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The High Kingdom of Italy Paradox division does not makes really sense.
This could be a more rational division:

• Kingdom of Lombardy / Kingdom of Italy: only the northern part of Italy
• Exarcate of Ravenna / Pentapolis / Patrimonio Sancti Petrii: Emilia Romagna, "Latium", Ancona and Spoleto. This the object of the donation of Charlemagne when HRE is originally formed in the 786 scenario. After 1066 could dynamically become the de jure territory of the Papal States. It is the ideal nucleus of "The Roman Republic" in "The Commune of Rome" scenario
• Kingdom of Sicily: as in vanilla
• Kingdom of Sardinia: the Duchy of Sardinia
• Republic of Venice: after 1066 it could include too the Duchy of Verona, the Duchy of Friuli (extracted from the Kingdom of Bavaria). It could de jure expand in Istria and Dalmatia in other scenarios to simulate the Venetian "Stato del Mar"

Titular Titles

• Republic of Genoa: as in vanilla
• Republic of Pisa: as in vanilla
• Republic of Florence: duchy rank for "The Commune of Florence"
• Republic of Siena: duchy rank for "The Commune of Siena"
• Republic of Ancona: duchy rank for "The Commune of Ancona"
• Gran Duchy of Tuscany: could be formed by the Republic of Florence, Pisa or Siena if they have reunited Tuscany and are transition to a feudal form of government. The Imperial and / or Papal recognition is needed
• Roman Republic: can be formed by "The Commune of Rome" when it completely controls the Duchy of Rome, Ancona and Spoleto. It replaces the "Exarcate of Ravenna"
• Provincia Annonaria: new name and COA for the Kingdom of Lombardy when controlled by Romans characters (unsure of this too ancient as name?)

The concept of successor state of the Roman Empires is historically called "Translatio Imperirii" they are those States that has some historical link (sometimes fabricated) with the two Roman Empires.
The concept could be divided again in rightful successor and pretenders.

Successor State of the Western Roman Empire:

• Holy Roman Empire (rightful successor - fabricated by Pope recognized by Byzantine Empire after)
• S.P.Q.R (pretender)
• Empire of Germania (pretender only if it was Holy Roman Empire before)
• Empire of Italia (pretender only if it was S.P.Q.R before and S.P.Q.R. was the rightful successor State of the WRE)

Successor State of the Eastern Roman Empire:

• Byzantine Empire (rightful successor)
• Latin Empire (rightful successor - controlled Constantinople)
• Empire of Nicea (pretender)
• Empire of Trebizond (pretender)
• Empire of the Bulgarians and the Romans (pretender)
• Empire of the Serbians and the Romans (pretender)

This two possible status are represented by traits (that give more prestige that a normal Emperor) and to be able to restore the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman is needed to be recognized the rightful successor State (that is to have the trait).
A pretender could try to get the trait to be the rightful successor using a special CB: in case of victory the winner gets the trait "successor State of xxx" and the loser gets the trait "pretender successor of xxx". TODO to this war all Catholics (for the West) and all Orthodox (for the East) will be invited to join sides.

The thing is deemed so important that after this fact a conference of Peace is called between all the interested characters to decide the new shape of Europe.

Conference of Peace: S.P.Q.R. vs HRE

1. Invitation of the Holy Roman Emperor
2. Invitation of the Pope
3. Invitation of any Catholic independent characters
4. Invitation of the Princes of the Holy Roman Empire
5. Invitation of the Patricians of S.P.Q.R (in future the Senators that will comprise the Patricians too)
6. Dissolution of HRE and substitution with the new High Kingdom of Germania. The global flag "germania_was_hre" is set, this is used to give to Germania the trait of pretender of the WRE.
7. Solution of first issue: if HRE (now Germania) has vassals in North Italy is to be decided if they will remain part of Germania or are annexed to S.P.Q.R. there are three choice for S.P.Q.R.: annex to S.P.Q.R. directly (vassal not happy), give them the possibility to them to vote (vassals happy), do nothing (vassals remain part of Germania).
8. Solution of second issue: if HRE (now Germania) has vassals in the de jure Kingdom of Burgundy the King of France or the High King of Francia gets an event to ask that the issue is discussed in the Peace Conference. Possible choices: annexion to France / Francia (IA guided via opinion and only if France / Francia was allied with S.P.Q.R.), annexion to S.P.Q.R. (France is not happy, vassal of Burgundy not too), give them the possibility to them to vote (vassals happy), do nothing (vassals remain part of Germania)
9. Solution of third issue: if the King of Bohemia or the Duke of Bohemia is the Duke of Moravia too and his vassal of HRE (now Germania) they would want independent so they gets an event to ask that the issue is discussed in the Peace Conference. Possible choices: give them their independence (Emperor of Germania not happy), do nothing (King of Bohemia not happy)
10. Peace conference end: narrative event to all Catholic (or Christian) characters

