Livonian Order

Primary culture

Prussian (Germanic)

Capital province

Livland (37)

Government

Monastic Order

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Divine ideas

Notes:

For Christian theocracies.

Traditions:

+1 Missionary

+15% Manpower recovery speed

Holy Order

+5% Discipline

Church Administration

−10% Stability cost modifier

−10% Core-creation cost

True Defender of the Faith

+25% Fort defense

Let No Man Tolerate the Witch

+2% Missionary strength

Onward Christian Soldiers

+10% National garrison growth

+10% Garrison size

Turn the Other Cheek

+1 Attrition for enemies

Render onto Caesar

+10% National tax modifier

Ambition:

−10% Culture conversion cost

The Livonian Order is a large Monastic Order based in the Baltics. It lies on the coast of the Baltic sea and borders Teutonic Order to the southwest, Lithuania to the south, Novgorod to the east, and contains Riga as an enclave within its borders. It is a historical friend of the Teutonic Order and Riga.

Decisions[edit]

The Livonian Order is able to form Kurland.

id

Reform into Kurland

The Northern Crusade has long come to an end. Our Crusader identity will soon bring us no more than nothing and maybe one day, it will eventually become a burden... By secularizing the state and reforming it into a duchy which is led by the former Grandmaster and his knights - now the Duke and his vassals - we can rouse the state from decadence and ameliorate our diplomatic situation.

Potential requirements

Kurland does not exist.
The country:

is either the Livonian Order or Riga.
was never an end-game tag.
has not yet enacted this decision.

If the country is AI-controlled then:

it can not be a custom nation.
Protestant or Reformed religion must be enabled.

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least level 10.
is not a nomad nation.
is not at war.
is Reformed or Protestant.
owns its core provinces Goldingen (39) and Mitau (1935).

Effects

If Mitau (1935) is part of the HRE, but its owner is not a member then:

the province is removed from the HRE.
the Holy Roman Emperor:
- gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the owner, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.
- loses 1 imperial authority.

Mitau (1935):

becomes the new capital of the owner country.

The country:

becomes Kurland.
gains 10 prestige.
gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 10 years with the following effects:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’ unless it’s using custom ideas.

If Kurland:

does not have custom ideas
- then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.
is a theocracy
- then it becomes a monarchy.

Every neighbouring monarchy:

gets the opinion modifier “Secularized Monastic Order” towards Kurland worth 25 opinion with a yearly decay of 2.5.

Strategy[edit]

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

You start in a windy corner of Europe hemmed in on 3 sides by some powerful rivals. The Livonian Order is weak early on but if you can get going, your national ideas are extremely powerful.

This may take a few restarts depending on how the AI picks rivals but ally Sweden and Teutonic Order. Build up an army and attack Novgorod. Take a few provinces and money. Build an additional fort on the Lithuanian Border and Diplomatic Annex Riga.

Wait. If Lithuania remains peaceful then don’t provoke them and work on Novgorod. If Lithuania has a bad war going through jump in and take some land. Stay out of Europe as much as possible. Instead roll up Novgorod and then go after Muscovy. Pick an Eastern Ally depending on the specifics of your game. Keep gobbling up Russian Territory. If Lithuania attacks, defend and wait for Sweden to help you out. Aim for White Peaces, you actually want Lithuania as a buffer for later.

For ideas I actually recommend a double Economic start with Trade and Economic followed by Quality and Religious. Keep rolling East and South towards the Crimea. Convert along the way. Your ideas are great for that and you can use your influence to become papal controller.

Once you get going you are basically a strange Russia. If possible you can betray Sweden and take most of Scandinavia. But in general you should focus on heretical nations so you can convert. Later on invade Holy Land.

Expectation wise it's very hard for a Livonian world conquest or mega nation.