Burgundy

Faction Overview	Strategic Overview	History

The Burgundians have the power of Statecraft.

The Counts of Welf have managed to secede from the Empire as the Kingdom of Burgundy, creating a realm of their own from the lands of the former Roman regions of southeastern Gaul and Saubadia. The Kingdom's control of the passes of the Western Alps are secure as they can be, and so Burgundy has a strong economic footing that helps well with its expansion. The Burgundians have a great deal of leeway in choosing none but the best mercenaries for the dirty work of warfare which may well be a godsend. Faction Type: Catholic National Bonuses: Granary, Sawmill, Foundry available at start and research available sooner Granary, Sawmill, Foundry production upgrades 50% cheaper Building completion bonuses +50% Cities gather extra +5 Food, Timber & Metal Fireships cost 25% less, built 33% faster
Unique Units: Armed Caravans Armed Merchants Armed Supply Wagons Feudal Retinue [1] => Fauchard Infantry [2] => Halberdiers [3] Peasant Levy => Urban Militia [2], Pike Levy [3]; Levy Crossbowmen [2] Coustillier Cavalry [3] Mounted Javelineer [1-2] => Palace Gamekeeper [3] Howitzer (upgrades from Trebuchet) Volley Gun => Improved Volley Gun Mercenaries: [1] Basque Warriors [2] Norman Routier; Breton Écorcheur [3] Freelancer; Genoese Crossbowmen; Mercenary Swordsmen; Renegade Longbowmen		Upgrades: Centralisation	Wonders: Grand Cathedral Abbey Aachen Palatinate
Settlements:			Leaders:
Arles Naumur Arras Geneva St Maurice Besançon Sion Chambéry Cambrai Mons Tournai Liége Verdun	Ghent Troyes Asti Saluzzo Valence Uzes Montferrat Nevers Autun Vienne Brugge Aosta Alessandria Middleburg	Avignon Marseilles Toulon Nice Langres Lausanne Lyons Dijon Orange Fraxinetum Breda Den Haag Châlons-sur-Marne	Phillip the Handsome Mary the Prosperous Charles the Terrible Phillip the Good John the Fearless Richard the Executor Otto William Hugues