government = feudal_monarchy-lowest
aristocracy_plutocracy = -3
centralization_decentralization = 5
innovative_narrowminded = 2
mercantilism_freetrade = 0
offensive_defensive = -2
land_naval = -1
quality_quantity = 1
serfdom_freesubjects = -2
technology_group = latin
religion = catholic
primary_culture = irish
capital = 375	# Cork

1000.1.1 = { set_country_flag = idea_excellent_shipwrights }
1000.1.1 = { set_country_flag = idea_church_attendance_duty }
1000.1.1 = { set_country_flag = idea_national_trade_policy }

1000.1.1 = { set_country_flag = minor_holding }
1000.1.1 = { set_country_flag = inf_country }

# Geraldine dynasty

1330.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " "
		adm = 7
		dip = 7
		mil = 7
		}
	}
1356.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " " #son of Maurice
		adm = 4
		dip = 4
		mil = 4
		}
	}
1358.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " " #brother of Maurice
		adm = 5
		dip = 5
		mil = 5
		}
	}
1398.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " " #brother of Gerald, "the Poet"
		adm = 6 #said to have single-handedly replaced French with Irish at court
		dip = 5
		mil = 4 #imprisoned in 1370
		}
	}
1399.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " " 
		adm = 5
		dip = 5
		mil = 5
		}
	}
1420.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " " 
		adm = 5
		dip = 5
		mil = 5
		}
	}
1463.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " " #executed
		adm = 4
		dip = 4
		mil = 4
		}
	}
1468.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = " " #became Earl at age 9 when his father was executed; died at age 26, probably murdered
		adm = 5
		dip = 6 #made alliance with both England and Irish allies
		mil = 6 #enlarged his domains
		}
	}
1487.12.7 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = "Maurice Bacach FitzGerald" #Bacach = the lame, said to have been brave
		adm = 5
		dip = 6 #Sided with the pretender but was forgiven by the king
		mil = 6
		}
	}
1489.1.1 = { set_country_flag = renaissance }
1520.1.1 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = "James FitzGerald"
		adm = 6 #'keeps better justice in his lands than any other chief in Ireland'
		dip = 5 #swore loyalty to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
		mil = 6
		}
	}
1529.6.18 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = "Thomas FitzGerald" #uncle of James, succeeded upon his death; known as Sir Thomas the Bald
		adm = 5
		dip = 5 #On good terms with the king at first
		mil = 6 #won nine battles
		}
	}
1534.1.1 = {
	monarch = { 
		name = "John FitzGerald" #usurper; stole the title from his grand-nephew James by fiat but died soon after
		adm = 6
		dip = 5
		mil = 6
		}
	}
1536.12.25 = {
	monarch = { 
		name = "James FitzGerald" #"the court page"
		adm = 3 #His title was disputed by his great-uncle, who became de facto earl until he died Christmas 1536
		dip = 3
		mil = 3 #Murdered by his cousin 
		}
	}
1558.11.27 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = "Gerald FitzGerald" #educated in England; forfeited the earldom in 1582 after rebellions (1569-73 and 1579-83, both under FitzMaurice)
		adm = 3 #His people seemed to prefer James FitzMaurice FitzGerald
		dip = 4 #His marriage ended a feud
		mil = 3 #Had to submit several times, spent years as a fugitive
		}
	}
1582.11.11 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = "James FitzGerald" #son of Gerald, spent most of his life in prison, but was paraded as the true Earl of Desmond to spite the pretender FitzThomas
		adm = 3 #Unable to command the loyalty of the fief
		dip = 3 #A puppet at best
		mil = 3 #Sickly
		}
	}
1598.10.10 = { 
	monarch = { 
		name = "James FitzThomas FitzGerald" #The pretender, the Sgn
		adm = 5
		dip = 4
		mil = 6
		}
	}

# end of the Geraldine dynasty

1607.4.28 = { #Date of James' burial; Richard was made Earl of a new dynasty in 1617
	monarch = { 
		name = "Richard Preston"
		adm = 5
		dip = 5
		mil = 5
		}
	}
1617.1.1 = { government = administrative_monarchy-lowest }
1707.1.1 = { government = constitutional_monarchy-lowest }

