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Saints score 201612/26/2023 The Plantagenet family had a power base in France, and through marriages inherited the Kingdom of England and large parts of France. Geoffrey, the founder of the dynasty, was left with the family lands in France when his father went off to Jerusalem to become King. House Plantagenet, who started off as a cadet branch of the elder house of Anjou. Ironically, the family would be toppled in a palace coup, but they would continue to rule as Emperors in Trebizond. For the next 100 years the dynasty would halt the decline of the Byzantine Empire under what we know as the Komnenian restoration. In the chaos following the Seljuk victory at Manzikert, the Komnenos family followed that proud family tradition and launched another coup. If we exclude Isaac, who had lanched a successful coup to become Emperor in 1057, the Komnenos family were loyal servants of the Byzantine Empire. In 1337 Poland was ruled by its greatest Piast King and preparing to advance against the Mongols. Other members of the Dynasty were part of the Holy Roman Empire as Dukes of Silesia. The family held Poland throughout the period, and despite the Kingdom being split were able to unite the country and make Poland strong again. The eponymous founder of this dynasty was by legend a wheelwright before becoming King of Poland. Then came a lucky marriage and the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon passed into the family holdings, turning House d'Ivrea again into one of the key players on the European stage. It looked like a dynasty whose day had passed. House d'Ivrea, a dynasty with illustrious ancestors, but by 1066 very much down on its luck - from Kings of Italy to minor counts in Burgundy. The family itself survived and would rise again. The great principalities fell one by one to Batu, grandson of Genghis Khan, and were forced to pay tribute to the victorious Mongols. This left them too divided to cope with the 13th century Mongol invasion. The policy of dividing lands between heirs led to the state fragmenting and the various family groups would feud with each other. House Rurikovich, descendants of the Swedish Viking Rurik who established a state in Rus (now in modern Russia and Ukraine) in the 9th century. With this power base, the family would go on to dominate the politics of Central Europe until 1918. Although unable to hold the office they were able to use this a springboard to secure the Duchy of Austria for the dynasty. A policy of tactical marriages saw the family lands expand steadily, and it was during the chaos that gripped the Empire in the late 13th and early 14th century that the family were elected to the office of Holy Roman Empire. As minor Swiss counts, their status inside the Empire was fairly negligible compared to great territorial magnates of 11th century Germany. One the face of it, things were not looking very good for the Habsburg family in 1066. Truly the greatest dynasty of medieval Europe. One further cadet branch would hold the dignity of Emperor as Latin Emperors of Constantinople. Cadet branches would also hold the Duchies of Brittany, Burgundy, Bourbon, Provence and Achaea. Although by 1322 the main line would die out, cadet branches still ruled in 1337 as Kings of France, Portugal, Naples, Hungary and Navarre. His descendants would be Kings of France in 1066. House Capet, descended from Robert the Strong who was a power figure during the reign of Charles the Bald. On the end game screen, the hypothetical scores of historically successful dynasties during the game timeframe are displayed: Certain Steam Achievements can be unlocked if the player manages to get a very high score while playing on Ironman mode. Score is a measure of the greatness of your dynasty, by accumulating the prestige and piety on the death of the successive characters you play. An example of the end game screen, showing score
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