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]

Main article: Italian minor missions

Decisions[edit]

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

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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 Playing with normal or historical nations. The country: has not been an end game nation. has not enacted this decision before. is not the Papal State or Tuscany. has Tuscan as primary culture. is not a colonial nation. is player-controlled, unless: it is not a custom nation. it is not a former colonial nation. owns at least 3 cities. Tuscany does not exist.	Allow The country: has an administrative technology of at least 10. is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. is not a nomad nation. is not at war. owns core provinces Arezzo, Firenze and Pisa, plus either Siena or Lucca. Tuscany does not exist.

Effects The country: becomes Tuscany. gets permanent claims on all unowned provinces with Tuscan culture. gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, with the following effects: −0.05 Monthly autonomy change +1 National unrest gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it's a custom nation or has Tuscan ideas. gains 25 prestige. (hidden) gets the event “The Emperor Condemns Tuscany's Elevation” within 50 days.

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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

Playing with normal or historical nations.
The country:
- has not been an end game nation.
- has not enacted this decision before.
- is not the Papal State.
- has a primary culture in the Latin culture group.
- is player-controlled, unless it:
  - is not a custom nation.
  - is not a former colonial nation.
  - has at least 15 cities.

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 at least 20 core provinces in the Italy region, including Genova, Milano, Firenze, and Roma.

Effects

If the country 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:
  - gets the event ‘Italy breaks out of the Empire’.
  - gets the opinion modifier ‘Left the Holy Roman Empire’ towards the country, worth −150 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.
The country:
- increases rank to kingdom.
- becomes Italy.
- gets a permanent claim on every unowned province in the Italy region.
- gains 25 prestige.
- moves its capital to Roma.
- gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it has custom ideas.
- gets new missions.

Strategy[edit]

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 should first 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. 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.