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Henry II Passionate
Henry II he ruled formally from 344, but he took over the actual exercise of power sever…
Henry II Passionate › The emperor before his coronation
Henry de facto ruled since 338, when Ferdinand III. began to hand over more and more pow…
Henry II Passionate › Richard's plays for the whole empire
One of Henry's most successful moves was to spread Richard's plays throughout the empire. It wa…
Henry II Passionate › The uprising of the nobility and the battle for John's Bridge
But Henry's reign was not just a period of celebration. In both the West and the East, he fa…
Henry II Passionate › Sewage, grain and surplus
After securing the empire militarily, Henry turned his attention to the lives of his subjects. In several large cities, the fo…
Henry II Passionate › The passions of the emperor and the tranquility of the empire
Henry had a total of six sons, the last even at the age of fifty-five with his second an…
Magnursie — The First Decline of the Empire › Henry II and a final impression of abundance
Henry II Passionate ruled at a time when the Empire still managed to seem more confident…
The transformation of Richard's plays into Imperial plays
Richard's original plays were under Henry II. transformed into a wider imperial tradition known as the Imperial Games. This …
The Battle of John's Bridge
The Battle of John's Bridge is one of Henry II's greatest victories. Passionate. In the clash of three Imperial battalions aga…
Magnus II Cursed
Magnus II is one of the first tragic rulers of House Magnurs. He ascended the throne more out o…
Magnus II Cursed › Substitute heir
Magnus II he was not a man that his father Ignatius I would have prepared for kingship for a lo…
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 explaine…
Magnus II Cursed › Abdication as an unprecedented act
Magnus II finally decided to do something that was unprecedented in the history of the family u…
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 remembe…
Magnus III Young
Magnus III he is one of the most important early rulers of Magnursia. He ascended the throne ve…
Magnus III Young › Youth on the throne
Magnus III sat on the throne at only eighteen years old after his father Magnus II. abdicated b…
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 only externa…
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 tha…
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 …
Magnus III Young › Long reign and historical significance
Magnus III he ruled for nearly sixty years, longer than any of his predecessors. During that ti…
Otto II Defender
Otto II he is rightly considered the first monarch who had to defend Magnursia as a real king…
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 c…
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 to benefit from its l…
Otto II Defender › The first war of kings
…at tests of Magnura statehood. For Otto II. it was a defensive war, which is also important for its historical image. It was not…
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 acquir…
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 Wester…
Ferdinand II Hedonist
Ferdinand II he stands in history as a striking contrast to his father. Where Ferdinand I restored…
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
…, drinking and private deals. Ferdinand II he did not just create a famous building. He created a new style of power. The Magnur…
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 longer use the or…
Ferdinand II Hedonist › Death and historical evaluation
Ferdinand II died of obesity-related problems. In the chronicles, this death often appears with an…
Richard II Sick
Richard II he ruled for a short time and his reign was mainly determined by illness. After ascen…
Richard II Sick › Brother after abdication
Richard II he ascended the throne after the abdication of his brother Magnus V. His assumption o…
Richard II Sick › Stiff joint disease
Shortly after his coronation, Richard began to suffer from a strange illness that attacked his mobility. At first it was…
Richard II Sick › Regency and final year
In the last phase of his reign, Richard was forced to entrust the practical exercise of power to his son, who became reg…
Richard II Sick › The silent fall of an era
Richard II he did not bring great reforms or famous wars. Nevertheless, his reign is significant…
Otto III Weak
Otto III he is one of those rulers for whom history seems almost like a succession of ever-wo…
Otto III Weak › A regent who became a king
…as regent for his ailing father Richard II. Even then, it was evident that he had the energy and desire to intervene in the even…
Otto III Weak › The first campaign outside the borders of the kingdom
When the nomads asked Magnursia for help against the orcs, Otto saw a historic opportunity. For the first time in histor…
Otto III Weak › Elves, Southern Accords, and Other Failures
At the same time, Otto responded to the elves' request for help against the desert goblins. Instead of direct military i…
Otto III Weak › Monetary policy and economic collapse
However, Otto may have caused the greatest damage not on the battlefield, but in the economy. He decided to ban the use …
Otto III Weak › Relegation and an unworthy end
Eventually, Otto was forced to abdicate by the dynasty. The kingdom was approaching great internal turmoil, and the mona…
Henry I. King of the Blood
Henry I represents the definitive breakdown of the late period of the Silk Kings. He was…
Henry I. King of the Blood › Ruler only for a temporary period
… was not yet of age. This made room for Henry, who was originally to fulfill the role of temporary ruler. Such a temporary arran…
Henry I. King of the Blood › Blood purges of the clan
…t about removing a few immediate heirs. Henry systematically eliminated even more distant branches from which a future candidate…
Henry I. King of the Blood › Decline of the Empire and the Orc Guard
