Or to have a few generals beyond the cap. Now this tradition is waning and the merchant class is becoming increasing fratricidal. The impressive Christian League fleet gathered in the Gulf of Lepanto under the command of the Spaniard John of Austria to clash with the Turkish fleet commanded by Kapudan Ali Pasha. Everything in the Venice node is a core, plus the Iron, Gold and Wine provinces of Austria and Augsburg. To avoid succumbing to Venetian rule, these two republics made multiple and lasting alliances. The Republic was finally dissolved by order of General Auguste Marmont on 31 January 1808 and was annexed to the Napoleonic Illyrian provinces. I'd argue they should be the standard for all 3 "form republic" decisions. The expression "maritime republics" refers to the Italian city-states, that since the Middle Ages enjoyed, thanks to its maritime activities, political autonomy and economic prosperity. After a gloomy 15th century marked by plagues and foreign domination, the city regained self-government in 1528 through the efforts of Andrea Doria, who created a new constitution for Genoa. Other republics kept their independence until the Renaissance: Pisa came under the dominion of the Republic of Florence in 1406, and Ancona came under control of the Papal States in 1532. Venetian rule lasted for one and a half centuries and determined the institutional structure of the future republic, with the emergence of the Senate in 1252 and the approval of the Ragusa Statute on 9 May 1272. Not sure what other solution there could be. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. The Pisan force remained in the Holy Land. You can always expand through vassals, while playing tall in your own territories. The growing independence acquired by some coastal cities gave them a leading role in this development. It reached its peak during the 15th and 16th centuries thanks to tax exemptions for affordable goods. Around the 1110s, Pope Paschal II asked Pisans and Genoese to organize a crusade in the western Mediterranean. Once that was achieved, disputes soon broke out over control of the conquered territories. The factions are: Throughout the following century Genoa became the primary sponsor of the Spanish monarchy, reaping huge profits, which allowed the old patrician class to remain vital for a period. You can WC as a merchant republic if you want to do so. During the time of their independence, all these cities had similar (though not identical) systems of government, in which the merchant class had considerable power. Genoa sailed under the Spanish flag, as the Republic of Genoa lent all its ships to Philip II. As EU4's cheapest gameplay DLC (even cheaper on sale), it's hard to say no to that question. The maritime republics became heavily involved in the Levantine Crusades of the tenth to thirteenth centuries. Type the name of a console command into the search box to instantly search 227 EU4 commands.Hover over a cheat code to view detailed argument explanation. It's just a single line in defines.lua. North American Union - Wikipedia This alliance enabled the two towns on opposite sides of the Adriatic to resist attempts by the Venetians to make the Adriatic a "Venetian bay", which would have given Venice direct or indirect control over all the Adriatic ports. Bocephus. There is only a limit of 19 provinces if you want to form a merchan republic. Oh okay, so the limit only applies when forming one. I don't think you can switch from a MR to another republic - regardless of tech level. Just one year later, the three maritime powers fought an uneven conflict in the waters facing Saint-Jean d'Acre. Comparing to the randomness of stat in monarchy, republics are only having a total 6, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18 monarch points after reelections.