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#'''Grand Duke Leopold von Bildhofen of Middenland''', age 46, named heir is his younger brother, Baron Siegfried
#'''Grand Duke Gustav von Krieglitz of Talabecland'''<ref>Grand Duke Gustav has territorial designs on southern Ostland. A shrewd opportunist, he is willing to exploit traditional Sigmarite-Ulrican rivalries; Gustav hopes to influence Middenland, which has strongly anti-Sigmarite elements (with Middenland an ally, his territorial claims would have more support and he could launch a two-pronged attack against Ostland).</ref>, age 22, no named heir
#'''Grand Baroness Etelka Toppenheimer of Sudenland''', age 51, named heir is Baron Olaf Sektliebe, the adopted son of distant relative, Baron Olaf Sektliebe
#'''Graf Alberich Haupt-Anderssen of Stirland''', age 15, no named heir
#'''Grand Countess Ludmilla von Alptraum of Averland''', age 77, named heir is her eldest daughter, Baroness Marlene
*Wissenland (County, attached to Nuln)
===Noteworthy noble familiesThe Nobility===The '''Todbringers''' of Middenheim - distant relatives History closely ties the noble families to their provinces and continues to influence relations between the noble families and between the provinces. Considerable rivalry still exists between the electoral provinces. Only the rulers of Averland and Sudenland could honestly claim to have no pretensions to either the von Bildhofen family, current head is imperial crown or the Graf Boris Todbringer, Elector and extension of their provincial ruler of territories. Fortunately the City State memories of Middenheimbitter civil war does much to ensure these ambitions are carried out only through very discrete political machinations.
The '''Krieglitz-Untermenschen''' of Talabheim - descended from Provincial Electors are very often in competition, although their position also unites them against the Emperor Dieter von Krieglitz (deposed for his part in , the secession of the Wasteland), and Grand Countess Ottilia Untermensch (who declared herself Empress without election). Current head is Duchess Elise, Elector independent towns and the ruler of the City State of TalabheimGuilds.
====Important noble families====The '''von KrieglitzTodbringers''' family of Talabecland Middenheim - also descended from Emperor Dieter distant relatives of the '''von KrieglitzBildhofen''' family. Family Current head is Grand Duke Gustavthe '''Graf Boris Todbringer''', Elector and provincial ruler of the City State of Middenheim. The Todbringers and Middenheim are closely tied through intermarriage to the Nikses (the hereditary ruling family of Nordland) and the Barony of Nordland (a non-electoral province attached to the city state of Middenheim).
The '''von Bildhofens''' of Middenland - descended from '''Grand Duke Gunthar von Bildhofen ''' (the younger brother of Magnus the Pious), who withdrew to Middenheim after falling foul of the then Grand Theogonist who blocked his inheritance of the imperial throne from his brother. Current family head is '''Grand Duke Leopold''' of Middenland, an Elector. The '''von Krieglitz''' family of Talabecland - descended from Emperor Dieter von Krieglitz (deposed for his part in the secession of the Wasteland). Family head is Grand Duke Gustav, Elector and the ruler of Talabecland. The '''Krieglitz-Untermenschen''' of Talabheim - descended from the Emperor Dieter von Krieglitz, and Grand Countess Ottilia Untermensch (who declared herself Empress without election in 1360). Current head is Duchess Elise, Elector and the ruler of the City State of Talabheim. The '''von Tassenincks''' - rulers of Ostland. Current family head is '''Grand Prince Hals''', an Elector. Being easterners, the Tassenincks are regarded as hardly better than country yokels by the more sophisticated western noble families.
