Italian missions

This is a list of all missions of Italy.

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National missions

Developing the nation

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Prosperity For All Our great unification cannot be purely political. We must do our utmost to provide security and economic strength for all Italians, so that we all may prosper.	Italy and its non-tributary subjects own at least 8 provinces that are prosperous.	Italy gets the modifier ‘Italian Prosperity’ for 20 years, granting: −10% Development cost −25% Stability cost modifier
Develop The South Stability alone is not enough to improve the lot of all our people. Southern Italy in particular has historically suffered great hardships. If we want all Italians to be content with our rule, we must pay special attention to the Mezzogiorno.	Italy owns at least 5 provinces in Campania, Eastern Sicily, Western Sicily, Calabria or Apulia that have a development of at least 25.	Every province of Italy in Campania, Eastern Sicily, Western Sicily, Calabria and Apulia gets the modifier ‘Southern Focus’ for 20 years, granting: −2 Local unrest +10% Local tax modifier	Prosperity For All
Continue the Renaissance Italy has long been the cradle of intellectual though and artistic achievement. We should do our utmost to support these fine traditions, and expand the educational centers of learning which have done so much to spread new ideas and inspire new generations of thinkers and artists.	Italy owns at least 5 provinces with a university.	Italy gets the modifier ‘Continued Renaissance’ for 20 years, granting: −10% Embracement cost +10% Institution spread	Develop The South

Italian conquest

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Alpine Defenses Italy's natural border in the north is the Alps, but the Alps alone cannot stop invading armies. We must ensure that adequate defenses are in place to prevent enemy armies from marching through Alpine passes into our lands.	Italy owns a fort of the highest available level in any 5 provinces in the following areas: Liguria Piedmont Lombardy Po Valley Venetia	Italy gains a permanent claim on the following areas: Provence Savoy Dalmatia Istria Licca Durazzo Trieste Rijeka Cattaro
Italia Transalpina Provence and Savoy have historical relations with our great country, and we should do everything in our power to strengthen those ties, such as conquering those lands.	Italy owns all provinces in the following areas: Provence Savoy	Italy gains a permanent claim on the following areas: Languedoc Guyenne Poitou Auvergne Gascony	Alpine Defenses
The Seven Provinces The Occitans of southern France have longstanding connections with Italy, with mutual influences on culture, thinking, and peoples. It is only right that we encourage these connections, and bringing southern France into the fold.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas: Languedoc Guyenne Poitou Auvergne Gascony	Italy gains a permanent claim on the France region	Italia Transalpina
The Gallic Wars Long ago, our ancestors went forth and brought civilization to Gaul. Quiet frankly, it's about time we do it again.	Italy or a non-tributary subject owns at least 50 provinces in the France region.	Italy gains a permanent claim on Paderborn	The Seven Provinces
Return His Legions We have pushed ourselves deep into old Gaul, but our achievements are still overshadowed by the conquests of the great Giulio Cesare. We must strike out and achieve something the ancient Romans never succeeded in doing - we must defeat the Germans at Teutoberg Forest!	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own Paderborn	Italy gains the ‘Further Than Ceasar’ country modifier until the end of the game, giving the following effects: +1 Yearly prestige −5% Aggressive expansion impact	The Gallic Wars
Take The Littoral Italy controls many ports on the Adriatic, but many other realms control many other ports on that great sea as well. It would be prudent for us to secure the coastline and prevent interlopers from encroaching upon our waters.	Italy owns at least one province in each of the following areas: Dalmatia Durazzo Istria Licca Trieste Rijeka Cattaro	Italy gains a permanent claim on the Tirol area	Alpine Defenses
Redeem Tirolo Tirol, as the Germans call it, is a great Alpine territory, one that has served as a crossroads and a bastion for many great empires, including the Romans. Some of our people still live among those mountains, particularly in the south. If we secured those lands, we would be bringing more Italians into the fold and giving a great defensive line in the north.	Italy or a non-tributary subject owns at least 4 provinces in the Tirol area.	Italy gains the ‘Experienced Alpini’ country modifier for 20 years, giving the following effect: +10% Infantry combat ability	Take The Littoral
Humiliate Austria The Austrians have long been a thorn in our side, and continue to pretend they are better than us. They even have had the gall to proclaim themselves 'Roman' emperors! It is time we showed them that we are not to be trifled with.	Austria does not exist or is a subject of Italy, is not the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and is not a Great power	Italy gains 50 prestige Italy gains 10 army tradition	Redeem Tirolo
A Real Roman Empire Our domains stretch across the map, and our competitors have been humbled. It is time we acknowledge that we are the true and sole inheritors of Rome's greatness.	Italy is the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire or the Holy Roman Empire must not exist and Italy has a government rank of Empire	Italy gains a permanent claim on the following areas: Albania Northern Greece Kesriye Tessalonica Aragon Catalonia Valencia Baleares Roma gains: 2 Base tax 2 Base production 2 Base manpower	The Gallic Wars Humiliate Austria
Spagna Tarraconense Our control of the Mediterranean can never be complete as long as we have interlopers like the Spanish around. We must assert our power along the eastern Iberian coast, and stop the Spanish from infringing on our sea.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas: Aragon Catalonia Valencia Baleares	Italy gains a permanent claim on the Iberia region	A Real Roman Empire
Hispaniae The weak Spanish continue to insist on an unenlightened existence away from our benevolent rule. We must reach out, and help them flourish under the enlightened guidance of Italy.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the Iberia region	Italy gains: 75 Diplomatic power 75 Administrative power 75 Military power	Spagna Tarraconense
Cross The Pindus Our hold on the Adriatic will not be secure as long as there is a great hinterland full of strife. It is only under our rule that there can be peace, and so we must set forth and bring these war-torn lands under our industrious governance.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the Albania and Northern Greece areas Italy or its non-tributary subjects own Kesriye and Tessalonica	Italy gains a permanent claim on the following areas: Aegean Archipelago Thrace Morea	A Real Roman Empire
Reclaim Our Latin Heritage Centuries ago, our ancestors attempted to mend the Great Schism and assert control over the heart of the Eastern Roman world. They succeeded, for a time, but gradually their power waned and their domains fell. It is time we tried again.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas: Aegean Archipelago Thrace Morea Italy or its non-tributary subjects own Constantinople	Italy gains a permanent claim on the following areas: Aydin Hüdavendigar Germiyan Çukurova	Cross The Pindus
Anatolian Frontier Our eastern holdings cannot be safe as long as the Turks continue to threaten us in Anatolia. We must create a new frontier in Asia Minor, to subjugate those who would threaten our domains.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas: Aydin Hüdavendigar Germiyan Çukurova	Italy gains the ‘Eastern Romans’ country modifier until the end of the game, giving the following effects: +10% National manpower modifier +10% Land force limit modifier	Reclaim Our Latin Heritage

