Research- Thread: Characters and Political Relations

[Heisenburrg]

So since the MKTW-Team made the statement that research about political relations and characters would be very helpful, I decided to make a central thread, which sums up all the informations already given and present them in a clear form. All characters and relations (except some completely out-of-time ones) from former posts (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...-Master-Thread #553, #603, #605, #607,#610, #612, #621, #623, #624 and #632) are included, rereaded and matched. Also some new stuff was added. It was a heavy bunch of work, but now it´s done...

All further informations about characters and political relation can be posted here. (@Warman222; Please feel free to use it as sticky thread)


England

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Diplomacy:

good relations: HRE, Flanders, Scotland, Ireland, Navarre, Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, Antioch, Denmark, Norway
bad relations: France, Wales, Papal states
at war: France, maybe Wales (ends in 1211)
alliance: HRE, Scotland, Flanders, maybe Navarre
vassals: Ireland, English Earldoms
trade: HRE, Flanders, Scotland, Ireland, English Earldoms
other infos: starts excommunicated, with a strong navy and an army near London, Cholchester or Bordeaux

nobles:

King: John Lackland (1167-1216)
Queen: Isabella of Angoulême (1188-1246)
heir: Henry III (1207 -1272)
part of royal family:
Richard 1209-1272, son of John Lackland)
Johanna (1210-1238, daughter of J.L.)
all others not born yet
other nobles:
William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury (1176-1226)
William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke (1147-1219)
John de Lacy Earl of Lincoln (1192-1240)
William of Wrotham, chief admiral (1166-1216)

Scotland

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Diplomacy:

good relations: England, Ireland
bad relations: Norway
at war: -
alliance: England
vassals: -
trade: England, Ireland, Wales, some german states
other infos: no navy, poor army, less loyality to the king

nobles:

King: William the Lion (1143-1214)
Queen: Ermengarde de Beaumont (1170-1233)
heir: Alexander II. (1198-1249)
part of royal familiy:
Margret (*1193),
Isabella (*1195),
Marjorie (*1172)... all daughters of William the Lion
other nobles: -

Ireland

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Scotland, England
bad relations: -
at war: -
alliance: vassal of England
vassals: -
trade: England, Scotland
other info: not really independent, personal union with England

nobles:

-refer to England
-other nobles:
Cathal O´Connor (1153-1224, King of Connacht)
members of the Butlers (such as Theobald le Botiller, 1200-1230), Geraldines or Burkes

Wales

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Diplomacy:

good relations: -
bad relations: England
at war: maybe England
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: Scotland
other info: -

nobles:

King: Llywelyn the Great (1172-1240)
Queen: Joan (1191-1237)
heir: Dafydd ap Llywelyn (1212-1246)
part of royal family: Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (1200-1244, brother of Dafydd)
other nobles: -

France

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
Toulouse, Burgundy, Dauphine, Sicily, Portugal (good relations/alliance with the Staufers), Kingdom of Jerusalem and
Cyprus, Antioch
bad relations: England, Flanders, HRE, Navarre, Aragon
at war: England
alliance: maybe Sicily
vassals: Toulouse, Burgundy, Dauphine
trade: Toulouse, Burgundy, Dauphine, Portugal
other info: -

nobles:

King: Philipp II. "Auguste" (1165-1223)
Queen: Ingeborg of Denmark (1175-1236)
heir: Louis VIII., the Lion (1187-1226)
part of royal family:
Blanche of Castille (1188-1252, spouse of Louis VIII.)
Marie (1198-1238, daughter of Philipp II.)
Philipp Hurepel (1201-1234, Count of Clermont and Boulogne)
Pierre Charlot (1205-1249, bastard of Philipp II.)
other nobles: Guillaume II., Count of Ponthieux (1160-1234)

Toulouse

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Diplomacy:

good relations: France, Burgundy, Dauphine
bad relations: England, Flanders, HRE, Navarre
at war: England
alliance: vassal from France
vassals: -
trade: France, Burgundy, Dauphine
other info: -

nobles:

King: Raymond VI., Count of Toulouse (1156-1222)
Queen: Eleanor of Aragon (*1182)
heir: Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197-1249)
part of royal family:
Constance (* 1180, daughter of Raymond VI. and his second wife, married with Pierre Bermond of Anduze)
Bernard of Toulouse (bastard of Raymond VI.)
Indie of Toulouse (daughter of Raymond VI. and his second wife)
Wilhelmine (daughter of Raymond VI. and his fifth wife)
other nobles: Pierre Bermond of Anduze (1190-1215)

Burgundy

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Toulouse, France, Dauphine
bad relations: England, Flanders, HRE, Navarre
at war: England
alliance: vassal from France
vassals: -
trade: Toulouse, France, Dauphine
other info: -

nobles:

King: Eudes III., Count of Burgundy (1166-1218)
Queen: Alice de Vergy (1182-1252)
heir: eventually Hugh IV. (1213-1272, 0 years baby)
part of royal family:
Jeanne (1200-1223, daughter of Eudes III.)
Alice (1204-1266, daughter of Eudes III)
other nobles: -

Dauphine (unsure about relations because part of the HRE, but going well with France)

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Toulouse, Burgundy, Provence, France
bad relations: Flanders, Navarre
at war: -
alliance: vassal to the HRE
vassals: -
trade: Toulouse, Burgundy, France, HRE
other info: complicated relations beween France (+Vassals) and HRE (+Vassals)

nobles:

King: Albéric Taillefer von Toulouse (died in 1183)
Queen: Beatrice of Albon (1161-1228, widow)
heir: André Guigues VI. (1184-1237)
part of royal family:
Beatrice of Sabran (*1182, spouse of André Guigues VI.)
Mahaut (1190-1242, daughter of Beatrice of Albon)
Anne (1192-1243, daughter of Beatrice of Albon)
Béatrice (*1205, daugther of Dauphine Béatrice and her second husband)
other nobles: -

Provence (unsure about relations because part of the HRE, but going well with France)

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Toulouse, Burgundy, Dauphine, France, Sicily (good relations to the King of Naples)
bad relations: Flanders, Navarre
at war: -
alliance: vassal to the HRE
vassals: -
trade: Toulouse, Burgundy, France, HRE, Portugal
other info: complicated relations beween France (+Vassals) and HRE (+Vassals)

nobles:

King: Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1209-1245)
Queen: -
heir: -
part of royal family: Garsende of Provence (age unknown, sister of Ramon)
other nobles: -

Flanders

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Diplomacy:

good relations: HRE, England
bad relations: France, Toulouse, Burgundy, Dauphine, Provence
at war: France
alliance: HRE, England
vassals: -
trade: England, HRE, near german states
other info: -

nobles:

King: Ferdinand, Count of Flanders (1187-1233)
Queen: Joan of Constantinople (1200-1244)
heir: -
part of royal family: -
other nobles:
Bouchard IV. of Avesnes (1182-1244, married to Margaret II. of Flanders *1202, sister of countess Joan)
Peter II. of Courtenay (1155-1217, married to Yolanda of Flanders 1175-1219, aunt of countess Joan)

