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Engelbrecht I. Restorer

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A great reformer of the House of Render, he introduced a new mining taxation system, modernized the army and divided the…

Magnus I. Founder

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Magnus I is considered the founder of the kingdom of Magnursia and the first true unifier of human power in the center o…

Magnus I. Founder › Origin and path to power

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Magnus was born at a time when there was no unified kingdom and power was divided among the major human tribes. However,…

Magnus I. Founder › Founding of the Kingdom of Magnursia

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In -903, Magnus declared himself king and founded the kingdom of Magnursia. It was not just a symbolic elevation of his …

Magnus I. Founder › Style of government and legacy

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Magnus I is not described in the chronicles as a great conqueror or a famous warrior. His greatest strength was politica…

Magnus I. Founder › Family and Succession

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Magnus had several children who played an important role in dynastic development. Jana's daughter helped cement the alli…

Ignatius I. Pijan

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Ignatius I ascended the throne unexpectedly and without much preparation. Yet he was able to hold the young kingdom toge…

Ignatius I. Pijan › The unexpected heir

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Ignatius was not originally groomed as the main successor to the throne. This fact significantly affected his entire pos…

Ignatius I. Pijan › Banquets as an instrument of power

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In the chronicles, Ignatius I was not primarily famous for his laws or conquests, but for his behavior at court. He love…

Ignatius I. Pijan › Wars without much glory

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During the reign of Ignatius I, several smaller wars and border clashes took place, but none of them entered history as …

Ignatius I. Pijan › A place in dynasty history

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Ignatius I is sometimes overshadowed by the bigger names of the Magnurs family because he did not bring a dramatic chang…

Ignatius I. Pijan › Family and Succession

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Ignatius had several sons. Ignac junior died of an illness and Jan died while hunting. In the end, the crown fell to Mag…

Otto I. The Fierce

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…he long and turbulent reign of Magnus III. and his task was to prove that the new order of succession could work without another major…

Otto I. The Fierce › Son of the New Order

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Otto I was one of the first monarchs who actually succeeded according to the newly established principle of the youngest…

Otto I. The Fierce › A government without major upheavals

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The chronicles of Otto's reign did not record as many stories of great wars or reforms as those of some of his predecess…

Otto I. The Fierce › The story that gave him his name

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The surname Urputny was not acquired by Otto I because of a great war or a heroic deed on the battlefield, but because o…

Otto I. The Fierce › Legacy and place in dynasty

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…amatic decades of the reign of Magnus III. came a monarch who was able to pacify the dynasty and pass the throne to the next generatio…

Philip I. The Thinker

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Philip I is one of the greatest rulers of the pre-magical period. Under his rule, Magnursia ceased to be just a successf…

Philip I. The Thinker › The king who thought in systems

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Philip I came to the throne after a period of military tension and well understood that the further growth of the countr…

Philip I. The Thinker › The single currency and the birth of banks

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One of the most fundamental steps of his reign was the introduction of a single currency for the entire kingdom. Smaller…

Philip I. The Thinker › A professional army and a new tax code

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Philip, together with his brother Leo, also established a professional army. This was a move that had far-reaching conse…

Philip I. The Thinker › Personal life and image of an ideal monarch

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Philip's personal life appears surprisingly often in the chronicles, and above all in a positive light. His marriage to …

Philip I. The Thinker › Children and the opening of the world

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At the same time, Philip's sons show how broadly the dynasty was already thinking. Alfred studied in the elven lands and…

Philip I. The Thinker › Government's legacy

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After his death, Philip was buried next to the founder Magnus I himself, and for many decades he was considered by many …

Cinbur I. Merchant

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Cinbur I entered the already wealthy kingdom and tried to transform the economic power into a stronger legal order. Whil…

Cinbur I. Merchant › A king who wanted to give shape to the order

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Cinbur grew up in the heyday. The kingdom grew rich, trade worked, and Magnursia had an increasingly strong position amo…

Cinbur I. Merchant › The first code and labor law

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His most significant achievement was the creation of the first human code. This unified the rules across the provinces a…

Cinbur I. Merchant › The War on Slavery

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…anding army system created under Philip I. Nevertheless, Cinbur did not behave like a blind victor after the victory. He significantly…

Cinbur I. Merchant › Dwarves and the Stone Crown

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In the second part of his reign, Cinbur turned his attention to the north. More and more dwarves began to arrive in the …

Cinbur I. Merchant › Succession crisis

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At the end of his life, a personal tragedy struck Cinbura. His only son, Bejmut, died under unclear circumstances, and h…

Cinbur I. Merchant › Significance of Cinbur's reign

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Cinbur I represents the ruler of transition. He took over a growing and increasingly powerful state and tried to transfo…

Yllona I. Unsuitable

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Yllona I is one of the most tragic figures of the entire early dynasty. She ascended the throne as the first reigning qu…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › A crown against the will of many

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Yllona ascended the throne at the behest of her father Cinbur I, who refused to hand over the land to a more distant mal…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › The uprising and autonomy of the Western voice

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In the very first years, it had to face civil and tribal uprisings. Some were able to suppress by force, others had to b…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › Nomadic threat and political capitulation

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The real disaster came when the nomadic tribes destroyed the neighboring kingdom of Huntie and began to threaten Magnurs…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › Alone on the throne

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After this crisis, Yllona never fully regained the trust of the people. Her name was associated with concessions, weakne…

Yllona I. Unsuitable › A place in history

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Yllona I was described unkindly for centuries. Even her epithet Unsuitable reflects the opinion of later male chronicler…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne

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Konrad I entered history as a man who rose to the throne through a crisis but kept it through cold calculation. He was n…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Boarding from the west branch

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Konrad I. came from a branch of the family connected with the Western Sound. He came to the throne th…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Unification of power and liquidation of rivals

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One of his first steps was to revoke the autonomy of the Western Voice that his clan had previously gained. In doing so,…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › A king without great legend, but with great consequence

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After consolidating power, his reign was not as dramatic as previous years at first glance. However, this is precisely w…

Konrad I. Usher to the throne › Historical picture of Konrad I.

