Tuetonic Knights

[Ash]

Thanks for the prompt replies guys.
Without going into indepth historical analysis it just seems reasonable to me that a catholic faction, that controls a province should be able to build the units exclusive to that province.

Yes well nations did not really excist before nationalism hit Europe in the 19th century.
All factions back then weren't like one, single nation. In Medieval times many regions had only limited loyalty to their crowned kings.

For example, Bretagne remained fairly autonomous untill like the 16th century. Bourgondy was a seperate country altogether. Yet everyone considers them a part of France.

I think though CA made the factions more like a nation we know today for gameplay reasons.
Wouldn't be much fun being a King and all you did was binding regional aristocrats to your family through marriages and political backstabbing.

As for crusader units, they're unrealistic to begin with I guess. All the Orders featured were quite sovereign and owed fielty to the Pope rather then a worldly power.
This is not to say they weren't involved in politics. For example the Teutonic knights were obviously more in favour with the HRE emperor and vice versa (more then other European factions).
I guess to offset this CA made crusader units untrainable.