Lucca

Primary culture

Tuscan (Latin)

Capital province

Lucca (2980)

Government

Italian Signoria

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Luccan ideas

Traditions:

−10% Construction cost

−15% Mercenary maintenance

Mending the Papal Schisms

+2 Tolerance of heretics

+15% Religious unity

Libertas!

+10% Provincial trade power modifier

Draining Lago di Bientina

−10% Development cost

Luccan Naval Ambitions

+20% National sailors modifier

The Captain of the People

+10% Production efficiency

The Black Party

−1 National unrest

The Jacobin State of Lucca

+0.3 Yearly republican tradition

+10 Maximum revolutionary zeal

Ambition:

+50% Mercenary manpower

Lucca is a Catholic republic located in northwestern Italy, bordering Genoa, Milan, Ferrara and Florence. In 1444, the country starts as a one province minor with the potential of becoming a Free City of the Holy Roman Empire.

Missions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Italian minor missions

Decisions[edit | edit source]

Since Lucca's primary culture is Tuscan, Lucca has the ability to form Tuscany.

id

Form Tuscany

Not since the days of the Margraviate of Tuscany has a single power controlled as much of the the Tuscan lands as we do. Let us adopt a new title to better reflect our new standing among the states of Italy.

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game nation.
is not Tuscany.
has not enacted this decision before.
is not a colonial nation.
has Tuscan as primary culture.

If the country is AI-controlled, it:

is not a custom nation.
is not a former colonial nation.
owns at least 3 cities.
Tuscany does not exist.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

Tuscany does not exist.
The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
owns core provinces:
- Arezzo
- Firenze
- Pisa
- either Siena or Lucca.

Effects

The country:

becomes Tuscany.
gains 25 prestige.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it's a custom nation or has Tuscan ideas.
gets permanent claims on all unowned provinces with Tuscan culture.
(Hidden) gets the event “The Emperor Condemns Tuscany's Elevation” within 50 to 70 days.
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

AI will always take this decision
AI gives "high priority" (400) to this decision

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Form Italian Nation

As the heart of the Renaissance, our nation is blossoming culturally. We have just entered the beginning of what looks like a prolonged artistic rebellion, especially in the field of architecture and literature. The cultural evolution is not aiding our country in maintaining peace within our borders however. Our country is continuously stricken by foreign states seeking power and territorial gain.

Potential requirements

Italy does not exist.
The country:

was never an end-game nation.
has not enacted this decision before.
is not a colonial nation.
is in the Latin culture group

If the country is AI-controlled, it:

is not a custom nation.
is not a former colonial nation.
has at least 15 cities.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 10.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
owns core provinces:
- Genoa (101)
- Milano (104)
- Firenze (116)
- Roma (118)
owns at least 20 core provinces in the Italy region.

Effects

The country:

becomes Italy.
gains 25 prestige.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it has custom ideas.
increases rank to kingdom, if it is a duchy
gets a permanent claim on Italy region.
moves its capital to Roma.
enacts "Italian Signoria" government reform if no reform has been selected

If Italy is a member of the Holy Roman Empire but not the emperor or an elector, then:

all its provinces are removed from the Empire.
the emperor of the HRE:
- gets the opinion modifier “Left the Holy Roman Empire” ( −150 Opinion / +1 Yearly decay) towards Italy.
- gets the event ‘Italy breaks out of the Empire’.

AI will always take this decision

Strategy[edit | edit source]

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

For the Lucky Lucca achievement, you can try to make an alliance with Austria to stay in the Holy Roman Empire when all other Italian nations go out. Nobody should attack you with this and you can continue to attack Italian nations if they have not left the empire. But if you don't get the alliance with Austria, it doesn't matter and you can simply leave the empire. Then you should try to conquer many Italian provinces to build a power base in Italy. If you have a power base in Italy, strong countries like France and Castile are more likely to ally you. Take the Exploration idea group and the Expansion idea group to colonize a province in Ivory Coast and then additional provinces around Africa. In the Indian Ocean, you can colonize some islands off the Indian coast to create a military base for your upcoming wars against Bengal and Jaunpur. Lucknow is a province initially held by Jaunpur. If you haven't founded Italy yet, you can still do this achievement afterwards.