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Cast of Characters

 Adducci, Bernadette

Former nun, policewoman and social worker in Grantville; aunt of Tony Adducci in Basel

Adducci, Tony, Jr.

Radio operator and "mouthpiece" for Diane Jackson in Basel

Allegretti, Susanna

Apprentice seamstress at the Austrian Habsburg court

Arndt, Augustin

Lawyer, agent of Landgrave Wilhelm Georg of Leuchtenberg in the Upper Palatinate

Austria, Ferdinand II of

Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor

Austria, Cecelia Renata, Archduchess of

Younger daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II; sister of Archduchess Maria Anna

Austria, Maria Anna, Archduchess of

Older daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Austria, Leopold Wilhelm, Archduke of

Younger son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II; brother of Maria Anna

Austria, Ferdinand III of

Son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II;

married to Mariana, infanta of Spain; brother of Maria Anna

Baden-Durlach, Friedrich V of

Margrave, oldest son of Margrave Georg of Baden-Durlach; running his father's government-in-exile in Basel

Baden-Durlach, Georg of

Margrave, staunch supporter of Gustav Adolf; father of Margrave Friedrich of Baden-Durlach in Basel

Banér, Johan

Swedish general, commander of Gustavus Adolphus' troops in the Upper Palatinate

Barberini, Maffeo

See Pope Urban VIII

Barberini, Antonio

Cardinal, nephew of Urban VIII

Bavaria, Albrecht, duke of

Younger brother and heir presumptive of Duke Maximilian

Bavaria, Maximilian I, duke of

Ruler of Bavaria; member of the Wittelsbach family, childless in his first marriage to Elisabeth Renata

Bavaria, Sigmund Albrecht of

Third son of Duke Albrecht and Mechthilde of Leuchtenberg

Bavaria, Maximilian Heinrich of

Second Son of Duke Albrecht and Mechthilde of Leuchtenberg

Bavaria, Karl Johann Franz of

Oldest son of Duke Albrecht and Mechthilde of Leuchtenberg

Bavaria, Ferdinand of

Brother of Duke Maximilian; Archbishop-Elector of Cologne

Bedmar, Alfonso de Alonso de la Cueva y Benavides

Marques of Bedmar, Cardinal, adviser of Don Fernando

Bidermann, Jakob

Jesuit, playwright, formerly resident in Munich

Böcler, Johann Heinrich

Private secretary of Duke Ernst of Saxe-Weimar

Bourne, Kyle

Radio operator, soldier with Horn in Swabia

Brechbuhl, Elias

Accountant, in exile from the Upper Palatinate to Nuernberg, widower of Veronica Dreeson's stepdaughter Elisabetha Richter

Buxtorf, Johannes the Younger

Professor of Hebrew at the University of Basel, Switzerland

Cantrell, Eddie

Lieutenant Commander, USE Navy

Carafa, Carlo

Papal nuncio in Munich

Cavriani, Marc

Son of Leopold Cavriani; apprenticed to Jacob Durre

Cavriani, Leopold

Genevan Calvinist merchant, associate of Ed Piazza

Cavriani, Idelette

Daughter of Leopold Cavriani

Contzen, Adam

Jesuit, confessor of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria

Cratz von Scharffenstein, Johann Philipp

Commander of the Bavarian garrison at Ingolstadt

Donnersberger, Joachim

Chancellor of Bavaria

Dreeson, Henry

Mayor of Grantville

Dreeson, Veronica

Widow of Johann Stephan Richter; wife of Grantville's mayor Henry Dreeson; step-grandmother of Gretchen Richter

Durre, Jacob

Merchant of metals in Nuernberg; associate of Leopold Cavriani; master to whom Marc Cavriani is apprenticed

Ebeling, Jacob "Jake"

USE military liaison to Duke Ernst in the Upper Palatinate

Egli, Veit

Factor representing Leopold Cavriani in Neuburg

Ellis, Mark

Grantville engineer, with Banér at Ingolstadt

Engler, Thorsten

See Narnia, Imperial Count of

Ernst, Duke

See Saxe-Weimar, Ernst, duke of

Farensbach, Wolmar von

Bavarian officer at Ingolstadt

Felser, Lambert

Tinsmith in Grantville, goes to Amberg with Keith Pilcher

Forer, Lorenz

Jesuit, confessor to Duke Maximilian after Contzen's illness

Forst, Afra

From Leuchtenberg, maid to Mary Simpson and Veronica Dreeson during their stay in Amberg, Upper Palatinate

Forst, Valentin

From Leuchtenberg; cousin of Afra Forst and Emmeram Becker; employee of Augustin Arndt

Freinsheim, Johann F.