Kingdom of Castille

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Aragon
bad relations: Navarre, Almohads
at war: Almohads
alliance: Aragon
vassals: -
trade: Aragon, Portugal
other info: -

nobles:

King: Alfonso VIII. of Castille (1155-1214)
Queen: Eleanor of England (1162-1214)
heir: Henry I. (1204-1217, son of Alfonso VIII.)
part of royal family:
Berengia (1180-1246, daughter of Alfonso VIII.)
Uracca (1187-1220, Queen of Portugal, daughter of Alfonso VIII.)
Blanche (1188-1252, married Louis VIII. of France, later Queen of France, daughter of Alfonso VIII.)
Eleanor (1200-1244, daughter of Alfonso VIII.)
Constance (1202-1243, daughter of Alfonso VIII.)
other nobles: -

Navarre

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Diplomacy:

good relations: England
bad relations: Castille, France, Almohads
at war: Almohads
alliance: maybe England
vassals: -
trade: -
other info: Army between Toledo and Murcia

nobles:

King: Sancho VII., the Strong (1154-1234)
Queen: Clemence (daughter of Frederick I. of HRE, age ?)
heir: Theobald I. (1201-1253, nephew of Sancho VII.)
part of royal family: several known bastards: Ferdinand, William, and Roderick, all of unknown maternity
other nobles: -

Crown of Aragon

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Castille, Papal States, Pisa
bad relations: France, Almohads
at war: Almohads
alliance: Castille
vassals: -
trade: Castille, Pisa
other info: Armies at Toleda and Murcia

nobles:

King: Peter II. the Catholic (1178-1213)
Queen: Marie of Montpellier (1182-1213)
heir: James the Conqueror (1208-1276)
part of royal family: -
other nobles: -

Kingdom of Portugal

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Diplomacy:

good relations: -
bad relations: Papal States, Almohads
at war: Almohads
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: England, France, Provence, Pisa, Sicily, Venice
other info: low family loyalty, Armies at Toledo and Murcia

nobles:

King: Sancho I. (1185-1212)
Queen: Dulce of Aragon (+1198)
heir: Alfonso II. (1185-1223, son of Sancho I.)
part of royal family:
Theresa (1176 - 1250)
Sancha (1180 -1229)
Peter (1187– 1258)
Ferdinand (1188– 1233)
Mafalda (1196– 1256)
Branca (1198 – 1240)
Berengaria (1198 –1221)
... all sons and daughters of Sancho I.
other nobles: -

Almohads

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Diplomacy:

good relations: -
bad relations: Castille, Portugal, Aragon, Navarre, maybe Marinids and Pisa
at war: Castille, Portugal, Aragon, Navarre, maybe Marinids
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: maybe Hafsids
other info: -Army between Toledo and Murcia

nobles:

King: Muhammad al-Nasir (?-1213)
Queen: Quamar (?)
heir: Yusuf II. (1203-1224, son of Muhammad)
part of royal family: -
other nobles: Abu Sa`id Uthman ibn Jam`i (age unknown, vizier)

Denmark

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Bohemia, Teutonic Order, Friesland, Saxony, Greater Poland, England
bad relations: Pommern, Lithuania, Brandenburg, Norway, (Sweden)
at war: Pommern, Lithuania, (Sweden) ... a marriage between Erik X. and Richeza of Denmark around 1210 reduced the tensions
alliance: maybe Bohemia
vassals: -
trade: Teutonic Order, Friesland, Saxony, Greater Poland, Bohemia, HRE, maybe Norway
other info: non-aggression-pact with Bohemia, Brandenburg, Teutonic Order, maybe military access with Bohemia

nobles:

King: Valdemar II, the Conqueror (1170-1241)
Queen: Dagmar of Bohemia (1186-May 1212)
heir: Valdemar III., the Young (1209-1231)
part of royal family: -
other nobles: -

Republic of Venice

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Papal states, HRE, Epirus, Latin Empire, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Morea, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Antioch, Lombardy
bad relations: Genua, Pisa, Empire of Nicea
at war: Genua, Pisa, Empire of Nicea
alliance: Epirus, Lombardy
vassals: -
trade: Latin Empire, Empire of Trebizond, Portugal, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
other info: Non-Aggression pact with Latin Empire

nobles:

King: Doge Pietro Ziani (1153-1229)
Queen: -
heir: Doge Jacopo Tiepolo (?. - 1249)
part of royal family: Maria Baseggio (+1221, spouse of Doge Pietro Ziani, no children)
other nobles:
Ezzelino II. da Romano (+1235)
Alberico da Romano (1196-1260, son of Ezzelino II.)
Cunizza da Romano (*1198, daughter of Ezzino II.)
Ezzelino III. da Romano (1194-1259, son of Ezzino II.)

Serbia

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Croatia
bad relations: Bulgaria
at war: maybe Bulgaria
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: Croatia
other info: Non-aggression-pact with Despotate of Epirus

nobles:

King: Stefan I. (1196-1228)
Queen: Anna Dandolo (+1258)
heir: Stefan Radoslav (1192-1235, son of Stefan I. from his first wife)
part of royal family: Stefan Uroš I. (son of Stefan I. and his second wife)
other nobles: Stefan Vladislav (1198-1264, son of Stefan I. from his first wife)

Second Bulgarian Tsardom

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Kingdom of Georgia, Cumans and Wallachia
bad relations: Latin Empire,Kingdom of Thessalonica and Morea
at war: Latin Empire,Kingdom of Thessalonica and Morea
alliance: -
vassals: Wallachia
trade: Kingdom of Georgia, Cumans and Wallachia
other info: Non aggression pact with Empire of Nicea, Cumans and Hungary, military access to Cumans

nobles:

King: Tsar Boril Asen (age ?)
Queen: Anna Annisia (age ?)
heir: Ivan Asen (1189- 1241, cousin of Boril Asen)
part of royal family:
Vitleem (?, son of Anna Annisia)
Maria (?, daughter of Anna Annisia)
Strez (?, probably Boril's brother)
other nobles:
Alexius Slav (?, Boril's cousin)
Alexander Asen (1192- ?, Boril's cousin)

...all of them with low loyalty

Wallachia (don´t think it was independent in this time, but i might be wrong)

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Bulgaria, Cumans
bad relations: Hungary
at war: -
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: Bulgaria,Transylvania, Cumans
other info: -

nobles:

King: ?
Queen: ?
heir: ?
part of royal family: ?
other nobles: ?

