Add Aragon, Portuguese South America, Burgundy V3 profiles

Aragon: Fallen Mediterranean hegemon
- Lost all Italian territory to Napoleon, keeps Sicily/Sardinia/Languedoc/Iberia
- Hosts Pope-in-exile (asset + burden: moral authority vs impossible crusade demands)
- Defends Languedoc vs French Francophone Project

Portuguese South America: An entire continent with two exile courts
- ALL of South America under Portuguese rule (not just Brazil)
- Portuguese king + French king both in Rio
- French king claims French North America, funds royalist agents
- Independence movements in every viceroyalty (Río de la Plata most likely)
- Slavery: last major slaveholding territory, abolition vs civil war
- Amazon development, industrialization attempts

Burgundy: The educated survivor
- Last ruling Capetian dynasty (claims French throne)
- FOUR possible identities: Real France / Burgundian nation / European bridge / Join France
- Education = secret weapon (400yr church school tradition, highest literacy)
- High-end manufacturing niche (Swiss model: quality over quantity)
- France's Francophone Project = existential threat
- Capetian Card as diplomatic tool (threaten but never use)
- "Four centuries and we're still here"

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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+# Crown of Aragon (阿拉贡王冠) — V3 Start 1836
+
+## Basic Info
+- **Capital**: Barcelona
+- **Head of State**: King of Aragon (阿拉贡国王)
+- **Government**: Constitutional monarchy with Cortes (议会). Catalan commercial tradition → merchant influence strong but within monarchical framework.
+- **State Religion**: Catholic (THE Catholic great power — hosts the Pope-in-exile)
+- **Technology Tier**: 2 (Mediterranean industry, shipbuilding, textiles. Not at English/German level but solid.)
+- **Population**: Medium (~15-20M? Catalonia + Aragon + Valencia + Languedoc + Navarre + Sicily + Sardinia)
+
+## Territory
+- **Catalonia** (Barcelona — economic/cultural heart)
+- **Aragon** (interior, agricultural)
+- **Valencia** (Mediterranean coast, agriculture + trade)
+- **Languedoc** (Occitan-speaking, former French territory since ~1300s. France's Francophone Project targets this.)
+- **Navarre** (Pyrenean mountain kingdom, absorbed centuries ago)
+- **Sicily + Sardinia** (insular Mediterranean — all that remains of the Italian empire)
+- **Southern French coast** (Provence coastal strip?)
+- **North African coastal outposts** (Algerian/Tunisian coast, established ~1750s)
+
+## The Pope Problem
+```
+  Pope fled Rome ~1782 (Italian Napoleon conquered Papal States)
+  Pope-in-exile in Barcelona/Valencia since then (~54 years)
+  
+  Benefits:
+  ├ Aragon = de facto leader of Catholic world
+  ├ Diplomatic leverage: "we shelter God's representative"
+  ├ Catholic countries (Castile, S.Germany, Poland underground, Ireland) look to Aragon
+  ├ Moral authority in international disputes
+  
+  Burdens:
+  ├ Pope constantly demands: "RECOVER ROME. It is your duty."
+  ├ Anti-Catholic powers (Protestant England/Germany, secular France, Orthodox GK) view Aragon with suspicion
+  ├ Italian Empire: "Aragon harboring our enemy (the Pope) is a casus belli waiting to happen"
+  ├ Funding the Papal court is EXPENSIVE (cardinals, bureaucracy, ceremonies)
+  └ The Pope has his own foreign policy agenda → sometimes conflicts with Aragon's interests
+  
+  V3 Decisions:
+  ├ Support Pope's crusade to recover Rome? → suicidal (Italy is Tier 1 military)
+  ├ Use Pope as diplomatic tool? → leverage Catholic network for trade/alliances
+  ├ Distance from Pope? → lose moral authority but gain diplomatic flexibility
+  └ Expel Pope? → unthinkable (but some radicals whisper it)
+```
+
+## Core Gameplay
+1. **Recover Naples?** (vs Italian Empire — hopeless alone, needs coalition)
+2. **Defend Languedoc** (vs French Francophone Project — cultural defense)
+3. **Pope management** (asset vs liability balance)
+4. **Mediterranean naval power** (Sicily/Sardinia → sea control vs Italian dreadnoughts)
+5. **North African outposts** (develop or abandon?)
