Count of Sylvania

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The Count of Sylvania is the ruler of Sylvania, a backwater province of The Empire. This noble title was originally usually passed on in a hereditary fashion and long held by House von Drak. The marriage of Isabella von Drak to Vlad von Carstein led to a new kind of rulers: the dreaded and merciless Vampire Counts.


known rulers of Sylvania
name reign notes sources
Frederick van Hal 1106 - 1124 raised an undead army, fought the Skaven [1]
Lothar von Diehl 1124 - ? murdered Frederick van Hal, defeated by a band of knights and disappeared [2]
Otto von Drak ? - 1797 married his only daughter to Vlad von Carstein who became his heir [3]
Vlad von Carstein 1797 - 2051 began the Wars of the Vampire Counts [4]
5 rival claimants 2051 - 2094 the rulership is disputed between Fritz, Hans, Pieter, Konrad and Mannfred. Konrad eventually prevailed. [5]
Konrad von Carstein 2094 - 2121 slain at the Battle of Grim Moor [6]
Mannfred von Carstein 2121 - 2145 defeated and slain by Martin, the Elector Count of Stirland [7]
none 2145 - 2503 Sylvania is annexed by Stirland and ruled by the Elector Counts of Stirland [8]
Mannfred von Carstein 2503 - present current ruler, resurrected from death [9]

See also

Notes & sources

  1. Liber Necris p.85 - Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.24 & 31 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.20 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.30
  2. Liber Necris p.86 - Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.20 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.30
  3. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.25 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.21 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6st Edition) p.8 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.12
  4. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.25, 26, 28 & 31 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.21, 22 & 24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6st Edition) p.8 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.12 , 13, 14, 15 & 30
  5. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.28 & 31 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.30 & 31
  6. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.28, 29 & 31 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.24 & 25 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6st Edition) p.8 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.16, 17 & 31
  7. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.29 & 31 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.25 & 73 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6st Edition) p.8 & 70 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.17, 18, 31 & 60
  8. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.25 & 73 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.18
  9. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.29, 67, 68, 69 & 100 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.25 & 73 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6st Edition) p.70 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.31 & 60