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… shared a divided empire, an army weary of war, and a nobility accustomed to throwing sticks under the feet of imperial power. He did not …

…e issue of equal succession rights. Her regency was thus a short but significant penetration of a new idea into the otherwise traditional …

…ace her. That she managed to retain the regency at all was a significant feat in itself.

…n, but an intervention in the very idea of ​​who is educated and who is allowed to participate in the imperial culture of knowledge.

…opic. She began to suggest that the law of succession might one day treat men and women more equally. In doing so, however, she struck too…

The era of House Render began after the massacre of the Magnurs and the first imperial election. It was a …

…movement, but soon progressed to such profound paralysis that the monarch was unable to act or move normally. At a time when the ruler's a…

In the final phase of his reign, a regent had to be appointed, who effectively carried part of the exercise of power.…

…ore entrusted his brother Oled with the regency to rule temporarily until Magnus came of age. This decision was intended to protect the em…

…rown should fall to the regent. Because of the revealed bribes, the judges were changed several times, and finally the court decided that …

…ually ruled since 1132. This turned the regency into a usurpation that marked the entire further development of the family.

…ed himself king and founded the kingdom of Magnursia. It was not just a symbolic elevation of his previous domain. With this move, he crea…

… would fundamentally determine the fate of the country. Instead, he was building an institution that was supposed to be stronger than one …

…sts, drinking and ostentatious displays of favor towards the lower nobility. Thanks to this, he earned the nickname Pijan, which in his ti…

… authority, but also for the very image of the monarch. The king, who was supposed to embody order, strength and divine favor, was suddenl…

…tablished the rule that after the death of the ruler, the youngest adult son becomes the successor. He justified this decision both by his…

Magnus III he was also one of the most prolific rulers of the early dynasty. He had four wives and a total of fourteen childr…

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

The first years of Otto's reign were extremely successful. The kingdom grew rich quickly and began to benefit from…

In -723, the First War of Kings broke out when the kingdom of Trabazar attacked Magnursia. The conflict lasted thirteen y…

…ity. On the contrary, he took advantage of his newly acquired prestige and continued to strengthen the kingdom. He expanded Magnursia's in…

…s. Leo, a famous warlord and later Duke of the Western Sound, became the seed of a powerful sideline of the house. Philip I the Thinker th…

One of the most fundamental steps of his reign was the introduction of a single currency for the entir…

…h his brother Leo, also established a professional army. This was a move that had far-reaching consequences. It was no longer just a matte…

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

…n lands and after his return became one of the most important advisers of the court. Alfonso traveled as far west and established relation…

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

…llona ascended 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 de…

…ny, but which was in fact an expression of hard political necessity. In order to secure the support of an important branch of the family, …

One of his first steps was to revoke the autonomy of the Western Voice that his clan had previously ga…

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

…and at the same time the most fatal act of Magnus's reign has to do with the Sorcerer. By this time, the secrets of the new magic were beg…

… correctly. The greatest visible legacy of his reign was the construction of the first defensive line of fortresses to protect the most im…

After the murder of Cristiano, even some of his closest relatives turned against Magnus. In -497 the so-called Spri…

…follow his father especially in his way of life. He did not strive for the image of a moderate restorer or a fixed moral order. On the con…

The most famous symbol of his reign became the Great House of Sin, a vast place of entertainment, pleasure and court poli…

At the end of his life, Ferdinand gained so much weight that, according to the chronicles, he could no longer…

… While other rulers sought confirmation of strength in battle, he sought it in the pursuit of game, in being outside the court, and in dir…

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

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

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

…ep that seems inevitable from the point of view of later history, but was bold and risky in his time. To allow magic, at least in the capi…

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

…e the bridge between the classic period of the Silk Kings and the coming era of the Magic Kings. He had not yet waged great magical wars, …

In the last phase of his reign, Richard was forced to entrust the practical exercise of power to his son, who became…

… his reign is significant as an example of dynastic fatigue. After a generation of rulers who unlocked magic and tried to change the shape…

…ry, he sent an army outside the borders of the kingdom itself. It was a bold step and significant in terms of prestige. It showed that Mag…

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

… embarked on an unprecedented slaughter of his own family. It wasn't just about removing a few immediate heirs. Henry systematically elimi…

…e also brought about a distinct decline of the state. Many of the earlier measures, including some of the Interracial Laws, ceased to appl…

…nergy was directed towards the survival of one man, not the stability of the whole. And that is why his regime could not last long. This t…

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

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

…t needed to rebuild the very mechanisms of power. Therefore, he carried out a tax reform that redistributed the income between the local r…

…epended on a single commander-in-chief, often the king himself. The advantage of the new system was flexibility. A kingdom could fight on …

…es the army and taxes, the third pillar of Jacob's rule was his relationship with magic. After generations of hidden learning and a semi-l…

…r, whom Jakob entrusted to keep any son of his on the throne. Ender uncovered the plot of the four elder princes and instead of simply pun…

…tage. Another innovation was the tactic of rapid attack and retreat, often summarized by later chroniclers as hit and run. The lighter uni…

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

In the second part of the reign, Ignatius began to systematically support the creation of schools focused on teaching…

…ic had already become a recognized tool of the state and the military had become accustomed to new tactics and the idea of ​​long-term exp…

One of his most important steps was to restrict access to magic schools to only the residents of the k…

…roject. She was the physical expression of the new state philosophy. Magnursia was to become a country that is always ready, even when not…

In the second part of the reign, Ignac began to formulate diplomatic and historical claims towards neighboring states…

Ignatius III he died as a result of a badly treated sword wound. His death was sudden and came at a time when his long preparations…

…ius III. however, Richard was not a man of waiting. What the father wove in silence, the son cut with the sword. Diplomatic relations with…

…ut Trabazar was able to enlist the help of Medonia, Arostermancy and Waldoria. The Kingdom of Magnursia thus found itself at war on multip…

One of the highlights of his reign was the conquest of Trabazar. To break through the walls of the cap…

…into ten battalions and created a force of about 350,000 fighting men. It was the largest army Magnursia had ever built. It was made up of…

The last and most famous chapter of Richard's life was the Battle of the South Ford in -103. Here he faced the superiority of the e…

…w exhausted the kingdom was after years of war. He therefore chose a strategy that many less patient rulers would consider cowardice: he b…

…eful time, nor as the undisputed center of dynastic expectations. After Jan's death, he was being groomed for the government, but many ass…

…n stabilized, Alfred began a new series of campaigns that became the core of his reputation. He gradually conquered Waldoria, later Luthar…

…ed, and increasingly pushing the limits of its own expansion. Especially painful was the fact that the opponents were already beginning to…

…t all sides. In the north, the pressure of the gnomes grew, in the west, kobolds began to penetrate the weakened provinces, and in the sou…

Vavrin realistically understood that a war on multiple fronts cannot be won by another headless push forward. Therefore,…

The climax of his reign was the Battle of the Luna River. Against Magnursia there was a huge alliance of gnom…

… fully royal form, before the emergence of the imperial idea. His rule shows what a superpower on the verge of exhaustion looks like: stil…

… most likely heir. He was the third son of Lawrence I and only came to the crown after one of his brothers was underage and the other died…

…r forces. Then, when he broke the siege of their capital and stormed into Borundar, he dealt a blow to the enemy coalition from which they…