+
+## Relationships
+| Country | Relationship | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| Italian Empire | **Primary enemy** | Lost Naples. Hosts Pope (Italy expelled). Irredentist claims both ways. |
+| France | **Rival** | France wants Languedoc back (Francophone Project). Historical enemy. |
+| Castile | **Iberian neighbor** | Could ally (Catholic solidarity) or rival (Iberian competition). Never merged historically. |
+| England | **Former war ally** | Fought together vs France. Now distant. England is Protestant → limited Catholic solidarity. |
+| Germany | **Former war ally** | Lost Italian Wars together. Both diminished. Possible renewed alliance vs Italy? |
+| Pope | **Guest/burden** | See above. Unique relationship. |
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+# Duchy of Burgundy (勃艮第公国) — V3 Start 1836
+
+## Basic Info
+- **Capital**: Dijon
+- **Head of State**: Duke of Burgundy (勃艮第公爵 — Capetian dynasty. THE last ruling Capetian. Claims to be the rightful King of France.)
+- **Government**: Constitutional duchy — Duke + Estates-General (三级会议). Education-focused bureaucracy (church school tradition since ~1500s). Small but efficient.
+- **State Religion**: Catholic (with significant Protestant minority — the religious coexistence that produced the church school system)
+- **Technology Tier**: 1.5-2 (HIGH per-capita: church school tradition → educated workforce → precision manufacturing + R&D. Small total output but quality exceeds quantity.)
+- **Population**: Small (~3-5M)
+- **Literacy**: HIGHEST in Europe? (400 years of competitive church schooling — Catholic + Protestant schools racing each other)
+
+## Territory
+- **Burgundy proper** (Dijon) — the core
+- **Franche-Comté** (Besançon) — former HRE territory, French-speaking
+- **Western Lorraine** (absorbed during English Independence War ~1685)
+- **Parts of Champagne** (border gains from French defeat)
+- **NO coastline** — completely landlocked
+- **Rhine navigation rights** (from German alliance — commercial lifeline)
+
+## The Identity Crisis: French or Burgundian?
+
+```
+  The core existential question:
+
+  ARE WE FRENCH?
+  ├ Language: French (100% — we ARE French-speakers)
+  ├ Culture: French literature, French cuisine, French art
+  ├ Dynasty: CAPETIAN — the original French royal house
+  ├ The Duke claims: "I am the rightful King of France"
+  └ France's Francophone Project: "Come home, brothers"
+
+  OR ARE WE BURGUNDIAN?
+  ├ 400+ years of independence (since ~1300s French collapse)
+  ├ Unique political institutions (Estates-General, church school system)
+  ├ Distinct regional identity (Burgundian wine, Dijon mustard, architectural style)
+  ├ Allied with GERMANY and ENGLAND — France's historical enemies
+  ├ "We are NOT French. We are Burgundian. Our ancestors chose independence."
+  └ France's Francophone Project: "This is a plot to annex us"
+
+  The Duke himself embodies the contradiction:
+  ├ Claims to be King of France → but his actual kingdom is Burgundy
+  ├ If France OFFERED him the throne → would he take it? (= Burgundy absorbed into France)
+  ├ If he takes it → Burgundian independence dies
+  ├ If he refuses → his claim is just words
+  └ V3: The Duke must choose: pursue the French claim or embrace Burgundian identity
+
+  FOUR POSSIBLE IDENTITIES:
+  
+  A. "We are the REAL France" (Capetian legitimism)
+     → Pursue French throne → try to overthrow the Republic → unite France under Capetian duke
+     → Risk: impossible without a major war + most French don't want a king anymore
+     
+  B. "We are Burgundian — French-speaking but NOT French" (独立民族主义)
+     → Build Burgundian national identity → distinct from France
+     → Create Burgundian literature/history/mythology separate from French
+     → "We speak French but we are NOT French — like Austrians speak German but aren't German"
+     
+  C. "We are the bridge" (欧洲桥梁)
+     → Neither French nor German but BOTH → European identity
+     → Burgundy as a neutral meeting ground (like Switzerland)
+     → Host international institutions, mediate disputes
+     → Leverage landlocked position as "everyone's neutral neighbor"
+     
+  D. Join France voluntarily (法语统一)
+     → Accept France's Francophone Project → merge into France
+     → Duke gets... what? Ceremonial role? Or actually becomes French head of state?
