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The House of Mendes
Among the merchants and financiers of Mendes Bank Hq, there is a family of remarkable talent and resources: the Target Dynasty. Having built a fortune through the spice trade and the provision of credit to European monarchs, they now seek to formalize their banking activities. Their network of connections stretches from the Iberian peninsula to the courts of northern Europe, making them uniquely positioned to serve as our financial partners.
PortugalCountrydynamic historical event.tagDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_por.txt:4812
4813type = country_event
4814title = flavor_por.65.title The House of Mendes
4815desc = flavor_por.65.desc Among the merchants and financiers of Mendes Bank Hq, there is a family of remarkable talent and resources: the Target Dynasty. Having built a fortune through the spice trade and the provision of credit to European monarchs, they now seek to formalize their banking activities. Their network of connections stretches from the Iberian peninsula to the courts of northern Europe, making them uniquely positioned to serve as our financial partners.
4816outcome = neutral
4817historical_info = flavor_por.65.historical_info The House of Mendes was a prominent Portuguese-Jewish banking family of the 16th century. Their most famous member, Gracia Mendes Nasi, was one of the wealthiest and most influential women in Europe, managing a vast commercial empire from Lisbon, Antwerp, Venice, and ultimately Constantinople. The Mendes bank provided credit to European monarchs, financed the spice trade, and became one of the most significant financial institutions of the era.
4818fire_only_once = yes
4820major = yes
4821dynamic_historical_event = {
}
4828trigger = {
4829owns = location:lisbon
}
4832illustration_tags = {
483310 = regular
483410 = interior
}
4837immediate = {
}
4839location:lisbon = {
4840save_scope_as = mendes_bank_hq
4841create_dynasty_from_location = Mendes
4842last_dynasty_in_location = {
4842save_scope_as = target_dynasty
}
}
4844create_character = {
4845dynasty = scope:target_dynasty
4846age = {
20
40
}
4847save_scope_as = target_character
}
4850scope:mendes_bank_hq = {
4851create_building_country_in_location = {
4852name = {
4853name = MENDES Mendes
}
4855reforms = {
banking_country
}
4858save_scope_as = mendes_bank_tag
4859set_new_ruler = scope:target_character
4861hidden_effect = {
4862change_country_flag = MENDES Mendes
4863define_unique_country_tag = MNDES
}
}
4868scope:mendes_bank_hq = {
4869change_building_level_in_location = {
}
}
}
4876set_local_variable = {
4877name = amount_of_gold_for_mendes
4878value = {
250
500
}
}
}