Cicero63
Warlord
In my eyes Austria is a replacement for the Holy Roman Empire, just as Songhai is for Mali and Siam is for Khmer. We all knew that Holy Rome was a lame excuse not to include Italy and Austria in the game. The Holy Roman Empire from the reign of Charles V to Francis II (Hapsburg Monarchs) was focused in Austria, the headquarters being Vienna. In a way they divided the Holy Roman Empire into two Civilizations, the early Medieval one with the original Saxon rule with Otto is represented by Germany, and then then Renaissance Hapsburg rule is represented by Austria.