If you are really lucky, you might have enough time to get the age ability for transfer subject at half cost, so you can get Naples from Aragon. Humiliate and take a province and release catalonia. However, if paradox RNG is kind to you, the event wonвЂ™t fire until late and you can attack aragon. But on the bright side, you have a super powerful ally now. If Castile get Iberian wedding early, you canвЂ™t attack Aragon, which isnвЂ™t great. There are a couple of events after this that will decide your attack plans.

Scotland are easy target once you get the province across the strait. When you are halfway done, revoke your guarantee of Scotland. Vassal feed them and claim all of Ireland. You will need a vassal in ireland either way. You can either release Meath as subject and let them get claims or get a claim yourself. They usually donвЂ™t ally anyone big, so subsequent wars are mostly a formality. Once you take over irish minors and scotland, england should be easy. This strategy gives you a province in the British Isles and a province in North Africa increasing your war targets. Because you are going to take Ceuta from them to get a foothold in north africa where you can open another war front. ItвЂ™s important that Portugal joins this war. Castile should help you out here and will take care of Portugal. Siege down all their provinces on Europe mainland. When the truce expires, attack them again with reconquest CB. Then take Labourd, Aquitaine, Calais and Pale from England. This war is easy, as your allies will help you out. Wait for the Surrender of Maine event to fire which happens fairly early game. But I donвЂ™t recommend it as you are the attacker and you wonвЂ™t be able to call in your allies that early. ThereвЂ™s a strategy where you attack England with reconquest CB, before the surrender of Maine event. You can consider restarting until papal state isnвЂ™t hostile too, as excommunication sucks big time. Some games Papal state starts as hostile towards France and excommunicates you.

Improve relations with papal state, so you donвЂ™t get excommunicated.

Savoy wonвЂ™t be a valid rival for long and you can switch to burgundy after that. If you have Castile as a rival, you can still move forward, but your progress will be slow. This guide will help you make an optimal start with France and expand into different directions making sure you donвЂ™t incur too much AE while still growing your economic base.ДЇor newer players- Restart the game until Castile doesnвЂ™t rival you and rivals Aragon. However, expansion is somewhat restricted because you are sandwiched between England, Iberia and HRE. With a strong army and a strong economic base, playing as France is fairly easy. They have a very strong start in game and once you hit your second national idea, Elan, that gives you 20% moral bonus, your armies are unmatched. France is one of the powerhouses of Europe.

Eu4 papal state strategy