![]() ![]() ![]() However, imperial power had diminished so much by the time Louis was crowned Holy Roman Emperor that the title no longer offered any real authority. Louis II 'the Younger' Karling, King of Italy: As the eldest son of Lothaire of Middle Francia (himself the eldest son of Kaiser Louis the Pious), Louis the Younger is the rightful successor to the entire Frankish Empire.Can he survive the Magyar conquest of the Carpathian basin and eventually re-take his father's lands in Great Moravia? Kocel built a large fortress as his seat of power in the region of Lake Balaton, surrounded by forests and swamps along the river Zala, where he ruled over Sloviens in the area. Kocel, Prince of Balaton: Kocel was the second son of Pribina, a Slovien ruler who was attacked and expelled from his homeland by Mojmir I, duke of Moravia, in the early 800s.Can you outmaneuver your Anglo-Saxon neighbors to restore the borders of the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia under the banner of Cornwall, or will your lands become new holdings for Alfred the Great? Dumnarth Cerneu, Petty King (Duke) of Cornwall: The last recorded king of Cornwall, Dumnarth is a remnant of independent Brythonic rule in England, ruling over a small duchy next to the petty kingdom of Wessex.Will you fulfill Alfred's great destiny, or be crushed by the Great Heathen Army? When he inherits his brother's throne, he becomes one of the greatest English kings throughout history. In the coming years, Alfred will fight numerous battles against the Norsemen and put an end to the invasion. Alfred Æthelwulfson Wessex, Earl (Count) of Dorset: As the Vikings push further south, Earl Alfred of Dorset is readying his troops.Can you call the bluff of these glorified bandits and throw them back across the sea, or will the ravening pagans have their vengeance? Ælla Oswulfson of Northumbria, Petty King (Duke) of Northumbria: Having invited the wrath of the Great Heathen Army on not only yourself but the other kingdoms of England too, it'll take a lot more than a snake pit simply to save yourself from being made into a blood eagle.Liutbert von Babenberg, Count of Kärnten: Maybe someone could prevent the Babenberg dynasty extinction that would happen in 400 years?.The Salian dynasty provided four Holy Roman Emperors, an immense task to be sure! Werner Salian, Count of Klingenberg: Try to climb insurmountable odds and establish your house as masters of the Holy Roman Empire.Through the same luck that he had historically, a bit of plotting, and some strategically timed wars, you could bring Karl up to restore his Great-Grandfather's Empire, and, unlike history, keep it! Karl Karling, Duke of Swabia: The youngest son of Ludwig the German, Karl would historically, through sheer luck, inherit all of his relatives' kingdoms that composed their massive Empire, but his luck ran out when he was deposed in 887, and he died the next year. ![]() With a little luck, will you be able to avoid Karlmann's unfortunate demise and establish a legacy that will last the ages? He will expand this domain in wars with Slavs to the east, and later on will even be elected King of Italy - though an unfortunate stroke will force him to abdicate the thrones of Bavaria and Italy to his younger brothers. Karlmann Karling, Duke of Bavaria: The eldest son of Ludwig the German, Karlmann rebelled against his father and forced him to give him control over the lands of Bavaria.Can you reverse Ludwig's misfortunes and regain the Empire for his descendants, or are his sons destined to be relegated to a mere footnote in history? These ambitions have suffered from setback after setback, however, as his various military campaigns all ended in failure and his rebellious sons have pried away most of his own lands from his control. Ludwig II 'the German' Karling, King of East Francia: An ambitious man, Ludwig has long sought to reconquer the pieces of the Empire he considers his birthright.An unquestionable loyalty towards his monarch has helped him expand the ancestral dominion of his family - but is that enough? With the growing interest in the South, will you be able to conquer the lands of Portucale and start one of its most influential dynasties? Hermenexildo Gutierrez Menéndez, Count of Santiago: A powerful vassal to king Adelfonso III, Hermenexildo controls the lands of southern Galicia with an unsullied administration.867 start Christian characters Catholic Asturias ![]()
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