General Information
The Latin Empire is a crusader state that was established after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. The Latin Empire's main rival is 
Nicaea, the part of 
Byzantium that was not conquered. Nicaea and later retook Constantinople; reestablishing Byzantium. The Latin Empire is playable from May 13 1204 to 1261.
See also: Nicaea, 
Rum, 
France, 
Jerusalem, 
Athens, 
Antioch, 
Achaea, 
Tripoli, 
The Knights, 
Cyprus
Strategy
Decisions
Restore the 
Roman Empire
Requirements:
- Is in the Christian or Hellenistic (Greco-Roman) religious group
- Is not:
- Rome does not exist
- Is not a nomad nation
- Is not a subject nation
- At Peace
- Owns the following regions: Italy, France, Iberia, Balkans, Anatolia, Mashriq
- Owns Core Provinces: Fez, Tunis, Cairo, London, Yorkshire, Zeeland, Vienna
Upon Enactment:
- Country changes to Rome
- Primary culture changes to Roman
- Culture of all provinces of former primary culture is changed to Roman
- Trigger country event "New Traditions & Ambitions"
- Capital moves to Rome
- Gain core on Rome
- Set government rank to Empire
- All owned provinces are removed from the Holy Roman Empire.
- Gain 50 Prestige.
- Gain country modifier Increased Centralization for 20 years:
- -0.05 Monthly Autonomy Change
- +1 National Unrest
- -0.05
Form French Nation
Requirements:
- Primary Culture is:
- In the French Culture Group or
- Is Basque or
- Is Breton
- Is not:
- France does not exist
- France does not exist
- Administrative Technology of at least 32
- Is not a nomad nation
- Is not a subject nation
- Is not a colonial nation
- At Peace
- Owns Core Provinces: Maine, Berry, Vermandois, Paris, Orleanais, Nemours, and Champagne
Upon Enactment:
- Country changes to France
- France gains permanent claim on the regions of Gallia, Aquitania, and Occitania.
- Set government rank to Kingdom, if not higher tier.
- If an HRE member and not an elector or emperor, all own provinces are removed from the Empire.
- Gain 25 Prestige.
- Gain country modifier Increased Centralization for 20 years:
- -0.05 Monthly Autonomy Change
- +1 National Unrest
- -0.05
Latin Empire Ideas and Traditions
Traditions:
- +10% National Tax Modifier
- +10% Morale of Armies
Ideas:
- Latinokratia: -20% Accepted Culture Threshold
- Latin Patriarchate: +2 Tolerance of the True Faith & +1 Tolerance of Heretics
- Crown of Thorns: -2 National Unrest
- Imperium Romanie: +1 Yearly Legitimacy
- Western Administrative Principles: -10% Administrative Technology Cost
- Venetian Merchants and Mercenaries: -25% Mercenary Cost
- Traditions of Warfare: +1 Yearly Army Tradition
Ambitions:
- +20% National Manpower Modifier