Normally, when the Papal State is destroyed, which it is due to your converted CK2 save, another catholic theocracy becomes the Papal State. EU4 How to play the Papal State / the Pope guide! Despite this, it is often subject to early invasion by neighbouring states such as Florence and also Provence which often seeks to acquire the landlocked and isolated province of Avignon with which it shares a border. They begin the game in 1444 in a personal union under Aragon. Players can employ missionaries to convert their provinces or can engage in policies of universal religious freedom.