Cumans

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Second Bulgarian Tsardom, Wallachia, K. of Georgia
bad relations: Hungary, Kievan Rus, Chernigov
at war: Latin Empire, maybe Hungary and Rus, states
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: K. of Bulgaria, K. of Georgia, Trebizond, Wallachia, Moldavia, Nicaea
other info: K. of Bulgaria, K. of Georgia, Wallachia, Military access with Trebizond, K. of Bulgaria, K. of Georgia

nobles:
-very difficult, because cumans were no unified realm but different tribes with own leaders which acted independently

Despotate of Epirus

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Venice, Croatia, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoa, Empire of Trebizond, Empire of Nicaea
bad relations: Latin Empire,Kingdom of Thessalonica and Morea
at war: Latin Empire, Kingdom of Thessalonica and Morea
alliance: Venice
vassals: -
trade: Croatia, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoa, Venice, Empire of Trebizond, Empire of Nicaea
other info: Non-aggression pact with Serbia

nobles:

King: Michael I Komnenos Doukas (1170-1215, bastard son of John Doukas)
Queen: name unknown
heir: Theodore Komnenos Doukas (1180-1253, brother of Michael I.)
part of royal family:
Michael II. Komnenos Doukas (1206-1268, bastard of Michael I.)
Theodora (*1188, daughter of Michael I.)
Irene (*1187, daughter of Michael I.)
Anna (*1190, daughter of Michael I.)
other nobles:
Constantine Komnenos Doukas (1172-1242, brother of Michael, Theodore and Manuel)
Manuel Comnenos Doukas (1187-1241, married with Jefimija brother of Michael, Theodore and Constantine)

Kingdom of Thessalonica

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus,Principality of Antioch,Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoa, Venice,
Empire of Trebizond, Latin Empire and Morea
bad relations: Kingdom of Nicea, Bulgaria, Wallachia
at war: Kingdom of Nicea, Bulgaria, Wallachia
alliance: Vassal to the Latin Empire
vassals: -
trade:
Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus,Principality of Antioch,Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoa, Venice, Empire of
Trebizond, Latin Empire and Morea
other info: -

nobles:

King: Demetrius of Montferrat (1205-1230, 18 years old - in reality he was still 7 years old)
Queen: -
heir: -
part of royal family: -
other nobles:
Berthold II von Katzenelnbogen (1183-?)
Oberto II of Biandrate (unknown age)

Morea

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus,Principality of Antioch,Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoa, Venice, Empire of
Trebizond, Latin Empire and Kingdom of Thessalonica
bad relations: Kingdom of Nicea, Bulgaria, Wallachia
at war: Kingdom of Nicea, Bulgaria, Wallachia
alliance: Vassal to the Latin Empire
vassals: -
trade:
Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus,Principality of Antioch,Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoa, Venice, Empire of
Trebizond, Latin Empire and Kingdom of Thessalonica
other info: -

nobles:

King: Geoffrey I of Villehardouin (1169-1229)
Queen: Elisabeth (?)
heir: Geoffrey II. (1195-1246, son of Geoffrey I)
part of royal family:
Alice (daughter of Geoffrey I)
William II. (1211-1278, son of Geoffrey I)
other nobles:
Othon de la Roche (+1234, unknown age, married with Isabel)
Marco Sanudo (1153-1227, married to Laskaraina)
Ravano dalle Carceri (+1216, married with Ysabella *1180)

Latin empire

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Kingdom of Thessalonica, Morea, Venice, Armenian, Kingdom of Cilicia
bad relations: Bulgaria and Wallachia, Empire of Nicaea, Despotate of Epirus
at war: Bulgaria, Wallachia, Empire of Nicaea, Despotate of Epirus, Cumans
alliance: -
vassals: Kingdom of Thessalonica and Morea
trade:
Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, Principality of Antioch, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Kingdom of Sicily, Genoa, Venice, Empire
of Trebizond, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Morea, Kingdom of Georgia
other info: Non-Aggression pact with the Empire of Trebizond and Venice

nobles:

King: Henry of Flanders (1176-1216)
Queen: - (died in childbirth 1207)
heir: Peter II. of Courtenay (+1219, brother-in-law of Henry, married with Agnes I.)
part of royal family: Eustache of Flanders (+1216)
other nobles:
Gérard de Strøm (unknown age, placed in Philippolis)
Theodore Branas (unknown age, married with Anna of France)

Empire of Trebizond

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Despotate of Epirus, Alania, Cumans, Latin Empire and Kingdom of Georgia, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
bad relations: Sultanate of Rum,Empire of Nicaea
at war: Sultanate of Rum,Empire of Nicaea
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: Despotate of Epirus, Alania, Cumans, Latin Empire and Kingdom of Georgia, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
other info: Non-Aggression pact with Latin Empire and Kingdom of Georgia, Military access with the Cumans

nobles:

King: Alexios I Megas Komnenos (1182-1222)
Queen: Theodora (unknown age)
heir: Andronikos I. (no relative, +1235)
part of royal family:
Komnene (unknown age, daughter of Alexios)
John I. (1196-1238 ?, son of Alexios)
Manuel I. (1198-1263 ?, son of Alexios)
other nobles: -

Empire of Nicea

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Despotate of Epirus,Alania,Cumans, Kingdom of Georgia
bad relations: Sultanate of Rum,Empire of Trebizond, Latin Empire,Kingdom of Thessalonica and Morea
at war: Sultanate of Rum, Empire of Trebizond, Latin Empire, Kingdom of Thessalonica and Morea
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: Despotate of Epirus, Alania, Cumans, Kingdom of Georgia
other info: Non-Aggression pact with Bulgaria

nobles:

King: Theodoros I Komnenos Laskaris (1174-1222)
Queen: Anna Komnene Angelina (1176-1212)
heir: John III Doukas Vatatzes (1193-1254, no relative)
part of royal family:
Nicholas Laskaris (+1212, son of Theodoros)
John Laskaris (+1212, son of Theodoros)
Irene Laskarina (1200-1239, daughter of Theodoros, first wife of Andronikos Palaiologos, then wife of John III Doukas
Vatatzes after 1212)
Eudokia Laskarina (1210-1253)
other nobles:
Andronikos Palaiologos (+1216)
Sabbas Asidenos (unknown age)

Kingdom of Georgia

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Cumans, Trebizond, Alans, Shirvan, Nicaea, Latin Empire, K. of Bulgaria, Sultante of Rum
bad relations: Abbasids, Zengids, Sultante of Rum, Mongols
at war: -
alliance: -
vassals: Alans, Shirvan, Adarbadagan
trade: Cumans, Trebizond, Alans, Shirvan, Nicaea, Latin Empire, K. of Bulgaria, Sultante of Rum
other info: non-aggression pact with Empire of Trebizond, Cumans, military access to Cumans

nobles:

King: -
Queen: Queen Tamar the Great (1160-1213)
heir: George IV Lasha (1191-1232, son of Queen Tamar)
part of royal family: Rusudan 1194-1245, daughter of Queen Tamar)
other nobles: -

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
Latin Empire, Morea, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Ayyubids,Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, Kingdom of
Sicily, Genoa, Venice, Empire of Trebizond
bad relations: Sultanate of Rum, Optional and the Principality of Antioch
at war: Sultanate of Rum, Optional and the Principality of Antioch
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade:
Latin Empire, Morea, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Ayyubids,Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, Kingdom of
Sicily, Genoa, Venice, Empire of Trebizond
other info: -

nobles:

King: Leo I. (1150-1219)
Queen: Sibylla of Lusignan (1198-1225)
heir: -
part of royal family: Rita (1195-1220, daughter of Leo and his first wife)
other nobles: -

