

Allying with Austria (as the Emperor) also gives Lucca the possibility to expand within the HRE without incuring maluses concerning unlawful territory. Austria, France and Aragon may be good choices to seek an alliance with for Lucca. However, thanks to the small size of Lucca it is possible to ally with larger nations as they regularly have a rival that Lucca feels threatened by, giving a beneficial 20 points for securing an alliance.

The other smaller states in Italy will usually rival Lucca, so they are often not viable options. Their neighbours, consisting of Milan, Florence, Genoa and Ferrara, are all stronger than Lucca and therefore careful diplomacy is needed before expansion is possible. A campaign in India will require Lucca to grow before taking on such a task. Lucca is an OPM situated in northern Italy.

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