Politician

Politicians are European-exclusive dignitaries in Age of Empires III from the Home City who guide a player's colony into the next Age, similar to the Minor Gods system of Age of Mythology. Each time a player advances in Age, they must choose from a select group of politicians. Each politician delivers an assortment of resources or units once the player has finished advancing in Age. New politicians can be unlocked in each European Home City as its level increases.

Since the Exploration Age is the earliest age in the game, it does not come with a politician.

The Definitive Edition adds new politicians, marked by italics in the table below, and rebalances existing ones, as well as removing their Home City level requirements; all politicians are always available.

Politician	Bonuses	Civ.
The Governor	Ships 1 Outpost Wagon and 200 coin	British Dutch French Ottomans Spanish Swedes
The Inventor	The Explorer can use Hot Air Baloon	All
The Logistician	Outposts can train Pikemen and Longbowmen; Manors spawn Longbowmen instead of Settlers when built; grants Infantry Breastplate	British
	Ships 1 Halberdier; Halberdiers can be trained in the Commerce Age	Dutch
	Ships 1 Military Wagon and 1 Arsenal Wagon	French Swedes
	Ships 1 Arsenal Wagon; Exploration and Commerce Age Home City Cards give one additional Uhlan	Germans
	Crossbowmen and Musketeers gain +1 range and can be trained at Town Centers	Portuguese
	Ships 1 Military Wagon; Blockhouses support 15 population	Russians
	Exploration Age Home City Cards are shipped twice as fast and also ships 200 food, 100 wood, 100 coin	Spanish
The Naturalist	Ships 2 Settlers and 2 semi-fattened Cows	British Dutch French Ottomans Portuguese Russians Spanish Swedes
The Naturalist	Ships 1 Settler Wagon and 2 semi-fattened Cows	Germans
The Philosopher Prince	Ships 500 food	British Germans Ottomans Portuguese Russians Spanish Swedes
The Quartermaster	Ships 400 wood	Dutch French Germans Ottomans Portuguese Russians
The Admiral of the Ocean Sea	Ships 1 Caravel and 400 wood	British Dutch Knights of St. John Portuguese Spanish
The Admiral of the Ocean Sea	Ships 1 Galley and 400 wood	Ottomans
The Adventurer	Ships 7 Longbowmen	British
	Ships 17 Strelets	Russians
	Ships 9 Crossbowmen	Spanish
The Bishop	Ships 1 Covered Wagon	British Dutch French Russians Spanish Swedes
The Exiled Prince	Ages up 2.75 times as fast	Dutch French Germans Ottomans Portuguese Russians Swedes
The Gentleman Pirate	Ships 1 Privateer and 2 Barbary Corsairs	French Germans Russians Swedes
The Marksman	Ships 6 Skirmishers	French Germans
	Ships 4 Abus Guns	Ottomans
	Ships 6 Cassadores	Portuguese
	Ships 2 Leather Cannons	Swedes
The Mercenary Contractor	The Saloon can train Harquebusiers and Jaegers	British
	The Saloon can train Elmeti and Fusiliers	Dutch
	The Saloon can train Barbary Corsairs and Mamelukes	Ottomans
	The Saloon can train Li'l Bombards and Ronin	Portuguese
	Black Riders and Jaegers can be trained respectively from Stables and Barracks	Swedes
The Mohawk Statesman	Ships 7 Haudenosaunee Tomahawks and 1 Native Scout	British French Portuguese
The Scout	Ships 4 Hussars	Ottomans Spanish
The Scout	Ships 5 Cossacks	Russians
The Sergeant at Arms	Ships 6 Halberdiers	Dutch
	Ships 4 Doppelsoldner	Germans
	Ships 8 Pikemen	Spanish
The Cavalry Marshal	Ships 9 Ruyters	Dutch
	Ships 3 Cuirassiers	French
	Ships 7 Uhlans	Germans
	Ships 5 Hussars	Ottomans
	Ships 7 Cossacks	Russians
	Ships 6 Lancers	Spanish
	Ships 5 Hakkapelits	Swedes
The Engineer	Ships 2 Falconets	British French Ottomans Russians Germans Spanish Swedes
The Engineer	Ships 2 Organ Guns	Portuguese
The Grand Vizier	Ships 3 Spahi	Ottomans
The King's Musketeer	Ships 10 Musketeers	British French Spanish
	Ships 13 Musketeers	Russians
	Ships 8 Skirmishers	Dutch Portuguese
	Ships 10 Caroleans	Swedes
The Logistician	Ships 1 Fort Wagon	British Dutch Ottomans Russians
The Papal Guard	Upgrades Crossbowmen and Pikemen to Guard; allows Crossbowmen and Pikemen to be upgraded to Imperial	French Germans
	Upgrades Crossbowmen to Royal Guard and Pikemen to Guard; allows Crossbowmen to be upgraded to Imperial Guard and Pikemen to be upgraded to Imperial	Portuguese
	Upgrades Crossbowmen to Guard and Pikemen to Royal Guard; allows Crossbowmen to be upgraded to Imperial	Spanish
	Upgrades Pikemen to Royal Guard	Swedes
The Tycoon	Ships 1,000 coin	British Dutch French Germans Ottomans Portuguese Swedes
The Tycoon	Ships 1 Factory Wagon	United States
The Viceroy	Ships 5 Settlers and 500 food	British
	Ships 5 Settlers and 400 coin	Dutch
	Ships 3 Settler Wagons and 300 wood	Germans
	Ships 6 Fishing Boats and 400 wood	Portuguese
The War Minister	Ships 7 Oprichniks	Russian
	Ships 12 Rodeleros	Spanish
	Ships 1 Fort Wagon	United States
El Presidente	Ships 2,000 coin	All
The General	Ships 2 Heavy Cannons	Dutch French Germans Portuguese Russians Spanish Swedes
	Ships 2 Rockets	British
	Ships 2 Great Bombards	Ottomans
The Inventor	Ships an Advanced Hot Air Balloon	All
The Knight	Grants Knighthood and Peerage
The Mercenary Contractor	Outlaws and Fortress Age mercenaries get +50% hit points and attack; Industrial Age mercenaries get +35% hit points and attack

