Baumeister Family

The Benno Baumeister Knighthood is a Hereditary Knighthood located in the far Southern tip of the Helmut Kingdom, on the continent of Lingaia. It is among the poorest noble peerage territories in the Margravate/Duchy of Breithilde, which governs the Southern section of the Kingdom.

The Benno Baumeister Knighthood is a branch from the original Baumeister family, another Hereditary Knighthood located in the capital. The Family Head of the Benno Baumeister family (Artur Baumeister's Great-Grandfather), was not going to inherit the capital branch's title. He therefore left the capital in order to develop unclaimed land in the monster-infested forests of the South in the (successful) hopes of being recognized for his efforts with his own noble title.

In addition to the knighthood's main family, there is also a branch family started by one of Artur's uncles, which acts as the home of the Junior Commander, the individual charged with taking command of military forces raised by the territory on behalf of the main family.

Upon Wendelin Baumeister's ascension to his own independent noble title, he was considered formally separated from the Benno Baumeister family line as the head of his own new branch family, despite his young age of 12 at the time. To be safe, however, upon becoming an adult at 15, he formally registered his disinheritance. Likewise, when Wendelin's brothers Erich, Paul, and Helmut married into other noble families as bridegrooms (when a family has no male heir, and chooses to adopt the new husband of a daughter so they can continue the family title), they also were considered to be removed from the family, though all three had formally accepted disinheritance prior to that.

Following Hermann's ascension as the 5th head of the family, and in recognition of both the existing and future development value of the territory, the King permanently upgraded the noble title of its head to that of a Baronet, making the territory a Baronetcy; at the same time, discussions indicated that once significant additional development had happened (the novel mentions the likelihood of at least ten years, or upon the next head after Hermann taking the title), the title will likely be upgraded again to that of a Baron, making the territory a Baroncy.

Members

 * Artur Baumeister, 4th Knight of the Benno Baumeister branch (retired)
 * Johanna Baumeister, wife
 * Kurt Baumeister, 1st son (deceased)
 * Amalie Mainbach, widow
 * Karl Baumeister/Mainbach, son; future Knight of a new Mainbach territory
 * Oskar Baumeister/Mainbach, son; future Junior Commander
 * Hermann Baumeister, 2nd son; 5th Knight/Baronet of the Benno Baumeister branch
 * Marlene Baumeister, wife
 * Leon Baumeister, son; presumptive heir of the Benno Baumeister branch
 * Klara Baumeister, daughter
 * Paul Baumeister, 3rd son; Knight/Baronet of unnamed family (by marriage)
 * Unnamed, wife
 * Helmut Baumeister, 4th son; 1st Knight/Baronet of a new Baumeister branch
 * Unnamed Baumeister, wife; from the capital branch of Baumeisters
 * Erich Baumeister, 5th son; Knight/Baronet of Brandt family (by marriage)
 * Miriam Brandt, wife
 * Wendelin Baumeister, 8th son; 1st Baronet/Baron/Earl of a new Baumeister branch
 * Elise Katharina von Hohenheim, first wife; "Saint" of the Holy Church
 * Friedrich Baumeister, son; presumptive heir of the Wendelin Baumeister branch
 * Wilmal Etol von Asgahan, second wife; skilled melee fighter with "Hero" Disease
 * Irene Baumeister, daughter
 * Katharina Linda von Waigel, third wife; honorary Baronetess Waigel
 * Kaien Baumeister, son; future Knight Waigel (restored title)
 * Katia von Eulenberg, fourth wife (from later marriage)
 * Hilde Baumeister, daughter
 * Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik, fifth wife; user of magic-infused martial arts
 * Elsa Baumeister, daughter
 * Iina Suzane Hirenbrant, sixth wife; user of magic-infused spear combat techniques
 * Anna Baumeister, daughter
 * Lisa Clemente Ulrique Exler, seventh wife (from later marriage); adventurer/magician "Lisa the Blizzard"
 * Laura Baumeister, daughter
 * Philine von Breithilde, fiancée; recently-legitimized daughter of Margrave Braihiraider born of an unnamed commoner from the Holy Urqhart Empire
 * Amalie Mainbach, mistress; formerly Amalie Baumeister, widow of Kurt
 * Rosina Baumeister, daughter
 * Therese Sigrid von Philip, mistress; Duchess of Philip (Holy Urqhart Empire, retired)
 * Flora Baumeister, daughter
 * Leila (no last name), mistress; daughter of village headman Klaus (no last name)
 * Walter Baumeister, 6th son
 * Karl Baumeister, 7th son
 * Agnes Baumeister, 1st daughter
 * Unnamed, husband
 * Karina Baumeister, 2nd daughter
 * Unnamed, husband