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Sometime after the end of the line of [[elected Emperor]]s in '''1979 IC''' the '''Counts of Reikland''' advanced their own claim to imperial throne.
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Shortly after the end of the line of [[elected Emperor]]s in '''1979 IC''' the '''Counts of Reikland''' advanced their own claim to imperial throne.
  
 
Their claim was passed on in a hereditary tradition. It's likely, but unconfirmed, that this line of candidates withdrew their claim only upon the election and crowning of [[Magnus the Pious]] in '''2304 IC'''.
 
Their claim was passed on in a hereditary tradition. It's likely, but unconfirmed, that this line of candidates withdrew their claim only upon the election and crowning of [[Magnus the Pious]] in '''2304 IC'''.
  
Their main rivals were the [[Wolf Emperor]]s, the [[Ottilian Emperor]]s, and the [[Count of Marienburg|Counts of Marienburg]]
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Their main rivals were the [[Wolf Emperor]]s, the [[Ottilian Emperor]]s and the [[Count of Marienburg|Counts of Marienburg]]
  
  
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|align=center|'''Ludwig'''
 
|align=center|'''Ludwig'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around 2051
 
|align=center|unclear, around 2051
|align=center|endured the '''Siege of Altdorf''' by [[Vlad von Carstein]], father of Lutwig
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|align=center|father of Lutwig, endured the '''Siege of Altdorf''' by [[Vlad von Carstein]]
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.28 & 29 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.12, 15 & 17 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.12</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.28 & 29 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.12, 15 & 17 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.12</ref>
 
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Revision as of 05:51, 19 September 2010

Shortly after the end of the line of elected Emperors in 1979 IC the Counts of Reikland advanced their own claim to imperial throne.

Their claim was passed on in a hereditary tradition. It's likely, but unconfirmed, that this line of candidates withdrew their claim only upon the election and crowning of Magnus the Pious in 2304 IC.

Their main rivals were the Wolf Emperors, the Ottilian Emperors and the Counts of Marienburg


known candidates
name reign notes sources
Siegfried unclear, around 2000 [1]
Ludwig unclear, around 2051 father of Lutwig, endured the Siege of Altdorf by Vlad von Carstein [2]
Lutwig ? - 2100 was assassinated at the Battle of the Four Armies by order of Ottilia [3]

See also

Notes & sources

  • The title of this article is a compromise, as the proper title of this line of claimants is unknown. It's possible that they had none.
  1. background material of Mordheim: City of the Damned
  2. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.28 & 29 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.12, 15 & 17 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.12
  3. Warhammer Armies: Undead (4th Edition) p.28 & 29 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (5th Edition) p.24 - Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition) p.12, 15 & 17 - Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition) p.12