+     → Burgundian identity dies → but France becomes stronger
+     → GAME OVER for Burgundy as independent nation
+```
+
+## Core Gameplay: Survival of the Smallest
+
+### 1. The French Threat (法兰西威胁)
+```
+  France's Francophone Project is an EXISTENTIAL threat:
+  
+  France wants: cultural union → political union → absorb Burgundy
+  Methods: cultural diplomacy, trade offers, "we're the same people" narrative
+  If France gets aggressive: military invasion (Burgundy can't defend alone)
+  
+  Defense options:
+  ├ German/English alliance (traditional — but will they really fight France for Burgundy?)
+  ├ Italian alliance? (enemy of France = friend of Burgundy? But Italy is scary too)
+  ├ Make yourself INDISPENSABLE: host international institutions, be a neutral zone
+  │  → "Attacking Burgundy = attacking international order"
+  ├ Nuclear option: offer to join Germany (rather than be absorbed by France)
+  │  → Preserve Burgundian identity within German federation?
+  │  → But: Burgundy is French-speaking → German ethnic nationalism may reject it
+  └ V3: Burgundy's survival depends on DIPLOMACY, not military (you can't outfight anyone)
+```
+
+### 2. The Education Advantage (教育优势)
+```
+  400 years of competitive church schooling → Burgundy's SECRET WEAPON
+  
+  ├ Highest literacy rate in Europe?
+  ├ Best-educated workforce per capita
+  ├ Technical schools producing engineers/scientists/managers
+  ├ Other countries POACH Burgundian graduates (brain drain risk!)
+  ├ But also: Burgundian education is a valuable EXPORT
+  │  → Foreign students come to study in Dijon → prestige + tuition revenue
+  │  → Burgundian-trained engineers found in German, English, Italian factories
+  └ "Burgundy's biggest export isn't wine — it's TALENT"
+  
+  V3: Education as economic base
+  → Invest in universities → attract foreign students → generate revenue
+  → Risk: brain drain (your best graduates leave for bigger countries)
+  → Counter: make Burgundy attractive to live in (quality of life, culture, safety)
+  → "The Singapore of Europe" — tiny, educated, wealthy per-capita
+```
+
+### 3. High-End Manufacturing (高端制造)
+```
+  Burgundy can't compete on VOLUME (too small)
+  But can compete on QUALITY:
+  
+  ├ Precision instruments (leveraging church-school technical education)
+  ├ Luxury goods (Burgundian wine, Dijon craftsmanship tradition)
+  ├ Scientific equipment (universities → research → commercialization)
+  ├ Pharmaceutical? (chemistry + education → drug manufacturing)
+  └ "We make less but what we make is THE BEST"
+  
+  Similar to: historical Switzerland (watches, pharmaceuticals, finance, chocolate)
+  → Burgundy's economic niche: quality over quantity
+```
+
+### 4. The Capetian Card (卡佩牌)
+```
+  The Duke is the last ruling Capetian → claims French throne
+  
+  This claim is both an ASSET and a LIABILITY:
+  
+  Asset:
+  ├ French royalists (in France) look to Burgundy → influence network inside France
+  ├ French exile court in South America might recognize Burgundy's Duke as legitimate
+  ├ Catholic countries respect the ancient bloodline
+  ├ Diplomatic leverage: "I could press my claim — do you want that, Paris?"
+  └ The THREAT of the claim is more useful than actually pursuing it
+  
+  Liability:
+  ├ France views Burgundy's claim as provocative → justification for invasion
+  ├ Allied Germany/England don't want Burgundy to become France (that strengthens France!)
+  ├ If Duke actually tried to become King of France → Burgundian independence ends
+  └ Pursuing the claim alienates allies WITHOUT gaining anything
+  
+  V3: The Capetian Card is a DIPLOMATIC TOOL, not a war goal
+  → Play it when: negotiating with France (implicit threat)
+  → Never actually use it (because using it = losing Burgundy)
+  → Unless: France collapses AGAIN → then maybe...
+```
+
+## Flavor
+
+### The Wine Kingdom
+- Burgundy wine: world-famous for 1000+ years
+- "Other countries have oil or coal. We have Pinot Noir."
