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Kingdom of Prussia (Old Prussia)
Government: Feudal kingdom King: Sigmar II (b. 1043 - d. 1102, r. 1076 - 1102), Wolfhard (b. 1079, r. 1102) Dynasty: Pregel (TBH, this is as random as my brain could go with German) Military: There is nothing special about the (Old) Prussian army. They are largely comprised of occasional mercenaries (not counted here) and feudal levies from vassals, along with some of the King's own elite guards and levies that he trains them personally, for discipline of course! Prussian military is largely comprised of cavalry and foot soldiers, with pikes and spears to go by. Knights do exist, but the definition is quite different (than say a stereotypical medieval knight of today where they are fully armoured and ride a horse) and they're more of an honorary role within the military and are permanent than say mercenaries and levies, which are largely peasants that are armed with weapons and trained to do so, in the expense of their need for loyalty. The Prussian navy is not that large (as it was not a tradition unlike the Greeks or Romans where the Mediterranean is basically their battlefield) and Prussia's own military is focused on land, making it particularly vulnerable once to the Gothic raiders back in the 9th/10th century. Land forces: (Courland not included) 23 000 levies 10 000 spearmen 2 000 swordsmen 5 000 archers (incl. crossbow archers) 6 000 melee cavalry 3 000 pikemen and anti-cavalry Equipment included are catapults, battering rams and siege towers 3 000 'knights' Navy: (Courland not included) 15 transport ships (they carry only like a hundred once) 5 galleys Economy: Prussia is a rural kingdom, although it has some manufacturing into it, which would occasionally be traded with neighbouring realms by Prussian merchants. Königsberg is a city that is the centre of trade for Prussia, but it doesn't get much attention as a port. Demographics: Population: 3 000 000 Königsberg: 90 000 Danzig (formerly Großbrück): 40 000 Allenstein: 10 000 Lustenbruck: 20 000 Drusselstein: 50 000 Posen: 30 000 Breslau: 20 000 Plytzk: 10 000 Warsaw (Warschau/Varsava): 50 000 Memel: 7 000 Laibech (lmao I placed it almost near Bialystok instead of Lublin, oh well): 12 000 Rural areas: 2 661 000 Culture: 68% Germanic (61% Prussian, 7% Vesnian), 30% Avar, 2% Other Religion: 86% Eastern Orthodox, 10% Catholic, 4% Other Diplomacy: Vesnia: Can we marry? (from King Wolfhard) Events: The First Crusade: A Prussian general and local lord, Adolf von Hiedler was sent to fight with the Crusades at the turn of the 11th century; to fight against the Arzhamite and Neo-Hellenist threats to Christendom. All of Christendom is united to fight against the threat; their duty is to save Jerusalem from the hands of infidels. Unfortunately enough, his army was shattered to bits and died at the hands of Muhammad Hammami's own sword. von Hiedler's remains are not buried, but when word came back, there was grief and they wanted to honour his sacrifice to fight for Christianity. (even though they are in the Eastern Orthodoxy branch) Making Prussia Great Again: King Sigmar II had died on 14th May 1102. The son of Sigmar, Wolfhard, has succeeded to the throne at the age of 23, feeling lonely and single, so out of nowhere, he sent a message to Vesnia, even though there are some religious differences (Eastern Orthodoxy for the Prussians and Catholicism for Vesnia), he needed a son to ascend the throne and that he heard that Vesnian women were attractive. The Pregel dynasty had existed for only about 90 years and they've only have members (including deceased) that is roughly three generations. The fourth generation is underway with other siblings of Wolfhard instead marrying and (somehow) abduct Avar or Courlander women instead, so that they could assimilate them into the German culture. Wolfhard defied them, wanting to make a marriage out of rumours. He would make Prussia great again, but in what way? His first major action is to rename the city of Großbrück to Danzig officially on 1103, named after the river of Dattenlau (which is literally the river of Motława OTL). (strangely enough I'm obsessed with the name Danzig) Warsaw and Management: Under King Wolfhard, the influence over Courland as a large de facto vassal (rather than being part of the Prussian realm de facto) and administration remains largely the same, being hugely autonomous and self-governing. Wolfhard would not allow the release of Courland as a vassal and has still encouraged some Prussians (largely peasants that are not as content as they should be) to move to Courland if they disliked his rulership and settle their own villages or into their own cities to maintain influence. Meanwhile, the city of Varsava (let's just call it Warsaw from now on, as its just the same city but its in English) has been occupied by the Prussians for only few decades since there was a war against the Avars that have settled during their migration has been going under consideration of being revamped and changed up. The Pregel dynasty was highly supportive of transforming Warsaw into a German city, hoping to surpass the number of Avars living in Warsaw (which is 80%) to becoming a minority, but it hasn't been commenced. They feared that doing it so rapidly would cause unrest among not only the Varsovian Avars, but it would also anger the Avars that the Prussians subjugated, so instead, Wolfhard had came up with a plan. Even though there was not a lot of literacy, architectural changes should do, with buildings, primarily the elite buildings, be slowly transformed into one that is closer to German/Prussian architecture by painting over and destroying some buildings that are not necessary. This would begin the first stages of transforming Warsaw into a German city. Peasants and nobles of German background are encouraged to settle to Warsaw too (but not enforced so sadly), from the north and hope that assimilation would go well in the long-term (preferably by the 13th/14th century) Surveys: A survey is to be made for Prussia and its vassal Courland on 1108 (which would last from 1108 to 1111 before being published as the First Prussian Census under King Wolfhard), as ordered by the King to build a census. They are to count the number of people of each settlement, excluding visitors, which they are to state upon doing so in order to prevent being counted. This would help for a while, as they need to check up the names of people that are to be taxed for local leaders and ultimately, these leaders would send their taxes to the King himself to amass wealth.