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Conrad I is one of those dynasty figures who seem less flamboyant than the famous reformers or warrior kings, but whose …

Ferdinand I. The Fearless

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Ferdinand I assumed the crown after the fall of his own father, and his reign was shadowed by suspicion that he was conn…

Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Heir to the coup

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Ferdinand ascended the throne in an extremely difficult situation. His father Magnus IV. he was overthrown and poisoned,…

Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Black Goblin Army

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A threat arose in the northeast, which the chronicles later called the Black Army of Goblins. These were no ordinary rai…

Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Land and everyday life reform

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Unlike many other kings, however, Ferdinand didn't just rule with the sword. He understood well that a country weakened …

Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Reputation and importance

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The moniker Fearless not only reflected his conduct in battle, but also the manner in which he took over the reigns afte…

Leo I. The Hunter

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Leo I is remembered above all as a monarch whose personality was linked to hunting, the countryside and personal courage…

Leo I. The Hunter › King of the forest and open space

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Leo I was famous from his youth for his passion for hunting. While other rulers sought confirmation of strength in battl…

Leo I. The Hunter › Bela and the court scandal

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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

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During the reign of Leo I, the kingdom did not face such a major external threat as under other monarchs. However, this …

Leo I. The Hunter › The death that finished the legend

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Leo I died as he lived. During the last hunt, he was attacked by a bear and died of his injuries a few days later. This …

Richard I. The Rich

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Richard I is the ruler who personifies the combination of money, public image and court controversy in the history of Ma…

Richard I. The Rich › Heir to the hunter

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Richard took over the throne after the death of Leo I and inherited not only the crown, but also very complicated family…

Richard I. The Rich › Money as a tool of government

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Richard understood very well the power of wealth. His most significant economic move was the sale of ancient banks to th…

Richard I. The Rich › Richard's plays

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His greatest cultural legacy was Richard's plays. These were spectacular festivities held once every five years that inc…

Richard I. The Rich › Bela, Hakreleta and the triple scandal

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Richard's family life was one of the most explosive in the entire dynasty. He had one son with Bela, but later became co…

Richard I. The Rich › The legacy of Richard I.

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Richard I is often reduced to scandal and wealth, but his meaning is broader. He was able to transform economic power in…

William I. Mag

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William I is one of the most important breakthrough rulers of the entire dynasty. During his reign, magic for the first …

William I. Mag › A young king on the verge of change

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William sat on the throne very young. He came of age just two days before his father's death, making his accession one o…

William I. Mag › Legalization of magic in Magnur

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In -331, William took a step that seems inevitable from the point of view of later history, but was bold and risky in hi…

William I. Mag › The Rutun Rebellion and the Bloody East

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At the same time, however, the broader geopolitical environment also began to change. The orc tribes were pressing on th…

William I. Mag › Interracial laws and the first conscious administration of a diverse empire

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At the same time, William was one of the first monarchs who began to openly think about the fact that Magnursia is not j…

William I. Mag › The historical significance of William I.

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William I is rightly considered to be the bridge between the classic period of the Silk Kings and the coming era of the …

Henry I. King of the Blood

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Henry I represents the definitive breakdown of the late period of the Silk Kings. He was to take the throne only tempora…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Ruler only for a temporary period

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When Otto III was deposed, his son was not yet of age. This made room for Henry, who was originally to fulfill the role …

Henry I. King of the Blood › Blood purges of the clan

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In order to secure his position, he embarked on an unprecedented slaughter of his own family. It wasn't just about remov…

Henry I. King of the Blood › Decline of the Empire and the Orc Guard

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In addition to genocidal murders, his rule also brought about a distinct decline of the state. Many of the earlier measu…

Henry I. King of the Blood › A king without a future

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Henry's government had no real agenda beyond maintaining power. He was not a builder, reformer, or conqueror. His energy…

Henry I. King of the Blood › End of the Silk Kings

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The death of Henry I did not just mean the fall of one tyrant. It marked the definitive end of the era of the Silk Kings…

Jakob I. The Reformer

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Jakob I ascended the throne after one of the deepest dynastic crises in the history of Magnursia. After the death of Hen…

Jakob I. The Reformer › The Assembly of Unicorns and the birth of a new order

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After the death of Henry I, it was not clear who could even sit on the throne. The dynasty was ravaged by purges, the ma…

Jakob I. The Reformer › Tax reform and realignment of power

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Jakob understood very quickly that the kingdom could not be saved by a dynastic agreement alone. It needed to rebuild th…

Jakob I. The Reformer › Banners and the new face of war

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Even more fundamental was his military reform. Jakob divided the royal army into separate battalions, each with its own …

Jakob I. The Reformer › Magic as part of the state

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Besides the army and taxes, the third pillar of Jacob's rule was his relationship with magic. After generations of hidde…

Jakob I. The Reformer › A king between the old world and the new

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Jakob died during Richard's plays, a moment that symbolically linked the old silk court culture with the new, tougher an…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable

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Ignatius II. he took the throne as a very young man, surrounded by the envy of his older brothers and th…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Youth under the protection of Ender

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Ignatius II. he was literally lucky for months on the succession. If he had been born a little later, th…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The second war of kings and a new way of fighting

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When Ignatius assumed the crown, the war with Trabazar and Jitron was not yet over. However, it was at this stage that h…

Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The Battle of Jitron and the First Battle Mages

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The most significant landmark of his reign was the Battle of Jitron. It was here that for the first time destructive mag…