… and the economy weakened. In addition, Henry stopped trusting traditional power structures and created a personal guard of Blac…
Henry I. King of the Blood › A king without a future
Henry's government had no real agenda beyond maintaining power. He was not a builder, re…
Henry I. King of the Blood › End of the Silk Kings
The death of Henry I did not just mean the fall of one tyrant. It marked the definitive end of the er…
Ignatius II. Unbreakable
Ignatius II. he took the throne as a very young man, surrounded by the envy of his older brothers…
Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Youth under the protection of Ender
Ignatius II. he was literally lucky for months on the succession. If he had been born a little la…
Ignatius II. Unbreakable › The second war of kings and a new way of fighting
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
The most significant landmark of his reign was the Battle of Jitron. It was here that for the first time destructive mag…
Ignatius II. Unbreakable › A cruel peace in Jitron
However, the victory did not mean immediate peace. Jitron rebelled repeatedly, and in the course of several rebellions i…
Ignatius II. Unbreakable › Schools of Ruinous Magic and the Legacy of Government
…e battles of the Great War. By Ignatius II. he basically institutionalized the union of throne and war magic. His death, coupled…
Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue
Ignatius III he was not famous for great victorious campaigns, but for something perhaps more dan…
Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › A child of the system his father created
Ignatius III he grew up in an environment where magic had already become a recognized tool of the…
Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › Magic as a prerogative of the realm
One of his most important steps was to restrict access to magic schools to only the residents of the kingdom. He officia…
Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › Fortresses, Towers, and the Web of Shadows
Ignatius III completed the second defensive line, which Jakob I had already begun to build. The r…
Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › Claims on foreign lands
…naries founded during the reign of Otto III. And to Arostermancy he laid claim to the royal title through dynastic ties going ba…
Ignatius III Weaver of intrigue › The king who prepared the war but did not see its climax
Ignatius III he died as a result of a badly treated sword wound. His death was sudden and came at…
Richard III Sword of Magnursia
Richard III he is one of the greatest war kings in the history of Magnursia. During his reign, t…
Richard III Sword of Magnursia › Hot head on the throne
…nd for war for decades. Unlike Ignatius III. however, Richard was not a man of waiting. What the father wove in silence, the son…
Richard III Sword of Magnursia › From the Third War of Kings to the Great War
At first, Richard's campaign seemed like a fast track to victory. But Trabazar was able to enlist the help of Medonia, A…
Richard III Sword of Magnursia › The Troubles and Fall of Ancient Human Kingdoms
One of the highlights of his reign was the conquest of Trabazar. To break through the walls of the capital, Eagle's Nest…
Richard III Sword of Magnursia › The elves enter the war
In -109, the Great Elven Empire entered the conflict. This changed the war forever. For the first time Magnursia was opp…
Richard III Sword of Magnursia › South ford and the death of the king
The last and most famous chapter of Richard's life was the Battle of the South Ford in -103. Here he faced the superiori…
Leo II The conqueror
Leo II is one of the greatest figures in the entire history of Ulvenor. After the defeat at …
Leo II The conqueror › Boarding at an hour of almost hopelessness
Leo was not originally the most likely heir. He was the third son of Lawrence I and only came to the crown after one of …
Leo II The conqueror › Borundar, Jack of Veremor and the fall of the last human kingdom
Leo advanced against the gnomes to force them to split their forces. Then, when he broke the siege of their capital and …
Leo II The conqueror › Birth of an Empire
Leo has decided that the title of king is too small for the territory he holds and the ambition he wants to impose on th…
Leo II The conqueror › Administration of the empire and the first imperial reforms
After the first military victories, Leo increasingly concentrated on the administration of a vast territory. He understo…
Leo II The conqueror › Peace with the Gnomes and the Legacy of the Conqueror
…fist. This sentence contains all of Leo II. The Conqueror: the conqueror, the founder and the man who believed that an empire mu…
John II Builder
John II he came to the throne at a time when the empire finally stopped living in the shadow …
John II Builder › Heir of peace, not ruins
John II he was one of the first rulers who did not take over a state weakened by war, but an …
John II Builder › Palace, cities and the new heart of the empire
One of the most visible acts of John II. there was an extensive reconstruction of the Imperial Palace in Magnur. It was not j…
John II Builder › Imperial Roads
However, the greatest legacy of his reign was the network of imperial roads. These roads connected provincial capitals, …
John II Builder › The laws of great cities and the symbolism of the coat of arms
…addition to construction projects, John II intervened. also to the administration of large cities. He issued new laws that direc…
John II Builder › The Builder's Legacy
John II he's not one of the most dramatic rulers of House Magnurs, but that's where his stren…
Ferdinand III Retreating
Ferdinand III he ascended the throne as the last surviving son of Untred I, taking over the realm …
Ferdinand III Retreating › The last son of the Long Emperor
Ferdinand was not a man for whom the throne was an unshakable certainty from his youth. Untred I was survived by two old…