Unlike ancient Roman emperors who could call upon absolute power, the rulers of the mostly German "Holy Roman Empire" (which also had Polish, Hungarian and Bohemian emperors as well) weren't always "born in the purple" so to speak, but were often chosen via semi-democratic (or rather, oligarchical) means through election by a council of nobles and clergy, the former often being their own peers invested by the Pope to elect an Emperor. For this reason and the fact that no centralisation really existed in matters of administration, finance nor military control, mediaeval Emperors were often forced to fall back on the strength of their own feudal possessions, and were also forced to rely on the swords of their most loyal men for security and victory.
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| - Unlike ancient Roman emperors who could call upon absolute power, the rulers of the mostly German "Holy Roman Empire" (which also had Polish, Hungarian and Bohemian emperors as well) weren't always "born in the purple" so to speak, but were often chosen via semi-democratic (or rather, oligarchical) means through election by a council of nobles and clergy, the former often being their own peers invested by the Pope to elect an Emperor. For this reason and the fact that no centralisation really existed in matters of administration, finance nor military control, mediaeval Emperors were often forced to fall back on the strength of their own feudal possessions, and were also forced to rely on the swords of their most loyal men for security and victory.
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**Castle Age
*Upgrade of Feudal Retinue
*Upgrades to Doppelsöldner
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*Resource cost: ? link=Resources#Food|Food; ?link=Resources#Timber|Timber
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| - Unlike ancient Roman emperors who could call upon absolute power, the rulers of the mostly German "Holy Roman Empire" (which also had Polish, Hungarian and Bohemian emperors as well) weren't always "born in the purple" so to speak, but were often chosen via semi-democratic (or rather, oligarchical) means through election by a council of nobles and clergy, the former often being their own peers invested by the Pope to elect an Emperor. For this reason and the fact that no centralisation really existed in matters of administration, finance nor military control, mediaeval Emperors were often forced to fall back on the strength of their own feudal possessions, and were also forced to rely on the swords of their most loyal men for security and victory. Being of the Emperor's own followers, Palatinate Burgmänner can thus be understood to be an Emperor's own retinue taken from his feudal possessions, continuing the tradition of fast-training units under the Germans in the Castle Age. Unlike other contemporary sword units, Palatinate Burgmänner have some enhanced armour and very good training time, meaning that prospective Kaisers can sleep soundly with the knowledge of having a solid retinue of medium infantry available at all given times. The Palatinate Burgmänner also have enhanced armour, thus making them less fragile and more efficient in combat, although it must be said that the heaviest knights can still take them down easily, although mercenaries should be careful: Burgmänner knights have another ability and that is taking down enemy mercenaries from the Dark Age, making them useful even in cutting down enemy heavy cavalrymen from the saddle, such as Norman Adventurers.
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