War of the Seven

The War of the Seven was a massive military conflict that broke out in the Second Era for control of the Kingdom of Cyrodiil. Following High King Titus' defeat in battle against a coalition of rebels who fought for their own independence, many of his vassals recognized that their liege was in an incredibly weakened state. Thus, six lords and ladies and former vassals of the king declared themselves kings and queens of the realm (some by birthright, but most by military strength) and fought for control of the Cyrodiil.

Combatants

 * High King Titus I Vallerion (The King of the Ruby Throne) - Cyrodiil's original ruler and third-generation member of House Vallerion, which was responsible for conquering all of Cyrodiil in the middle of the second era. Many of his vassals either declared themselves kings or queens, or joined up with other pretenders to add to their strength.
 * Queen Caldarna Tharn (The Queen of the North) - Originally Countess of Bruma, the 55 year old queen took advantage of the situation and was the first to rise up as a pretender following the Cyrodiilic Rebellion.
 * King Sten Caro (The King of the East) - The young Count of Facian wasted no time in declaring himself king, although he lacked the same strength that the other pretenders had. Sten was formerly a loyalist on the Cyrodiilic Rebellion, fighting alongside King Titus.
 * King Sirolio Valentian (The King of the South) - Previously Count of Skingrad, the King of the South had one of the largest armies in Cyrodiil even before the war broke out.
 * Queen Coventina Osician (The Queen of the South) - Young and beautiful, the former Countess of Kvatch had a sizable army and one of the largest followings of vassals in the war.
 * King Greg Aquilaros (The King of the West) - King Greg, the Count of Chorrol, was old and tired of waiting for power to come to him. Instead, he went straight to the power and was one of the first to march on King Titus' armies.
 * King Derek Blackthorn (The King of the North) - Though he was one of the least powerful of Titus' vassals before the war, Derek quickly became the most powerful of the pretenders. Claiming to be of the Alessian bloodline, Derek gathered a massive host of followers and proved to be the deadliest of the combatants.