Burgundian Strategy SHOCKS! Is It the Best? | EU4 Burgundy 2025

In this EU4 Burgundy guide for beginners, we'll show you a trick to ensure Burgundy's survival and success in Europa Universalis 4. Don't let the country fall - learn how to make it thrive!

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[alatamore]

I love Espionage ideas now. It really went from zero to hero a few patches back. It's insane how good it is, as long as you use it right (spy on your enemies as much as you can, get area claims on anything you will take, etc.).

[biggybrolunch]

Some top tier tag cheese. Well played.

FYI, even if AI France and Austria are "friendly", they will almost never ally because of the -1000 historical rival malus. I've formed France as Nevers, only to have Austria dump me as an ally because of this malus alone.

[oldetobie]

Quick tip to anyone trying this: make sure to disband the empire before the inheritance! If you don’t France will get an event to release all of your land in the Netherlands as independent princes in the empire. Since France is they will probably say yes and you get no say in the matter.

[ІлляВоробченко]

I think that when you formed france you inherited all their cores including that province in south and than you could return core with favors

[sprites]

Han. i have not thought it would be possible but it was done. forming two nations in the middle and becoming Lotharingia 3 months after.

[worstyearever]

the other advantage of destroying HRE is that the Burgundy inheritance trick doesnt have to be better timed - if the HRE is around hell demand low countries from France and France will usually give those out. So without a dismantle, you have to declare indepence from France the minute you inherit and if you mistimed your peace deal with France you lose your best lands in Holland

[TheGireon]

Actually playing burgundy and do the netherlands/lotharingia switch in like 10/15 years (actually in 1570) i gues.

Am emperor owning, rhine, bugundy, nothern france and low countrys as well as savoy and provance.

Rest of france my vassals orleans, gascony, toulouse. Napöes vassal as well, and electorate palatonste incl haöve bavaria and hesse as my PU.

Also brunswick as vassal in westphalia and gonna make paderborn one diplomatically as soon as i fed them with what i dont own in nprth west germany.

1600 i will, thx to dutch missions habe britain as PU. War for the woröd, feed it british Subjekts

[ForestTrees]

Sorry if I was late ( been 3 weeks but shush ) but I’ve see that you have played as burgundy.

[NiceBoaT_]

One more tip: Just free Nevers, and then just conquer them!
They are just a nuisance

[martsvend]

when you shifted back to being France, could you not have requested your last province back from spain using Favors?

[CSDragon]

20:10 idk she was over 40 when you popped the BI

[SerCommander]

20:12 where did you get these portraits/paintings? Historical ones do not match

[ZulacecekStarcraft]

5:12 They don't even take attrition. Doesn't matter.

[fernandolugo]

My ruler died inmidiatly😂, then I kept playing in the run and when I dethroned the king and choose the French they annexed me inmidiatly

I was triyng to do this run in 1.36 I don't know if that influences something, do i have to wait until the ruler is 60 to dethrone him?

[trancecod]

16 aggressive expansion for whole naples.. how?
also how did you inherit all vassals of france 😃

[nicknameless]

What's the picture on the thumbnail? I was curious, and it doesn't seem to be Duchess of Burgundy, I googled it and it didn't come up with anything like it.

[heybruder]

Hey how do i beat a challenge which i need zo have 10 junior-partner. Which countty suits?