Elector Count of Middenland
The Elector Count of Middenland is the ruler of Middenland, a powerful province of The Empire. This noble title is usually passed on in a hereditary fashion.
Being of the 15 Electors the counts of Middenland cast one of the votes in the election of a new Emperor. Being Elector Counts makes them one of the major candidates; indeed some Middenland counts were elected by their peers. During the Age of Three Emperors, a centuries-long civil war, they were the Wolf Emperors, leaders of a major faction.
Middenland was separated from Middenheim in 1550 [1]. A marriage between the Countess von Bildhofen of Middenland with Boris Todbringer of Middenheim reunified the two states under a single ruler in 2371 [2].
Since then the Elector Counts of Middenland have resided in the semi-independent city-state of Middenheim, Middenland's capital. The current Elector Count of Middenland is Boris Todbringer II [3].
| known rulers of Middenland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | reign | notes | sources |
| Artur | unclear, around - 50 IC | chief of the Teutogens, founded Middenheim | [4] |
| Sigmar | unclear, before 1 IC | defeated Artur in single combat, king of the Unberogens and of the Teutogens | [5] |
| Mandred Skavenslayer | ? - 1152 | defeated a massive Skaven invasion, elected as Emperor, was later murdered by a Skaven assassin. | [6] |
| Lothar Metternich | unclear, around 1244 | fought in the Battle of Beeckerhoven | [7] |
| Faulk | unclear, around 1265 | suffered a major defeat at the hand of beastmen | [8] |
| Siegfried | unclear, around 1547 | first Wolf Emperor | [9] |
| Gerhardt Meister | unclear, around 1707 | Wolf Emperor, rival of the elected Emperor Sigismund | [10] |
| Mannfred Todbringer | unclear, around 2000 | Wolf Emperor | [11] |
| ? von Bildhofen | unclear, around 2371 | female ruler, a marriage with Boris Todbringer of Middenheim re-unified Middenland and Middenheim under a single ruler | [12] |
| Berthold Todbringer | unclear | son of the Countess von Bildhofen and Boris Todbringer | [13] |
| Boris Todbringer II | ? - present | great-grandson of Berthold Todbringer, current ruler of Middenland | [14] |
See also
Notes & sources
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.31
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos (6th Edition) p.11
- ↑ Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire (sourcebook) p.9, 23 & 26 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.22
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.30
- ↑ The Life of Sigmar (sourcebook) - The Empire at War (sourcebook), chapter Unity of Forces - The Battle of Black Fire Pass
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition) p.7, 8 & 11 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.10 & 30 - Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos (6th Edition) p.11
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.31 & 55
- ↑ Beasts of Chaos (6th Edition) p.11
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition) p.8 & 11 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition) p.59 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.10 & 31 - Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos (6th edition) p.11 - the Tome of Salvation (and apparently most RPG material) uses the name Heinrich instead.
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition) p.7
- ↑ background material of Mordheim: City of the Damned
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos (6th edition) p.11
- ↑ Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos (6th edition) p.11
- ↑ Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire (sourcebook) p.9, 23 & 26 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.22 - Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos (6th edition) p.11
