General Information[]
Gelre, at its start, is a Catholic Dutch feudal monarchy HRE member located in the Frisia and Netherlands areas, Low Countries region of the Western Europe subcontinent. The monarchy emerges from Catholic Lotharingia land in 1096, gaining cores, bordering fellow Catholic Utrecht north and southwest, Lotharingia southwest, Limburg and Cleves south and Saxony east and the waters of the Coast of Holland (North Sea area, North Atlantic region) west.
Gelre will be annexed by Catholic Burgundy on February 23, 1473, emerges from Catholic Austria land in 1492, finally conquered by Catholic Spain on September 7, 1543, losing cores by 1900 and never appears on-map again.
Called "Gelre" on-file
See also: Lotharingia, Utrecht, Burgundy, Spain, Netherlands
Decisions[]
Form Dutch Nation[]
- Requirement(s):
- Is not:
- One of the following must be true:
- Primary Culture Dutch
- Primary Culture Flemish
- Is Burgundy
- Administrative Technology at least 55
- Is Independent or a Tributary
- Is not a nomad nation
- Is not at war
- Netherlands does NOT exist
- Own core province(s): Breda (95), Zeeland (96), Amsterdam (97), Utrecht (98), Gelderen (99) and Friesland (100)
- Effect(s):
- Country is removed from the HRE
- If Burgundy then:
- Capital moves to Amsterdam (97)
- Change Primary Culture to Dutch
- If France exists then:
- If a Catholic Theocracy then:
- Change government to an Administrative Monarchy
- The Papal State becomes 'displeased' with you
- If a Protestant Theocracy then:
- Any subject country owned in the France region cedes provinces to France
- Country changes to Netherlands
- Obtain new missions
- Gain a permanent claim on Region(s): Low Countries
- Gain permanent claim on Area(s): Wallonia and Picardy
- Change Government Rank to Kingdom
- Gain 25 Prestige
- Can embrace Dutch Ideas and Traditions