Independence! (1070)

Suddenly, while fighting a rebelious vassal, Duke Godfried d'Ardennes, Ekbert's liege, was mortally wounded. On the 21st of June, 1070, Count Ekbert van Braunschweig declared the independence of the Frisian Counties.

Declaring independence did cost the Count one prestige point, but he felt it was worth it.


This is Gotthard d'Ardennes, the new Duke of Lower Lorraine. He is only two years old.

This is a political map of the Independent Counties, marked in bright yellow, and environments.