Merode: General in Jülich-Berg.
van der Berg, Frau: Charlotte’s chatelaine.
The Bavarian ducal family and associates:
The Bavarian ducal family was among the most powerful German nobility, and the younger sons were usually given the most important clerical domains in Germany.
Ferdinand, Archbishop of Cologne: highest ranking prelate in the Rhine area after the Protestant conquests, younger brother to Duke Maximilian of Bavaria.
Maria Maximiliane “Maxie”: former Countess von Wartenburg, now a nun, illegitimate daughter of Archbishop Ferdinand’s uncle Ferdinand.
Albrecht of Bavaria: Duke Maximilian’s youngest brother, wife Mechthilde recently killed.
Butler, MacDonald, Deveroux and Geraldin: mercenary colonels once serving Wallenstein, now hired by Archbishop Ferdinand of Cologne.
Franz Wilhelm: Bishop of Minden, Maxie’s younger brother.
Gruyard, Felix: Archbishop Ferdinand’s torturer and minion.
Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria: ruler of Bavaria.
Maximilienne: illegitimate daughter of Archbishop Ferdinand’s uncle Ernst, the former Archbishop of Cologne.
Philip, Bishop of Regensburg and Cardinal: Archbishop Ferdinand of Cologne’s older brother, dead.
Ursula: a nun, Archbishop Ferdinand’s former mistress.
The Hesse-Kassel family and relatives:
Amalie Elisabeth, Countess von Hanau-Münzenberg, Duchess of Hesse-Kassel: Hesse’s wife.
Wilhelm V “Hesse”, Duke of Hesse-Kassel: ruler of Hesse-Kassel.
Elisabeth “Litsa” von Schwarzenfels: Amalie’s cousin.
Maria Juliana “Ria” von Schwarzenfels: Litsa’s younger sister.
Albrecht von Schwarzenfels: Litsa and Ria’s father, Amalie’s father’s brother.
Ehrengard, Countess von Isenburg-Büdingen: Litsa and Ria’s mother.
Hermann, Count von Hesse-Rotenburg: USE Secretary of State, Hesse’s brother.
Katarina von Schwarzenfels: Litsa and Ria’s older sister.
Philipp Moritz, Count von Hanau: Amalie’s brother.
Rutgert, von: Lieutenant and Hesse’s secretary.
Uslar, von: mercenary general in Hesse’s army.
The Anhalt-Dessau family:
Eleonore, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau: wife to Wilhelm Wettin, former Duke of Saxe-Weimar, who’s running for prime-minister in the first general democratic election in the USE.
Johanna Dorothea “Anchen” von Anhalt-Dessau,: Eleonore’s younger sister.
Eva Katharina von Anhalt-Dessau: Eleonore’s youngest sister.
The Neuburg family and the other heirs to Johann the Insane:
Johann (the Insane), Duke of Jülich-Berg-Kleve: major landowner, died without offspring, and his lands were divided between his four sisters and thus passed on to the Neuburg, Brandenburg, Zweibrücken and Habsburg families.
Wolfgang Wilhelm von Neuburg, Duke of Jülich and Berg: First marriage to Duchess Magdalene of Bavaria, Duke Maximilian’s younger sister, Second marriage to Countess Palatine Charlotte von Zweibrücken.
Philipp von Neuburg: Wolfgang’s son and heir from his first marriage.
August von Sulzback: Wolfgang’s younger brother.
Hedwig, Duchess von Holstein-Gottorp: August’s widow.
Johann von Hilpoltstein: Wolfgang’s youngest brother.
Sofie Agnes von Hesse-Dramstadt: Johann von Hilpoltstein’s wife.
Anna Maria von Neuburg: Wolfgang’s sister and Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg.
The Eigenhause family, servants and associates:
Eigenhaus, Benedicte: matriarch of a Bonn-based family trading up and down the Rhine, married to a councilor and wine-trader in Bonn.
Eigenhause, Irmgard: midwife and owner of an apothecary, Benedicte’s illegitimate half-sister.
