Livonian Order

Primary culture

Balten (Germanic)

Capital province

Livland (37)

Government

Monastic Order

State religion

Catholic

Technology group

Western

Livonian Knight ideas

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Traditions:

+2 Max promoted cultures

+1 Missionary

Livonian Brothers of the Sword

+5% Discipline

Merchants of the Hansa

+10% Global trade power

Castles of the Order

−15% Fort maintenance

Baptizers of Terra Mariana

+2% Missionary strength

+1 Yearly papal influence

+5% Church power

Local Serfs

+10% Production efficiency

Promote Local Bishops

+1 Tolerance of the true faith

Military Reforms

+10% Infantry combat ability

Ambition:

+20% Manpower in true faith provinces

The Livonian Order is a large Monastic Order based in the Baltics. It lies on the coast of the Baltic sea and borders Teutonic Order to the southwest, Lithuania to the south, Novgorod to the east, and contains Riga as an enclave within its borders. It is a historical friend of the Teutonic Order and Riga.

Missions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Livonian Order missions

Events[edit | edit source]

Main article: Livonian Order events

Decisions[edit | edit source]

The Livonian Order is able to form Livonia and Kurland.

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Reform into Livonia

The age of crusading knights is fading fast. There will come a time when we no longer have anything to gain by holding on to the trappings of a monastic order. Besides, the Landmeister would much rather be a Duke... or King. By reforming into a secular state, we can revitalize our administration and gain the respect of our neighbors.

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Reform into Kurland

The Northern Crusade has long come to an end. Our Crusader identity will soon bring us no more than nothing and maybe one day, it will eventually become a burden... By secularizing the state and reforming it into a duchy which is led by the former Grandmaster and his knights - now the Duke and his vassals - we can rouse the state from decadence and ameliorate our diplomatic situation.

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Additionally, the Livionian Order can be re-established by Riga or The Papal State.

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Re-establish the Livonian Order

The Livonian Order was created for the single purpose of crusading the Baltic Heathens. The order has ceased to exist, yet heresy still prevails in the Baltic region. We should re-establish the Livonian Order once again.

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The Livonian Order has also access to two decisions regarding the Bishoprics:

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Dissolve Bishopric

In order to dissolve the Livonian Confederacy we have to deal with each of the single bishoprics. We can dissolve the bishopric through force, though this might cause a uprising against us.

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Purchase Bishopric

In order to dissolve the Livonian Confederacy we have to deal with each of the single bishoprics. We can completely buy off their lands, though the prices set by the bishops might be much higher than we could be willing to pay.

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Livonian Path or Crusader Path[edit | edit source]

After completing the Mission "Strengthen Our Authority", the Mission tree has 2 branching paths: A Livonian Path focused on colonization, developing Livonia and the Baltic Trade, and a Crusader Path focused on expanding eastward, cleansing of Orthodox Heresy and crushing the Reformation. The Crusader Path Missions all require the country to be Catholic and encourage staying a theocracy, the Livonian path Missions can be done with any Religion and encourage becoming a Monarchy.

The Livonian Government[edit | edit source]

Taking the Livonian Path in the Mission tree allows you to get 1 of 15 very Unique Government Reforms.

After completing the Mission "Reform the Government" you will start to get a chain of 6 Events.

The 6 Events are : "Administrative Chaos in the Office", "Questions of Warfare", "Livonian Estates demand Privileges", "Little Economical Golden Age", "Religious Debate within Livonia" and "The Role of the Duke". Each of the Events has a MTTH of 60 months, with different factors reducing their MTTH.