Sultanate of Rum

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Zengids
bad relations: Empire of Trebizond, Empire of Nicaea and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, Kingdom of Georgia
at war: Empire of Trebizond, Empire of Nicaea and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: Abbasids, Ayyubids,Zengids,Kingdom of Georgia
other info: Non-Aggression pact with the Zengids

nobles:

King: Izz ad-Din Kaykaus I (1180-1220)
Queen: unknown name
heir: Ala ad-Din Kayqubad I (1188-1237, a brother of Kaykaus I., low loyalty)
part of royal family: -
other nobles:
Kayferidun Ibrahim (unknow age, a brother of Kaykaus I., low loyalty)
Tughrilshah (unknown age, with low loyalty)
Manuel Komnenos Maurozomes (unknown age, father of Kaykaus´wife and eventually emir)

Zengids

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Sultanate of Rum
bad relations: Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, Antioch, Kingdom of Georgia
at war: Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, Antioch
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: Sultanate of Rum
other info: Non-Aggression pact with the Sultanate of Rum

nobles:

King: Izz ad-Din Mas´ud II. (unknown age)
Queen: ?
heir: ?
part of royal family: ?
other nobles:
Qutb ad-Din Muhammad (unknown age, emir in Sindshar, low loyalty)
Mu'izz ad-Din Mahmud 8unknown age, emir in Al-Dschazira, low loyalty)

Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus (guessed relations)

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Antioch, England, France, HRE, Papal States, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
bad relations: Ayyubids, Zengids
at war: maybe Ayyubids, Zengids
alliance: Antioch, Papal states
vassals: -
trade: Antioch, Latin Empire, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Morea, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
other info: -

nobles:

King: John I. of Brienne (1155-1237)
Queen: Maria of Montferrat (+1212)
heir: Hugh I. of Cyprus (complicated situation after John lost the title)
part of royal family: Isabella II. (*1212-1228, first daughter of John I.)
other nobles:
Raoul of Tiberias, Prince of Galilee (+1220)
John d'Ibelin, Lord of Beirut (1177-1236, at times King of Cyprus)
Philip of Montfort, lord of Tyre (1206-1270)
Walter Grenier, Lord of Caesarea and Constable of Jerusalem (1180-1229, at times King of Cyprus)
Guerin of Montagiu, Master of the Hospital (1207-1228)
Guillaume de Chartres (Grandmaster of the Templars from 1210-1218)

Antioch (guessed relations)

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, England, France, Latin Empire, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Morea, Venice
bad relations: Zengids, Optional Armenian Kingdom of Cicilia
at war: Zengids, Optional Armenian Kingdom of Cicilia
alliance: Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, Papal States
vassals: -
trade: Latin Empire, Kingdom of Thessalonica, Morea
other info: -

nobles:

King: Bohemond IV, Prince of Antioch (1175-1233)
Queen: Plaisance of Gibelet, Princess of Antioch (age unknown)
heir: Raymond (1195-1213, son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch)
part of royal family:
Bohemond V of Antioch (1199-1252, son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch)
Philip of Antioch (1209-1226, son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch)
Henry of Antioch (1198-1217, son of Prince Bohemond of Antioch)
other nobles:-

It´s only a try to present the different and complex relations. Additions and corrections, as well as other faction-infos are welcome.
Please pay attention to the relations already given and keep the structure I used!

[Heisenburrg]

Originally I wanted to add the HRE as a little gimmick too, but unfortunately I had not time for this...

[Slytacular]

Good job! Please keep this up! This is a lot of help!

[saqartvelo55]

there is wrong about Georgia there are nobles Eristav of Svans - Baram Vardanidze
Eristav of Abkhazeti - Otar Shervashidze (Royal family of Abkhazeti, Shervashidze)
Eristav of Odishi - Beka Dadiani (Royal family of Odishi, Dadiani)
Eristav of Imereti - Kakhaber Kakhaberidze
1 - Eristav of Argveti - Amanelidze
Eristav of Kartli - Rati Surameli
Eristav of Kakheti - Bakur Dzaganidze
2 - Eristav of Hereti - Asat Grigoridze
Eristav of Meskheti(Lazs) - Botso Djakeli (Royal family of Meskheti, Djakeli)
Eristav of Armenia - Zakharia Mkhargrdzeli (one of the few Generals Noble Kurdish-Armenian family)
Eristav of Shirvan - Gushtasb I (As well as Shirvan is Vassal kingdom, King Gushtasb I (1204-1225))
Eristav of Khevsurs - Unkhnown
12 "Duchies" 12 Eristavs... information from Caucasian Iberia

[Heisenburrg]

Ha, ha...I know that there had to be other nobles in georgia beside the royal family, so that´s not exactly wrong but the nobles were simply not found or presented.
I don´t think that every Eristav will make it in, but at least now there are some georgian chars for the "other nobles"-category. So, thanks for the addition

[Pinarius]

Holy Roman Empire (HRE)

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Diplomacy:

good relations: England, Flanders
bad relations: France, Burgundy, Kingdom of Sicily, Papal States, Denmark
at war: France, Burgundy
alliance: England, Flanders
vassals: Saxony, Thuringia, Brandenburg, Friesland, Brabant, Trier, Lorraine, Schwyz/Waldstätte, Dauphiné, Provence, Savoy, Genoa, Pisa, Bologna, Lombardy, Bavaria, Austria, Bohemia
trade: Flanders, England, English Earldoms, Denmark, Sweden, Greater Poland, Silesia, Hungary, Croatia, Venice
other infos: starts excommunicated

nobles:

Emperor: Otto IV (1175 – 1218) (Father: Henry the Lion, House of Welf – Mother: Matilda of England, House of Plantagenet / Angevin)
Empress: Beatrice of Swabia (1198 – 1212) (daughter of Otto's rival Philip, House Hohenstaufen – she died very shortly after being married to Otto)
Empress: Maria of Brabant (1190 – 1260) (Father: Henry I, Duke of Brabant – Mother: Maud of Boulogne)
heir: none
part of royal family:
Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1173 – 1227), older brother
William of Winchester (1184 – 1213), younger brother

other nobles:
Dipold, Count of Acerra (died after 1221)
Henry II, Count of Nassau (1190 – 1251)
Siegfried II, Archbishop of Mainz (died 1230)
Dietrich I von Hengebach, Archbishop of Cologne (1150 – 1223)
Siegfried III. von Rechberg, Archbishop of Augsburg (1208 – 1227)
Ekbert of Andechs, Bishop of Bamberg (died 1231)
Luitpold von Schonfeld, Bishop of Worms (died 1217)
Beringer von Entringen, Bishop of Speyer (died 1232)
Eberhard von Tanne-Waldburg
Ulrich von Weiler
Rudolf I. Count Palatine of Tübingen (1160 – 1219)
Hartmann I. Count of Württemberg (1160 – 1240)
Mangold von Veringen
Albert von Tannhausen
Adalbert II. von Teck (died 1215/1219)
Werner III. von Thierstein (died 1223)
Heinrich I. von Schmalegg (died 1218)
Albert Thumb von Neuburg
Hermann II. Count of Sulz
Anselm I. von Rappoltstein
Berthold vom Ronsberg (died 1212)
Heinrich von Neuneck
Arnold von Matsch, Bishop of Chur (died 1221)
Raban von Wimpfen (1157 – after 1220)
Hugo I. von Montfort (died 1228)
Beringer von Landenberg
Albrecht I. von Liebenstein
Walter Schenk von Limpurg
Eberhard von Fronhofen
Konrad von Hailfingen
Burkhard III. von Hohenberg
Eberhard IV. von Eberstein (1190 –1263)
Heinrich I. von Isenburg
Heinrich von Enzberg
Gottfried II, von Calw (died 1234)
Herman V, Margrave of Baden-Baden (c. 1180 – 1243)

[Heisenburrg]

Nice addition, now the we just need to add all HRE vassals
I´m quite unsure how to deal with the german lords. They have to be the leader for their factions too. To add them as HRE-non-family-nobles is quite cool, but then there would be 2 of them in the game... Any ideas?

