September 1662
A diplomat has been sent to Corfu to fabricate a claim on the Ottoman province.
December 1662
Event: Boundary Dispute
The lack of good maps or tools to create accurate maps would occasionally lead to overlapping claims of authority in border regions. These disputes were usually over very marginal areas, but could serve as a point of friction when monarchs decided to press the issue.
King Aleksandar III presses the issue.
Serbia gains a claim on Corfu.
Ottomans gain a Diplomatic Insult Casus Belli on Serbia.
Ottoman's opinion of Serbia changes by -30.
February 1663
A Post Office is under construction in Ragusa.
Docks are under construction in Lika, Epirus, Edirne, Silistria, Burgas and Bessarabia.
Constables are under construction in Pozsony, Szepes, Moldavia and Sofia.
May 1663
Military Technology Advance: Killing Grounds (20)
With development of new bastions, engineers began to improve the art of positioning them to channel attacking armies into specially prepared killing grounds, where defenders could inflict maximum amount of casualties on their enemy.
Bonus Effect:
Combat Width increased by 2
Infantry Fire +0.50
Enables Swivel Cannon
Can now build Star Bastion
All artillery has been upgraded to Swivel Cannon.
September 1663
A Star Fort is under construction in Zagreb.
October 1663
A diplomat has been sent to the Ottoman province of Achaea to fabricate a claim.
April 1664
The integration of Naples has begun.
July 1664
A diplomat has been sent to the Ottoman province of Thessaly to fabricate a claim.
August 1664
Event: Nobles Demand Old Rights
The nobility during this period still recalled the days when the King was just the first among many nobles. The nobility wanted to return to these days and would frequently pressure the King to regain certain lost rights of privileges.
King Aleksandar III accepts their demands.
Serbia gets 'Increased Decentralization' for 10 years, giving the following effects:
National Revolt Risk -1.00
National Tax Modifier -10%
November 1664
Serbia Gains a Core
The province of Cuneo is now considered part of Serbian patrimony.
A missionary has been sent to the province to convert it from Catholicism.
December 1664
Serbia Gains a Core
The province of Ancona is now considered part of Serbian patrimony.
January 1665
Serbia has entered a military alliance with Siena.
February 1665
Event: Aristocrats Grateful for Favor
A delegation of Aristocrats came to King Aleksandar III today to thank him for favoring them in government. In fact, they are so grateful that a small voluntary contribution was made to the treasury.
King Aleksandar III thanks them for their gift.
Serbia gains 349.70 ducats.
A Barracks is under construction in Serbia.
Star Forts are under construction in Lika and Zagreb.
July 1665
Event: Integrating Naples
Naples has accepted the irresistible proposal of annexation. Their great nation is now part of Serbia's glorious nation.
Serbia gains 5 prestige (68)
Serbia loses 10 Legitimacy (58)
November 1665
Event: The Non-Possessor Movement
The Church is a large landowner and this has brought a great deal of wealth to the Church. The non-possessors claim that the Church is being corrupted by this great wealth. Their opponents argue that the Church needs this wealth to carry out its holy mission. The key thing is the Church isn't really a big taxpayer, if it was forced give its land away it would move it into the hands of people the state could tax. The downside would be the Church would have less wealth to perform its mission.
King Aleksandar III supports the Church Authorities.
Serbia gains 5 Patriarch Authority.
June 1666
Administrative Technology Advance: Glorious Monument (19)
It is not enough to be great, people must be able to see the greatness. The ancients knew how to display their greatness and Serbia will do the same by building monuments to stand the test of time.
Bonus Effect:
Can now build Glorious Monument
A look at the now integrated portion of Serbia that was once Naples.