+- Wine export = significant revenue + cultural soft power
+- Diplomatic events: wine gifts, vineyard visits, terroir disputes with neighboring regions
+
+### The Smallest Great Mind
+- Per-capita intellectual output possibly highest in Europe
+- Dijon's salons: philosophers, scientists, engineers in a city of 100,000
+- "In Dijon, you can't throw a stone without hitting a professor"
+- But: many of those professors eventually LEAVE for bigger opportunities
+- National anxiety: "are we a country or a university with borders?"
+
+### 400 Years of Stubbornness
+- Burgundy has survived: French aggression, German pressure, Italian wars, religious tensions
+- "Quatre siècles et nous sommes toujours là" — "Four centuries and we're still here"
+- National character: stubborn, proud, educated, slightly smug
+- "We don't need an empire. We have civilization."
+
+## Relationships
+| Country | Relationship | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| France | **Existential threat / cultural kin** | Francophone Project = annexation risk. But also: linguistic/cultural siblings. |
+| Germany | **Protector ally** | Guarantees Burgundian independence. Rhine navigation rights. Trade partner. But: would Germany fight France for Burgundy? |
+| England | **Distant ally** | Supported Burgundy since independence war. But: far away, might not help in crisis. |
+| Italy | **Southern threat** | Italian Empire nearby. Not hostile but overwhelming if it turns aggressive. |
+| Aragon | **Catholic solidarity** | Both Catholic. Both fear Italy/France. Possible alliance of the diminished? |
+| Bohemia | **Kindred spirit** | Both small, educated, industrial, allied with Germany. Natural friends. |
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+# Portuguese South America (葡属南美 / América Portuguesa) — V3 Start 1836
+
+## Basic Info
+- **Official Name**: Reino de Portugal e Algarves na América (葡萄牙及阿尔加维美洲王国)
+- **Capital**: Rio de Janeiro
+- **Head of State**: King of Portugal (葡萄牙国王 — exile court, ruling from Rio since ~1765)
+- **Also present**: Exiled King of France (法兰西流亡国王 — guest/political actor, NOT co-ruler)
+- **Government**: Absolute monarchy (King + colonial viceroy system). The King rules ALL of South America through appointed viceroys. No real parliament — colonial assembly exists but advisory only.
+- **State Religion**: Catholic
+- **Technology Tier**: 2.5-3 (plantation economy + emerging industry. Rio/Lima have some modern infrastructure. Interior is pre-industrial.)
+- **Population**: Very large territory, medium population (~20-30M? Mixed: European, indigenous, African, mestizo/mulato)
+- **Literacy**: Low (plantation society, mass illiteracy outside colonial elite)
+
+## Territory: AN ENTIRE CONTINENT
+
+```
+  This is not "Brazil." This is ALL of South America under Portuguese rule.
+  
+  Viceroyalty of Brazil (最重要):
+    Rio de Janeiro (CAPITAL — royal court here)
+    São Paulo, Bahia, Pernambuco
+    Sugar + coffee plantations (northeast)
+    Growing industrial zone (São Paulo area)
+    
+  Viceroyalty of Peru:
+    Lima (vice-capital)
+    Potosí silver mines (STILL producing after 300 years, declining)
+    Andean indigenous population
+    
+  Viceroyalty of New Granada:
+    Bogotá
+    Caribbean coast
+    Gold/emerald mining
+    
+  Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata:
+    Buenos Aires (growing port city)
+    Pampas — cattle ranching, wheat
+    Most "European" in culture (settler population)
+    Most likely to declare independence (farthest from Rio, most self-sufficient)
+    
+  Interior:
+    Amazon basin — vast, largely unexplored, indigenous peoples
+    Patagonia — empty, cold
+    Andes interior — mining communities
+```
+
+## The Two Courts (双朝廷)
+
+```
+  Portuguese Royal Court (legitimate rulers):
+  ├ King of Portugal rules from Rio since ~1765 (70+ years)
+  ├ Portuguese + Brazilian-born (criollo) aristocracy
+  ├ Controls: all viceroyalties, military, taxation, trade policy
+  ├ Problem: Portugal ITSELF is under Castilian "protection" → the American territories ARE the state now
+  │  → Portugal-in-Europe is a Castilian satellite
+  │  → Portugal-in-America is the REAL Portugal
+  └ The King's dilemma: focus on America (where the power is) or dream of recovering European Portugal?
