Destroying Protestant Center of Reformation

[Gio L'Uomo Focaccina]

So, I managed to unify the HRE as Protestant Prussia but now I want to try going for Austria. One problem that has always tricked me is "how exacly shall I be able to destroy the Center of Reformation which keep spawning protestants?

[McKay]

If they are in a capital province, when you enforce religion in a peace deal, the capital province of that nation will be converted to your religion and the CoR thus be removed.

If it is not in a capital province, you have to conquer the province and convert it (you'll probably need religious ideas to get enough missionary strength to do that).
As soon as the province gets converted, the CoR will be removed.

[the_panther]

Easiest way is to wait for the Age of Absolution (around 1610). They will disappear at that moment.

[McKay]

well, if you give the CoR 100+ years, you'll have to deal with a blue europe and the league wars - Not really what you want for a catolic HRE game.

[the_panther]

Um, the OP said the league war is already over and he won as Protestant.

[McKay]

... and that now he wanted to try austria

[Gio L'Uomo Focaccina]

Originally posted by McKay:

If they are in a capital province, when you enforce religion in a peace deal, the capital province of that nation will be converted to your religion and the CoR thus be removed.

If it is not in a capital province, you have to conquer the province and convert it (you'll probably need religious ideas to get enough missionary strength to do that).
As soon as the province gets converted, the CoR will be removed.

I cannot convert a province which has just been converted for a huge amount of time. Right?

[Gio L'Uomo Focaccina]

So how do I get to destroy a Center which is NOT in a capital? Even with religious idea I have to wait a long time to do it

[the_panther]

I read the post to mean he wants to try and take out Austria as Prussia and thus wanted Austria to stay Catholic to make it easy.

But I see now that it could also be read that he finished with Prussia and wants to start a new game as Austria.

[McKay]

Originally posted by Gio L'Uomo Focaccina:

I cannot convert a province which has just been converted for a huge amount of time. Right?

That is correct, but CoR do (in most cases) not have the currently converted modifier.
Besides, forcing it in a peace deal with enforce religion will also always ignore that modifier, so what you could also do is make the nation with the CoR into a OPM with only the CoR left (so they have to move their capital there) and enforce religion in the next war (possibly truce breaking if you are desperate about removing the CoR).
If possible, you could also check if the province can be release as a nation that has their capital there and enforce religion on them.

[the_panther]

Originally posted by Gio L'Uomo Focaccina:

So how do I get to destroy a Center which is NOT in a capital? Even with religious idea I have to wait a long time to do it

You can eliminate every enemy province without the CoR by taking provinces, giving to neighbors, or releasing nations. Then when the nation is down to one province, the CoR is in the capital.

Whatever you do, it will take a long time and there are no shortcuts, especially if a large nation like Brandenburg or Bohemia has one not in the capitol.

Here are the three ways to get rid of them:
1. Force converting the nation when the CoR is in the capitol province.
2. Taking the province and converting it with religious ideas, the edict, and the advisor as necessary.
3. Waiting until 1610.