Uniting our land

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
Complete The Risorgimento Although we may have created an Italian state, our work is not yet done! There are still Italians out there who cry out to be reunited with their brothers. We must liberate all of our people from foreign rule!	Italy owns all provinces in the Italian region.	Italy gains the ‘From the Po to the Toe’ country modifier until the end of the game, granting: +1 Diplomatic reputation
The Roman Question The Italian nation and the Papacy are in an awkward position. Through tradition and history, the Papacy claims the right to rule large swathes of Central Italy. Through people and geography, Italy claims the right to rule all of the Italian peninsula. Tensions will remain between the two institutions, unless a more permanent agreement can be reached.	Italy has religious unity of at least 100% If Italy is catholic: Italy is the Papal controller else if Italy has the clergy estate: the clergy has at least 60 loyalty	Italy gains the ‘The Roman Answer’ country modifier for 20 years, granting: +1% Missionary strength +2 Tolerance of the true faith	Complete The Risorgimento
Among The Great Powers Our prestige and power means little if it is not acknowledged by our neighbors. We must ensure the we have a place among the Great Powers of the world, and that they acknowledge us as their equal in relations and might.	Italy is a great power Italy has an ally that is a great power	Italy gains one of the following: 10 Republican tradition 10 Legitimacy 10 Meritocracy 10 Devotion If Italy has none of these: Italy gains 10 Prestige	The Roman Question

Overseas expansion

Mission	Completion requirements	Effects	Prerequisites
A Worthy Navy Italy is a large peninsula, surrounded by vast waters and many other naval powers. Without a respectable fleet of our own, we would be defenseless against naval blockades and invasions. We must construct a fleet to defend our lands and our glories.	Italy has a total navy size of at least 90.0% of the Force Limit	Italy gains permanent claims on the following areas: Tunisia Djerba Tripolitania
Africa Proconsulare Our hold on the Mediterranean is under threat by Barbary pirates and other scoundrels from North Africa. If we want to project our lands, we must destroy the pirates' hideouts and the North African governments which protect them.	Italy owns all provinces in the following areas: Tunisia Djerba Tripolitania	Italy gains ‘Scipio's Helmet’ for 20 years, granting: −15% Naval maintenance modifier +1 Yearly navy tradition	A Worthy Navy
Befriend Ethiopia Ancient legends speak of the Kingdom of Prester John, a Christian king who lived on the far side of heathen realms. Gradually, we learned more - Marco Polo himself spoke of the great Christian kingdom of Ethiopia, and our contacts with that African land have only increased since then. It is in the interests of posterity and in our strategic interests for us to reach out to the Ethiopian people and forge bonds of friendship and mutual protection.	If Ethiopia exists: Italy is allied with Ethiopia else if a christian country has its capital in the Horn of Africa region: Italy is allied with a christian country with its capital in the Horn of Africa region else: Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas: Central Ethiopia Kaffa Tigray	Italy gains 100 diplomatic power Italy gains permanent claims on the following areas: Delta Bahari	Africa Proconsulare
Invade Egypt Our domains may stretch far, but venerable Egypt still remains beyond our grasp. These rich lands would be a gateway to the east and the lucrative trades of Asia and Africa.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas Delta Bahari	Italy gains 2 mercantilism Italy gains the "Alexandria Ambition" trade modifier in the Alexandria node for 20 years, granting: +50 Trade power	Befriend Ethiopia
Terra Santa As a great state, it is our solemn and righteous duty to protect the Holy Lands. Providence calls us forth to establish a new regime in Jerusalem, and bring the whole of the Levant under our pious administration.	Italy or its non-tributary subjects own all provinces in the following areas: Palestine Syria Aleppo	The religion of Jerusalem (379) changes to the Italian state religion Italy gains 50 prestige	Invade Egypt