The Knights (Europa Universalis II)

The Knights
Country ID	KNI
State Religion	Catholic
Techgroup	Latin
Aristocracy	10
Centralisation	4
Innovative	3
Mercantilism	7
Offensive	3
Land	4
Quality	10
Serfdom	8

The Knights is a country in Europa Universalis II. In normal games their provinces are coloured light gray, in fantasia games, they are coloured light orange.

Creating The Knights

By Revolt

Provinces that can form The Knights

The Knights have the "revolt=no" setting in revolt.txt, meaning that should they exist, they can only be formed by releasing a vassal. They can be reformed at any point during the game. The Knights do not have a culture or religion set by default. If they are formed on Malta, they will almost always be Catholic and Maltese. If they are formed on Rhodes, they will usually be Greek. The Knights can consist of the island provinces of Malta and/or Rhodes.

Starting Position

The Knights exist at the beginning of all of the scenarios.

1419

The Knights's' starting position in 1419

In this scenario, The Knights have French and Italian cultures, Catholic religion, and 200 ducats in the treasury. They own and control their capital of Rhodes and nothing else. They also have Cyprus as a vassal.

The Knights have the following stability and technology:

Tech	Level
Stability	2
Infrastructure	1
Trade tech	1
Land tech	1
Naval tech	1

1492

The Knights's' starting position in 1492

In this scenario, The Knights have French and Italian cultures, Catholic religion, and 100 ducats in the treasury. They own and control their capital of Rhodes, but not their core of Malta.

They are in an alliance with Genoa, Modena, and Tuscany until June 1699.

The Knights have following stability and technology:

Tech	Level
Stability	2
Infrastructure	3
Trade tech	2
Land tech	5
Naval tech	5

1617

The Knights's' starting position in 1617, 1700, 1773, and 1795

In this scenario, The Knights have Italian, French and Maltese cultures, Counter-reform Catholic religion, and 350 ducats in the treasury. They own and control their capital of Malta and nothing else.

The Knights have following stability and technology:

Tech	Level
Stability	3
Infrastructure	5
Trade tech	5
Land tech	19
Naval tech	20

1700

In this scenario, The Knights have French, Italian, and Maltese cultures, Counter-reform Catholic religion, and 10 ducats in the treasury. They own and control their capital of Malta and nothing else.

The Knights have following stability and technology:

Tech	Level
Stability	3
Infrastructure	2
Trade tech	2
Land tech	27
Naval tech	27

1773

In this scenario, The Knights have French, Italian, and Maltese cultures, Catholic religion, and 350 ducats in the treasury. They own and control their capital of Malta and nothing else.

The Knights have following stability and technology:

Tech	Level
Stability	3
Infrastructure	6
Trade tech	7
Land tech	33
Naval tech	31

1795

In this scenario, The Knights have French, Italian, and Maltese cultures, Catholic religion, and 350 ducats in the treasury. They own and control their capital of Malta and nothing else.

The Knights have following stability and technology:

Tech	Level
Stability	3
Infrastructure	6
Trade tech	7
Land tech	33
Naval tech	31

AI Priorites

The Knights have their own AI File, which is called crusader.ai. Their trading settings are identical to the default.

Colonisation

The Knights' colonisation settings are almost identical to the default, except that they have less of a bonus for colonising provinces next to ones they own (setting of 10 rather than 50) and less of a penalty for colonising next to a province somebody else owns (-1 bonus, rather than -50).

War

The Knights are a warmonger (a value of 80 compared to the default of 10). In a war, compared to the default AI, they are less likely to focus on capturing high-tax provinces (value of 3.0 rather than 5.0), is slightly more likely to besiege multiple provinces (0.2 vs 0.1), will fight further from home (2.0 vs 0.5), is more likely to attack low-value provinces (2.0 vs 1.0), and is more aggressive (3.0 vs 1.0).

The Knights are particularly likely to declare war on the following countries:

• Algiers
• Cyrenaica
• Mameluks
• Morocco
• Ottoman Empire
• Tunisia

Monarchs

Name	Reigns from	Diplomacy	Administration	Military
Philibert de Naillac	1396	5	5	6
Anton Flavian de Ripa	1421	5	6	5
Jean Bonpar de Lastic	1437	4	4	6
Jacques de Milly	1454	4	4	4
Peter Raimund Zacosta	1461	4	3	5
Giuanbattista Orsini	1467	5	4	5
Pierre d'Aubusson	1476	7	7	7
Emeric d'Amboise	11 Jul 1503	4	4	4
Guy de Blanchefort	23 Noiv 1512	4	4	4
Fabrizio De Caretto	16 Dec 1513	4	5	5
Phillipe de L'Isle Adam	13 Nov 1521	7	7	8
Pietro del Ponte	22 Aug 1534	4	4	4
Didier de Sainte-Jaille	19 Nov 1535	4	4	4
Juan de Omedes	20 Oct 1536	4	4	4
Claude de La Sangle	11 Seo 1553	5	5	6
Jean de La Vallete	18 Aug 1557	6	8	8
Pietro del Monte	23 Aug 1568	5	4	5
Jean de La Cassière	30 Jan 1572	4	3	5
Hughes Loubeaux de Verdalle	12 Jan 1582	5	5	5
Martin Garzès	8 May 1595	4	5	5
Alofe de Wignacourt	10 Feb 1601	4	6	6
Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos	17 Sep 1622	3	4	4
Antoine de Paule	10 Mar 1623	4	4	4
Jean-Paul de Castellar	13 Jun 1636	8	4	5
Martin de Redin	17 Aug 1657	3	6	6
Annett de Clermont-Gessan	9 Feb 1660	3	3	3
Raphael Cotoner	5 Jun 1660	4	4	4
Nicolas Cotoner	23 Oct 1663	4	3	5
Gregorio Carafa	2 May 1680	3	4	4
Adrien de Wignacourt	24 Jul 1690	4	4	4
Ramon Perellos y Rocaful	7 Feb 1697	4	6	5
Marc'Antonio Zondadori	13 Jan 1720	4	4	4
Antoine Manoel de Vilhena	19 Jun 1722	4	6	5
Raymond Despuigh	16 Dec 1736	3	4	4
Manueal Pinto de Fonseca	18 Jan 1741	3	3	4
Francisco Ximenes de Tejada	28 Jan 1773	3	3	4
Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc	12 Nov 1775	7	7	8
Ferdinand-Joseph von Hampesch	17 Jul 1797	3	3	4

