Hesse

Primary culture

Rhenish (Germanic)

Capital province

Hessen (81)

Government

Feudal Monarchy

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Hessian ideas

Traditions:

+10% National tax modifier

+1 Diplomatic reputation

Break the Power of the Estates

−10% Stability cost modifier

Marburg University

−10% Idea cost

Welcome the Reformers

+25% Religious unity

+5% Church power

Receive Religious Immigrants

−10% Development cost

Modernization of the Hessian Army

+5% Discipline

Hessian Mercenaries

+25% Land force limit modifier

Economic Reforms

+10% Production efficiency

Ambition:

−15% Mercenary maintenance

For the area, see Hesse (area).

Hesse starts the game as a Monarchy situated in the Westphalian Region, inside the Holy Roman Empire. It is bordered by Saxony, Brunswick, Cologne, Nassau, Frankfurt, Mainz and Wurzburg. Hesse has the potential to form Westphalia, getting an early Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliament.

Decisions[edit]

Form Westphalia

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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: is not the Holy Roman Empire, Hanover, the Papal State, Germany, Prussia or Switzerland. is not a colonial nation. is not the celestial empire. has Westphalian or Rhenish as primary culture or its capital in Westphalia (area). has not passed this decision before. If the country is AI-controlled, it can not be a former colonial nation. it can not be a custom nation.	Allow The country: has an administrative technology of at least level 10. is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. is not a nomad nation. is not at war. has its capital in Westphalia (area). is either an elector or not a member of the HRE. owns its core provinces: Magdeburg (52), Westfalen (82), Hanover (1758), Kassel (1762), Paderborn (2972).

Effects If Kassel (1762): is a part of the Holy Roman Empire but the country is not a member of the HRE then Kassel (1762) is removed from the HRE. the emperor of the HRE: loses 1 imperial authority. gets the modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the country, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1. The country: changes to Westphalia. changes government to a administrative monarchy. sets capital to Kassel (1762). gets the modifier “Increased Decentralization” for 20 years with the following effects: +0.05 monthly autonomy change, −1 national unrest. gets permanent claims on all provinces of Westphalia (area) and Lower Saxony that it does not own. gets permanent claims on the provinces Magdeburg (52), Hessen (81), Kassel (1762) and Altmark (2964) that are not owned by Westphalia. gains 25 prestige. If Westphalia is a duchy then it becomes a kingdom. A random owned province: gains 1 base tax.

Form German Nation

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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: is not the Papal State, the Holy Roman Empire or the Roman Empire. is not a colonial nation. has one of the following cultures as primary culture: Westphalian, Pomeranian, Rhenish, Saxon, Bavarian, Prussian, Swabian or Franconian. has not yet enacted this decision. If the country is AI-controlled then it: must have at least 15 cities and an administrative technology of at least 20. can not be a former colonial nation. can not be a theocracy. can not be 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 HRE. owns its core provinces: Hamburg (44), Rostock (46), Berlin (50), Brunswick (57), Dresden (61), Thüringen (63), München (65), Nürnberg (67), Hessen (81), Köln (85), Pfalz (1761), Augsburg (1868) and Frankfurt (1876). Königsberg (41) or Elsass (75).

Effects The country: changes to Germany. gets empire government rank. leaves the Holy Roman Empire. gets permanent claims on all provinces of North Germany and South Germany that are not owned by Germany. gains 25 prestige. gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years with the following effects: −0.05 Monthly autonomy change +1 National unrest The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire: 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’.