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| - The 1656 Treaty of Dublin was the document that originally founded the UK and formally ended the HRE, which was devolving into chaos after nearly 50 years of non-stop civil war. In exchange for Austrian and Anglish permission to leave the HRE peacefully, as well as Anglish help against Scandinavia, Brandenburg ceded the Netherlands (the province of Loither) to the Anglish, while Austria received Brandenburgish help in the war on Bavaria. One provision that both Brandenburg and Angland insisted on was the incorporation of Eire into the UK. Eire at that point was also in civil war, with the King recently killed, and the Regent nearly powerless. Despite being firmly against the deal, as they felt this would throw the balance of power off, Austria was at the time locked in a massive war with B
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| - The 1656 Treaty of Dublin was the document that originally founded the UK and formally ended the HRE, which was devolving into chaos after nearly 50 years of non-stop civil war. In exchange for Austrian and Anglish permission to leave the HRE peacefully, as well as Anglish help against Scandinavia, Brandenburg ceded the Netherlands (the province of Loither) to the Anglish, while Austria received Brandenburgish help in the war on Bavaria. One provision that both Brandenburg and Angland insisted on was the incorporation of Eire into the UK. Eire at that point was also in civil war, with the King recently killed, and the Regent nearly powerless. Despite being firmly against the deal, as they felt this would throw the balance of power off, Austria was at the time locked in a massive war with Bavaria, as well as a looming one with Spain, and urgently needed Brandenburgish help with these. Brandenburg, meanwhile, was firm on this point, as they needed to destabilize their Scandinavian enemies, who were close allies with Eire. At the same time, Angland would then enter the war, allowing them to win.
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