanover, Ottingen

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SUCCESSION

The Duchy succeeded according to male preference electoral

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CHARACTERS, ASSETS AND MODIFIERS

CanadahuntsYOU- Duke Magnus II Torquatus, 62 years old (Administrative bonuses, Stability bonuses)

Heir: Frederick Von Torquatus, 34 years old

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ACTION POINTS

All AP to plot 1
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TREASURY

1530 Gold (thanks QI!)

-300 to plot 1

-900 to plot 2

370 gold remaining

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RELIGION

50 Initial

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PLOTS

A stable succession

Duke Magnus Torquatus was old. He knew that, everyone knew that. He knew he was getting chills from time to time as well, unnatural ones, prolonged and sudden. Though he was not an especially godly man, he knew that soon he would arise to join his father in heaven. But he was fine with this. This was the natural order of things and he was prepared to die, having accomplished most of the goals he set out to do. His son Frederick meanwhile, was ambitious in his goals. He had dreams of expansion, of power. And Magnus would appreciate that. His son was destined for great things, but he needed to be ready for those great things in the future.

To accommodate that desire for power and hunger for expansion, Duke Magnus would gradually start shifting his ducal duties toward Frederick. Ignoring southron politics, he would instead make sure that the Duchy of Brunswick knew and respected Frederick as their eventual ruler. This included dealing with the unhappy priests, promising they would be able to preach so long as they stayed true to the church and to Frederick. This compromise would secure him the loyalty of the priests, who would be appreciative of the Ducal protections afforded to them, and thus secure the loyalty of the common people, something Duke Magnus had worked very hard to achieve.

And then one day in or around spring, Duke Magnus II would die. He had been quite popular, being known as a stable, level headed man and a good ruler. In recognition of this fact, his son Frederick would take upon his father’s nickname of “Torquatus” (Of the Necklace”) as an official surname of his family, making the nickname official. Henceforth, Duke Frederick and his descendents would be of the House of Torquatus, a subset of the greater House of Guelph. And in particular, Duke Frederick would wear the same necklace of small gems, gold string and amber round his neck that his father had worn all his life, truly being of the necklace.

Invested: 300 gold, Duke Magnus Torquatus

Result: When Duke Magnus dies after this part, there will be a stable succession for his son. The priests of last part (event) will be calmed for a stability bonus, and Frederick will officially establish the House of Torquatus (Von Torquatus) as the Dukes of Brunswick, being a subset of the House of Guelph of course.

As part of this a necklace will be purchased and worn, a symbol of the power and stability of Brunswick. (Below)

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Plot 2: The crown of the Dukes

*Magnus Torquatus* he had been called much of his life. It was Latin, he knew. The language of Emperors and of learned men, and once he’d been called by a Latin nickname he was determined to make it stick. “Perhaps”, he’d thought, “if I am called by a Latin name I should appear more learned and older”. And so he’d strived to abide by that, enjoying when men called him by his nickname, for Torquatus was an old Latin word meaning “Of the necklace”, and it’s name had been famously worn before by great men and a great Roman House.

The great Roman warrior and later consul Titus Manlius Imperius Torquatus had also adopted the nickname of Torquatus, through a famed duel in which he took the necklace of a giant Gaul. He and his descendents went on to be famed Roman leaders and consuls, and many artists had painted the pretty picture of that famous duel. But Magnus had not seized his necklace by duel. He had bought it rather, in his youth, a pretty thing of golden string, amber, and jewels signifying that he was indeed a rich man. Such a thing was not terribly uncommon for rich men provided they could afford the expensive price, and it wasn't uncommon even for those whose fathers had been especially humble and pious.

But like the Roman before him, he’d worn his necklace everyday. Everywhere and everytime he went out in the view of others, he kept his necklace on, a symbol of his status and of his Ducal authority. It helped that both Magnus and his father had been well respected in Brunswick for their efforts to maintain stability, and consequently soon much of Brunswick saw the necklace as a symbol of the Duchy of Brunswick entire. Duke Magnus took this well. He saw an opportunity to create a lasting artifact of his Duchy, one similar to the Iron Crown of Lombardy of the greater Empire as a while. Though instead of having a crown to be worn on ones head, he would have a necklace around ones neck.

And so he made preparations for his eventual death. Once he died, his son Frederick would inherit everything- Including the necklace. Rather than be crowned like a King or Emperor, the eventual Duke Frederick would inherit the necklace of his Father and wear it all the days of his life to come, passing it down to his successor in turn. Along with taking up the name of Torquatus, Frederick would wear the very necklace which would prove to be a sign of his right to rule.

Invested: 900 Gold and it’s associated PPG (10 PPG)

Result: A necklace is to be created which will effectively serve as the crown of the Duchy of Brunswick, symbolizing Ducal authority. Whoever wields this necklace gains a stability (or an administrative) bonus as an artifact, as well as confirming them to be Dukes of Brunswick. The necklace will pass down to the heir to the Ducal throne of Brunswick upon the death of the current Duke.