Imperial Diet III

[FactionHeir]

You may be unaware, but supplies of horse and food were only enough to send his retainers and either the teutons or the mailed knights against the Hungarians besieging Budapest in time.
I chose to send with him the teutons, knowing they are our most elite knights.

It seems young Lothar has done well in the battle and finally proved his worth.
I am sure his father would like to have the honor of knighting him formally once he is back in Italy. I for one now consider him a knight officially.

[Stig]

Message from Ansehelm, as read out in the Diet

What is this? Don't you have to be knighted anymore to command an army? What is this for wahnsinn?
Today an unknighted noble, what will come tomorrow? Heinrich und Karl the dung collectors?

And next to all this Swabia is still allowed to penetrate further and further into French territory, without an edict, without the approval of the Diet.

I think the honourable Hans should ask himself the question if he's up for the job of chancellor.

Ansehelm
Count of Thorn
Heir to Franconia
Extremely off

[FactionHeir]

I believe the young Steward Ansehelm should be more careful in his judgement if he wishes to one day lead Franconia.

Firstly, Lothar Steffen did not lead an army but a small force as he cunningly derided from our charter. As there was no legal barrier that prevented him from doing so, it was approved.

Secondly, I ridicule your constant comments about Swabia's expansions as they have not advanced any further than Paris as we speak. Maybe you ought to look at our Imperial maps in the mornings when you may be more clear headed?

[Stig]

Another message from Thorn

Lothar Steffen might have led only a little army, he did have the overall command in the battle. Something which is normally only giving to an Army Commander.

And tell me which Edict allowed Swabia to march into France at all.

[FactionHeir]

Lothar Steffen did at no point command the garrison of Budapest, but only his entourage and the teutons, as layed out by the charter.
The charter amendment regarding household armies allows one settlement to be taken per order to be fulfilled if received prior to the start of the chancellorship or at the discretion of the chancellor if received thereafter.

[Stig]

The Prussian noble Ansehelm send stands, speaking in his place (OOC: just to get rid of the messages)

Now, even tho that order might be given we do widen our borders with it. Which is dangerous. Sides if we march too far into France I'm afraid we will get to close to Britain and Spain.

[FactionHeir]

Considering there has been no further expansion into French territory, I find Ansehelm von Kastiliens' to be unfounded.
It could similarly be argued that we would widen our borders if Krakow was taken. Each house, including Franconia, is being treated fairly currently in terms of construction, recruitment and fulfillment of orders, something the chancellor is not obliged to do, especially in the light of general opposition of Franconia towards my election at the last diet, something I would like to remind you of.