Pick a year to see every seated ruler on that date, then a polity if you want one court. Realm size is the county count on the start. Gold, renown, and decision requirements stay on the in-game tooltip. A shorter character index points here. The same years, grouped as empires, kingdoms, and dynasties, are on the realms index. Munster, León, and Toledo have their own realm pages:Munster,León, and Toledo. New players start with Murchad of Munster. The prince-archbishops of the 867 Fathers of the Faithful bookmark need By God Alone. The doge of Venice needs Silk and Silver, due 17 Nov 2026.
867
Jarl Hæsteinn
867 · Montaigu · Easy
Björn Ironside
867 · Uppland · Easy
Ivar the Boneless
867 · The Isles · Easy
Halfdan Whiteshirt
867 · York · Easy
Rurik
867 · Novgorod · Easy
Basil I
867 · Byzantine Empire
al-Mu'tazz
867 · Arabian Empire
Charles the Bald
867 · France · Medium
Ludwig the German
867 · East Francia · Medium
Lothaire II
867 · Lotharingia · Medium
Louis II of Italy
867 · Italy · Medium
Boris of Bulgaria
867 · Bulgaria · Medium
Rostislav
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Rimbert of Hamburg
867 · Hamburg · Advanced
Adalwin of Salzburg
867 · Salzburg · Medium
Lupus of Aquileia
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Murchad of Munster
1066 · Munster · Easy
Duke Vratislav
1066 · Bohemia · Easy
Robert Guiscard
1066 · Apulia · Medium
Matilda of Tuscany
1066 · Tuscany · Medium
Emir Yahya
1066 · Toledo · Medium
King Malcolm
1066 · Scotland · Easy
William the Conqueror
1066 · Normandy · Medium
Alfonso VI of León
1066 · León · Easy
Constantine X Doukas
1066 · Byzantine Empire
Alp Arslan
1066 · Persian Empire
al-Qa'im
1066 · Baghdad
Philip I
1066 · France
Henry IV
1066 · Holy Roman Empire
Harold Godwinson
1066 · England · Advanced
Harald Hardrada
1066 · Norway · Medium
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Kilij Arslan of Rum
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Tamar of Georgia
1178 · Kakheti · Advanced
Saladin
1178 · Egypt · Easy
Temüjin
1178 · Ögräsh · Easy
Manuel I Komnenos
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Frederick Barbarossa
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Louis VII
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al-Mustadi
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Henry II
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Orio Mastropiero
1178 · Venice
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