Aachen

Primary culture

Rhenish (Germanic)

Capital province

Aachen (1878)

Government

Free City

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Aachen ideas

Traditions:

+1 Diplomat

+1 Yearly prestige

Charlemagne's Capital

−1% Prestige decay

Imperial Free City

+1 Yearly devotion

+1 Yearly legitimacy

+1 Yearly horde unity

+0.3 Yearly republican tradition

+1 Yearly meritocracy

Spa City

−10% Stability cost modifier

Guild and Government

+10% Production efficiency

Expel Heretical Officials

+2% Missionary strength vs heretics

Baroque Architecture

−10% Construction cost

Congresses of Aachen

+2 Diplomatic reputation

Ambition:

+1 Diplomatic relation

Aachen is a North German free city within the Holy Roman Empire. It is surrounded by three nations: to the northwest is Gelre, to the southeast is Berg and to the west is Liege.

As the ideas of the Enlightenment are sweeping through Europe, we may choose to embrace them ourselves in Westphalia. Our future model state will feature ideas as revolutionary as equal rights for all male population, freedom for serfs and emancipation for the Jews, as well as enabling of free enterprise through abolition of socage and the guilds.

Potential requirements

Westphalia does not exist.
The country:

was never an end-game nation.
was never a German regional nation.
is not Hanover, the Papal State, the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Prussia, or Switzerland.
has not enacted this decision before.
is not a colonial nation.
has Westphalian or Rhenish primary culture.
does not have the Celestial Empire reform.

If the country is AI-controlled, it:

is not a custom nation.
is not a former colonial nation.
owns core provinces Westfalen and Niederhessen, plus one of Köln, Trier, Mainz, or Münster.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
owns core provinces:
- Westfalen
- Niederhessen
- Either Köln, Trier, Mainz, or Münster.
owns at least 12 core provinces in the North Germany region with Westphalian or Rhenish culture.

Effects

The country:

becomes Westphalia.
gains 25 prestige.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
increases rank to kingdom, if:
- it is a duchy
- it either is an elector of the Holy Roman Empire or is not a member.
promotes Rhenish and Westphalian cultures.
gets permanent claims on all unowned provinces in:
- South Westphalia area
- North Westphalia area
- Hesse area
- Palatinate area
- North Rhine area
- Lower Rhineland area.
- Europe with Westphalian or Rhenish culture.
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

AI will always take this decision

id

Form German Nation

Regardless of the absence of a strong, central authority, our nation is prospering. The Hanseatic League, formed by hundreds of towns in northern Germany, has contributed to the prosperity of our nation. Intellectual growth, combined with sea and overland trading, has also helped spur the development and transform our country into a wealthy manufacturing center.

Potential requirements

Germany does not exist.
The country:

was never an end-game nation.
is not The Papal State, Holy Roman Empire or Roman Empire
has not yet enacted this decision.
is not a colonial nation.
is in the Germanic culture group except Dutch culture.
does not have the Teutonic Order mission An Empire of Iron and Blood or delayed forming Germany in the event from that mission.

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
has an administrative technology of at least 20.
is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.
has at least 15 cities.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 20.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
owns core provinces:
- Berlin (50)
- München (65)
- Brunswick (57
- Augsburg (1868) or Stuttgart (70)
- Nürnberg (67) or Frankfurt (1876)
- Niederhessen (1762) or Köln (85)
- Königsberg (41) or Straßburg (75)
- Hamburg (44) or Lübeck (45)
- Dresden (61) or Erfurt (63)
owns at least 50 core provinces across the North Germany and South Germany regions.

Effects

The country:

becomes Germany.
gains 25 prestige.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
leaves the Holy Roman Empire.
increases rank to empire.
gets a permanent claim on North Germany and South Germany regions.
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

If the country is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire:

Dismantle the Holy Roman Empire.

Else:

The emperor of the HRE:
- gets the opinion modifier “Left the Holy Roman Empire” ( −150 opinion / +1 yearly decay) towards Germany.
- gets the event ‘Germany breaks out of the Empire’.