Politician	Bonuses	Civ. (HC level)
The Bishop	Ships 2 Settlers	Ottomans (1) Russians (1) Spanish (1) British (20) Portuguese (50)
The Bishop	Ships 1 Settler Wagon	Germans (1)
The Governor	Ships 1 Outpost Wagon and 200 coin	British (1) Dutch (1) Ottomans (1) Spanish (1) French (40)
The Naturalist	Ships 4 Cows	British (1) French (1) Portuguese (1) Russians (1) Dutch (10) Germans (10) Ottomans (40) Spanish (40)
The Philosopher Prince	Ships 500 food	Dutch (1) Germans (1) Portuguese (1) French (10) British (40) Ottomans (50) Russians (60) Spanish (60)
The Quartermaster	Ships 400 wood	Dutch (1) French (1) Ottomans (1) Russians (10) Germans (40) Portuguese (60)
The Admiral of the Sea	Ships 1 Caravel and 400 wood	British (1) Dutch (30) Knights of St. John (1) Portuguese (20) Spanish (20)
The Admiral of the Sea	Ships 1 Galley and 400 wood	Ottomans (1)
The Adventurer	Ships 7 Longbowmen	British (1)
	Ships 17 Strelets	Russians (1)
	Ships 4 Pikemen and 4 Crossbowman	Spanish (1)
The Exiled Prince	Ages up 2.75 times as fast	Dutch (1) French (30) Germans (60) Ottomans (30) Portuguese (1) Russians (50)
The Gentleman Pirate	Ships 1 Privateer and 2 Barbary Corsairs	British (30) Dutch (20) Germans (1) Russians (30)
The Marksman	Ships 6 Skirmishers	French (1) Germans (50)
	Ships 4 Abus Guns	Ottomans (1)
	Ships 6 Cassadores	Portuguese (1)
The Mohawk Statesman	Ships 3 Iroquois Mantlets and 2 Native Scouts	British (10) French (1) Portuguese (40)
The Scout	Ships 4 Hussars	French (60) Ottomans (60) Spanish (10)
The Scout	Ships 5 Cossacks	Russians (1)
The Sergeant at Arms	Ships 5 Halberdiers	Dutch (1)
	Ships 3 Doppelsoldner	Germans (1)
	Ships 8 Pikemen	Spanish (1)
The Cavalry Marshal	Ships 9 Ruyters	Dutch (60)
	Ships 3 Cuirassiers	French (20)
	Ships 6 Uhlans	Germans] (1)
	Ships 5 Hussars	Ottomans (1)
	Ships 6 Cossacks	Russians (40)
	Ships 5 Lancers	Spanish (1)
The Engineer	Ships 2 Falconets	French (1) Ottomans (1) Russians (1) Germans (30) Spanish (50) British (60)
The Engineer	Ships 2 Organ Guns	Portuguese (1)
The Grand Vizier	Ships 3 Spahi	Ottomans (20)
The King's Musketeer	Ships 10 Musketeers	French (1) Spanish (1) Russians (20) British (50)
	Ships 13 Musketeers	Russians (20)
	Ships 8 Skirmishers	Dutch (1) Portuguese (30)
The Tycoon	Ships 1,000 coin	British (1) Dutch (1) Germans (1) Ottomans (10) Portuguese (10) French (40)
The Tycoon	Ships 1 Factory Wagon	United States(1)
The Viceroy	Ships 4 Settlers and 3 Grenadiers	British (1)
	Ships 4 Settlers and 3 Dragoons	Portuguese (1)
	Ships 4 Settlers and 3 Uhlans	Germans (20)
	Ships 4 Settlers and 3 Ruyters	Dutch (40)
The War Minister	Ships 7 Oprichniks	Russian (1)
	Ships 10 Rodeleros	Spanish (20)
	Ships 1 Fort Wagon	United States (1)
El Presidente	Ships 2,000 coin	All (1)
The General	Ships 10 Musketeers and 2 Rockets	British (1)
	Ships 10 Skirmishers and 1 Heavy Cannon	Dutch Germans (1)
	Ships 10 Musketeers and 1 Heavy Cannon	French Portuguese Russians Spanish (1)
	Ships 10 Janissaries and 1 Great Bombard	Ottomans (1)

