The Methuen Agreement
Fire the "The Methuen Agreement" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event flavor_por.3275.
The Methuen Agreement
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID flavor_por.3275.
What happens
John Methuen was born in 1650. An accomplished diplomat, he is well remembered for the treaty signed in 1703 between England and Portugal. The main purpose of the treaty was to allow free introduction of English wool and cloths to Portugal in exchange for free entry of Portuguese wine into England (Port wine). The treaty made in effect Portugal an economic and political satellite of England, was effectively in place all the way to 1750, when King D Jose I choose to ignore it, even while it was still formally in effect until 1836. John Methuen died in 1706 shortly after his greatest success.
Player choices
When this event fires, The Methuen Agreement presents these options:
- Accept the Agreement
- Denounce the Agreement