Lore:Magnus Septim

Magnus Septim I was the eleventh monarch of the Septim Dynasty, the former ruling family of the Third Empire. He was preceded by his older brother, Cephorus I and was succeeded by his son, Pelagius III. Magnus I inherited the throne in the later years of his life and ruled for a short time until his death five years later.  

History
Early Life
Magnus I was the youngest child and second son of Emperor   and his second wife,   of  . He was born in  , two years before his brother Cephorus I.  By the late-first century of the Third Era, in his early adulthood, Magnus lived in  , where he served as a councilor in the royal court  at the time ruled by King   and Queen  .  When he was nineteen in  , Magnus attended the funeral of his father, Pelagius II and the coronation of his successor, Magnus' older half-brother,  . By  , Magnus married the Cyrodilic Queen of  ,  ,  who represented the Empire's interest earnestly. Later by  , his reign was marked with great success and he maintained great relations with other kingdoms, much like his siblings.  It was at this time, Magnus' son,   was born.  

The War of the Red Diamond
A year later, Antiochus I died, and his daughter,   was set to take over as the Empress of Tamriel. The Imperial family was present at her coronation and were even witnesses to Potema's infamous speech defaming the heir apparent before she was banished from the court.   In  , the   broke out and split the Empire in half. Both Magnus and Cephorus I were at the forefront of the battle against Potema and her allies across the north. Magnus, with his   military, fought Potema's forces in   and  , and while they succeeded in the warmer seasons, once it got colder, they retreated south to regroup and plan their next attack. This caused a back and forward that had the war last two more years than it otherwise had to. 

In  , King Magnus and Queen Potema confronted each other at the  . By the time   had been captured in the concurrent battle in  ,  . Magnus had the superior position in the ruins of   but in the end, the king was forced to retreat as Potema claimed victory.  Despite the victory, however, Potema's power and influence began to wane until it only extended in her domain, the  . From the  , she mounted a series of attacks against her brothers, using   to create an undying army. Potema died ten years later in   and Magnus named his son, Pelagius III as her successor. Three years later, Emperor Cephorus I dies from falling off a   and in his stead, Magnus became the Emperor of Tamriel at the age of sixty-one. 

Emperor of Tamriel and Death
Magnus Septim I spent his tenure as the Emperor dealing with the enemy nations after the war, a task that drained much of his energy.  Meanwhile in Solitude, King Pelagius III began to show signs of eccentricity as all eyes were on him. Magnus decided to arrange the marriage between Pelagius and the Duchess of  ,   of Clan  . Scholars determined two possible reasons as to why. One was that Katariah's clan and kingdom,   were open allies to Potema and Uriel III. The two's marriage could have been Magnus' way of cementing relations with Ebonheart. Another, more personal reason was that perhaps Katariah's skills as a diplomat as well as her noteworthy beauty could have hidden Pelagius' madness. 

Emperor Magnus Septim I died peacefully on the 8th of   in    although legend from this time claimed that Pelagius III committed patricide but the historian,   believed this was unlikely because he seldom visited the  . 

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