The Holy Catholic League

Vetus Regimen Immutata
The Catholic League was a defensive alliance brought together by their shared faith, founded by the Holy Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Papal States of Rome, and the Ambrosian Republic of Milan in the mid 1450's. Since its founding the City State of St. Louis, the Grand City of Palermo, and Shanghai have joined. Naples, Ireland, and the other Catholic states are possible future members of the Catholic League. In the Late 1400's Pope Nicholas V called the 13th Crusade against Ming China, which was a stunning success and resulted in the capturing of Shanghai and the dissolution and abandonment of all of China. Shanghai would remain under League protection for the next century.

After the Fall of Shanghai and the death of China the Catholic League would become the leading power in the world after taking out its only real competition until the event, in which the catholic nations lost contact until the second era began, and the New Catholic League formed.

Novo Regimini
At the dawn of the second era Pope Salvarius I reformed the Catholic League at the Council of Rome to promote the church globally, giving aid to catholic nations, and nations seeking to build churches and help the faithful of their nations. The Pact of Rome quickly evolved more into a military and defensive alliance as well. The Irish, Louisianians, Romans, and Italians, and Prussians all protected Catholics and Catholic interests in places like Crimea, Phoenicia, and Lower Germany. Later expanded to the rest of america as the Papal State increased its efforts to colonize. After the 1st Council of Riga and the 2nd Council of Rome, Pope Nicholas V and Pope Salvarius I renounced their claims and became clergymen once more, and the new pope, Pope Pius II was elected