Starting Population     130                     % of Worldwide          0.4%                    

                                                Population                                      

Starting Income         2,106                   % of Worldwide          0.3%                    

                                                Income                                          

Starting GDP            19,449                  % of Worldwide GDP      0.3%                    

Starting Surplus        191                     % of Worldwide          0.6%                    

                                                Surplus                                         

5 fiefs in province                             Overlord:               de Savoy (5)
            

Kingdom: HRE:Italy

Comments: Piedmont is an important principality on the eastern slopes of the Alps, hence its name, 'pie de monte--foot of the mountains.' Originally a part of Gallia Cisalpina, it passed to Roman rule during the last century of the Republic. Piedmont emerged from the Dark Ages as a melange of petty principalities and autonomous communes all loosely under the authority of the Holy Roman Empire.

In the 13th century a branch of the House of Savoy acquired the property, and proceeded to begin a program of centralization. Piedmont is under the Ecclesiastical authority of the Archbishop of Milan, save for some areas under that of the Archbishop of Tarantaise. There is extensive agricultural production, including some excellent wines.