Germany & France Swap the Holy Roman Empire?! (EU4)

The HRE finds itself in France, instead of Germany. Who will do better? HOI4 in real life - • Attacking Pearl Harbor...
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[@genevasuggestion8248]

German HRE: disappear Commonwealth: it's free real estate France: disappear UK: it's free real estate

[@Harold749]

I'm 50% sure Commonwealth has a PU on Provence, so... France is Lithuanian...

[@kevinhartmemes3821]

BlandyGuy what about the other 50%?

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

@@Harold749 *But France Is Brittany*

[@spacecadet2224]

France becomes the Holy Roman Empire Lithuania "but what if I became Rome 3"

[@ильямакаров-п6н]

LITHUANIA ANNOUNCES THE ROME 3

[@checkcommentsfirst3335]

What’s the second (extended the split)

[@ильямакаров-п6н]

@@checkcommentsfirst3335 Constantinople, Byzantine empire

[@EmpereurNapoleonBonaparte]

@@ильямакаров-п6н Just I want to say, that some, especially Germans count the Holy Roman Empire as the second. But yes, Byzantine Empire is basically the Roman Empire successor.

[@ильямакаров-п6н]

@@EmpereurNapoleonBonaparte the succession dispute is pointless. The Roman Empire was divided in 395. Byzantium is Eastern Rome, only from a certain point Greek influence became predominant. At the same time, Otto the Great revived the Empire of the West, of which Charlemagne had been Emperor. For example, Russia, where I live, historically claimed the title of "third Rome" not just because, but because after the fall of Byzantium and Bulgaria Moskovskovia remained in fact the only major Orthodox state-the successor of the Byzantine tradition. In the North, as well as in Italy, many Byzantine refugees arrived, such as members of the clergy. Ivan the terrible's grandmother was the daughter of the last Byzantine Emperor. However, Germany/France has as much reason to be considered the successors of the Western Empire, because even Clovis was baptized by the Pope, while other barbarian kingdoms were mired in Arianism, and Charlemagne in fact restored the Western Empire within its borders and was crowned king in Rome. Otto continued his work. Simply there is Western, Catholic Empire, and there is Eastern, Orthodox.

[@theemperorofmankind7706]

Me:*can't form the uncommonwealth* Ai Lithuania:"Hold my beer"

[@BlueTMR]

Lithuania is not germanic or slavic

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

@@BlueTMR Yeah... But That Has Nothing To Do With His Statement. And Don't Say That Because He Said "Hold My Beer" He Meant Lithuania Was Germanic Because Then You Don't Know How That Meme Works

[@r.a1301]

Luxembourg must single handedly dismantle the holy roman empire

[@xo1276]

Fun fact, 2 Holy Roman Emperors were Luxembourgian.

[@thomasfreshrap953]

Rom A it would

[@ComicCub]

no, liechtenstein.

[@pedrosampaio7349]

@@xo1276 indeed; they even had a personal Union over Bohemia around the same time and Luxembourg was a bit thiccer back then (circa 1300's)

[@xo1276]

PeetDeReet Oh wow I never knew about the Personal Union with Bohemia.

[@lituanicat]

HRE: *swaps to France* Lithuania: its real free estate

[@i.z2335]

Yes i like because im lithuanian

[@modmaker7617]

Commonwealth is not Lithuania but Lithuania and Poland. I am from Poland.

[@deivydasbaksa3324]

Mod Maker did you know poland was minor member?

[@modmaker7617]

@@deivydasbaksa3324 In the universe of the vid but not IRL.

[@deivydasbaksa3324]

Mod Maker HAVE U SEEN A MAP? compare both countrys sizes

[@theunbashableflash2253]

>british Russia Is it possible to make tea using vodka instead of water?

[@vinny9868]

Vodka-Tea mix?

[@JukeboxTheGhoul]

Yep, tried it

[@Szpareq]

I think Russian nobility discovered tea before British. And don't ever heat up vodka. Just don't.

[@theunbashableflash2253]

I wonder what happened, did Russia enter into a personal union with Great Britain, or did they get conquered by them?

[@indiaball7462]

I shall experiment hold on

[@masterhenroni69420]

This swap leaves both France and Germany crushed by their rivals (England, Poland)

[@nakenmil]

OHSHI-

[@jokubaskavaliauskas8516]

Lithuania btw :D

[@ZechsMerquise73]

so if we swap poland and england we should get the same result. put Lithuania in Scotland and Prussia in Ireland. and vice verse

[@themrpope4537]

Master Henroni what a perfect reality

[@LGotchaP]

This might be the weirdest EU4 AI only game i've ever seen on this channel, wtf ?!

