Dieter IV
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Dieter IV, the last Emperor of the von Krieglitz family to rule The Empire, was a corrupt, ineffective, and incompetent ruler. He disgraced himself and as a consequence was later deposed by the Electors.
Dieter was the grandson of Count Leopold von Krieglitz of Stirland, the preceding emperor. A vain ruler, he neglected the defence of The Empire, diverting funds from the Imperial military towards his extravagant building plans. His focus was the reconstruction of Nuln, the Imperial capital at the time, as a grandiose and beautiful metropolis. Nearly half of the city was demolished to create space for the Palace of Gold. [2]
During Waaagh! Grom, Dieter fled from Nuln refusing the calls for aid from the Dwarfs of Karak Varn and moved to Altdorf, where he displaced Elector Count Wilhelm III later known as the Wise. Nuln itself was sacked. [2]
After the devestation of the Night of a Thousand Arcane Duels in 2415 IC, he was persuaded by the Cult of Sigmar to close the Colleges of Magic and they would remain so for the next fifteen years. [3a]
In 2429 IC Dieter accepted a bribe from the Burgomeisters of Marienburg in exchange for the independence of province of Westerland. The ensuing scandal led to his deposition by the Electors, who appointed in his place Wilhelm the Wise, Prince of Altdorf and Elector Count of the Reikland[1]. The disfranchised von Krieglitz family withdrew to Talabheim. Over time, the von Krieglitz family was able to regain a measure of its former power, its head being elected to the office of Grand Duke of Talabheim.
The Imperial Zoo is possibly his only useful legacy.
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition) (1993), pg. 10
- 2: The Generals Compendium, Waaagh! Grom and the Defense of Nuln, pg. 17
- 3: Winds of Magic (book)
- 3a: Night of a Thousand Arcane Duels, pg. 17
Uncited
- Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition), pg. 10
- Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (7th Edition), pgs. 8, 9
- The Enemy Within campaign, Vol. 1, pgs. 11-12