Eigenhaus, Jakob: Benedicte’s youngest son.
Hilda: Benedicte’s cook.
Steinfeld: old handyman in Benedicte’s household.
Stina: Benedicte’s maid.
Ilse: Benedicte’s young kitchen girl.
Heidi: the cook borrowed from Benedicte’s sister Clara.
Madelaine: the French cook borrowed from Benedicte’s sister Elisabeth.
Mittelfeld, Karl: former soldier, now fisher and smuggler on the Rhine, a friend of the Eigenhause family, he and his family lives in Bonn.
Wickradt: Commander of Bonn’s defenses, and a distant relative of the Hatzfeldt family.
Americans in Bamberg plus friends and enemies:
Kacere, Jane Aurelia Mora: Department of Internal Affairs, SoTF administration in Bamberg, assigned to work with downtime lawyers to try to make sense of Franconian jurisdictions and land tenures.
Marcantonio, Theresa “Terrie”: Barbara and Vincent Marcantonio’s daughther.
Norris, Bennett: inspector of elections, based in Bamberg.
Arnoldi, Father: priest at the Würzburg Cathedral.
Bitterfeld, Councilor: member of the Würzburg City Council, supporter of Father Arnoldi.
Bitterfeld, Domherr: Domherr at the Bamberg Cathedral, cousin to Councilor Bitterfeld.
Eberhart, Anna: Rauchbier brewer in Bamberg, Maria Eberhart’s sister and heir.
Eberhart, Maria: the widow, who owned the Dreimarkt vineyard, disappeared and is presumed dead.
Eberhart the cooper: Anna’s husband and distant cousin.
Eberhart, Zacharias: Maria’s husband and first cousin, killed when the protestant armies conquered Würzburg.
Ehrenberg: former Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, dead.
Evangelina: a Bavarian nun and refugee.
Haun, John “Johnnie F.”: Head of the “Hearts and Minds” program in Wuerzburg.
Marcantonio, Vincent “Vince”: Chief of SoTF administration in Bamberg, Terrie’s father.
Marcantonio, Barbara Corbin: nurse, Terrie’s mother.
Salatto, Steven “Steve”: Head of SoTF administration in Wuerzburg.
Schönborn, Johann Philipp von: canon at the Würzburg Cathedral, close friend of Bishop Franz von Hatzfeldt.
Tabitha: a Bavarian nun and refugee, Terrie’s close friend.
Other Characters:
Andrew the Scott: the innkeeper at the Black Goat outside Bonn.
Anselm von Wambold: Archbishop of Mainz.
Báner: general in the protestant armies.
Beauville, Claude: shop-owner in Cologne.
Beekx, Alain van: a painter from Holland.
Bernard: ruler of Swabia.
Cohen, David: Rabbi in Mainz.
De Geer: ruler of Essen.
Dorothea: Abbess of Quedlinburg.
Ferdinand: Archduke of Austria, heir to HRE.
Fernando, Don: co-ruler of the Netherlands.
Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus): King of Sweden, Emperor of USE.
Hardenrat, Peter von: an important man in Cologne.
Horn: general in the protestant armies.
Johan Georg: former Prince-Bishop of Bamberg, dead.
Katharina: Princess of Sweden, Gustav II Adolf’s sister, married to Charlotte von Zweibrücken’s uncle.
Maria Anna: Archduchess of Austria, once betrothed to Maximilian of Bavaria, now married to Don Fernando of the Netherlands.
Nasi, Francisco, Don: head of the Abrabanel family’s financial network in Germany, and unofficial head of the Americans’ information network.
Nicholaus: former innkeeper at the Black Goat outside Bonn.
Old Pegleg: Nicholaus’ friend from Beuel across the Rhine from Bonn.
Oberstadt: the mayor of Bonn.
Oxenstierna, Axel: Chancellor of Sweden.
Schweinsberg: Prince-Abbot of Fulda, dead.
Turenne: marshal in the French army.
Wallenstein: former mercenary general, now ruler of Bohemia.
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