Baden

Primary culture

Swabian (Germanic)

Capital province

Baden (74)

Government

Feudal Nobility

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Baden ideas

Traditions:

−10% Fort maintenance

+20% Caravan power

Hot Springs

+1 Yearly prestige

Legacy of the House of Zähringen

+1 Yearly legitimacy

Active Diplomacy

+1 Diplomat

Cuius Regio, Eius Religio

+2 Tolerance of heretics

Reuinification of Baden

−10% Stability cost modifier

Diplomatic Expansion

−15% Aggressive expansion impact

Grand Duchy of Baden

−1% Prestige decay

Ambition:

−10% Infantry cost

For the area, see Baden (area).

Baden is a two province nation in the South of the Holy Roman Empire. It shares borders with Switzerland to the South, Austria and Alsace to the West, The Palatinate to the North and Wurttemberg and Ravensburg to the East.

Missions[edit]

Main article: Swabian minors missions

Baden shares Swabian missions with other Swabian nations, focusing on dominating and eventually forming Swabia, granting an additional 8 missions.

Events[edit]

id

The Founding of Karlsruhe

The city of Durlach has grown into a prosperous town. However, visitors are often underwhelmed by its ill looks and general lack of splendor, compared to our neigbors' main cities. [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] [Root.Monarch.GetName] shares this opinion. In a dream, [Root.Monarch.GetSheHe] recently saw a vision of a grand palace at the heart of a beautiful, well-ordered city - [Root.Monarch.GetHerHis] city.

Durlach's municipal authorities are reluctant to allow a major redevelopment of the city and its palaces, so another site a short distance from the town has been suggested. The proposed site, which proponents of the plan are calling "Karlsruhe", shows considerable promise; however, Durlach's inhabitants may resent their town being supplanted. Should we build the new city?

This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions

The country:

Owns Durlach (4714):
- Has at least 20 development
Primary culture is Swabian
Government is Monarchy
Is not in a regency

Mean time to happen

60 years
Modifiers

Is or was Baden: ×0.5
Durlach (4714) is our capital: ×0.5

Let us found Karlsruhe.

The country:

Lose ducats equal to 1 years of income
Gain 15 prestige
Durlach (4714):
- Becomes our capital
- Is renamed "Karlsruhe"
- Gain 3 Base tax
- Gain 15 Years of separatism

We see no need for a new city.

The country:

Lose 15 prestige

Decisions[edit]

id

Form Swabia

The old Duchy of Swabia ended with the execution of Conradin, the last of the Hohenstaufen Dukes, in 1268. Since then, a plethora of countries, bishoprics and free cities have emerged to fill the void left by the fall of the Hohenstaufens. However, these small states are often unable to protect their liberty - thus, the Habsburgs of Austria have built up considerable territorial holdings in Swabia, which they call "Further Austria". We must restore unity to Swabia if we are to end this pattern of outside encroachment.

Potential requirements Playing with normal or historical nations. The country: has not been an end-game nation. has not formed any German regional nation. has not enacted this decision before. is not a colonial nation. is not an AI playing a custom nation or a former colonial nation. has Swabian primary culture. Swabia does not exist.	Allow The country: is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. is not at war. has an administrative technology of at least 10. owns core provinces Stuttgart and Ulm. owns at least 10 core provinces in the continent of Europe with Swabian culture.^[1]

Effects The country: becomes Swabia. gets permanent claims on all provinces in the areas West Swabia, East Swabia, Baden, Switzerland, and Romandie, and the province Bregenz. gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, with the following effects: −0.05 Monthly autonomy change +1 National unrest gains 25 prestige. increases rank to kingdom, if it is an elector or not a member of the Holy Roman Empire. gets new missions. gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.

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 Playing with normal or historical nations. Germany does not exist. The country: has not been an end-game nation. is not The Papal State. is not a colonial nation. has a primary culture in the Germanic culture group. does not have Dutch primary culture. If the country is AI-controlled then it: has at least 15 cities. has an administrative technology of at least 20. is not a former colonial nation. is not a theocracy. is not a custom nation.	Allow The country: has an administrative technology of at least 20. is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. is not a nomad nation. is not at war. is not the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. owns core provinces: Berlin, München, and Brunswick Augsburg or Stuttgart Nürnberg or Frankfurt Niederhessen or Köln Königsberg or Straßburg Hamburg or Lübeck Dresden or Erfurt owns 50 core provinces across the North Germany and South Germany regions.

Effects The country: becomes Germany. leaves the Holy Roman Empire. increases rank to empire. gets new missions. gets permanent claims on all unowned provinces in the North Germany and South Germany regions. gains 25 prestige. gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, with the following effects: −0.05 Monthly autonomy change +1 National unrest gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation. The emperor of the HRE: gets the opinion modifier “Left the Holy Roman Empire” towards Germany worth −150 opinion with a yearly decay of 1. gets the event ‘Germany breaks out of the Empire’.

Strategy[edit]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Baden. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Early game[edit]

Alsace, Wurttemberg and Switzerland are interesting early targets and can be set as rivals. Potential allies are Austria, to prevent unlawfull territory and Milan, since it has an interest in Swiss land and no heir. The first war against Alsace should be fought as soon as possible to prevent the Palatinate from conquering it. While fighting against Alsace, there is a good chance the Palatinate declares war on them, which allows to fight a defensive war after vassalising Alsace. Taking one province from and vassalising the Palatinate strengthens the players position. The one province taken from the Palatinate allows further conquest north. Conquering Wurttemberg and then Ansbach allows to circumvent the southern city states and expand east. Wars against Switzerland will be supported by Milan, in exchange for land. Taking provinces in the French culture group will move the player into Frances focus. A buffer in form of a vassal allows to maintain good relations with France.