The State of Denmark

Ever since the treaty of Kalmar in 1397 it has been stipulated that the crowns of Norway, Sweden and Denmark rest on one head. Denmark is the seat of this union, the dominant state in the north, and a would-be contender to the influence of the Hanseatic League. Newly crowned our ruler has not inherited a Baltic empire, however. His predecessor was deposed after having been defeated by the Hanseatics and now leads a life as a pirate on Gotland in the middle of the Baltic Sea. While the recently introduced Sound Toll is a great source of income the Crown has also been forced to pawn many of its lands to the major noble families of Thott, Gyldenstierne, Rosenkrantz, Rønnow, Frille to pay for the many expenses of keeping the union together and the failed wars of our predecessors.\nIf we are to prevent royal power from weakening we must get that land back, by any means possible.