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John III Prolific
John III, the youngest son of Magnus VII, ascended the throne as a continuation of his f…
John III Prolific › Continuator of fortresses
John III followed his father's policy almost immediately. He understood well that the em…
John III Prolific › Southern Disturbances and the Departure of the Elves
The biggest internal problem of John's government was taking place in the south. The elven population there felt increas…
John III Prolific › New Settlement of the South
The mass departure of the elves turned the south into a sparsely populated area, but at the same time full of opportunit…
John III Prolific › Emperor's Wives and Children Act
John III was also registered with a new law that transformed imperial family law. He sti…
John III Prolific › A prolific monarch and a legacy of future crisis
Jan got the surname Plodny quite rightly. His court was full of children, competing mothers, small lines and budding amb…
The exodus of the elves and the resettlement of the southern lands
… administration led during the reign of John III. to the mass departure of elves from the empire. The subsequent resettlement of…
Construction of the third line of defense
The construction of the third line of defense began during the reign of Magnus VII. as a response to new threats from th…
John IV Childless › The privileged son and fragmented inheritance of John III.
…pposition. He was the privileged son of John III, chosen from an extraordinarily wide and dangerously branched circle of descend…
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 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
Otto first appeared in government as regent for his ailing father Richard II. Even then, it was evident that he had the …
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…
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…
John I. Fiery
John I assumed the throne after the death of Richard III. at a time when Magnursie seeme…
John I. Fiery › The twins and taking the throne
…rnment. The king left behind him twins, John and Alfonso, and it was not obvious among the nobility how to determine priority wh…
John I. Fiery › Defense instead of glory
John was not a monarch who would immediately seek a great victorious campaign after his …
John I. Fiery › Orcs, nomads and combat expansion
At the same time, John recruited new types of allies on a large scale. He brought in orcs and nomads who b…
John I. Fiery › Battle in Hell
The peak of his reign came in -85 near the town of Jiskra. The elven warlord Cuilother, one of the most skilled commande…
John I. Fiery › From defense to counterattack
After this victory, John went on a counterattack and in short succession captured the capitals of Arosterman…
John II Builder
John II he came to the throne at a time when the empire finally stopped living in the sh…
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, bu…
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 …
John II Builder › Imperial Roads
… efficiently than at any previous time. John thereby created one of the most important conditions for imperial unity. The empire…
John II Builder › The laws of great cities and the symbolism of the coat of arms
In addition to construction projects, John II intervened. also to the administration of large cities. He issued new laws that …
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 …
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…
Ferdinand III Retreating › Expedition against the Free Kingdom
Ferdinand's first major act was a large-scale campaign against the Free Kingdom. The Imperial troops were indeed success…
Ferdinand III Retreating › The waning east and the orc mercenaries
After the failed expedition, Ferdinand's government shifted more and more from grand politics to extinguishing internal …
Ferdinand III Retreating › Magical universities and a new layer of the empire
Still, it would be a mistake to see Ferdinand's reign as just a series of concessions. It was during his time that the l…
Ferdinand III Retreating › Alanta and court fashion
A significant part of Ferdinand's reign was also his personal life. He had three wives, but the last one, Alanta, the da…
Henry II Passionate › The uprising of the nobility and the battle for John's Bridge
…on of this effort came in the Battle of John's Bridge. There stood a large army of nomads and mercenary orcs against the three i…
Leo III Suspicious
Leo III he took over the throne at a time when it was no longer just about external pressure…
Leo III Suspicious › A split within the family
After taking the throne, Leo III faced a very difficult start. In the part of the dynasty he strengthened the opinion…
Leo III Suspicious › Secret passages and a courtyard full of spies
The long tension had fundamentally changed Leo. He became a ruler who began to fear attack from within more than threats…
Leo III Suspicious › A monarch locked in himself
After these events, Leo began to lose faith in his own people more and more. He stopped letting some officials and close…
Leo III Suspicious › Death on the operating table
Towards the end of his life, Leo began to suffer from severe abdominal pain. It turned out to be an inflamed appendix, a…
John IV Childless
…ded the throne as the privileged son of John III, but his reign was marred from the first days by a succession crisis that quick…
John IV Childless › A war of brothers
John IV tried to break the crisis with a quick and hard intervention. He had Albert impr…
John IV Childless › Pentuluk and the Magnur Trials
The decisive turning point came during the conquest of the city of Pentuluk to the east of the capital. It was here that…
John IV Childless › The Riches of the Winner and the Rise of the Renders
…tory in the war of the brothers brought John IV. and immense material gain. Thanks to confiscations, he acquired a large number …
John IV Childless › A childless emperor and the end of certainty
After the end of the war, John IV. devoted mainly to the stabilization of the country. It was necessary to restore…
Frederick III He was reveling
Frederick III he inherited his father's growing empire and decided to turn its power into ostentat…
Frederick III He was reveling › The backyard transformed into a theater of power
Frederick III he became famous above all for his frequent excesses and the spectacular celebration…
Frederick III He was reveling › Wine, spectacle and the Peacemakers
Frederik's celebrations were notorious for their pomp. Hectoliters of wine, beer and mead were drunk, circus performance…
Frederick III He was reveling › The Fall of the Man Who Lived Too Free
Frederick III he could afford his lifestyle precisely because of the new wealth flowing into the i…
John V. Usurper of the throne
John V became emperor as the victorious leader of the rebellion against Valendor II. and…
John V. Usurper of the throne › The man who came from the war
…ffer anything other than more fighting. John therefore had to act immediately and on a large scale.
John V. Usurper of the throne › Restoring the land amid ruins and storms
The first years of his reign were filled with feverish renewal. He confirmed and expanded trade agreements, not only wit…
John V. Usurper of the throne › Schools, post office and the new face of everyday life
Jan V. was not only the ruler of the post-war reconstruction, but also a real reformer. One of his most significant step…
John V. Usurper of the throne › An army without the old glory, but with a new logic
…pragmatic form. At the end of his life, John reaffirmed the old principle of succession and designated the youngest adult son as…
Jakob III Parliamentary
Jakob III he joined as an experienced politician who had already publicly promoted himself dur…
Jakob III Parliamentary › A successor who built a name in advance
Jakob III he was not a passive heir waiting in the background. Already during the reign of Kon…
Jakob III Parliamentary › Conventions of the nobility and the new political culture
The most important innovation of his reign was the annual conventions of the nobility. The first of them took place in 1…
Jakob III Parliamentary › Courts, crops and quiet years
Under Jacob's reign, a hierarchical judiciary was established at the city, provincial, fiefdom, and imperial levels. Res…
Jakob III Parliamentary › Son's illness and sudden death
At the end of his life, Jakob learned that his son and successor Centerik was suffering from leprosy. The disease then s…
Magnus VIII. Hungry
Magnus VIII. he succeeded the glorious reign of Anne I and almost immediately faced the end of t…
Magnus VIII. Hungry › Heir to an ending golden age
Magnus VIII. his accession to the throne was clear long in advance, but fate did not prepare him…
Magnus VIII. Hungry › Anti-Hunger Supplies
Magnus began moving grain from the granaries and other foodstuffs as needed across the empire. The system was not withou…
Magnus VIII. Hungry › Conflict over grain
The Free Kingdom was hit even harder by the drought and began making conquests during the crisis. Magnus was fortunate t…