[@JukeboxTheGhoul]

Which is impressive considering we've seen the Paintbrush

[@melledevries4685]

why? there's nothing weird here, the mod title said so

[@LGotchaP]

@@melledevries4685 not sure if trolling or not, but if you ever had a top 5 GP at the end of a game consisting of a group like that? Congratz to your crazy outcomes buddy!

[@notlmgyt]

What I learnt today: Ming collapses France surrenders Prussia beats germany. Germany won't demand Memel Lithuania beats Poland Mughal once owned Scandinavia Great Britain owns Russia Switzerland exits Observe mode Every Nation in the new world becomes Independent The world gets lit. Mexico becomes Mexican empire 2.0 Ethiopia becomes thicc Chile is the strongest in south America Edit: Lithuania annexes Poland through PU

[@ThePiotrekpecet]

Well I think borders were to perfect lithuania coundn't have beaten Poland it was probably PU

[@Ugapiku]

Germany wont demand Memel xDDDDdD

[@plutarchvonpluto6439]

>Switzerland exits Observe mode Αre you sayıng that it ever was in observe mod?

[@ninjasiren]

And Lithuania became the dominant empire in Europe, Middle East, and Northern Africa.

[@plokunv7]

Lithuania created union with Poland, they didn't beat them...

[@Pigraider268]

- Is it Russia? - Is it Soviet Union? - No. It's British Eastern Europe! XD

[@TailsIsDisappointed]

Can the Roman Empire beat the Holy Roman Empire?

[@riri1034]

Oh

[@imdavi1469]

No

[@uncanadien3272]

yes, easily

[@notice375]

The amount of attrition sieging all thos forts

[@clonetrooper730]

No, Italian spaghetti vs German muskets wont be a close fight.

[@SylvainsRamblings]

9:49 The 13 gulags prison colony

[@hellenicboi14]

That's a really cold war.

[@ryuyokamikaze]

1:44 Drew... that's east frisia (it's a capital which you can see from the little crown)

[@ThatSpecificIndividual]

Technically if the HRE was in France, England could be a HRE member.

[@arposkraft3616]

yes....but no, I do not approve

[@thatoneduck3875]

that wouldve been pretty cool

[@zacharymohammadi]

Forget that other mod, this is the actual voltaire's nightmare

[@pythonironsight654]

Germany: Hello, we are the new Owners of Europe Lithuania: *Cough cough*

[@UwU-xk5cx]

Drew: yeah I think that spain won the colonization game GB: may I present you my new colony *British eastern europe* ?

[@OITLOVOLIK]

What if ryuku had 3000 development in 1444?

[@HolyShitNew]

KILO OLIK its over 9000

[@atlasbailly5439]

we need this mod

[@azh698]

@@atlasbailly5439 You can cheat that pretty easily.

[@rinchan7442]

The video should be called „what if Lithuania was a senior partner in the commonwealth”

[@sneeringimperialist340]

There's actually an achievement for that in the game called "Uncommonwealth".

[@JukeboxTheGhoul]

Lithuania dom

[@mantas22]

This video was LIT

[@ManOfRialto]

Ah yes, Lithuanian

[@CityFCOG]

Make France the HRE and the world gets lit

[@italianpc4119]

Haha I knew I'd find you here

[@CityFCOG]

b r u h They copied my amino idea :(

[@italianpc4119]

@@CityFCOG y e e . . .

[@CityFCOG]

@@italianpc4119 tak

[@DaveMiller6042]

And British

[@Spoon47863]

4:57 winged hussars: “Gone reduced to atoms.”

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The Pope is ready to make some more emperors of the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire. It's actually Germany, but don't worry about it!

[@himlingpatrice]

When you come from a forgotten french province named "Berry" and you see... 10:24

[@minutemen_in_t-605]

HRE: *Swaps with France* England and Commonwelth: *yessssssss*

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

I guess the original Roman Empire wasn't holy enough. What if North and South Korea were swapped

[@MortenJongChannel]

So south Korea will be North Korea and South Korea will be north Korea. Both Korea will be North. Smart boy, Kim.

[@Marulauriu710]

@@MortenJongChannel -also both of them will- -be south koreas but one communist south korea and the other....kpop empire-

[@gengarzilla1685]

Didn't he technically do that with the Denmark and Korea switched video?

[@merulaeaspectu2349]

Which Commonwealth is better Polish-Lithuanian or Lithuanian-Polish?

[@Ugapiku]

The Lithuanian Lit one xD

[@gengarzilla1685]

The Lithuanian-led one can be called the Uncommonwealth, after the achievement you get for forming the Commonwealth as Lithuania.

[@0.0-c5o]

Imagine an aliance between Spain from 1600s, and UK from 1800s vs Napoleonic France and German Empire...

