Talk:Colonization Age: Middle Ages/@comment-25558906-20160317195220

Enrico Dandolo Of The Venetians:

Power: Trading

Warfare: Invasion of Albania begins when the Venetians refuse to be the Italian states who are "loyal" to the Albanian rebels, Venice always wanted the territory of Albania, so when the Ottomans were in a weak situation with rebels, it was the perfect time to strike. A huge feet is sent to Albania from Dalmatia, about 70 ships begin siege on Durres, a complete sucsess, rebel villages fall, by April, we take Tirane,  and march into Kruje and Kavaj. We are stopped in Peqin, a delayed force is awaited, we lose 40% of our troops there, Naval bombardments at Vlore pave a way for us to expand into Fier, and then lay siege on Peqin again. This time, they are defeated, and we set camps on our occupied land. In North Italy, we capture Tuscany's Capital, ending the war, as we annex Tuscany as a whole.

Politics: We are at war with the Ottomans, and the "rebels", who we don't see as a full state. In a way, we are helping the Ottomans to get rid of the rebels, but as we are fighting in their respectful land, and that we demand Albania. The Veneto-Papal split happens, leaving many Italian states to choose between the two.

Trade: Trade routes have been established all through out the country, this starts a trading era for the Venetians. Venice produces twice as more ships, and starts trading with it's most famous merchants. We ask the Ottomans to trade land, for us to help them get rid of the Albanians, also, we ditch the Catholic Church to get the Venetians Church running, against the Papal church.