Marienburg
Marienburg is a large walled town located between the Shetian Alps and the Black Forest, near the centre of Teutonia. It has an august history as the original home of the Teutonic Knights and one of the centres of the Khoreg religion; and is also an important trade hub, being at the furthest navigable point of the Rhine River.
Government
Prince Elector Pflazgraf Takraymire of the Morehdel was granted rule of the city by King Hapsburg. However since she left with her Morehdel family to go into a deep sleep, the people of Marienburg elected a Burgermeister instead. The current Burgermeister is Erik Von Kelpthousen.
History
The town first rose to prominence when Malbork Castle (around which the town has grown) became the home of the Order of Teutonic Knights, one of the first Knightly Orders dedicated to Teutonia, rather than the local cities, in the year 534.
The town profited greatly from this association and continued as an important trade hub when the Order went into decline in the 700s following the influx of the new Khoregate Religion into Teutonia and the resulting prominence of the Ravens as Teutonia’s dominant Knightly Order.
When, following the death of Grand Master Albert von Brandenburg in 787, the Order failed to elect a new Grand Master the Teutonic Knights were formally dissolved and rule of Marienburg passed back to the King.
Since that time the town has been nominally stewarded by the von Marienburg family, staunch members of the Ravens, who have maintained the town’s militaristic nature: upholding the local regiments and finishing construction of a defensive wall enclosing the town as a whole. The von Marienburgs have counted several Bishops amongst their number and Malbork Castle itself has been well maintained as a Chapter House of the Ravens, and although this Order has itself been in decline in recent years, the city is still comparatively pious as a whole and continues to be prosperous.
Following the foundation of the Order of the Imperial Eagle the acting High Steward, Frederick von Hapsburg, granted the new Order rule of Marienburg. Following the death of Sir Flynn ‘Lord Marienburg’ the city was granted to Lady Takraymire of the Morehhel. However since she and her family went into hibernation rule of the city and its state has fallen to Burgermeister Erik Von Kelpthousen
The town profited greatly from this association and continued as an important trade hub when the Order went into decline in the 700s following the influx of the new Khoregate Religion into Teutonia and the resulting prominence of the Ravens as Teutonia’s dominant Knightly Order.
When, following the death of Grand Master Albert von Brandenburg in 787, the Order failed to elect a new Grand Master the Teutonic Knights were formally dissolved and rule of Marienburg passed back to the King.
Since that time the town has been nominally stewarded by the von Marienburg family, staunch members of the Ravens, who have maintained the town’s militaristic nature: upholding the local regiments and finishing construction of a defensive wall enclosing the town as a whole. The von Marienburgs have counted several Bishops amongst their number and Malbork Castle itself has been well maintained as a Chapter House of the Ravens, and although this Order has itself been in decline in recent years, the city is still comparatively pious as a whole and continues to be prosperous.
Following the foundation of the Order of the Imperial Eagle the acting High Steward, Frederick von Hapsburg, granted the new Order rule of Marienburg. Following the death of Sir Flynn ‘Lord Marienburg’ the city was granted to Lady Takraymire of the Morehhel. However since she and her family went into hibernation rule of the city and its state has fallen to Burgermeister Erik Von Kelpthousen
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