+  
+  French Royal Court (exiled guests):
+  ├ French king fled here ~1765 during revolution
+  ├ French exile aristocrats formed a small community in Rio
+  ├ Legally: GUESTS with no governing authority
+  ├ Actually: 70 years of French courtiers marrying into Portuguese/Brazilian elite
+  │  → French-Portuguese intermarriage → blurred lines
+  │  → French cultural influence in Rio (fashion, cuisine, philosophy)
+  ├ The French king's political activity:
+  │  → Claims French throne (obviously) → issues proclamations from Rio
+  │  → Wants to RECOVER France → how? With what army?
+  │  → Claims sovereignty over FRENCH NORTH AMERICA (法属北美)
+  │    → "New France (Canada etc.) is MY colony — the Republic stole it"
+  │    → Some French-Canadian communities actually recognize the exile king
+  │    → This creates a legal limbo: who owns New France? Republic? Exile? Nobody?
+  │  → Funds royalist agents in France (futile but annoying to the Republic)
+  └ Portuguese king's view: "My guest is useful (annoys France) but also a headache"
+
+  V3: Two-court events
+  → French king proposes joint expedition to recover France/colonies → Portuguese king says no
+  → French-Portuguese aristocratic marriages → cultural events
+  → French exile community wants its own quarter/privileges → tensions with Brazilian-born elite
+  → French king dies → successor: continue claiming France or give up and become Brazilian?
+```
+
+## The Independence Problem (独立危机)
+
+```
+  South America in 1836 is RIPE for independence movements:
+  
+  Historical parallel: Real Latin American independence (1810-1830):
+  ├ Caused by: metropolitan weakness, Creole resentment, Enlightenment ideas
+  ├ Led by: local elites (Bolívar, San Martín)
+  └ Result: continent fragments into 10+ republics
+  
+  This timeline has the same ingredients:
+  ├ Portugal collapsed (~1765) → the King is HERE but the KINGDOM is gone
+  ├ Creole (American-born) elites vs peninsular (European-born) elite
+  │  → "Why should Portuguese-born officials rule us? WE are the real power."
+  ├ Enlightenment ideas (French revolution happened → republican ideals circulating)
+  ├ Distances: Rio to Lima = 4000km. Rio to Buenos Aires = 2000km. 
+  │  → Viceroyalties are semi-independent by geography
+  ├ Economic interests diverge: Buenos Aires exports beef to England,
+  │  Lima exports silver to Asia, São Paulo manufactures → different markets, different needs
+  └ The King can barely hold this together
+  
+  Most likely independence candidates:
+  ├ Río de la Plata (Buenos Aires): most European, most self-sufficient, farthest from Rio
+  ├ Peru: old viceroyalty, strong local identity, mining elite
+  ├ New Granada: Caribbean orientation, distinct
+  └ Even Brazil itself might fragment (São Paulo vs Bahia vs Pernambuco)
+  
+  V3: Independence movement events fire in each viceroyalty
+  → Player (as Portugal) can: suppress (military), reform (autonomy/federation), or let go
+  → Player (as independence movement) can: negotiate autonomy or declare independence
+```
+
+## The Slavery War (奴隶制战争)
+
+```
+  South America is the LAST MAJOR slaveholding territory in the world.
+  
+  Status (1836):
+  ├ Atlantic slave TRADE abolished (no new imports — international naval patrols)
+  ├ But EXISTING slavery continues (children of slaves are slaves)
+  ├ ~3-5 million enslaved people across the continent?
+  ├ Concentrated in: Brazilian sugar/coffee northeast, Caribbean coast, mining regions
+  
+  Factions:
+  ABOLITIONISTS (废奴派):
+  ├ Enlightenment-influenced intellectuals
+  ├ Urban professionals in Rio/São Paulo
+  ├ International pressure (England DEMANDS abolition)
+  ├ Some clergy (Catholic social teaching)
+  └ The slaves themselves (maroon communities, resistance)
+  
+  SLAVEHOLDERS (拥奴派):
+  ├ Sugar plantation owners (northeast Brazil)
+  ├ Coffee planters (expanding)
+  ├ Mining operators
+  ├ The backbone of the colonial economy
+  └ "Abolition = economic ruin = revolution = we ALL die"
+  
+  The King: STUCK
+  ├ International pressure says abolish
+  ├ Plantation owners say "abolish and we declare independence / civil war"
+  ├ The Portuguese state DEPENDS on plantation tax revenue
+  └ No good options
+  
+  V3: Slavery crisis event chain
+  → Gradual abolition (compensated emancipation? → where's the money?)
