Oebarsius (The Romans Abide)

Oebarsius (c.1167 - c.1224) was a Hunnic soldier and general who in 1207 deposed the last emperor of Rome and became the first King of Italy. The beginning of his reign is commonly seen as the beginning of the medieval period in European history.

Born sometime during year of 1167 on the banks of Lake Balaton, the son of the warlord Hormidac, Oebarsius was raised as a soldier within the Hunnic Aquincum Kingdom, later being raised alongside his father as a general. Following Hormidac's death around the turn of the century, Oebarsius moved west with a large army, eventually coming to rest in the town of Patavium where the general came across Octavian Remus, a Roman citizen and son of the diplomat Octarius. Using Octarius' son as a casus belli to conquer Rome, Oebarsius moved south before he came across the Imperial capital, which he proceeded to sack, installing Remus as a puppet Emperor, executing his predecessor Saturninus in the process.

After two years of sattelite control over the Italian peninsula, Oebarsius moved south again, this time to overthrow the Empire and take direct control from Remus (who attempted to build an army to route the Huns out of his nation), eventually forcing the Emperor to abdicate the crown. As King, he took the title King of the Romans (Latin: Rex Romanorum), and under his fourteen year reign, the peninsula he ruled stabilised (despite outwards threats like the Visigoths and other Hunnic kingdoms), and brought total rule to Italia, abolishing the  Senate shortly after his ascension. He would go onto be succeeded by his chief magistrate Octarian in 1224.