[@SuperWolfman9]

What if the British had all of China instead of all of India? (HOI4)

[@NetherPrime]

China in HoI4 are illiterate, would just drag GB down.

[@trentn1127]

@@NetherPrime To be fair literacy was only better in India than in China because of Britain anyway. It basically wouldn't be too different except Britain would be butting heads with Japan more.

[@kerim63000]

Prussia and Germany: exists Poland: time to flex those muscles

[@thehumanequivalentoftotali8545]

If Martin Luther became pope what would happen to Mormonism??!

[@Cjnw]

*St. Brigham Young wants to know your location*

[@shadowyshadow6498]

6:33 "And these damn mugals out here"

[@baddecimus2414]

Without France, England would rule the world

[@zuikis121-]

@@manooxi327 Lithuania formed commonwealth smh

[@redvorno]

@@manooxi327 which was later inherited by Lithuania. Yeah, you failed that one.

[@beauclair7621]

Mettaton/Happstablook and without England, France would rule the world too

[@plokunv7]

@@zuikis121- @zah fares @THE STALKER.PEDIA There is no need to argue guys. It's COMMONWEALTH.

[@trentn1127]

But it did even tho France existed anyway.

[@robertlombardo8437]

Greeeeeat. Mexico is in charge of all of North America. *sighs, grabs chips and sombrero* Si señor. Yo soy del rancho.

[@alfonzom6]

*sees the words* outstanding move

[@XaleanderS]

That's cute commonwealth out there ❤️

[@Cjnw]

It is governed by Vilnius, not by Warszawa, though

[@XaleanderS]

@@Cjnw i'm not blind tho.

[@karol9903]

Lmao

[@kerkonig5102]

fun fact in germany we call charles alla mane "karl der Große" and say he was german (fränkisch/frankonian) so from the german perspectife of history france is german.

[@markdombrovan8849]

Converty this to vic2 - I'd love to see what comes next!

[@mujuik-sama9539]

DO THE PORTUGAL ABRIDGE HISTORY NEXT

[@emm_the_gaymer]

Yes pls

[@spikeborn1984]

You should make Lithuania or Baltic countries a super power. HOI4

[@TwoFace2222]

Do the drained Mediteranean Sea mod again but instead of giving land to Europe make it its own country

[@KatoTVcsgo]

Man Lithuania got lit I had to

[@Orrdinary-_-personn]

drew: denmarks not looking to hot. me: of course it's not, it doesn't exist.

[@sqocks8254]

And still the Netherlands is part of the HRE... *_LET THIS BE A LESSON THAT WE ONLY LEAVE ON OUR OWN TERMS!!_*

[@castsmith6783]

"WHAT IF THE NEW WORLD REPLACED THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE"

[@Louskunokka]

"Hey Vegeta! What does the Scouter say about his Development level?!" "IT'S OVER NINETHOUSAAAAAAAAAND!"

[@lothairthecommiemonarch8488]

Oh yea,I love this kind of endgame where every thing is so fucked up I laugh till I can't breathe.

[@madladofficial8983]

Averagemoney: Normal Winnie the Pooh Commonwealth: Fancy Winnie the Pooh

[@coryjackson5481]

I BET OF YOU PLEASE DO A MEGA CAMPAIGN WITH THIS

[@sirmount2636]

It’s interesting how you make one change and there are radical complications no one could have predicted.

[@SilentArrow2001]

That orange South America and yelllow and pink North America was oddly pleasing

[@Tobbeawesome]

4:18 "Germany hates a lot of people" The history of Germany during the first half of the 20th Century :)

[@gengarzilla1685]

I guess the British now have tea and vodka?

[@eastprussiaproductions]

It’s funny how you left ULM /big daddy alive

[@jackwish420]

man, I love how drew does this for a living but barely understands how the hre works lmao. Poland is mega strong early game, the only thing stopping then from washing over the hre is a strong emperor (usually austria with his doggo hungary) and a bunch of allies, as attacking one hre member draws the emperor in. also, AE is multiplied in the HRE, further hindering poland.

[@onjion1528]

In HOI4 you should make every country go back to the biggest state it has been in. And if any countries overlap, just make it so the oldest one owns that territory

[@Quanbe77]

In fact French emperor Charlemagne is the foundator of the HRE ;)

[@lithuaniantroll8146]

*"Tautiška giesmė" intensifies*

[@leonardobanazalazar3249]

Brittany is best emperor. For glory and memes!!!

[@sixpom7993]

Bevet Breizh dieub !