+  → Immediate abolition (civil war between abolitionist and slaveholder regions?)
+  → Status quo (international isolation + slave revolts escalating)
+  → Each choice interacts with independence movements:
+     abolition might trigger slaveholder regions to secede
+     maintaining slavery might trigger abolitionist regions to revolt
+```
+
+## Core Gameplay: Holding a Continent Together
+
+### 1. Unity vs Fragmentation
+```
+  Journal Entry: "One Kingdom or Many?"
+  ├ Centralize: tighten viceregal control, suppress autonomy → resistance
+  ├ Federate: grant autonomy to each viceroyalty → holds together but weakens center
+  ├ Fragment: let regions go → multiple independent republics emerge
+  └ Each viceroyalty has its own independence meter (like Egypt's pressure valve)
+```
+
+### 2. Slavery Abolition
+```
+  Journal Entry: "Freedom's Price"
+  → Must be resolved before anything else works
+  → Interacts with independence (slaveholder regions vs abolitionist regions)
+```
+
+### 3. Amazon Development
+```
+  Journal Entry: "The Green Hell"
+  ├ Amazon basin: vast, unexplored, rubber potential?, indigenous peoples
+  ├ Rubber boom? (if vulcanization is invented → rubber = strategic resource)
+  ├ Development vs preservation (not a 1836 concern but → exploitation)
+  └ Long-term economic diversification away from plantation monoculture
+```
+
+### 4. Industrialization
+```
+  São Paulo/Rio as emerging industrial zones
+  ├ Import technology from England/Germany
+  ├ Use Potosí silver revenue (declining but still real) to fund factories
+  ├ Build railways connecting the continent
+  └ Goal: from plantation economy → modern industrial economy
+     (but slavery blocks this — slave labor ≠ efficient industrial labor)
+```
+
+### 5. The French King
+```
+  What to do with the French exile court?
+  ├ Keep as diplomatic tool (annoys France, attracts French royalists)
+  ├ Expel (improve relations with French Republic → trade opportunities)
+  ├ Support his claim to French North America (create a joint Portuguese-French colonial venture?)
+  └ Eventually: French king dies → his heir: "I'm Brazilian now" or "I'm still French"
+```
+
+## Flavor
+
+### The Tropical Empire
+- A European monarchy ruling from the tropics → unique cultural fusion
+- Rio: Portuguese architecture + tropical climate + African/indigenous influences
+- The King holds European court in a palace surrounded by palm trees and parrots
+- "The most civilized court in the most savage land" (colonial arrogance)
+
+### Bolívar's Ghost
+- No Bolívar yet (there might not be a SINGLE liberator — could be multiple movements)
+- But the IDEA of liberation is everywhere: pamphlets, secret societies, masonic lodges
+- Every café in Buenos Aires and Lima has someone planning independence
+- The King's secret police try to suppress it but it's like holding water
+
+### The Last Slaveholders
+- International shame: every other major country has abolished
+- English naval patrols humiliate Portuguese ships
+- "We are the civilization that conquered the New World — now we're the barbarians?"
+- The moral weight is crushing — even slaveholders know their time is ending
+
+## Relationships
+| Country | Relationship | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| England | **Pressure + trade** | Demands abolition. But also: biggest trade partner (buys coffee, beef, sugar). |
+| Castile | **"Protector" of European Portugal** | Controls the motherland. Complex — is Castile an ally or a captor? |
+| France (Republic) | **Hostile** | France wants the exile king gone. France wants North American French allegiance. |
+| French King (exile) | **Guest/tool** | Useful for annoying France, burden otherwise. French-Portuguese elite intermarriage. |
+| Germany | **Trade partner** | Buys South American goods, sells industrial equipment. |
+| Italian Empire | **Distant** | No direct interaction. |
+| Viceroyalties (internal) | **The real challenge** | Each one an independence movement waiting to happen. |