Well things got interesting in Northern and Western Europe. After a long and bloody war I was finally able to defeat and subdue Poland-Lithuania, leaving them only with Courland I conquered earlier, and gave to them out of pity. Venice and Genoa, no longer able to contain their hidden hate for each other, broke their alliance and declared war on one another. Fortunately I was able to get a trade agreement with Venice out of that, and I gave some chump change to them to help out. Unfortunately though later a giant dragon came out of former France and ate the Austrian King, which wasn't really ideal for my political ambitions. Apparently it all started because the King's men failed to put Humpty-Dumpty back together, after the silly bugger fell of a wall. Little bugger had it coming if you ask me, but dragon's can be a sensitive bunch for the strangest reasons. Anyways I sent a couple armies to smite the dragon, but they were all subsequently eaten. So I hate the diplomacy tab to try to reason with the dragon. At first it was adamant about its intent to destroy the world, but I was able to successfully point out the lack of a damsel, which pointed out the dragon was in breach of the Fairy Tale Conventions of 1607. Admitting defeat, the dragon went back to its layer.
Fortunately I got another break when the King of Great Britain offered his throne for whomever could find him a horse. I quickly went to the diplomacy thread and gave him the 5000 Guinea thoroughbred, and the King gratefully gave me his throne, allowing me to annex the British Empire. So now I control a Prussian Empire stretching from Northern Europe to the Americas and India.