Ally Papal ally's, call them into war against whoever, then go after the papacy while their allies can't come. Later i also got hungary and poland under a PU. or just declare on urbino, no one cares and they'll join you. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. 226k members in the eu4 community. Do you recommend staying at war while you core Rome? Allying Austria will allow you to expand inside the HRE before the Shadow Kingdom event fires (if you join the HRE), but be prepared to be called into wars against Bohemia and other German states you bear no ill will against. It isn't meant to be easy. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Yes the Papal state can technically join the HRE but if you are not playing as them and expect them to join.... don't hold your breath for it. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV by Paradox Development Studio. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America). Very carefully. Unless you play as the Papal state and request to join. All rights reserved. 1. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Each of them can be clicked on, which will bring up the Diplomatic interface to examine and interact with that nation. The Papal States, like all Italian countries, starts out with a high income courtesy of a high tax base and good production. It was last verified for Become an elector in the HRE as a country which does not start as elector.Overthrow Austria and become the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.Have 7 Free Cities in the Empire, none of which is of a Germanic culture.As either the Papal States or the Emperor, have the Papal States as an Elector while the HRE is officially Catholic./Europa Universalis … all of northern italy is now HRE and italy stays. How the f am I supposed to take the Papal State when all my catholic allies are so friendly towards them? Español - Latinoamérica (Spanish - Latin America). So I'm trying to learn how the HRE works, and I am trying to join it as the papal state. even had an habsburg as an heir in england but he didn't make it to the throne. 75 votes, 32 comments. A place to share content, ask questions and/or talk about the grand strategy game Europa … If you are adjacent to a HRE state, (As in your capital is), then click your capital province, and click the 2 headed eagle, symbolizing the HRE called "Join the HRE/Add province to the HRE". If you are adjacent to a HRE state, (As in your capital is), then click your capital province, and click the 2 headed eagle, symbolizing the HRE called "Join the HRE/Add province to the HRE". All rights reserved. Unless you play as the Papal state and request to join. what suck though is that once you get the hre as all your vassals you get the -2 dip rep. but at that point it really shouldn't matter that much. and after coring rome, you can add it to the hre. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Restarts if they have allies you can't deal with, declare war on their allies and take their land eating the unjustified penalties, etc. in my game keeping italy was real good for your ia and i was able to skip enough reforms quickly. Take their things, declare peace on both, and then wait. because I had a PU over france . not that interesting really. Further, being allied to Austria as an HRE prince will prevent demands for unlawful territory as long as Austria remains the emperor. Getting the Papal State into the HRE as Austria As you all know the region of the Kingdom of Italy needs to be inside the HRE before 1490 or else all provinces within that region will leave. As you all know the region of the Kingdom of Italy needs to be inside the HRE before 1490 or else all provinces within that region will leave. The Holy Roman Empire interface is a small shield (with a picture of an Imperial eagle) on the bottom of the screen (only visible as long as the HRE exists).