Europe 1430 (Map Game)

This is a new map game that takes place in Europe in 1430. This map game will regulated and controlled.

Rules

 * Just like the original Map Game, a turn is a year.
 * Another person must go again before you can take a turn.
 * Take a turn by adding new plausible events to the timeline and then editing the map.
 * Use paint to edit you map and save it as a .png and add it to your new post
 * You need to add a map to your post, if you are unable to then please request that someone make a map for you
 * Don't be ridiculous! (i.e. Finland cannot dclare independence and then invade the entire world, all in a year)
 * WE WILL ADD MORE YEARS ONCE WE GET THERE!
 * If you have a problem with a post say a bit on the talk page about it, and the community (or I) will decide.
 *  IT MUST BE PLAUSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! 

1430-1460
See Europe 1430, 1430-1460

1461-1491
See Europe 1430, 1461-1491

1492-1522
See Europe 1430, 1492-1522

1523

 * Morocco Revolts from Portugal
 * The King of Sweden died
 * Islam spreads throughout the Balkans

1524
Frederick II of Prussia became Duke of Mecklenburg and Prince of Anhalt, uniting both into the Kingdom of Prussia. In his new lands, he began building houses for the noblity and establishing Prussian porcelain factories.

Calvinist missionaries spread out among some of native americans, and gain many converts. Calvin himself moves from Switzerland to Prussia. Many burguois among the Baltic nations convert, as do a sizable minority of tradesmen (carpenters, smiths, ferriers, etc.)

1525
Frederick II of Prussia is alarmed at the growth of Calvinism. He has John Calvin arrested, tortured, and executed. Frederick II then closes off Prussian borders to any further Calvinists and arrests those already living in Prussia.

Calvinist merchants, angered at the death of Calvin, close trade with Prussia over his death. Switzerland cuts off diplomatic contact with Prussia, as does Livonia and the Haneastics. Navarre becomes majority Calvinist, and the religion spreads among the nobility of Iberia. The Portuguese king Pedro III converts, and much of the merchant class follows.

1526
Frederick II of Prussia has the remains of John Calvin defiled by ripping out his heart and feeding his bones to the dogs. He made sure no one, not even the court, found out. Besides that, he begins his considerable reforms:

Frederick encouraged internal trade, by removing most trade barriers, building the Frederick Road, and by establishing merchant houses. Frederick made the economy of Prussia self-sufficent by introducing the use of tulips as a crop, introducing the Danish crop-rotation system, and liberating serfs from feudalism. Frederick also established mines and blacksmith houses.

Sweden almost completely converts to Calvinism.

1527
Frederick II established the Prussian Municipal Policing Force, the first of it's kind in Europe. The force's job was to "maintain order in the localites, to make sure the laws were executed in a organized manner, and to execute the orders of the local courts". Frederick II also established a fire-fighting department and a local lawyer's department, allowing people for the first time to seek legal counsel in civil trials.

Calvin's son, Anthony, publishes his (at this time radical) views on religious freedom and government. Quoting the chapter on religious freedom, he writes, "While my faith in God is absolute, so is my belief that the only way to truly come to be one one of his saved is to come to it under one's own total free will. Anything else is a falacy, and an insult to the omniprescent power of the Word." On economics, he writes, "While many believe that donating money to the poor is a direct path to the Lord, this is false. This only stagnates the progressive development of the human condition. If welfare is removed, then poor people will seek jobs, expand the economy, and foster the coming of Him. This, in the long run, improves the human condition more than any charity. Nay, this self-improvement is the only true charity." His reforms are enacted throughout Calvinist Europe, and it's traders quickly gain ground against the Prussian rivals due to the improvement of the economic basing, although Prussian trade and commerce remain strong.

1528
Sweden annexes Livonia, and establishes the General Staff, which greatly improves logistics and tactics for Sweden. They also sign a non-agression pact with Prussia, due to the growing fears of a Continental war.

Frederick II reorganized the Prussian army. He created a reserve of 50,000 soldiers, initated Prussian discipline and organization codes, and reformed the Prussian professional army. He introduced modern European military technology and also introduced more comfortable uniforms. His reforms made Prussia's army the most feared in Europe. Frederick also banned the publication of Anthony Calvin's heretical book on welfare. The death penalty was imposed on anybody who even smuggled in a copy.

Anthony publishes a phamphlet on the proper role of government. It is widely circulated and re-printed across Europe. It states that the only role the government should have is courts, police, enforcing citizen's rights against the government, and the military. It calls for complete free speech, religion, etc. Shipments of the pamphlets are smuggled in to Prussia, and many peasants and merchants across Europe feel they have been short-changed by the nobility.