[Pinarius]

Hm, then replacing them with high ranking nobles, who are not represented by a faction of their own on the map, would probably the best idea - for example, the archbishops of Cologne and Mainz.

[Pinarius]

Bavaria

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Bohemia, Sicily
bad relations: HRE
at war: -
alliance: vassal to the HRE, Kingdom of Sicily (since 1211), Bohemia
vassals: -
trade: HRE, Schwyz, Lombardy, Austria, Bohemia
other infos: -

nobles:

Duke: Louis I (1173 – 1231), House of Wittelsbach
Duchess consort: Ludmilla of Bohemia (1170 – 1240), House of Přemyslid
heir: Otto II (1206 – 1253) (no other children)
part of royal family:
Richardis (1173 – 1231), sister, married to Otto I, Count of Guelders
Sophie (1170 – 1238), sister, married to Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (1155 – 1217), House of Ludovingians

other nobles:
Albert IV, Count of Tyrol (1180 – 1253)
Manegold of Berg (1140/1150 – 1215), Bishop of Passau
Eberhard of Regensberg, Archbishop of Salzburg (1170 – 1246)
Rapoto II, Count of Ortenburg, Count of Kraiburg and Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1209 on, jointly with his brother Henry I (died 1241), also Count of Murach 1186–1238 (ca. 1168 – 1231)
Konrad III, Count of Wasserburg (died 1259)
Sigiboto V, Count of Falkenstein-Neuenburg-Hartmannsberg-Hernstein (died ca. 1231)
Heinrich II. von Eppan (1170 – 1230)
Konrad von Rodank, Bishop of Brixen (1140 – 1216)
Heinrich IV. von Altendorf
Wernhard von Armansperg
Sigfried von Frauenberg
Bernhard Gabelkhofer von Freyenberg
Albrecht II. von Hals
Berengar von Leonberg
Hugo von Lerchenfeld (died after 1216), capitular of Regensburg
Gebhardt III. von Waldeck (died 1244)
Diepold II. von Leuchtenberg (died 1259)
Heinrich von Parsberg
Reimar von Prenberg
Albert von Sattelbogen
Ernst von Trugenhofen
Konrad von Weichs
step sons from Ludmilla's first marriage:
Berthold IV, Count of Bogen (died 1218)
Albert IV, Count of Bogen (died 1242), married Richeza of Dillingen
Diepold of Bogen (died 1219) a priest in Regensburg

[Heisenburrg]

Norway

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Diplomacy

good relations: England, Sweden (supported Erik X.´s dynasty)
bad relations: Scotland, Denmark, Papacy
at war: -
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: maybe Denmark and Sweden
other info: strongly reduced foreign policy, because focus laid on inner conflicts and civil wars

nobles:

King: Inge II. of Norway (1185-1217)
Queen: Gyrid (1180-1217)
heir: Haakon IV. (1204-1263, Cousin of Inge II.)
part of royal family:
Guttorm Ingesson, Prince av Norge (1206-1226, son of Inge II., another throne candidate)
other nobles:
Haakon the Crazy (1170-1214, married with Kristin Nilsdotter, low loyalty)
Duke Skule Bardson (1189-1240)
Peter Stefanson (?, maybe placed in the very north of scotland/Caithness)

Sweden

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Diplomacy
good relations: Norway, Greater Poland, Pomerania, HRE, Saxony, Friesland
bad relations: (Denmark)
at war: (Denmark)
alliance: -
vassals: -
trade: HRE, Saxony, Friesland, Greater Poland, Pomerania, Teutonic Order (because of Hanse), maybe Norway
other info: don´t think there should be a war between Denmark and Sweden because Erik X. married Richeza of Denmark around 1210 which reduced the tensions

nobles:

King: Erik X.(1180-1216)
Queen: Richeza of Denmark (1190-1220)
heir: Johan I. of Sweden (1201-1222, son of Erics predecessor Sverker II. from rival Sverker dynasty, low loyalty)
part of royal family:
Sophia (+1241, daughter of Eric X.)
Martha (age unknown, daughter of Eric X.)
Ingeborg (1212-1254, daughter of Eric X.)
Marianna (age unknown, daughter of Eric X.)
other nobles: Eskil Magnusson (age unknown)

Ok, I just completed the northern realms. Wanted to do some research on HRE-vassals as well, with whom the difficult half of the map would be covered, but I don´t think I´ve got enough time for that. (big exam in near future) Come on guys, let´s drop some stuff for the mod, every piece helps the team and save them time and work.

@Pinarius; Could you find some other nobles and add them to your post? - Would be nice.

[atademir]

Great wonderful

[saqartvelo55]

thanks !

[Ltd.]

Hungary

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Diplomacy:


good relations: Duchy of Austria
bad relations: Cumans, Wallachia, Serbia
at war: Galicia Volhynia
alliance: Lesser Poland, Kingdom of Bohemia (Ottokar I married to Constance of Hungary),
vassals: Croatia
trade: Lesser Poland, Kingdom of Bohemia, Duchy of Austria, Wallachia
other infos: TO is already present in Hungary in 1212, so at least some low tier TO building / units should be available from start. Lots of rebellious nobles at start.




nobles:


King: Andrew II (reign: 1205 -1235)
Queen: Gertrude of Merania ( reign: 1205-1213)
heir: Béla IV (lived: 1206 -1270)
part of royal family:
Children:
- Maria, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria (lived: 1204 -1237)
- Saint Elizabeth (lived: 1207 - 1231 )
- Coloman of Halych (lived: 1208 - 1241)
- Andrew II of Halych (lived: 1210 - 1233 )


other nobles:


- Bánk Bárkalán: (took part in the plot to kill the queen in 1213 . As such bad relations with the king. His title was: Palatine of Hungary)
- Berthold of Merania: (he was the brother of Gertrud, the queen of Hungary. He was also Archbishop of Kalocsa in 1212. Good relation with the king)
- Michael Kacsics: - title: Voivode of Transylvania in 1212. Took part in the plot to kill Gertrud, as such bad relation with the king
- Simon Kacsics: - brother of Michael, title: Ban of Slavonia in 1212. Took pat in the plot to kill Gertrud, as such bad relation with the king
- Peter, son of Töre: - Took a major part in the plot and killing of queen Gertrud. he was executed for this in 1213. very bad relations with the king