Event Name	MTTH Reductions	ExpandMTTH Increasements
Administrative Chaos in the Office	×0.5 Overextension at least 25% ×0.5 Overextension at least 50% ×0.5 Overextension at least 100% ×0.01 Overextension at least 200%
Questions of Warfare	×0.5 Having an Army the Size of at least 90% of your Force Limit, ×0.5 Being at War, ×0.5 Making at least 5mil per month.
Livonian Estates demand Privileges	×0.5 Has had the Event Administrative Chaos in the Office ×0.5 Has had the Event Questions of Warfare ×0.5 Has had the Event Little Economical Golden Age
Little Economical Golden Age	×0.5 Having at least 2 Stability ×0.5 Having completed Economical Ideas ×0.5 Having a Trader/ Treasurer/ Master of Mint of at least skill 2 ×0.5 Having doubled your starting Income ×0.5 Not running a Deficit	×2 Are running a Deficit ×2 Have at least 3 Loans Cannot fire while Bankrupt Cannot fire while having 10 or more loans Cannot fire while having 10 or more corruption
Religious Debate within Livonia	×0.5 Having a Inquisitor/ Theologian of at least skill 2 ×0.5 Having completed Religious/ Divine/ Humanist Ideas
The Role of the Duke	×0.5 Your Ruler is a General ×0.5 You are Defender of the Faith ×0.5 Your Ruler has a Skill of at least 3 in every category ×0.5 Your Ruler has a Skill of at least 4 in every category ×0.5 You have at least 95 Legitimacy ×0.5 You have at least 50 Prestige	Cannot fire while at War Cannot fire while Bankrupt Cannot fire while in a Disaster

Every Event has 3 options to choose from, an Administrative Option, a Diplomatic Option and a Military Option, each increasing their respective "Focus". Once the Mission the "The Livonian Monarchy" is completed, the "The Government of Livonia" event will let you choose a special Government reform, depending on the Focus. The individual choices in the events have their own costs and benefits, but the available government reforms are only determined by the total amount of Focus points.

For example, if you pick 1 administrative (always the first) , 0 diplomatic (always 2nd) and 5 military (always 3rd) options in the 6 events, the Focus will have the values of 1/0/5.

The exact values of Focus needed for every Reform can be found on the Government Reforms - Monarchy Page. The events in game will also display the values needed if you hover over any option, as well as what values your focus will have if you select that option.

Regardless of Focus, the Event "The Government of Livonia" will always give you the option to reform into the "Livonian Monarchy", and the option to keep your current government reform.

Some Notes :

No option is strictly better then another, though some reduce your Governing Capacity. Try to match the available Government Reforms to your playstyle.
The "Livonian Enlightened Monarchy" is the most specific of the Reforms, requiring 2 points to be put into every Category of your Focus. Going for this Reform means you wont get any other options besides it and the standard "Livonian Monarchy"
You can get the most Options possible by putting 5 points of your Focus into Dip (the last point does not matter). This will unlock the "Livonian States General", "Livonian Admiralty", "Livonian States Council" and "Livonian Elective Monarchy" reforms, as well as the standard "Livonian Monarchy".

Strategy[edit | edit source]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Livonian Order. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

You start in a windy corner of Europe hemmed in on 3 sides by some powerful rivals. The Livonian Order is weak early on but if you can get going, your national ideas and unique government reforms are extremely powerful.

The early weakness is in part due to the Bishoprics and their Privileges, you must either spend money, pay devotion and fight a rebel army, or manually remove them.

Another part is the lack of easy expansion. The easiest way is probably Novgorod to the east, especially if they are already fighting Muscovy, but this will send you straight into conflict with the latter. Riga is generally friendly, but a poor ally, and should be dealt with before they join the HRE via their Missions, though they can have some nasty alliances as well. The Teutonic Order is friendly, but will get you in conflict with Poland if you ally them - not that they and/or Lithuania wont attack you otherwise.

If an independent Lithuania remains peaceful then don’t provoke them and work on Novgorod. If Lithuania has a bad war going through jump in and take some land. Main goal is either to have a strong Prussian ally or to hold the Prussian lands yourself to advance your missions. Ally in the region, maybe support Sweden independence, depending on the specifics of your game. Keep gobbling up Russian Territory. If Lithuania attacks, defend and wait for your chosen local powerhouse to help you out. Aim for White Peaces, you actually want Lithuania as a buffer for later.

For ideas I actually recommend a double Economic start with Trade and Economic followed by Quality and Religious. Keep rolling East and South towards the Crimea. Convert along the way. Your ideas are great for that and you can use your influence to become papal controller.

Once you get going you are basically a catholic Russia. You can betray Sweden and take Provinces in Scandinavia, but converting the heretics in the east and the free Papal influence that comes with it should take priority.

Expectation wise it's very hard for a Livonian world conquest or mega nation.