Aegis03florin: Demetrios II is the Roman Emperor for which the Vlachs have been dreaming for a hundred and fifty years. They adore him.
HanEmpire: Shimazu is going to be using a lot of powder to secure their hold on Japan, so an Imjin War won’t happen anytime soon, although the idea of foreign wars to unify fractured populations is hardly a modern phenomenon. Rhomania though has a need for mercenaries so that’ll siphon off some of the malcontents.
Friedrich’s reaction to the Romans is dependent on what exactly the Romans do next as well as the Triunes. If the Romans invade Austria he has a clear-cut obligation as Emperor to defend the Holy Roman Empire against foreign invaders. Austria is still a member state (much like Schleswig-Holstein which were parts of the HRE even when controlled by Denmark). But he also has the Triunes to deal with as well. He can fight one of them, at least shortly, but not both.
Hungary’s always struck me as what I call a ‘temporary great power’, a state that with excellent leadership, organization, and luck can play with the big boys (think 17th century Sweden). But since it lacks the resource base of a regular great power one big punch can take it down, whereas a great power could shrug it off.
Nightbrainzzz: The Romans are going to get a pretty big chomp for Buda, that’s for certain.
JohnSmith: The Hungarians aren’t really aware of what Iskandar is up to. They just know the truce is about to expire and hoping something breaks their direction. It’s not even close to a foolproof plan but sometimes wishful thinking makes one do stupid things.
ImperatorAlexander: 1) Verona and Padua to Lombardy 2) Veneto, Friuli, and Gorizia to a new Duchy (Roman vassal) 3) Croatia to be established as Roman Despotate 4) Istria and Dalmatia annexed by the Romans directly 5) Serbia to be ceded Bosnia 6) Transylvania and Banat ceded to Vlachs 7) Substantial monetary payments to the Romans, both initial lump sums and tribute, amount and duration negotiable.
It’s not quite Trianon, but it is close. Also the Voivode of Transylvania is the one currently calling the shots in Regency Hungary. If Transylvania goes, his power base literally vanishes.
RogueTraderEnthusiast: The Romans aren’t interested in controlling or intervening in the Hungarian government, they just want to carve off some huge chunks and wreck/loot the rest.
Arrix85: Hungary’s position if it could get the Romans off its back isn’t too bad, as long as they get 20 years to recover…looks to the west…”Stop salivating, Friedrich, it’s gross”. Both the Lombards and Croats will show up in the next update. The Ban of Croatia has ambitions of his own.
Archereon: That’s the worst case scenario. Ironically the best thing going for continued Hungarian existence is that neither the Romans nor Germans want to share a border.
Frustrated Progressive: Presporok is still being a faithful vassal. It’s on the wrong side of Hungary to hope for Roman aid.
Poland and Hungary have been allied for at least a few decades. Sandwiched in between the HRE and Russia they formed a mutual defense pact. When both in good shape, together they’re strong enough to deter either of them. That’s why the Poles joined in the war against Rhomania once it became defensive; a weak Hungary means Poland’s security vis-à-vis the HRE is drastically weakened.