Conference of Peace: Germania vs S.P.Q.R

1. Invitation of the Consul of S.P.Q.R
2. Invitation of the Pope
3. Invitation All vassals of S.P.Q.R.
4. Invitation of the Patricians of S.P.Q.R (in future the Senators that will comprise the Patricians too)
5. Dissolution of S.P.Q.R. and substitution with the new High Kingdom of Italia. The global flag "italia_was_spqr" is set, this is used to give to Italia the trait of pretender of WRE. Germania becomes HRE again!
6. Solution of first issue: if S.P.Q.R (now Italia) has vassals in North Italy (excluding the Duchy of Latium) is to be decided if they will remain part of S.P.Q.R or are annexed to HRE there are three choices for HRE.: annex to HRE directly (vassal not happy), give them the possibility to them to vote (vassals happy), do nothing (vassals remain part of Italia). Note that, in any case, they will remain de jure of the High Kingdom of Italia in any case.
7. Solution of second issue: if S.P.Q.R (now Italia) has vassals in the de jure Kingdom of Burgundy the King of France or the High King of Francia gets an event to ask that the issue is discussed in the Peace Conference. Possible choices: annexion to France / Francia (IA guided via opinion and only if France / Francia was allied with S.P.Q.R.), annexion to HRE (France is not happy, vassal of Burgundy not too), give them the possibility to them to vote (vassals happy), do nothing (vassals remain part of S.P.Q.R.)

Other possible permutation: Italia vs HRE this is should be similar to the first event chain the only difference should be that Italia shall change in S.P.Q.R. again.

The Eastern Roman Empire shall be formed by Byzantium when it controls the Empires of Asia and Egyptus.
The pretender Empires of Bulgaria and Serbia could reform it but they shall become Byzantium before.

The Western Roman Empire shall be formed by the Holy Roman Empire when it controls the Empires of Itaila, Francia and Spain.
The pretender Empire of S.P.Q.R. could become the Western Roman Empire if HRE does not exists (a special CB will be created to make S.P.Q.R. destroy HRE).

After the creations of these titles they get de jure land corresponding to the maximum extension of the two Empires the "Imperial CB" should be modified accordingly to help in the reconquest to see if better to divide it in two different Casus Belli one for the East and one for the West.

Let's study if it is possible in the end to merge the titles of "The Duchy of Rome" and "The Commune of Rome" in an unique title changing its name based in the government form.
The title map color must change too from the Papal whitish to a more Roman red.

A new government for "The Commune of Rome"

In the old versions of "The Empires of God" "The Commune of Rome" used the same government form of any Merchant Republic on game this was historical incorrect and as with the patch accompanying "The Horse Lord" we have finally partially moddable governments it is the time to rectify it.
"The Commune of Rome" will have a new form of government Senatorial Republic (literally Republic headed by the Senate) this form of government is the same of the original Roman Republic that in turn was based to the Athenian Republic and could used for other Italian Communes with slight modification.

The Senate is formed by the 12 oldest male members of the most powerful families of the Republic these men called "Senators" organizes themselves in parties / factions. The names of these parties could change based on the Republic for "The Commune of Rome" they are:

• Republican Party: Rome is a Republic and always it will be.
• Imperial Party: they could accept the over lordship of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire if he accepts to take the crown not from the Pope or from Teutonic Nobles but from the Senate of Rome. If the Holy Roman Empires ceases to exists of S.P.Q.R. is re-formed their ideal changes the H.R.E. is illegitimate in their eyes and they dream to crush it and restore the Roman Empire.
• Papaline Party: they does not love the Pope particularly but they love to have the Pope as vassal of the State (Cesaropapism)
• Neutral Party: the name imply that they are neutral in all issues in reality "neutrals" simply votes on issues based on their mood, or if someone has bough them or menaced them. Yes be "neutral" has a negative implication...

List of Features needed to have a working Senatorial Republic

• Flavor event: inauguration of the Senate. This event should happen after "The Senatorial Republic" is created. This makes more sense for in game generated "Senatorial Republic". (At end of the process no "vanilla" Republics should be present in game)
• Any Senator must choose a party
• After any Senator have chosen a party and on death of a head of party the election of a new head of party starts. The elected member is the Party's candidate to be the head of the Republic
• When one of the Senatorial Families dies without an heir a new Senatorial family must be created
• Proper elections of the Head of the Republic they happen any 5 years or on sudden death of the ruler. Any Senator votes for a candidate (he is not forced to vote for a member of his party but it is really likely) and the one with the most votes become the head of the Republic
• Regency for the Election period on sudden death of the previous ruler (special character unplayable and cannot do practically nothing?)
• Flavor events to simulate political life
• Flavor events to make unlanded Senators that are not Patricians not too boring to play
• More "Roman" names for the landed titles we have two class of Senators now Patricians (merchants) and Noble (land holder) we need to decide how to call them.

The decision to form the Roman Empire is more simple in EoG than in Vanilla: you simply should hold the Eastern Roman Empire titles and the Western Roman Empires titles. When the decision is taken the two Empires are destroyed and all their de jure land is transferred to the Roman Empire.