General Information[]
Lombardy is a Germanic Langobardi barbarian tribe located in the Mittelmark, South Saxony and North Saxony areas, North Germany region of the Western Europe subcontinent. Existing at the start of the timeline year 2, with cores, the barbarian tribe border fellow Germanic Chaucia to the west, Saxony. Rugiland to the north, Sciria. Vandalia to the east and Hermunduria south.
The Lombardy tribe will migrate to the South Germany and later Italy region of the Western Europe subcontinent in 568, over the decades conquering a substantial amount of Italy by 591. Lombardy will be fully annexed by Chalcedonian Francia in 789.
Lombardy, now an Imperial March, It will emerge from a fractured Catholic Italy on February 2, 962. becoming part of the HRE, but finally being replaced by Catholic Milan in 1183, losing their cores and never appearing on-map again.
Called "Lombardy" on-file
See also: Milan, Saxony, Rugii, Cheruscia, Hermunduria, Vandals, Italy, Benevento, Avaria
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
Reform Government (Feudal Monarchy) (until 570)[]
- Requirement(s):
- Effect(s):
Technology Reform (Barbarian) (until 570)[]
- Requirement(s):
- Effect(s):
Events[]
During the Migration Period, if you border Rome, West Rome, Byzantium, or Gallia and you don't have a truce or an alliance with them, you can via a decision (Great Migration) declare war on them and auto-annex and get instant cores on provinces you occupy for 6 months. You should try your best to avoid their armies because they should be busy fighting lots of other barbarian tribes at the same time as you, so retreat until they focus on somewhere else.
Strategy[]
Generic Strategy
Follow the guide above about making your way towards the Roman Empire. You want to get there before they begin to entirely collapse, that way other Barbarians don't beat you in the race for Rome.