Changelog

Definitive Edition

The Bishop moved to Fortress Age.
The Bishop now ships a Covered Wagon instead of two Settlers/a Settler Wagon.
The Bishop added to the Dutch and French, but removed from the Portuguese.
The Naturalist now ships two Settlers/a Settler Wagon (moved from The Bishop) and two semi-fattened Cows (having 200/500 food).
The Philosopher Prince removed from the Dutch and French.
The Adventurer now ships 9 Crossbowmen for the Spanish.
The Gentleman Pirate added to the French, but removed from the British and Dutch.
The Scout removed from the French.
The Mohawk Statesman now ships 7 Haudenosaunee Tomahawks and 1 Native Scouts.
The Sergeant at Arms now ships 1 extra unit for the Dutch and Germans.
The Cavalry Marshal now ships 1 extra unit for the Germans, Russians, and Spanish.
The War Minister now ships 12 Rodeleros for the Spanish.
The Viceroy now ships 5 Settlers + 500 food for the British, 5 Settlers + 400 coin for the Dutch, 3 Settler Wagons + 300 wood for the Germans, and 6 Fishing Boats + 400 wood for the Portuguese.
The General no longer ships Musketeers/Skirmishers, but ships 1 extra Heavy Cannon/Great Bombard instead.
The Inventor, The Knight, The Logistician, The Mercenary Contractor, and The Papal Guard introduced.

Politician

Changelog

Definitive Edition

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