Event
Venetian Support
Venice has decided to support us, but only through somewhat toothless diplomatic overtures, declaring to us in confidence that it would be within our rights to seize Target Province. Nevertheless, this could be a step towards gaining them as an ally of convenience in the future...
Event chain
Each event is fired by the one it is nested under; the line below it says which choice leads there and when.
- A Foothold in Italy
An Unholy Alliance↳ Option A “Propose an unholy alliance with Venice.” · 2–3 days later- Venetian Support↳ Option A “Provide diplomatic support only.” · 2–3 days later
- The Lion and the Crescent↳ Option B “Agree to the proposal.” · 2–3 days later
- A Stern Refusal↳ Option C “Rebuke the heathens.” · 2–3 days later
Definitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_TUR.txt:5692
5693type = country_event
5694title = flavor_tur.81.title Venetian Support
5695desc = flavor_tur.81.desc Venice has decided to support us, but only through somewhat toothless diplomatic overtures, declaring to us in confidence that it would be within our rights to seize Target Province. Nevertheless, this could be a step towards gaining them as an ally of convenience in the future...
5696outcome = neutral
5697historical_info = flavor_tur.81.historical_info Though the Signoria in Venice ultimately refused the Ottoman alliance proposal, they did make a diplomatic overture to ensure Mehmed II that they would not oppose an Ottoman conquest of Otranto, Brindisi and Taranto. Whether this played into his final decision to make a landing in Italy is hard to ascertain - he had held such ambitions for quite a long time.