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Engelbrecht I. Restorer
…eat reformer of the House of Render, he introduced a new mining taxation system, modernized the army and divided the empire into 48 p…
The great reforms of Engelbrekt I.
The great reforms of Engelbrekt I belong to the most important transformations of the entire rendering era. The emperor unifi…
Battle of the Northeast Wall
… Northeast Wall represented one of the first major tests of the newly reformed army of Engelbrekt I. In the clash with goblin raiders…
Magnus I. Founder › Origin and path to power
Magnus was born at a time when there was no unified kingdom and power was divided among the major human tribes. How…
Magnus I. Founder › Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia
In -903, Magnus declared himself king and founded the kingdom of Magnursia. It was not just a…
Magnus I. Founder › Style of government and legacy
Magnus I is not described in the chronicles as a great conqueror or a famous warrior. His greatest s…
Magnus I. Founder › Family and Succession
Magnus had several children who played an important role in dynastic development. Jana's daughter helped cement th…
Ignatius I. Pijan › The unexpected heir
Ignatius was not originally groomed as the main successor to the throne. This fact significan…
Ignatius I. Pijan › Banquets as an instrument of power
In the chronicles, Ignatius I was not primarily famous for his laws or conquests, but for his…
Ignatius I. Pijan › Wars without much glory
During the reign of Ignatius I, several smaller wars and border clashes took place, but none of …
Ignatius I. Pijan › A place in dynasty history
Ignatius I is sometimes overshadowed by the bigger names of the Magnurs family because he did…
Ignatius I. Pijan › Family and Succession
Ignatius had several sons. Ignac junior died of an illness and Jan died while hunting. In the…
Magnus II Cursed › Substitute heir
Magnus II he was not a man that his father Ignatius I would have prepared for kingship for a long ti…
Magnus II Cursed › Illness and fall of the royal face
Shortly after the coronation, non-healing scars began to appear on Magnus's face. At a time when illnesses were explai…
Magnus II Cursed › Abdication as an unprecedented act
Magnus II finally decided to do something that was unprecedented in the history of the family until …
Magnus II Cursed › Death and the historical image
Magnus II he died in -837, just three years after the abdication. In history, he is not remembered a…
Magnus III Young › Youth on the throne
Magnus III sat on the throne at only eighteen years old after his father Magnus II. abdicated becaus…
Magnus III Young › Wars, rebellions and family betrayals
Much of the reign of Magnus III. made up of wars and internal power struggles. The king had to face not onl…
Magnus III Young › The law of the youngest son of full age
Magnus III therefore decided to make an extremely important change. He established the rule that aft…
Magnus III Young › Family, marriage and branching of the family
Magnus III he was also one of the most prolific rulers of the early dynasty. He had four wives and a…
Magnus III Young › Long reign and historical significance
Magnus III he ruled for nearly sixty years, longer than any of his predecessors. During that time, h…
Otto I. The Fierce › Son of the New Order
Otto I was one of the first monarchs who actually succeeded according to the newly established pri…
Otto I. The Fierce › A government without major upheavals
The chronicles of Otto's reign did not record as many stories of great wars or reforms as those of som…
Otto I. The Fierce › The story that gave him his name
The surname Urputny was not acquired by Otto I because of a great war or a heroic deed on the battlefield, but because of a p…
Otto I. The Fierce › Legacy and place in dynasty
Otto I is not usually ranked among the greatest names of the Magnurs family, but his reign represe…
Otto II Defender › From Philip to Otto
Otto II was not originally named Otto, but Filip. However, he took his father's name at his corona…
Otto II Defender › The rise of a trading power
The first years of Otto's reign were extremely successful. The kingdom grew rich quickly and began…
Otto II Defender › The first war of kings
In -723, the First War of Kings broke out when the kingdom of Trabazar attacked Magnursia. Th…
Otto II Defender › King of defense and growth
After the war, Otto II. did not close into passivity. On the contrary, he took advantage of his newly acquired pr…
Otto II Defender › The family and future branches of the dynasty
Otto II he left behind two essential sons. Leo, a famous warlord and later Duke of the Western Sou…
Philip I. The Thinker › The king who thought in systems
Philip I came to the throne after a period of military tension and well understood that the fur…
Philip I. The Thinker › The single currency and the birth of banks
One of the most fundamental steps of his reign was the introduction of a single currency for the entire kingdom. Smaller copper coi…
Philip I. The Thinker › A professional army and a new tax code
Philip, together with his brother Leo, also established a professional army. This was a move th…
Philip I. The Thinker › Personal life and image of an ideal monarch
Philip's personal life appears surprisingly often in the chronicles, and above all in a positiv…
Philip I. The Thinker › Children and the opening of the world
At the same time, Philip's sons show how broadly the dynasty was already thinking. Alfred studied in the e…
Philip I. The Thinker › Government's legacy
After his death, Philip was buried next to the founder Magnus I himself, and for many decades he was…
Cinbur I. Merchant › A king who wanted to give shape to the order
Cinbur grew up in the heyday. The kingdom grew rich, trade worked, and Magnursia had an increa…
Cinbur I. Merchant › The first code and labor law
His most significant achievement was the creation of the first human code. This unified the ru…
Cinbur I. Merchant › The War on Slavery
The tension resulted in an open conflict known as the War of the Slaves, which lasted from -631 to -6…
Cinbur I. Merchant › Dwarves and the Stone Crown
In the second part of his reign, Cinbur turned his attention to the north. More and more dwar…
Cinbur I. Merchant › Succession crisis
At the end of his life, a personal tragedy struck Cinbura. His only son, Bejmut, died under unclear circumst…
Cinbur I. Merchant › Significance of Cinbur's reign
Cinbur I represents the ruler of transition. He took over a growing and increasingly powerful …
Yllona I. Unsuitable › A crown against the will of many
…the throne at the behest of her father Cinbur I, who refused to hand over the land to a more distant male line after the death of his…
Yllona I. Unsuitable › The uprising and autonomy of the Western voice
In the very first years, it had to face civil and tribal uprisings. Some were able to suppres…
Yllona I. Unsuitable › Nomadic threat and political capitulation
The real disaster came when the nomadic tribes destroyed the neighboring kingdom of Huntie and began to…
Yllona I. Unsuitable › Alone on the throne
After this crisis, Yllona never fully regained the trust of the people. Her name was associated with …
Yllona I. Unsuitable › A place in history
Yllona I was described unkindly for centuries. Even her epithet Unsuitable reflects the opinion of l…
Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Boarding from the west branch
Konrad I. came from a branch of the family connected with the Western Sound. He came to the throne t…
Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Unification of power and liquidation of rivals
One of his first steps was to revoke the autonomy of the Western Voice that his clan had previously g…
Konrad I. Usher to the throne › A king without great legend, but with great consequence
After consolidating power, his reign was not as dramatic as previous years at first glance. However, this…
Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Historical picture of Konrad I.