[Pinarius]

Austria

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Hungary, Sicily
bad relations: Bohemia, HRE
at war: -
alliance: vassal to the HRE
vassals: -
trade: Bavaria, Lombardy (?), Venice, Bohemia, Hungary, Croatia
other infos: cultural boom (architecture, literature)

nobles:

Duke: Leopold VI (1176 – 1230), House of Babenberg (father: Leopold V, mother: Helena of Hungary)
Duchess consort: Theodora Angelina (1180/85 – 1246), House of Angelos
heir: Leopold of Austria (1207 – 1216) fell from a tree and died
part of royal family:
children:
Margaret, Duchess of Austria (1204 - February 28, 1266), married Henry VII of Germany and later Ottokar II of Bohemia
Agnes of Austria (1205 – 1226)
Henry II, Duke of Mödling (1208 – 1228), married Agnes of Thuringia; their only daughter, Gertrudis, was the general heiress of the House of Babenberg after the death of her uncle
Gertrud of Austria (1210 – 1241), married Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia
Frederick II, Duke of Austria
Constance of Austria, Margravine of Meissen (1212 – 1243), married Henry III, Margrave of Meissen

other nobles:
Henry I, Duke of Mödling (1158 – 1223) (Leopold's uncle), married Richeza of Bohemia
Hadmar II. von Kuenring (1140 – 1217) (Richard the Lionheart was kept in his castle)
Dietrich II., Herr zu Rohrau (died 1258)
Dietmar III von Liechtenstein (1164 – 1218)
Otaker I. von Graz (1185/1189 – 1215)
Hadmar I. von Sonnberg
Ulrich von Polheim zu Seisenburg
Herrand I. von Wildon (died 1222)
Ulrich IV. von Pernegg

[Vonchiefer]

This makes my mouth moist with excitement.

[Caucasian Iberia]

Kingdom of Georgia

More accurate info

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Diplomacy


Good relations: Cumans, Trebizond, Shirvan, Nicaea, Latin Empire, K. of Bulgaria
Bad Relations: Abbasids, Zengids, Sultante of Rum, Mongols
At war -
Alliance -
Vassals - Alans, Shirvan, Adarbadagan
Trade - Cumans, Trebizond, Alans, Shirvan, Nicaea, Latin Empire, K. of Bulgaria, Sultante of Rum
Other info - Non aggression pact with: Cumans and Trebizond, Millitary access to Cumans.
Georgian military expedition to Persia in 1210-1211 is just over. All the Armies came back after looting Tabriz, Marandia and other cities and regions in Persia. According to chroniclers warriors were not taking silver, only gold. After returning to Tbilisi Tamar of Georgia ordered to distribute overflowed gold to the population.


Nobles


King - Dead
Queen - Queen Tamar the Great (1160-1213) Bagrationi Dynasty (7th century - present)
Prince - George IV Lasha (1191-1232, son of Queen Tamar)
Princess - (Rusudan 1194-1245, daughter of Queen Tamar)


Other Nobles:
House of Dadiani (1046-1827) - Most powerful noble house in western Georgia. Rulers of different western regions - Count of Kutaisi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Dadiani
Shergil Dadiani (reign: 1210-1244) ---> 8/10 Loyal


House of Shervashidze (1124 - 1827) - Noble house in Western Georgia. Rulers of Principality of Abkhazia - Count of Sokhumi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Shervashidze
Otar Shervashidze (reign: 1201 - 1219) ---> 8/10 Loyal


House of Zakarids (1184-1390) - Noble Kurdish-Georgian House in southern Georgia - Rulers of Principality of Armenia - Count of Dvin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakarids-Mkhargrzeli
General Ivane Mkhargrdzeli (reign:1212-1227) ---> 9/10 Loyal

House of Toreli-Akhaltsikheli (10th century - 14th century) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Toreli
General Shalva of Akhaltsikhe (1197-1227) 9/10 Loyal

[Lucem Mundum]

Cumania

more detailed

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Good Relations: Georgia, Second Bulgarian Tsardom, Wallachia, Volga Bulgaria
Bad Relations: Galicia, Kiev, Chernigov, Hungary, Latin Empire, Serbia, Polish duchies
At War: Latin Empire, Galicia, Kiev
Alliance: Second Bulgarian Tsardom, Wallachia, Khwaresm
Vassals: -
Trade: Georgia, Second Bulgarian Tsardom, Volga Bulgaria, Wallachia, Trebizond, Nicaea, Venice
Other info: Slave trade with Rum and Khwaresm?

Nobles

Khan: Suthoi
Queen: ???? Terteroba (deceased) 1149-1209
Prince: Somogur 1185-1243, Koten 1214-1244
Princess: -

Other Nobles

Terteroba Tribe (main tribe)
Kolaba Tribe
Chertan Tribe
Burcoba Tribe

Note: more info will be added

Edit: I think we should divide the Cuman Khanate into smaller tribes/confederations with one ruling tribe and smaller vassals.

Volga Bulgaria

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Good Relations: Abbasid Caliphate, Cumans, Khwaresm
Bad Relations: Kiev, Golden Horde, Ryazan
At War: Kiev, Ryazan
Alliance: Abbasid Caliphate
Vassals: -
Trade: Abbasid Caliphate, Cumans, Khwaresm, Latin Empire, Denmark
Other info: Loyal commanders, strong economy and military

Nobles

Khan: Ghabdula Chelbir
Queen: -
Prince: -
Princess: -

Other Nobles

[Kjertesvein]

@Heisenburrg

Great job so far.

Denmark and Norway should definitely have bad relations. 100s of years of Danes claiming suzerainty of Oslo area (which is where Philip Simonsson act as a puppet king to the Danes).
Norway and Scotland should have bad relations as well, due to the events that quickly followed.
It's quite clear that the Germans (teutons) were not going to stay around the Danes for long. They made that clear quite early on when they took the Danish King hostage for years and forced the agreement to disown his claim over them. However, it depends a bit on how one interprets history and if game play is better served by it. They can have good bad or neutral relations, depending on the perspective I guess.
A series of wars followed the Danes this century. Exiled Danes, Norwegians (and even Icelandic vassals) and the Germans (Holstein, Saxony, Westphalia, etc.) formed a coalition and ganged up on the Danish king in the 13th century in a series of wars.
Norway could also have bad relations with the Pope.
Denmark and Norway can have good relations with England. They appealed to England a number of times for support.


