Fellow Electors,

I thank Duke Lothar for his continued support and generosity. If the rest of us showed the same spirit of cooperation then we would have our enemies beaten back in no time and concentrate on the betterment of the Reich's people.

Sadly, this is not the case. Duke Hans has failed to reply to my claim despite both inside and outside support. Therefore, I offer him an ultimatum:

Renounce your claim to Swabia. Agree to appoint me as Duke. I will grant leniency and amnesty to you and your supporters. I will even name you Count of Staufen, despite it being the Swabian capital, in recognition of your long service to the Reich and Swabia.

You have twenty-four hours to respond. Otherwise action that I do not wish to take will be taken. Please act for the good of the people of Swabia, Hans. I will not be this lenient again.

Electors, my priority is to keep Swabia united and powerful. I want to kill the French, not good Germans. I did not wish for the situation to come to this but in the long run I must do what is best for the people.

Signed,
Dietrich von Dassel