Conrad I is one of those dynasty figures who seem less flamboyant than the famous reformers or warri…
Magnus IV Merciless › Heir to hard power
Magnus IV he grew up in the shadow of Konrad I, a monarch who rose to power with cold calculation an…
Magnus IV Merciless › The death of the Sorcerer and the fear of a new power
The most famous and at the same time the most fatal act of Magnus's reign has to do with the Sorcerer. By this time, the secre…
Magnus IV Merciless › Paranoia and bloodline
Magnus' disbelief turned to obsession over time. He had several members of his own family killed and g…
Magnus IV Merciless › First line of fortresses
Despite his dark reputation, Magnus IV was not incompetent ruler. Quite the opposite. He thought …
Magnus IV Merciless › Spring coup and the fall of the tyrant
After the murder of Cristiano, even some of his closest relatives turned against Magnus. In -497 the so-called Spri…
Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Heir to the coup
Ferdinand ascended the throne in an extremely difficult situation. His father Magnus IV. he was o…
Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Black Goblin Army
A threat arose in the northeast, which the chronicles later called the Black Army of Goblins. These were no …
Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Land and everyday life reform
Unlike many other kings, however, Ferdinand didn't just rule with the sword. He understood well …
Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Reputation and importance
The moniker Fearless not only reflected his conduct in battle, but also the manner in which he took …
Ferdinand II Hedonist › A ruler of a different nature
Ferdinand II., known before his coronation as Vavrin, did not follow his father especially in his…
Ferdinand II Hedonist › House of Sins and Court Culture
The most famous symbol of his reign became the Great House of Sin, a vast place of entertainment, pleasure and court pol…
Ferdinand II Hedonist › The golden throne and the image of excess
At the end of his life, Ferdinand gained so much weight that, according to the chronicles, he could no longe…
Ferdinand II Hedonist › Death and historical evaluation
Ferdinand II died of obesity-related problems. In the chronicles, this death often appears with a…
Leo I. The Hunter › King of the forest and open space
Leo I was famous from his youth for his passion for hunting. While other rulers sought confirmati…
Leo I. The Hunter › Bela and the court scandal
One of the most famous stories of his life is the meeting with Bela, a poor shepherdess whom, according to legend, he di…
Leo I. The Hunter › Family tension without a major state crisis
During the reign of Leo I, the kingdom did not face such a major external threat as under other …
Leo I. The Hunter › The death that finished the legend
Leo I died as he lived. During the last hunt, he was attacked by a bear and died of his injuries …
Richard I. The Rich › Heir to the hunter
Richard took over the throne after the death of Leo I and inherited not only the crown, but al…
Richard I. The Rich › Money as a tool of government
Richard understood very well the power of wealth. His most significant economic move was the s…
Richard I. The Rich › Richard's plays
His greatest cultural legacy was Richard's plays. These were spectacular festivities held once…
Richard I. The Rich › Bela, Hakreleta and the triple scandal
Richard's family life was one of the most explosive in the entire dynasty. He had one son with…
Richard I. The Rich › The legacy of Richard I.
Richard I is often reduced to scandal and wealth, but his meaning is broader. He was able to t…
William I. Mag › A young king on the verge of change
William sat on the throne very young. He came of age just two days before his father's death, …
William I. Mag › Legalization of magic in Magnur
In -331, William took a step that seems inevitable from the point of view of later history, b…
William I. Mag › The Rutun Rebellion and the Bloody East
At the same time, however, the broader geopolitical environment also began to change. The orc tribes were …
William I. Mag › Interracial laws and the first conscious administration of a diverse empire
At the same time, William was one of the first monarchs who began to openly think about the fact that Magn…
William I. Mag › The historical significance of William I.
William I is rightly considered to be the bridge between the classic period of the Silk Kings …
Magnus V the Short King › Heir to a restless transformation
Magnus grew up in a time when magic was beginning to seep into the surface and the old certainties of the Si…
Magnus V the Short King › A short reign with no real anchor
After his coronation, Magnus very quickly understood that the role of ruler was not only the formal …