Naples

Primary culture

Neapolitan (Latin)

Capital province

Napoli (121)

Government

Feudal Nobility

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Neapolitan ideas

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Traditions:

+10% Trade efficiency

+10% Institution spread

Consolidate the Royal Domain

+10% Goods produced modifier

Academia Pontaniana

−5% Technology cost

Encourage City Living

−10% Development cost

Crush the Power of the Barons

+10% Morale of armies

Expand the Arsenale

−10% Ship cost

City of Artists

+1 Yearly prestige

The Lazzaroni and the Monarchy

+1 Yearly legitimacy

Ambition:

+20% National manpower modifier

For the province named Napoli, see the Campania region.

After the Sicilian Rebellion of 1282, the Neapolitan King Charles of Anjou lost control of the island to Peter III of Aragon. With only the territories in mainland Italy to his name, the Kingdom of

Sicily became forfeit and its King adopted the title: the Kingdom of Naples.

When Queen Joan I died childless, the Neapolitan Kingdom fell into a constant state of civil war; with cousins of all kinds of claims and titles to their name fighting for control of the Kingdom. Alfonso V of Aragon settled this dispute with blood, driving out all other pretenders and uniting the Crown of Aragon with the Kingdom of Naples.

In 1444, the Kingdom of Naples is a captive in a very delicate situation. They remain under union with the Crown of Aragon, but the Aragonese claim to the throne is weak and the question of who truly belongs on the throne is something of an ongoing dispute. With blood ties to the Kingdom of France, the Neapolitan Succession Crisis has become a matter of great tension between Aragon and France.

To the north,

the Papal State controls Rome and much of Central Italy. Meanwhile, the Italian Peninsula is shattered into small realms such as

Florence and city-states like

Lucca and

Bologna. To the south,

Tunis remains a large threat to the economic stability of the Kingdom, as the marauding pirates often raid the coastline of Naples and disrupt Italian maritime trade. However, the question still remains: how will Naples break free from the iron grasp of Aragonese rule and reunite the Two Sicilies.

Naples is the one of the strongest powers in Italy when the game begins, occupying the entirety of mainland Italy south of the Papal State. They begin the game in 1444 in a personal union under Aragon.

The Kingdom of Naples in 1444 occupies the peninsular part of the former Kingdom of Sicily. The Kingdom of Sicily was founded by the Norman Hauteville dynasty in the 12th century. The Kingdom was inherited by Charles of Anjou, a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, after the extinction of the Hohenstaufen line. His harsh rule provoked the Sicilian Vespers which resulted in the separation of the island of Sicily from the Kingdom of Sicily. The Island was claimed by the Aragonese House of de Trastamara. The Kingdom of Sicily was eventually renamed to The Kingdom of Naples. With the death of Giovanna II of Anjou, the Kingdom of Naples fell into a succession crisis. Alfonso V of Aragon settled the issue by laying claim to the Kingdom and uniting it with the Crown of Aragon. The Kingdom remained under Spanish influence until the War of the Spanish Succession, when it was claimed by Austria. The Kingdom was conquered again by the Spanish and it was released as an independent state after the Napoleonic Wars. The newly independent Kingdom included the peninsular area and the island of Sicily; the Spanish Bourbons gave it the name of "The Kingdom of Two Sicilies". Eventually, the Kingdom was later annexed in 1861 after Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand. On the 17th of March 1861, King Victor Emmanuel II proclaimed the Kingdom of Italy

Missions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Neapolitan missions

Events[edit | edit source]

Main article: Neapolitan events

Decisions[edit | edit source]

Naples can form the nations of Two Sicilies or Italy.

id

Unite the Two Sicilies

Naples and Sicily have been divided and squabbled over by the great powers of Europe for too long. We must reunite the Sicilies and become a great power in our own right.

Potential requirements

The Two Sicilies do not exist.
The country:

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

If the country is AI-controlled, it:

is not a custom nation.
is not a former colonial nation.

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
is not a nomad nation.
owns core provinces:
- Napoli
- Palermo.
owns at least 10 provinces in the Italy region with Neapolitan or Sicilian culture.

Effects

The country:

becomes Two Sicilies.
gains 10 prestige.
gets new missions, unless it was Naples.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it has custom ideas.
increases rank to kingdom, if it is a duchy
removes all provinces from the Holy Roman Empire, if it is a member and not an elector or the emperor.

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

id

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.
is not the Papal State or the Holy Roman Empire
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 Naples. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Naples will probably get his independence when Aragon gets the event to choose to respect his late king's will to grant Naples independence with his second son Ferrando as king, or keep it under Aragonese rule against the late king's Will. If not Naples can easily get supported his independence by the great powers of Europe , such as France or Austria. However it may be ideal to declare an independence war on Aragon if they have weak allies and you have strong ones, so that you’d be able to take your Sicilian cores back early.

After independence, it's up to the player to choose where to expand. There are many options available due to Naples' size. If Naples joins the HRE, attempting to become Emperor is an option, although this has to be done before the shadow kingdom event to prevent the triggered modifier for staying in the empire. Another option is colonizing the new world. One could easily snap up a ton of North America as Naples but funneling trade to Genoa requires power in the Bordeaux node. A better expansion option may be Africa, trade from West Africa may be pulled across the Sahara to Tunis and on to Genoa. This path of expansion requires Exploration ideas, which can be dropped after bridging the provinces south of Fezzan. Another path could be to expand into Italy and reap the riches of others, in this case claiming across sea zones to attack Siena, Genoa or Ferrara could be a good idea if The Papal State has good allies. A French alliance is quite common with Naples so this could assist in Neapolitan endeavors. Releasing nations to diplomatically vassalize to prevent high aggressive expansion (such as Modena and Parma, or even Avignon if the player is fast enough) might be a good idea. Naples may consider expanding eastward through Ragusa or Serbia into the Balkans and Hungary, outside of the HRE and lead the crusade against the Ottomans, it is recommended to only start to do this after forming Italy, as it will be difficult beforehand. Blocking off the Ottomans from their Balkan territories from the straits is an effective way to siege out quite a bit of their richer provinces, including their capital. Taking lands and releasing Byzantium is quite an effective way of gaining more cores. The Indian path is also easy to achieve provided Naples has swept through North Africa to the Mamluks faster than the Ottomans can get to them or Naples has already taking Suez from the Ottomans. On the other hand, if you want to form Italy your main problem will be defeating the Papal States. Break your alliance with Castile if necessary and ally the Pope's rivals ( France is best if they have rivalled the Pope which is common). Moving your capital across the Strait of Sicily to Palermo may be advisable in this scenario to prevent losing warscore from losing your capital. Another path could be to cross the Adriatic Sea to defeat and vassalise Serbia and Bosnia and then expand further into Hungary. If doing this be careful not to provoke the wrath of the Ottomans.