Factions & Groups
17 entries in the Crusader Kings compendium.
Teutonic OrderA theocratic state formed by the knights of the Teutonic Order during the early 13th centuKnights TemplarPoor knights of Christ who became the wealthiest warriors in Europe.Holy Roman EmpireNeither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire: a fractious union of princes and faith.Abbasid CaliphateA major slave trade destination, importing non-Muslim slaves from Africa, Europe, Central House HabsburgRising from a Swiss castle to rule Austria through blood, marriage, and imperial ambition.Seljuk SultanateA Turco-Persian Sunni state born from Byzantine conquest, bridging the Seljuk Empire and OHouse ValoisThe Capetian cadets who claimed the French crown.FranksThe iron-clad warriors and feudal lords who shaped the destiny of Western Christendom.FatimidsThe Ismaili shadow caliphs ruling from the Nile, challenging Sunni dominance across the IsHospitallersBrothers in arms and prayer, guarding the Cross until the end of time.Kievan Rus'A sprawling collection of principalities where the path to Kiev is paved with gold and bloByzantine EmpireThe Second Rome, enduring through centuries of strife and splendor.Cuman KhanateFierce and formidable nomadic warriors of the Eurasian Steppe.MamluksFrom chains to crowns, the slave-soldiers who forged an empire through steel and loyalty.AlmohadsA strict Berber Caliphate reshaping the Mediterranean through faith and steel.Golden HordeMasters of the Steppe, Scourge of Rus', and Heirs of Genghis.House of CapetThe ancient royal line that forged the Kingdom of France into a medieval powerhouse.
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