Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players. The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Milan.
owns at least 20 core provinces in the Italy region.is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.has an administrative technology of at least 10.Playing with normal or historical nations. Milan is a country with the Lombard culture and the ability to form Italy. The success of Milan shall be dependent on the careful balancing of its diplomatic relations - and on securing a more successful outcome to its wars than in the first half of the century. In particular, Milan will have to decide whether to remain a part of the Holy Roman Empire, which has gradually seen its control of Italy slipping away, or whether to seek independence from it and strike out its own path. Milan will have to pick a side carefully, while ensuring that it is not so beholden to them that it loses control of its own fate.
Instability is sure to plague Milan until these tensions can be resolved.įinally, the competing expansionist powers of France and Austria eye the Duchy, and are likely to view it as the prize should one achieve supremacy over the other. He too would seize any opening to further his own ambitions. On the other hand, the ambitious and highly skilled mercenary captain Ludovico Sforza has made a reputation for himself during the latest struggles. Lombardy's cities are however only reluctantly accepting of ducal rule and are likely to attempt to seize power for themselves and establish a republican form of governance, should they get the chance. Since then, its rulers have fought hard within the state as much as beyond its borders to establish their authority. Rulers on all sides are gathering their troops for a fresh round of fighting.Ī relatively young state, the Duchy of Milan was founded in 1395. Although there is currently a lull in the fighting, peace is unlikely to last: Venice controls rightful Milanese possessions in Brescia and Bergamo. The ambitious Duke, Filippo Maria Visconti, sought to expand Milanese power against Venice, Florence and Genoa, but these attempts ended in failure despite initial successes. Milan in 1444 comes off the back of numerous wars for hegemony over northern Italy since 1423.
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