General Information[]
Cologne is a Catholic Rhenish theocracy located in the North Rhine area, North Germany region of the Western Europe subcontinent. The theocracy emerges from Catholic Lotharingia in 953, gaining its cores, bordering fellow Catholic Lotharingia to the west. and The Palatinate to the east.
The theocracy joins the HRE on February 2, 962.
Cologne will be annexed by Protestant Hanover by 1803, no longer a member of HRE by July 12, 1806, losing its cores in 1900 and never appearing on-map again.
Called "Cologne" on-file
See also: Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Lotharingia, France, Prussia
Decisions[]
Form German Nation[]
- Requirement(s):
- Administrative Technology at least 20
- Is Independent or a Tributary
- Not a nomad nation
- At Peace
- Is NOT the Emperor of the HRE
- Own core province(s): Hamburg (44), Zwerin (46), Berlin (50), Braunschweig (57), Dresden (61), Thuringen (63), Munchen (85), 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
- 'Country breaks out of the Empire' event happens
- 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 Westphalia[]
- Requirement(s):
- Is not: Holy Roman Empire, Hanover, The Papal State, Germany, Prussia, Switzerland, West Germany, East Germany or European Union
- Westphalia does not exist
- Does not have Celestial Empire government reform
- One of the following must be true:
- 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): Altmark (52), Westfalen (82), Hannover (1758), Cassel (1762) and Paderborn (3107)
- Effect(s):
- Cassel (1762) is the Capital
- Country changes to Westphalia
- Change Government Rank to Kingdom
- One random owned province:
- Gain 'Increased Decentralization' for 20 years
- Gain a permanent claim on Area(s): Westphalia and Lower Saxony
- Gain a permanent claim on province(s): Altmark (52), Hessen (81) and Kassel (1762)
- Gain 25 Prestige
Form the Holy Roman Empire[]
- Requirement(s):
- HRE size is not 3
- Holy Roman Empire does not exist
- Religion is Catholic
- One of the following must be true:
- One of the following must be true:
- Owns or vassal province(s): Roma (118)
- Has The Papal State as a vassal
- Has 10 Cities
- Have at least 60 Legitimacy
- Roma (118) is not owned by:
- Is not under a Regency
- Effect(s):
- If the country has:
- Has a female leader
- Emperor can be female
- Becomes an HRE elector
- Every owned province becomes part of the HRE
- Every country that is a subject of the country:
- Every country that is Catholic:
- Jan Mayen:
- Jan Mayen (4148):
- Is not longer part of the HRE
- Is now uncolonized native land
- Jan Mayen no longer has it as a core
- If the country has: