French Wars of Religion

French Wars of Religion France is being torn apart by a string of religious civil wars.

The French Wars of Religion is a disaster in France during the ‘Age of Reformation’.

Prerequisites

It is currently the age of discovery or age of reformation.

The country:

• is France
• is Catholic, Protestant or Reformed.
• has not been force-converted.
• did not have the ‘Religious Turmoil’ disaster.
• did not have this disaster before.

If these prerequisites are met, the monthly progress can begin.

Monthly progress starts if

Monthly progress halts if

France: does not have an ongoing disaster. has less than 75% religious unity. has not completed the Humanist idea group. owns a European province that: is Catholic, Protestant or Reformed but not following the state religion. It is currently the ‘Age of Reformation’. Monthly progress France +2.0% has a hostile center of reformation. +2.0% has religious unity of less than 50%. +1.0% has religious unity of at least 50 % and less than 75%. +1.0% has Religious ideas. +1.0% has stability of less than 0. −1.0% has a friendly center of reformation.

at least one of the following is true: France: has an ongoing disaster. has at least 75% religious unity. has completed the Humanist idea group.

Start

If the progress reaches 100%, the disaster will start with the following event:

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Wars of Religion in France

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The Wars of Religion in France lasted between 1562 and 1598. The first seven wars (1562-1563, 1567-1568, 1568-1570, 1572-1573, 1575-1577, 1577, 1579-1580) had common features: a split society between Catholics and Protestants, fragmented and erratic military operations, and peace edicts that were more like truces than real peace. The question of the royal succession put the very existence of the kingdom at stake, even dividing Catholics in opposing fractions. After 1589 and the murder of King Henry III, Spanish intervention transformed the civil war into an outright international conflict. The violence and hatred between Protestants and Catholics had increased all over France in the years 1562-1572. The powerful Duke of Guise (from the Lorraine province) set up a Catholic League to react against the Protestants and what he considered a weak royal power. Although he was assassinated on 23rd December 1588 upon the order of King Henry III, the League then openly revol...

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by the start of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.

France is and will always be Catholic. France: gets the modifier “French Catholics” for 20 years with the following effects: −2 tolerance of heretics, +1 tolerance of the true faith, +1% global missionary strength, +3 national unrest. If France is Catholic: loses 1 stability. Else, loses 3 stability. changes religion to Catholic Catholicism has no place in France. If France is Protestant: loses 1 stability. Else, loses 3 stability. if Reformed is the dominant faith or no owned province is Protestant: changes religion to Reformed gets the modifier “French Reformers” for 20 years with the following effects: −2 tolerance of heretics, +1 tolerance of the true faith, +1% global missionary strength, +3 national unrest. else, changes religion to Protestant gets the modifier “French Protestants” for 20 years with the following effects: −2 tolerance of heretics, +1 tolerance of the true faith, +1% global missionary strength, +3 national unrest. We should seek to avoid bloodshed between religions. France: loses 2 stability. gets the modifier “Supporting French Moderates” for 20 years with the following effects: +1 tolerance of heretics,

While the disaster is ongoing France gets the following events triggered by a monthly pulse.

Monthly events

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Paris Worth...?

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The armed religious conflicts that have plagued France during the last decade seems to be coming to an end. However, as long as the capital is held by religious fanatics, [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] [Root.Monarch.GetName]'s authority will be questioned. It has been suggested that if [Root.Monarch.GetName] would drop [Root.Monarch.GetHerHis] support for the religious minorities and instead publicly embrace the [Root.Religion.GetName] faith, a way out of the conflict might be found.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions The capital of France: is controlled by rebels. follows the state religion. has the modifier “Religious Fanatics”. All other provinces of France: are not controlled by rebels.

Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.

Option conditions  Enabled if: France is Catholic Paris is worth a mass France: gains 3 stability. loses 50 prestige. loses the modifier “Support Heretics”. gets control over its capital. The capital of France: loses the modifier “Religious Fanatics”.  Enabled if: France is not Catholic Let's hope it is France: gains 3 stability. loses 50 prestige. loses the modifier “Support Heretics”. gets control over its capital. The capital of France: loses the modifier “Religious Fanatics”.  Always enabled: Never! Paris will fall by the sword! France: loses 2 stability. gains 25 prestige.

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Paris Worth...?

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The armed religious conflicts that have plagued France during the last decade seem to be coming to an end. However, as long as the capital is held by religious fanatics, our authority will be questioned. Perhaps converting to the [Root.Capital.Religion.GetName] faith might be the way out of the conflict?

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions The capital of France: is controlled by rebels. does not follow the state religion. has the modifier “Religious Fanatics”. All other provinces of France: are not controlled by rebels.

Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.

Option conditions  Enabled if: the capital of France is Catholic: Paris is worth a mass France: gains 3 stability. loses 50 prestige. loses the modifier “French Catholics”. changes its state religion to Catholic. gets control over its capital. The capital of France: loses the modifier “Religious Fanatics”.  Enabled if: the capital of France is not Catholic: Let's hope it is France: gains 3 stability. loses 50 prestige. loses the modifier “French Protestants”. gets control over its capital. The capital of France: changes its religion to state religion  Always enabled: Never! Paris will fall by the sword! France: loses 2 stability. gains 25 prestige.

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The Assassination of [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] [Root.Monarch.GetName]

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Inspired by treasonous anti-royalist tracts, the religious fanatic [Root.fra_royal_assassin.GetName] has murdered the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]! The assassin entered the royal camp as a humble friar, claiming that he wished to bless the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle], but instead drew a knife and thrust it into the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]’s spleen, fatally wounding [Root.Monarch.GetHerHim]. [Root.fra_royal_assassin.GetName] was immediately executed, but his crime will change the course of French history forever.

[Root.Monarch.GetName] had no legitimate heir, and so the throne passes to the distantly related House of Bourbon. Who among the Bourbons is to succeed is a controversial matter: the moderates and Huguenots support the Protestant Henri, while zealous Catholics support his uncle Charles, a respected Cardinal of the Catholic Church.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions France: The “French Wars of Religion” disaster is ongoing for at least 5 years Can have heir At least one of: Does not have an heir Heir's claim is lower than 50 Is not in a regency Is not a subject nation

Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.

Option conditions  Always enabled: Henri de Bourbon shall succeed. If has an heir, heir dies Ruler dies If religion is Reformed A new ruler named "Henri" of the "de Bourbon" dynasty comes to power with the following attributes: Same culture as our country Follows the Reformed religion Else: A new ruler named "Henri" of the "de Bourbon" dynasty comes to power with the following attributes: Same culture as our country Follows the Protestant religion One random owned province in France region: Pretender rebels (size 1) rise in revolt  Enabled if: France is Catholic No heretic may sit upon the throne of France. A new ruler named "Charles" of the "de Bourbon" dynasty comes to power with the following attributes: Same culture as Our country Follows the Catholic religion One random owned province in France region: Pretender rebels (size 1) rise in revolt (led by Henri de Bourbon)

Random events

The weight that no event is triggered is 1000 and for each monthly event it is 100.

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The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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The unrest that led to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572 started with a failed assassination attempt on Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the military and political leader of the Huguenots. In fear of Huguenot reprisals, King Charles IX decided to strike first and ordered the elimination of the Protestant leaders. The severely injured Coligny was dragged from his bed, killed and thrown out the window. Paris now exploded in a wave of popular violence as citizens began to hunt down and kill Protestants. Despite the king's attempts to stop it, the massacre lasted for three days. Charles also ordered his provincial governors to prevent further violence, but the massacre spread to another twelve cities, killing thousands of Huguenots.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions France: controls its capital that: follows the state religion.

Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.

Contain it to [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] France loses 1 stability. loses 100 Military power. The capital of France: gets the modifier “Religious Massacre” for 5 years with the following effects: −25% local manpower modifier, −25% local tax modifier, +3% missionary strength, +5 local unrest Let it spread to the provinces France: loses 1 stability. The capital of France and between 1 to 3 other provinces: gets the modifier “Religious Massacre” for 5 years with the following effects: −25% local manpower modifier, −25% local tax modifier, +3% missionary strength, +5 local unrest

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La Ligue catholique

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The French Catholic League was founded by Henry I, Duke of Guise, in 1576. Its primary function was to defend the Catholic faith against the growing influence of Huguenots and keep Henry of Navarre off the throne. But it also suited Henry as a political tool to try and usurp the throne for himself. The League became a powerful player in the French Wars of Religion, often finding itself in conflict with both the Huguenots and the King.
How shall we respond to the formation of a [Root.Religion.GetName] League?

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.
Support a [Root.Religion.GetName] League None Distance ourselves from it None

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Day of the Barricades

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Day of the Barricades was a public uprising on 12 May 1588 in Catholic Paris against Henry III who was considered too moderate and hesitant in dealing with Protestants. It was led by the head of the Catholic League, Henri of Guise, who despite a royal interdict had returned to the city. The King called in several regiments of Swiss Guards and the Gardes-Françaises, an act that violated a Paris city privilege not to have foreign troops quartered in the city. After a rumor spread that Henri of Guise were to be arrested, a city militia quickly barricaded many streets, hindering the royal troops. Fearing for his own security, the King was forced to flee the city. From his new position of power, Henri of Guise forced the King to sign a new edict, where he promised to never conclude peace with the heretics.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions France: One of the following must be true: choses option "Distance ourselves from it" during the event ‘La Ligue catholique’. choses option "French Moderates" during the event ‘Wars of Religion in France’. has the Humanist idea group. The capital of France: follows the state religion.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.
Flee from [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] France: loses 25 prestige. Stay and fight! Religious zealots (size 2) rise up in revolt in the capital of France.

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The Assassination of Henri of Guise

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After the Day of the Barricades Henry III refused to return to Paris out of fear for his own security. He had personally witnessed what a dangerous threat to the Crown the leader of the Catholic League, Henri of Guise, had become and now decided to strike back. On December 23, 1588, Henri and his brother, the Cardinal de Guise, were lured to a private meeting with the King at the Château de Blois. Entering the meeting room, the Kings guardsmen attacked Henri and stabbed him in the heart while others arrested the Cardinal who was killed shortly after. To rid himself of further opposition, the King had Henri's son arrested as well. The Catholic League now declared open war against the Crown and were supported by the Parliament of Paris, who brought criminal charges against the King. Henry III responded by joining forces with his cousin, Henry of Navarre.

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This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions France: had the event ‘Day of the Barricades’.	Is triggered only by the monthly pulse of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.
Assassinate him France: gains 25 prestige. Religious zealots (size 2) rise up in revolt in between 1 and 3 provinces Condone the League's actions France: loses 1 stability. loses 25 prestige. Heretic rebels (size 3) rise up in revolt in 1 random province of France that: is in France (region), does not follow the state religion.

Other events

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Religious Fanatics

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In reaction to what is seen as too weak a policy towards heretics, [Root.Owner.Religion.GetName] religious fanatics have risen up in [Root.GetName] to take matters into their own hands. Should they get control of the province there is risk of massacres and widespread destruction.

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Trigger conditions The province: does not follow the state religion. does not have the modifier “Religious Violence”. does not have the modifier “Religious Massacre”. is not marked as ‘religious fanatics’. France: has the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster ongoing.	Mean time to happen 120 months (scaled to 0.25 times the number of owned provinces) Modifiers France: choses option "Support a [Root.Religion.GetName] League" during the event ‘La Ligue catholique’: ×0.75 has a stability of less than 0: ×0.95 less than −1: ×0.95 less than −2: ×0.95 The province: is not bordering a province of France that follows the state religion: ×2.00 is bordering a province of France that follows the state religion: ×0.95 has a local unrest of at least 3: ×0.95 at least 5: ×0.95 at least 7: ×0.95 at least 9: ×0.95 at least 11: ×0.95
Immediate effects The province is marked as having ‘religious fanatics’.
Encourage these attacks... The province: gets the modifier “Religious Massacre” for 20 years with the following effects: −25% local manpower modifier, −25% local tax modifier, +3% missionary strength, +5 local unrest. They must be stopped If France: is Catholic then Catholic zealots (size 1) rise up in revolt in the province. is Protestant then Protestant zealots (size 1) rise up in revolt in the province. is Reformed then Reformed zealots (size 1) rise up in revolt in the province.

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Ravening Religious Fanatics

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[Root.Owner.Religion.GetName] fanatics have taken control of [Root.GetName]. Many heretics have been murdered or forced to flee and vast amount of property has been burnt to the ground.

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Trigger conditions The province: does not follow the state religion. does not have the modifier “Religious Violence”. does not have the modifier “Religious Massacre”. is marked as ‘religious fanatics’.

Is triggered only by a lost siege against rebels.

Option conditions  Enabled if: the province had the event ‘Religious Fanatics’ and chose the option “They must be stopped”: When will this ever stop? The province: gets the modifier “Religious Violence” for 5 years with the following effects: −15% local manpower modifier, −15% local tax modifier. is no longer marked as having ‘religious fanatics’.  Enabled if: the province had the event ‘Religious Fanatics’ and chose the option “Encourage these attacks...”: [Root.Owner.Religion.GetName] is the true faith! The province: gets the modifier “Religious Massacre” for 5 years with the following effects: −25% local manpower modifier, −25% local tax modifier, +3% missionary strength, +5 local unrest. is no longer marked as having ‘religious fanatics’.

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Heretic Fanatics

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Justified as self-defense against attacks from [Root.Owner.Religion.GetName] believers, heretic fanatics have risen up in [Root.GetName] to take matters into their own hands. Should they get control of the province there is risk of massacres and widespread destruction.

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Trigger conditions The province: follows the state religion. does not have the modifier “Religious Violence”. does not have the modifier “Religious Massacre”. is not marked as having ‘heretic fanatics’. France: has the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster ongoing.

Mean time to happen 120 months (scaled to 0.25 times the number of owned provinces) Modifiers France: choses option "Support a [Root.Religion.GetName] League" during the event ‘La Ligue catholique’: ×0.75 has a stability of less than 0: ×0.95 less than −1: ×0.95 less than −2: ×0.95 The province: is not bordering a province of France that follows the state religion: ×2.00 is bordering a province of France that follows the state religion: ×0.95 has a local unrest of at least 3: ×0.95 at least 5: ×0.95 at least 7: ×0.95 at least 9: ×0.95 at least 11: ×0.95

They must be stopped The province: Heretic rebels (size 1) rise up in revolt in the province. is marked as having ‘heretic fanatics’.

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Ravening Heretic Fanatics

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Heretic fanatics have taken control of [Root.GetName]. Many [Root.Owner.Religion.GetName] followers have been murdered or forced to flee and vast amount of property has been burnt to the ground.

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Trigger conditions The province: does not follow the state religion. does not have the modifier “Religious Violence”. does not have the modifier “Religious Massacre”. is marked as having ‘heretic fanatics’.	Is triggered only by a lost siege against rebels.
Option conditions When will this ever stop? The province: gets the modifier “Religious Violence” for 5 years with the following effects: −15% local manpower modifier, −15% local tax modifier. is no longer marked as having ‘heretic fanatics’.

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Capital Lost

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Paris has come under the control of religious fanatics! They have fortified the city and refuse to hand it back as long as [Root.Owner.Monarch.GetName] continues to support their enemies.

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Trigger conditions The province: is the capital. is owned by France. does not have the modifier “Religious Fanatics”. there are no unit in the province. does not follow the state religion France: did not have this event before. has the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster ongoing. did not chose option "French Moderates" during the event ‘Wars of Religion in France’.	Mean time to happen 24 months Modifiers: The province: is controlled by rebels: ×0.5
How will I ever get it back? The capital of France: Religious zealots (size 2) rise up in revolt if is not controlled by rebels, then rebels become the controller of the province. gets the modifier “Religious Fanatics” for 10 years with the following effects: +200% local defensiveness, −25% local missionary strength.

Foreign intervention events

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French Wars of Religion

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France has for years now been torn apart by a string of religious civil wars between the [FRA.Religion.GetName] [FRA.Monarch.GetTitle] [FRA.Monarch.GetName] and religious minorities. Should we take this chance to show our support for [FRA.GetName]? Or should we intervene on the minorities' side?

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Trigger conditions The country: did not have this event before. is one of the following: Burgundy, Castile, Spain, Navarra, England, Great Britain or Netherlands a neighbor of France. following the same religion as France, but is not Catholic has its capital in one of following areas: Burgundy, Lorraine, Palatinate, Hesse or North Rhine. is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. has a manpower reserve of at least 12 000. France: has the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster ongoing. owns a province in France (region) that: does not follow the state religion.

Mean time to happen 300 months Modifiers Follows the same religion as France: ×0.75

Send troops to support France If the country: has less than 20 000 manpower then the country loses 3000 manpower. has at least 20 000 manpower then the country loses 5000 manpower. France: gets the opinion modifier “Supported France” ( +30 opinion / −3 yearly decay / 10 years) towards the country. gets the event ‘Foreign Troops Intervene’ in 10 days. Send troops to fight France If the country: has less than 20 000 manpower then the country loses 3000 manpower. has at least 20 000 manpower then the country loses 5000 manpower. France: gets the opinion modifier “Supported French Rebels” ( −50 opinion / +2 yearly decay / 25 years) towards the country. gets the event ‘Foreign Troops Intervene’ in 10 days. Ignore the Wars in France None

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Foreign Troops Intervene

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[From.Monarch.GetTitle] [From.Monarch.GetName] of [From.GetName] is most concerned over the Religious Wars in France and has sent us a contingent of soldiers to help in our struggle to eradicate the heretics.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the event ‘French Wars of Religion’ option “Send troops to support France”.
Bless them! If the country that has triggered this event: has less than 20 000 manpower then France gains 3000 manpower. has at least 20 000 manpower then France gains 5000 manpower.

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Foreign Troops Intervene

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[From.Monarch.GetTitle] [From.Monarch.GetName] of [From.GetName] is most concerned over the Religious Wars in France and has sent a contingent of soldiers to help the heretics in their struggle.

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Trigger conditions None

Is triggered only by the event ‘French Wars of Religion’ option “Send troops to fight France”.

May the Devil take them! If France is Protestant or Reformed then Catholic zealots rise up in revolt in a pseudo-random province If France is Catholic then Protestant zealots rise up in revolt in a pseudo-random province The spawned rebels are friendly to the country that has triggered this event have (size 2) if the country that has triggered this event had at least 20 000 manpower have (size 1) if the country that has triggered this event had less than 20 000 manpower

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Day of Retribution

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During the tumultuous time of the French Wars of Religion, certain countries saw their chance to intervene in our internal affairs without much risk of retribution. With our internal conflicts finally put to rest, these countries will now learn that [Root.GetName] don't forget that easily...

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Trigger conditions The country: is France. has at least 1 stability. did not have this event before. At least 1 or the following: France had the event ‘Paris Worth...?’ and chose the option “Paris is worth a mass” or “Let's hope it is” at least 30 days ago. France had the event ‘Paris Worth...?’ and chose the option “Paris is worth a mass” or “Let's hope it is” at least 30 days ago. France had the event ‘End of the Wars of Religion in France’ at least 30 days ago.

Mean time to happen 12 months Modifiers France has a stability of: at least 2: ×0.75 3: ×0.75

Now they will finally pay France: gets a ‘Diplomatic Insult’ casus belli against all countries to which France has the opinion modifier “Supported French Rebels”

Finishing conditions

If France:

• does not own rebel controlled provinces.
• has at least 1 stability.
• controls its capital.
• has been force-converted, has at least 90% religious unity or has completed the Humanist idea group.
• does not own a province in France (region) that does not follow the state religion and has at least 5 local unrest.

then the disaster ends and the following event is triggered.

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End of the Wars of Religion in France

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The armed religious conflicts that have plagued France during the last decade seem to finally be over. Our nation has been through a tumultuous time but seems to have come out of it stronger.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the end of the ‘French Wars of Religion’ disaster.
Blessed be the Lord France: gains 4 stability. gains 50 administrative power. loses the modifier: “French Catholics" “French Protestants" “French Reformed" “Support Heretics" The capital of France: loses the modifier “Religious Fanatics".