Bremen is a Catholic Lower Saxon Free City of the HRE located in the Lower Saxony and Weser areas, North Germany region, of the Western Europe subcontinent; arising during the 'Stamford Bridge' era. Emerging, with cores, from Catholic Saxony at the start of the year 1186, the free city borders fellow Catholic countries ( Oldenburg to the west, Saxony to the south, Verden to the east and Holstein to the north) and the waters of Helgoland Bight (North Sea area, North Atlantic region) in the northwest.
The republic will convert the state religion from Catholic to Protestant at the start of the year 1532, and will stop being a free city of the HRE on July 12, 1806 when the empire dissolves reforming into an administrative republic.
Bremen will be annexed by Catholic Revolutionary France on December 13, 1811 but will be released from them on April 11, 1814.
Finally, Bremen will be annexed by Protestant Prussia on August 23, 1866, keeping its cores till the year 1900, and will never appear on the map for the rest of the timeline.
Note: "Administrative Republic" does not change a country's government type, staying with it's original government.
Called "Bremen" on-file.
See also: Germany, Holy Roman Empire, Lübeck, Saxony, Prussia
Decisions[]
Form German Nation[]
- Requirement(s):
- Germany does not exist
- Is not:
- Culture Group is Germanic
- None of the following must be true:
- is not colonial nation
- One of the following must be true:
- Administrative Technology at least 20
- Is Independent or a Tributary
- Is not a nomad nation
- Is not at war
- Is NOT the Emperor of the HRE
- Own core province(s): Hamburg (44), Zwerin (46), Berlin (50), Braunschweig (57), Dresden (61), Thuringen (63), Munchen (65), Nurnberg (67), Hessen (81), Koln (85), Pfalz (1761), Augsburg (1868), and Frankfurt (1876)
- One of the following must be true:
- Effect(s):
- Country changes to Germany
- Will no longer be part of the HRE
- Government rank changes to Empire
- Gain a permanent claim on region(s): North German and South Germany
- Gain 'Increased Centralization' for 20 years
- Gain 25 Prestige
Form Hanover[]
- Requirement(s):
- Hanover does not exist
- Is not:
- Primary Culture is Lower Saxon
- Is not a colonial nation
- One of the following must be true:
- Administrative Technology at least 10
- Is Independent or a Tributary
- Is not a nomad nation
- Is not at war
- One of the following must be true:
- Own core province(s): Luneburg (53), Stade (54), Hannover (1758), and Hoya (3106)
- Effect(s):
- Hannover (1758) becomes the Capital
- Country changes to Hanover
- Get 'Increased Centralization' for 20 years
- Gain a permanent claim on province(s): Luneburg (53), Stade (54), Oldenburg (55), Osnabruck (56), Braunschweig (57), Hannover (1758), Bremen (1874), Ostfriesland (1931) and Hoya (3106)
- Gain 25 Prestige
- Change Government Rank to Kingdom
- Gain ability to embrace Hanoverian Ideas and Traditions