From Norway.
I would omit Guttorm Ingesson, he was a bastard and wasn't considered a claimant.
Haakon Galen should be Haakon the Crazy. Sounds a lot better too.
Philip Simonsson would be a rebel (he styled himself sovereign, dux) or a Danish army. The simplest solution would be to omit his presence because his domain isn't on the map. Alternatively, force the Norwegian land-army to fight him turn 1, but that may or may not be too complicated.
Instead of Philip, have Skule Bardson ("Duke Skule") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skule_B%C3%A5rdsson

Other Nobles could include one of the two Jarls of Orkney (if Norway is going to have a presence on the Scottish mainland of Caithness, which was part of the Jarldom of Orkney. Alternatively, as non-military nobles)
Peter (the old) Stefansson (Svina-Peter) was a general and leader of the Guests.
http://i.imgur.com/uOvamp7.png

I also don't like the sir names for Scandinavians. You'll end up with male sir names for females (Margret Olafsson, which means Margret, son of Olaf), which is weird. Better alternatives would be either to have by-names. Secondly to use the original clan/dynasty. So for example: Haakon the Young, or Haakon of Fairhair Dynasty respectively. Third alternative is to not have any surnames at all.

~Wille

[Heisenburrg]

Merry christmas! I´ve made a little present for all who wanted some more info about the political relations around 1212... The whole Holy Roman Empire!

In 1212 Otto IV., the son of Henry the Lion and reigning emperor, fought against Friedrich II. of Hohenstauffen for the Empire´s crown. The interests, that the pope and the mighty italian states tried to accomplish, the external conflicts with France, as well as the very own objective´s of the "Reichsfürsten" made the situation even more complex. I tried to represent the chaotic alliances and animosities inside the realm as much as possible and I think it came to a good result.
The HRE-faction itself, Bavaria and Austria were already presented very well by Pinarius (see above), I only gave some additional informations for them (speaking of HRE-faction, I would delete Archbishop Albert I. of Kevernburg, because he´s presented among the nobles of Brandenburg).
All in all there are around 8 vassals of the realm, which are going to support the HRE (respectively emperor Otto IV.) and 5 powerfull states, which will try to achive a growth in independence or a new order under the reign of Friedrich II. The other states I´ve classified as neutral.

Please, take a look. Improvements and additions (especially Bologna) are welcome.


P.S. Would love to see 2-3 additional, characteristic units for HRE and it´s vassals too

[Heisenburrg]

Brabant

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Diplomacy:

good relations: HRE
bad relations: (Friesland, Trier)
at war: France, Burgundy (took part in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214)
alliance: vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Flanders
other info:
not really bad relations to France because of approach to Philipp Auguste, many rivalries with neighbors

Nobles:

king: Henry/Heinrich I. the Brave
queen:
none (1210 died his first wife Mathilde of Boulogne *1270, 1213 he married Maria of France 1198-1224)
heir: Henry/Heinrich II. of Brabant (*1207)
part of royal family:
Adelheid (*1190)
Maria (*1190, wife of Emperor Otto IV.)
Margarete (*1192)
Gottfried (*1200)
other nobles:
Arnold III., Count of Looz (+1223, husband of Adelheid)
Gerhard IV., Count of Geldern (+1229, husband of Margarete)
(Kurfürst) Henry/Heinrich II. (+1214, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, husband of Mathilde)

Friesland

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Diplomacy:

good relations: HRE, Denmark, Sweden
bad relations: (Brabant)
at war: -
alliance: Vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Denmark, Sweden, HRE, (Saxony)
other info: -

Nobles:

In the 12^th and 13^th century an autonomous and semi-democratic system based on elections existed in Friesland. Every district, formed by a community of mostly equal citizens, selected chiefs, called Redjeves (or Richter, engl. judges), in the first line to case law. Couldn´t find any names for this time, additions are welcome.

Saxony

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Diplomacy:

good relations: HRE, Denmark, Sweden, Thuringia
bad relations:
southern german states like Bavaria, Brandenburg (Albrecht I. acted against archbishop of Magdeburg), France, Burgundy
at war: France, Burgundy (took part in the Battle of Bouvines)
alliance: vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Denmark, Sweden, Thuringia
other info: -

Nobles:

king: Kurfürst Albrecht I. of Saxony (1175-1260, until 1212 duke of Saxony)
queen: -
heir: -
part of royal family: Henry/Heinrich I., duke of Anhalt (1170-1252, brother of Albrecht)
other nobles:
Duke Hoyer of Falkenstein (?)
(Eike of Repkow, 1180-1230)

Thuringia

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Saxony, Bohemia, Sicily
bad relations: HRE (supported Frederick/Friedrich II. against Otto IV.)
at war: -
alliance: vassal of HRE
vassals: -
trade: Saxony, Brandenburg, Bohemia, HRE
other info: -

Nobles:

king: Hermann I., Count of Thuringia (1155-1217)
queen: Sophia of Bavaria (1270-1238)
heir: Ludwig IV. (1200-1227, son of Hermann´s second wife Sophia)
part of royal family:
Jutta (1184-1235, from Hermann´s first wife)
Hedwig (before 1189-1247, from Hermann´s first wife)
Hermann (1200-1216)
Heinrich Raspe (1204-1247)
Agnes (1205-1247)
Konrad (1206-1240)
other nobles:
Dietrich III. of House Wetting (1161-1221, husband of Jutta)
Count Lambert II. of Tonna-Gleichen (+1228)
Count Elger III. of Hohnstein (1182-1219)
Count Günther III. of Kevernburg (+1221)
Count Heinrich II. of Schwarzburg (1150-1236, husband of Gertrud of Wetting)
Heinrich II., of Weida (?)
Otto I. of Lobdeburg and Bishop of Würzburg (+1223)

Brandenburg

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
HRE (supported Otto IV.), Greater Poland (Albrecht was Judith of Polands´s son), Teutonic Order (Albrecht took part in the order´s founding council)
bad relations: Saxony, Denmark
at war: -
alliance: Vassal of HRE, maybe alliance with Greater Poland
vassals: -
trade: Thuringia, Greater Poland (maybe Silesia and Bohemia)
other info: non-aggression-pact with Denmark

Nobles:

king: (Kurfürst) Albrecht II. of Brandenburg (1177-1220)
queen: Mathilde of Groitzsch (1185-1225)
heir: -
part of royal family: -
other nobles: Albrecht I., Archbishop of Magdeburg (1170-1232, low loyalty)

Bohemia

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Sicily (supported Frederick II. as german emperor since 1212), Bavaria
bad relations: HRE (see above), Austria
at war: -
alliance: Vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Hungary, Austria, Bavaria, Thuringia
other info: -

Nobles:

king: Ottokar I., King of Bohemia (1155-1230)
queen: Konstanze of Hungary (1180-1240)
heir: Wenzel I. (1205-1253)
part of royal family:
Vratislav (1181-1225, from Ottokar´s first wife)
Margaretha Dagmar 1186-1213, from his first wife)
Bogislawa (?, from his first wife)
Vratislav (1200-?, from his second wife Konstanze)
Judith (?-1230, from his second wife)
Anna of Bohemia (1204-1265, from his second wife)
Vladislav II., Count of Mähren (1207-1227, from his second wife)
Premysl (1209-1239, from his second wife)
Wilhelmina (1210-1281, from his second wife)
Agnes of Bohemia (1211-1282, from his second wife)
other nobles:
Vladislav Heinrich (1160-1222, brother of Ottokar I., predecessor to Vladislav II. as Count of Mähren)

Austria

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See above… Would prefer to give them bad relations to HRE and good relations to Sicily, because Leopold VI., duke of Austria supported Frederick II. against Otto IV.

