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Note that if Austria and Hungary are allies, Austria will eventually shed them because of their own PU mission.

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This will make them easier to take over, plus then you have the reconquest CB against Ottoman later if they took Hungarian territory. Right after an Ottoman war is a good time to strike as they will have low manpower and their allies (if they fought with them) will be less likely to join. If possible, wait until after Hungary has absorbed Croatia, and maybe after the Ottomans have chipped away a bit at their size. Also, Austria has the same mission, so you'll need to beat them to it. The personal union CB only generates 1/5 as much aggressive expansion as subjugation (see prior bullet). So, might want to save these missions and pursue them later. Also, remember that having an elector as a vassal gives you a relationship penalty with other HRE members and electors. A decently sized Brandenburg forced into vassalhood can generate ~100 AE, which is enough to turn basically all of central Europe (and more) against you. (Consider doing this before you 'claim' the mission which triggers the CB as there's a timer on this.) You can then reconquer this territory for them as your vassal. One way to minimize this: go to war earlier to reduce their size by forcing them to give up territory in one or more peace treaties.

Note that missions to force vassalization (Brandenburg and Saxony) can generate a MASSIVE amount of aggressive expansion.

This might be something to use along the way. Also, note that you can seize territory from subjects. So, for example, you could create or acquire this just before absorbing the second Silesian nation.

Note that you only need to have one vassal for this to remain active. Consider vassalizing a neighbor first, or creating a new one from existing territory. If you annex both of them to fulfill the Integrate Silesia mission, you will lose the ability to have the 'Strong Duchies' estate privilege (thereby losing two diplomatic relationship slots).

Integration of Silesia: Note that you start with two vassals.