1529
Frederick II of Prussia imposed tariffs on trade with all countries except Sweden, whom he opened free trade with. Frederick also established the Prussian Navy, building 3 galleys and 10 warships. Frederick's spies also found out about the smuggling in of the pamphlets, and he has all people who have read or even bought the pamphlets tortured (by raping them or beating them) and executed. Frederick establishes the Prussian Royal Police to root out any potential suspects.

King Pedro III of Portugal, reading the pamphlets, gives up his throne and establishes the Federal Republic of Portugal, based on the Swiss model. He sends descreet aid to "liberty conventions" all over Europe, as do most of the Calvinist nations. Brunswick and Lithuania become majority Calvinist, however, they keep the monarchy. For now...

Sweden begins expanding it's merchant marine, and set up dozens of sawmills in the Finnish forests, to make shipbuilding much cheaper.

1530
The Pope of Toledo excommunicates the former King Pedro III of Portugal for "abolishing a Catholic throne and for adopting heretical ideals". The Pope also excommunicates John Calvin (although he is dead, this is called after-life ex-communication) as well Anthony Calvin and the king of Sweden. The Pope hails the actions of king Frederick II of Prussia as "A step back towards God's Grace". Anthony writes in his weekly newsletter, "It is quite humorous, in a cosmic sort of way, for a mere human, as demented as the rest of us, to assume that he can command God, the creator of the Universe, to send other humans, just as sinful as him, into hell. How can one be elected by evil, sinful human beings (not that us Calvinists are not) and then act like God suddenly agrees with every thing he says. Humorous, indeed. But humor is one of the more dangerous things to play with when matters concerning God are discussed. I do not profess to know or understand what God plans for Earth; However, the Pope does, and I don't believe an inkling of it. AS I have always said, follow the Word, do good acts, and never give up hope that the Lord will return."

The Swedish merchant marine begins to expand even faster, as they adopt fore-and-aft sails. a Swedish sawmill owner begins using water power for other things, like powering several foundries. this makes Swedish iron the highest quality in the world.

Frederick I of Habsburg dies and is succeeded by his son Charles. He is very intelligent, literate in most major European languages and promises to be a great king as he is also a great military leader. He also forges closer relations with Great Britain and Prussia.

1531
The Swedish merchant marine now controls half the Baltic trade, and there is a large Swedish fleet which carries coal from all over Europe and Nova Scotia to the quickly expanding Swedish iron industry. several factories are established in Sweden which use water power to build iron stoves out of replaceable parts. these stoves are a huge boon to the Swedish, and they help most of their population survive the hard winters

Charles of Habsburg reorganizes the army of Habsburg by introducing conscription, a staff system, and a new officer system to improve the size and quality of the army.

1532
Sweden begins establishing textile mills powered by water. several innovations allow for the rapid rise in textile manufacturing in Sweden: one which allows one person to spin five threads at the same time, and another which allows for greater use of water power.

WIth an army of 15,000 troops, Habsburg invades, and quickly overruns, Flanders.

1533
The Swede's begin manufacturing their ships using a system of replacable parts, and improve their navy's cannons with trunnions, trucks and bagged charges. they also develop a flintlock musket and begin building a factory specifically for their manufacture. Prussia immediately signs a treaty, gaining all this technology, and build flintlock factories of their own.

Habsburg invades Lorraine, though this country has a larger army than Flanders and a more sophistacted officer system, they fall also within the same year of invasion.

1534
The Swedes develop the worlds first field artillery. they also develop a water-powered boring machine that lets them bore almost indentical bores, reducing windage and increasing accuracy. this boring device also manufactures artillery much faster than traditional techniques. This technology is discovered by the Prussians as well, who have lured several Swedish and Danish engineers and scientists to their side with promises of land and money.

1535
Prussian scientist Nicholas Coprencius discovers that the Earth and all the planets orbit the Sun, and that it is only one of several millions of stars in the Universe.

The first poorly built Prussian factory literally fails to run at all. Frederick is extremely frustrated, but his inexperienced workers failed to construct any of his new factories to their designers specifications. This ends Prussia's industrial expansion for the next couple years. they would instead import flintlocks and cannons from Sweden, who has more than enough, and concerate on their military.

Genoa adopts the Swedish shipbuilding innovations.