Bavaria

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See above… Would prefer to give them bad relations to HRE and good relations to Sicily, because Ludwig I., duke of Bavaria supported Frederick II. against Otto IV.

Trier

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Diplomacy:

good relations: HRE
bad relations: (Brabant, Burgund)
at war: -
alliance: Vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: HRE, Lorraine, Flanders
other info: -

Nobles:

king: Kurfürst Johann I., Archbishop of Trier (1140 - 15^th of July 1212)
queen: none, he was a bishop… ^^
heir: Archbishop Theoderich II. of Wied (1170-1242, obviously not Johann´s son)
part of royal family: -
other nobles: -

Lorraine

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Diplomacy:

good relations: -
bad relations:
France, Burgundy (took part in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214, but supported Friedrich II. of Hohenstauffen since 1211)
at war: France (see above)
alliance: vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Trier, HRE, Schwyz
other info:
difficult relation to Otto IV. and the HRE, on one side duke Friedrich II. of Lorraine supported Friedrich II. of Hohenstauffen as new Emperor, on the other side they fought on Otto´s side in Bouvines (mention that this was already Theobald I., who gave his support and was very disloyal to Friedrich II. of Hohenstauffen)

Nobles:

king: Friedrich II., duke of Lorraine (before 1179-1213)
queen: Agnes of Bar (1177-1226)
heir: Theobald I. (1191-1220)
part of royal family:
Matthäus II. (1193-1251)
Jakob of Lorraine (1202-1260)
Rainald (+1274)
Laurette (+1240)
Alix (+1242)
other nobles:
Theobald I. of Bar (1158-1214, Friedrichs´s father in law, low loyalty)

Schwyz (rather a region than an independent faction)

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
Bavaria, HRE (because of their strategical importance swiss regions were mostly under direct patronage of german Kings or Emperors until 1291, this “Reichsunmittelbarkeit” was regarded as privilege)
bad relations: -
at war: -
alliance: vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Lorraine, HRE, Bavaria, Savoy, Lombardy
other info: -

Nobles:

king: maybe Berthold V., of House Zähringen (1186-1218)
queen: Clementia of Auxonne (1190-1235)
heir: -
part of royal family: -
other nobles:
-Stephan III. (1172-1241, Father in law of Berthold V., married with Beatrice de Thiern +1227)
-Ulrich III. of House Kyburg (1183-1227, married with Anna of Zähringen) and his children
-Rudolph II. of House Habsburg (? -1232, Count of Habsburg, Zürichgau, Aargau and Laufenburg, married with Agnes of Staufen 1170-1235) and his children

Lombardy

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Venice, Bologna
bad relations:
HRE, Sicily, Papal states (beyond the death of Friedrich Barbarossa they acted independently and against the interests of pope and emperor)
at war: -
alliance: Vassal of the HRE, Venice
vassals: -
trade: Schwyz, Bavaria, Venice, Bologna, Genoa
other info: -

Nobles:

king: Jacopo della Torre, Podesta di Milano (age unknown, son of Martino “il Gigante”)
queen: Berta Visconti (age unknown)
heir:
-Pagano III. della Torre (Podesta di Brecia since 1227, Podesta di Bergamo since 1228, “Capitano del popolo” of Milan from 1237 to his death in 1241, son of Jacopo)
part of royal family:
-Pagano “the Elder” della Torre (age unknown, brother of Jacopo, since 1195 Podesta di Padua)
-Cassone della Torre (age unknown, brother of Jacopo, since 1204 Podesta di Orvieto)
other nobles:
Ezzelino II. da Romano (+1235, since 1200 Podesta di Verona and since 1193/1211 Podesta di Vincenza)

Genoa

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Latin Empire, Crusader states
bad relations: Venice, Hafsids, Almohads, Pisa
at war: Hafsids
alliance:
Latin Empire, (Vassal of HRE… not sure, Genoa was mostly independent since the 10^th century)
vassals: -
trade: Latin Empire, Crusader states, Lombardy, Savoy
other info: non-aggression pact with Pisa

Nobles:

king: Oberto I. Grimaldi, Console di Genua (1140-1232)
queen: Corradina Spinola (born around 1145)
heir: Grimaldo Grimaldi (1170-1257, married with Oriette de Castro, son of Oberto I.)
part of royal family:
…all other children of Oberto I.
Ingone Grimaldi (1210-1235)
Oberto II. Grimaldi 1188-1252)
Nicola Grimaldi (?)
Antonio Grimaldi (born 1195)
other nobles:
Percivalle Doria (1195-1264, a genoese admiral)
Nicola Spinola (?)
Pietro Canella (born between 1115 and 1171, brother of Oberto I.)
Raimondo Canella (born between 1115 and 1171, brother of Oberto I.)

Savoy

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
HRE, Sicily (member of the Ghibellines, who were loyal to the emperor, strong connection to the HRE)
bad relations: Papacy (see above)
at war: -
alliance: vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Genoa, Schwyz
other info: -

Nobles:

king: Thomas I., count of Savoy (1177-1233)
queen: Beatrice Marguerete of Geneva (1179-1236)
heir: Amadeus IV., count of Savoy (1197-1253)
part of royal family:
…all other children of Thomas I.
Humbert of Savoy (1198-1223)
Thomas II. of Savoy (1199-1259)
Haimon I. of Savoy (+1238)
Wilhelm of Savoy (1201-1239)
Peter II. of Savoy (1203-1268)
Phillip I. of Savoy (1207-1285)
Bonifatius of Savoy (1207-1270)
Margaretha of Savoy (1212-1273)
Beatrice of Savoy (1200-1266)
other nobles: -

Pisa

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Diplomacy:

good relations:
HRE, Sicily (member of the Ghibellines, who were loyal to the emperor, strong connection to the HRE), Aragon
bad relations:
Genua, Papal states (see above), Hafsids, maybe Almohads and Bologna
at war: Hafsids
alliance: Vassal to HRE
vassals: -
trade: Bologna, Aragon, Sicily
other info:
non-aggression pact with Genoa, 1212 there was an anarchic situation in Pisa (pro-Visconti against contra Visconti)

Nobles:

king: maybe Ubaldo I. Visconti (+1230)
queen: -
heir: -
part of royal family: -
other nobles:
Lamberto Visconti (+1225, brother of Ubaldo, married with Elena of Gallura +1218)
William of Cagliari (1160-1214, very disloyal, led the Anti-Visconti-Forces)

Bologna

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Diplomacy:

good relations: Lombardy
bad relations: Papacy, maybe Pisa (Florence)
at war: -
alliance: vassal of HRE
vassals: -
trade: Lombardy, Pisa
other info: -

Nobles:

king: ?
…could only find a hint on an italian website that a member of the “della Tosa”, “di Vicchio” or “di Casio” family was Podesta of Bologna around 1211/1212, further info would be nice
- http://www.originebologna.com/notizi...iche/1211-1220
queen: ?
heir: ?
part of royal family: ?
other nobles: some names could be found in the article (see above)