Leaders

Generals

Name	Rank	Starts	Dies	Movement	Fire	Shock	Siege
Hugh Middleton	2	1431	1450	3	3	3	1
Pierre d'Aubusson	0	1463	1503	4	4	6	1
L'Isle Adam	0	1503	1534	5	5	5	1
La Valette	0	1555	Aug 1568	0	5	6	2
Emmanuel de Rohan	1	1753	1774	4	5	4

Admirals

Name	Rank	Starts	Dies	Movement	Fire	Shock
Saint Sebastien	2	1432	1453	4	4	4
Pierre d'Aubusson	1	1456	1477	4	3	4
L'Isle Adam	1	1486	1499	4	3	4
Andrea d'Amaral	1	1489	1535	36	3	3
Ottavio Bottigella	2	1492	1531	3	4	4
Pietro Giustiniani	3	1528	1584	4	3	4
La Valette	1	1535	1554	6	3	4
Leone Strozzi	2	1537	1551	4	3	5
De Lescout Romegas	2	1539	1579	6	6	6
Emmanuel de Rohan	1	1753	1774	4	5	4
Jacques de Chambray	2	1701	1751	4	5	4
De Saint-Tropez	2	1759	1778	5	5	4

Events

Pierre d'Aubusson

This event happens up to 360 days (1 year) after 1st January 1483. The Knights have three options. Option A is Hostage to Papacy for gold and Cardinal appointment, option B is Hostage to Hungary for gold, option C is Hostage to Vienna for gold and trader rights. The options have the following effects:

Hostage to Papacy

• +200 Ducats
• +1 Aristocracy
• +100 Relations with Papal States
• -20 Relations with Hungary and Venice
• -100 Relations with the Ottoman Empire

Hostage to Hungary

• +200 Ducats
• +100 Relations with Hungary
• -20 Relations with Papal States and Venice
• -100 Relations with Ottoman Empire

Hostage to Vienna

• +180 Ducats
• +6 Merchants
• +100 relations with Venice
• -20 Relations with Hungary and Papal States
• -100 Relations with Ottoman Empire

Rhodians and other Greeks accepted into the Order

This event happens up to 360 days (1 year) after 1st January 1501. It gives the Knights Greek Culture, -2 Quality, and +2 Serfdom.

Gabriele Tadini de Martinengo

This event happens up to 360 days (1 year) after 1st January 1521. It gives The Knights +1 fortifications in a random province, -2 Offensive, and +400 infrastructure.

Spain give Malta to the Order

This event is triggered if Spain chooses the first of two options (Give Malta to the Knights of St John) in the Spanish event The Knights of St John of Jerusalem. The Spanish event can happen if, at any point between 1st January 1528 and 1st January 1533, Spain owns Malta and is not at war with the Knights. If they select this option, Spain gives Malta to the Knights and The Knights become a vassal of Spain.

The Knights have two options. Option A is Accept Malta and become a Spanish vassal, option B is Accept Malta, but not become a vassal. The two options have the following effects:

Both Options

• Malta becomes The Knights' capital
• The Knights gain Maltese culture
• Malta becomes a core province
• Rhodes is no longer a core province

Accept Malta and become a Spanish vassal

• Lose Greek culture
• +100 Relations with Papal States and Spain
• +300 Ducats
• +3 Stability

Accept Malta but do not become a vassal

• Break vassalisation with Spain
• -150 Relations with Spain
• -100 Relations with Papal States
• -1 Stability
• Rebellion in Malta

The Great Carrack of Alexandria

This event happens up to 360 days (1 year) after 1st January 1564, and cannot happen after 1st January 1574. It gives Malta +1500 ducats and -200 relations with the Ottoman Empire.

Jean Parisot de la Valette

This event happens up to 360 days (1 year) after 1st January 1565. It gives +1 fortification in the capital, and -2 Offensive

The Holy League

This event happens if, at any point between 1st January 1568 and 1st January 1571, the Ottoman Empire exists and the Papal States event The Holy League has happened. The event happens up to 30 days after the trigger. The Knights have two options. Option A is Support the Holy League, option B is Let the matter fall. The two options have the following effects:

Support the Holy League

• Casus belli vs Ottoman Empire
• -150 Relations with the Ottoman Empire
• +150 Relations with the Papal States, France, Naples, Savoy, Spain, Tuscany, and Venice

Let the matter fall

• +50 Relations with the Ottoman Empire
• -50 Relations with the Papal States, France, Naples, Savoy, Spain, Tuscany, and Venice