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990s
Corruption of the Tytalus
1003
House Tremere declares war on House Diedne. Schism war begins.
1010
Guernicus inner council curses the Diedne, turning the war.
1011
Emergency Grand Tribunal
1017
End of schism war
1030
Grand Tribunal
1035
Magdeburg gets its own set of laws
1036
Metophon ex Tytalus measures an odd fluctuation in magical energies. Hardraga ex Criamon leaves a final message from Twilight that speaks of the ebbing tide [schism +19]
1045
First fluctuations in magical energy clearly recorded in the Order as a whole. House Bonisagus orders general investigation. No panic as yet. [schism +28]
1050
Tribunal of the Rhine
1056
Henry IV becomes king at age 6 and his mother becomes regent. [schism +39, ebb +9]
1057
Tribunal of the Rhine
1062
king kidnapped by a conspiracy of nobles led by Archbishop Anno II of Cologne. Anno takes over the government. Backs pope Alexander II against antipope Honorius II. [schism +45, ebb +15]
1063
Grand Tribunal. The term Refluere coined at Durenmar, first longevity rituals seen to be affected by the ebb. Grand Tribunal institutes general investigations [schism +46, ebb +16]
1065
Henry regains the throne at age 15.
Tribunal of the Rhine
1066
Henry expels Adalbert, one of the conspirators. Marries Bertha of Savoy. Tries to divorce her in 1068 but is refused.
1070s
Fights against rebellions by Rudolf of Swabia and Otto of Nordheim (duke of bavaria). Otto submits in 1071.
1071
Tremere come out of isolation, detail the vanishing of Vis sources throughout Europe. Covenants begin to skirmish with each other. [schism +54, ebb +24]
1072
Tribunal of the Rhine
1073
Hildebrand becomes pope Gregory VII, attempts to reverse Henry's reforms in Germany, stripping him of the right to appoint bishops. Henry objects, declaring the pope's rulings illegitimate.
1075
Pope Gregory VII kidnapped by a Roman noble. Gregory blames German king henry, beginning an open conflict between the two.
Aura of Durenmar fails [schism +58, ebb +28]
1076
Henry declares Gregory deposed, Gregory excommunicates Henry. Henry invades Italy, sending the pope into hiding.
1077
Henry begs the pope for forgiveness at the Walk of Canossa, but continues to defy papal power, leading to civil war as a fake anti king is raised.
1079
Tribunal of the Rhine, Manius urges Magi not to give up on investigating the ebb. Few Magi attend.
1080
Henry defeats the anti king Rudolf of Rheinfelden, and another, Hermann of Salm, deposes the pope again and marches into Italy.
Senior Merenitia enters Arcadia and does not return [schism +63, ebb +33]
1081-1082
Henry attacks Rome, allies with the Byzantine Emperor against the Pope. Gregory is deposed and replaced by Clement in 1084, who elects Henry Emperor.
1086
Henry V (son of Henry) born.
Tribunal of the Rhine. Manius does not attend. Last sighting of Wilhelmus. [schism +69, ebb +39]
1088
The anti-king Hermann of Salm dies, and Egbert II, Margrave of Meissen declared himself the new anti-king. Henry fights against him but loses. The politics of Germany become increasingly fragmented. The northern provinces are lost to the Danes. Slavic Wends push in from the East.
Redcap turned away from Incerta Spes, Redcaps stop visiting. Last letter from Manius to his Parens. Tribunal already running short of the Gifted. [schism +71, ebb +41]
1089
Matilda secretly transfers all her property to the church
1090
Egbert is murdered. [schism +73, ebb +43]
1092
Henry invades Italy again, but is defeated, causing the Lombards to revolt. Matilda persuades his son Conrad to turn against him. Henry is trapped in Italy while multiple lords claim rulership of Germany, and multiple Popes claim Rome. Norman forces attempt to move against Henry, Byzantium backs Henry against the Pope.
1093
Conrad declared king of Italy at Monza.
message reaches Constandios from Manius [schism +76]
1094
Tribunal of the Rhine (very late in the year(. Manius expected but does not appear, along with many other Magi.
1095
Welf II of Bavaria learns that Matilda (who he married) gave all her money to the church first. Furious he leaves her and switches sides to Henry. Cathedral and palace of Magdeberg burn to the ground, city partly ruined. (actually happens 1207) Slavs lay seige to Hamburg. [schism +78, ebb +48]
1096
Constandios asks the young Magi to go to Incerta Spes as the turn of the year. Year of Grand Tribunal.