[@Makarosc]

France wasn't that different from the HRE at this point

[@wafgafs]

Drew: Prounounces it Muggles Me: *nerdy screaming*

[@maxbreiling4929]

I'm a simple man. Drew puts out a EU4 video. I hit the like button. Next Drew should dismantle Ming China into warring states. Maybe we could see a powerful Korea, Qing China, or maybe even an outsider like Dai Viet do well

[@naam_loos]

Every Drew Durnil episode: Something weird happens Tries to explain with little correlation Realises that theres no connection Moves on

[@modygimnazjalista5299]

4:18 "Germany hates a lot of people" aaa shit, here we go again

[@nishvaze2666]

Idea:Soviet and USA and Germany exchange ideology

[@jean-baptistechopin1799]

No Poitou, no Limousin, no Marche, no Anjou, no Saintonge...

[@szczepan4737]

Winged Hussars in Egypt: In the name of Horus!

[@sheevpalpatine1105]

it's somehow still weird to me to hear Charlemagne, I've always known him as Karl der Große or Charles the Great

[@edgarbm6407]

Mughal Scandinavia is the best thing I've ever seen in this game.

[@Real_OSHA_Unsafety_Engineer]

Ulm still in space right now for 1000 years

[@jakubcesarzdakos5442]

Brothers Lithuanians! So proud of you! Respect from Poland! :D

[@JukeboxTheGhoul]

Make Spain and Portugal hre, see who colonises

[@MurdokEXTRA]

There's something cathartic about the commonwealth becoming a major power across three continents.

[@jackin_it]

Holy Roman Empire: Exists France: Its free real-estate.

[@A-Rather-Dubious-Character]

The best HRE is France AND Germany.

[@deutschamerikaner]

W/o the HRE minors, Germany has a lot lower forces limit, so that’s probably why Poland could wreck them so easily.

[@yearslate9349]

Drew Durnil confirmed to be a magician; made Germany vanish into thin air.

[@thomasskrning2675]

1:50 Bo joined the chat 2:28 Bo left the chat

[@marcelob.678]

I just had an idea.. mingplosion right off the bat but all the tiny Ming nations are under their own HRE banner

[@estoniaboodoingmapping1095]

Eh,Without HRE in Germany,Estonia and Latvia would be free from livonian order

[@hardlineamerican8495]

Create Europe with Modern day borders in EU4.

[@Cjnw]

Mexico took out six of the "Thirteen Colonies"; Canada the rest [NY, NJ, New England]

[@derekskelton4187]

Charles the bald successful I'd guess. Though I suppose it could have been the Robertines as an analogue to the Carolingians failing in all timelines

[@thomasturner6980]

So in this universe Germany fights France using bagguets and surrenders within 2 weeks

[@RySL66]

"British Eastern Europe" :puking_face:

[@Lithnox]

LIThuania

[@AA712Beam]

WW3 Luxembourg vs the whole world Winner: Luxembourg Treaty of Luxembourg city Luxembourg annexs all contries

[@Cjnw]

ree

[@sabatonsky]

YES!!! Comonwealth is powerful!!!! The final victory is ours!

[@r.v.b.4153]

Brabant finally got the place of power they deserve

[@SinjinS]

In my opinion the fact that HRE was NOT in Germany meant that Poland/Lithuania could easily conquer old HRE since there was no emperor to protect everyone, so they were killed one by one making Poland strong. The mystery is how did Lithuania became Commonwealth?

[@camiblack1]

My guess is Lithuania led PU.

[@arposkraft3616]

Brabanders will like extending to the Gulf of Biscay though ... Id thought that france being a mess would do well for some dutch provinces with things set up, still wierd

[@Bagel007]

Prussia just wanted to be like Chile for that one moment... One day friend

[@skylerb9594]

when lithuania is independent they have a higher force limit and they always ally Poland so it ironically is stronger

[@mlgdigimon]

There actually was an HRE type called the kingdoms of France, but with a name like that the country called France just ate everyone up in it and it did not official die out until napolion

[@demonslayer6588]

Make all countries that speak a certain language into one country, and do that for every other language.

[@commettey]

the Commonwealth's Power level, Its over 9000...

[@SirHazeALot]

Poor Voltaire. He is crying right now.

[@thediethrower1803]

You ask how Poland did it yet note that they were allied to Prussia. That's the only reasoning you need, even with how the AI doesn't handle the Prussian Monarchy very well it's a stupidly OP nation. I'm pretty sure it's so OP you can't afford to make it as a custom nation with 800 points.

[@DutchGovernor]

1:44 that’s east Frisia a separate country not England you can see the crown showing its a capital

[@ConnieBucks]

dude i have never played any of these types of games before but i love watching your videos, keep it up!!

[@justinambru8529]

This is my dreamworld

[@sarthaksharma5772]

6:45 My man says India doesn't belong to India. He is now an honorary member of the Indian Right Wing