1536

 * After years of debate, the Swedish annexation of Livonia having no legal bearing, is rejected by the Livonian noblety and the international community, returning power to the duke of Livonia.
 * Their planning complete, the Brunswick Pact nations sweep into Habsburg to liberate Flanders and put an end to the Habsburg threat. With the combined forces of Prussia, Saxony, Wurzburg, Hesse, Brunswick, Thuringia, and the Hanseatic Republic, the Habsburg forces rout and King Charles is captured. A Regency council is established for the Charles' young son with representatives from each German nation represented. The King's son will be of age to take the throne in 12 years.
 * Venice steps up its colonization plans with the huge profits they are making from the importation of New World goods and gold.
 * The King of Denmark passes Odin's Law, stating that no man who rejects the gods may sit the throne of Denmark.
 * The King of Greece, Doge of Genoa, and dukes of Albania and Bulgaria begin campaigns to stamp out Islam in the Balkans.
 * The King of Bohemia marries his youngest son to the daughter of the Duke of Hungary. No joining of the nations will result from this but relations between the two become much closer.
 * Denmark establishes several fur trading posts along the northern coast of North America.
 * Most major seafaring nations have adopted fore and aft sails for their smaller ships, including the Hanseatic Republic, Bohemia, Great Britain, Denmark, Genoa, Sardinia and Portugal.
 * Venice adopts the swedish shipbuilding techniques and begins investing in newer technologies.
 * Other colonies in the New World expand.

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1537
Frederick the Great inherits the throne of Saxony. He consults Bohemia on the issue, and with the King's agreement, annexes Saxony. The King of Bohemia no longer thinks Saxony is important. The other German States apporve the annextion as well.

Finand revolts against Sweden's rule, and becomes independent. Sweden is seriously weakened by this.

The King of Denmark, Odin II, who passed Odin's Law, dies, and is replaced by his son, Eric. Although Eric acted like a paganist in public, in private he was a Catholic, reading his Bible at night, when nobody was awake. King Eric II immediately issued the Lord's Law, which repealed Odin's Law and proclaimed Denmark a Catholic country once again. The paganist Temples of Denmark were abolished, and Eric himself was baptized and christened. The Pope is delighted at Eric's conversion, and sends him papal letters of welcome.

1538

 * Eric's Brother Harold along with the Nobles of Denmark execute Eric for Treason and decrees that the Lord's Law was invalid as a Christian King was illegal in the first place. The majority Asatru populace celebrates the move.
 * The Hussite areas of southern Saxony in Prussia revolt and join Wurzburg and Bohemia before the Prussian military can put down the revolt in the North. Hussitism spreads to Hesse, the duke of which converts.
 * Bohemia approaches all the Hussite Nations to create the Hussite League, a mutual defense alliance. If attacked, the Hussite nations will respond. Signatories of the treaty include Bohemia, Venice, Wurzburg, Hungary and Hesse.
 * New World colonies expand.

1539
Frederick the Great abolishes the Church of Prussia and adopts the Roman Catholic religion as the offical state religion. Frederick also increases the moblity of his military, hoping to crush any revolts quickly in the future.

Meanwhile, a man in Denmark, named Richmen, a secret Catholic, gathered a Christian army together and overthrew King Harold and his "heretical pagans". Richmen forces the population to convert to Roman Catholicsm, and he binds Denmark with the Catholic Church. The Pope of Rome is more then pleased and calls him "the savior of the North".

1540

 * Richman's actions spark civil war across the north, including the Asatru dominanted portions of Sweden, when the dust fades many new nations emerge. Catholic Denmark, and Asatru Iceland, Midgard, Thorgard, Norgard, and Norway. With Denmark still continuing to fight the Asatru populace at home, Iceland claims the New World colonies.
 * France and Occitania begins construction on a small atlantic fleet in order to claim some of the new world before its all taken.
 * Read prev. posts Sweden converted to Calvinism!!!!

1541
Frederick II of Prussia reorganized the Prussian taxing system, establishing a clarified tax code, imposing more indirect taxes, and establishing a uniform system of state expenditures, debt, and revenue. His reforms over-fill Prussia's treasury with money, so much he has to build five treasury depositories, but other rulers refuse to adopt his reforms. Frederick also builds a explortory fleet of 5 warships and a galley, sending it to North America to establish a Prussian colony. New Prussia is established to the northeast of the Mayan Kingdoms, and relations with the Mayans are opened.

1542
Prussia, Lithuania, Poland, Thuringia, Hanseatic Republic, and Flanders declare the creation of their own mutual defense alliance called the Germanic League. They almost instantly antagonize the Hussite League, members of both leagues soon begin to mobilize troops.

Livonia, Finland, Switzerland, Navarre, Genoa and Portugal create the Concordiat of Europe, a neutral, mainly Calvinist alliance, that quickly begins to dominate the banking and credit systems. All the Calvinist pressure from the peasants and merchants forces Swedish nobles to recreate Sweden, and they join the Concordiat. They begin to play the two other competing alliances off against one another.

Calvinist influence expands throughout Britain and Lithuania. Lithuania, already staunchly Calvinist, splits from the GL but becomes neutral.

1543
The Pope hires assasins who kill Anthony Calvin and bring his body to the Pope, who then has it burned in public. The Pope orders Calvin's left-over bones thrown to the dogs.