Secretary in the French interpretation service; agent of Margrave Friedrich V of Baden-Durlach in France; future son-in-law of Matthias Bernegger

Guiomar

Elderly maid of Doña Mencia de Mendoza

Golla

Ecclesiastical official (Dekan) in Munich, Bavaria

Gonzaga, Eleonora

Empress, second wife of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Gordon, James Dean

Military escort of Diane Jackson in Basel

Hand, Erik Haakansson

Swedish colonel serving under Duke Ernst of Saxe-Weimar in the Upper Palatinate, son of an illegitimate cousin of Gustavus Adolphus

Hanf, Jacob

Nephew of Veronica Dreeson; son of Karl Hanf

Hanf, Karl

Cooper in Grafenwöhr, Upper Palatinate; stepfather of Magdalena and Margaretha Herder; brother-in-law of Veronica Dreeson

Hanf, Thomas

Nephew of Veronica Dreeson; son of Karl Hanf

Helena, Baroness

Lady-in-waiting to Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

Hell, Caspar

Jesuit, rector of the Collegium in Amberg

Herder, Magdalena

Niece of Veronica Dreeson, in Grafenwöhr

Herder, Maria

Niece of Veronica Dreeson, in Grafenwöhr

Hesse-Rotenburg, Hermann

Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg; half-brother of Landgrave Wilhelm V of Hesse-Kassel; now Secretary of State of the USE

Horn, Gustav

Swedish general commanding Gustav Adolf's forces against Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar in the Swabian region

Hörwarth, Johann Franz

Bavarian nobleman and official, executed by Maximilian

Jackson, Diane

Wife of Frank Jackson; envoy to Margrave Friedrich of Baden-Durlach in Basel

Jackson, Frank

USE general, husband of Diane Jackson

Kircher, Athanasius

Jesuit in Grantville

Kitt, Dane

Grantville engineer, with Banér at Ingolstadt

Krenz, Eric

Sergeant, USE Flying Artillery Regiment

Lamormaini, Wilhelm

Jesuit, confessor of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Leuchtenberg, Rudolf Philipp of

Second son of Landgrave Wilhelm Georg of Leuchtenberg

Leuchtenberg, Mechthilde of

Landgravine; sister of Landgrave Wilhelm Georg; wife of Duke Albrecht of Bavaria

Leuchtenberg, Maximilian Adam of

Oldest son of Landgrave Wilhelm Georg of Leuchtenberg

Lorraine, Elisabeth Renata of

Duchess of Bavaria, wife of Duke Maximilian (deceased)

Lukretia, Baroness

Lady-in-waiting to Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

Manrique, Miguel de

Military adviser to Don Fernando

Maximilian, Duke

See Bavaria, Maximilian I, duke of

Mazzare, Lawrence

Cardinal-Protector of the USE

Medici, Claudia de'

Regent of Tirol, widow of Archduke Leopold of Austria-Tirol

Mendoza, Doña Mencia de

Chief attendant of Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria; sister of Cardinal Bedmar

Mercy, Franz von

Bavarian general, from Lorraine

Moser, Nicholas

Town clerk in Grafenwöhr

Mossberger, Lorenz

Notary, in exile from the Upper Palatinate to Nuernberg, husband of Veronica Dreeson's stepdaughter Hanna Richter

Narnia, Thorsten Engler, Imperial Count of

Lieutenant, USE Flying Artillery Regiment

Nasi, Don Francisco

Director of intelligence for the USE

Olivares, Count-Duke of

First minister of Philip IV of Spain

Orange, Fredrik Hendrik of

Stadtholder of the Netherlands (United Provinces)

Oz, Caroline Platzer, Countess of

Fiancée of Lieutenant Thorsten Engler

Palatinate, Karl Ludwig of the

Elector Palatine in succession to his late father, the Winter King; now in Spanish captivity

Piazza, Ed

Former principal of Grantville high school, later Secretary of State of the NUS, later president of the SoTF

Pierpoint, Gerry

Soldier from Grantville, in Swabia with Horn

Pilcher, Maxine

Grantville elementary school teacher, wife of Keith Pilcher

Pilcher, Keith

Grantville machinist working for Ollie Reardon; commercial representative to the Upper Palatinate; husband of Maxine Pilcher

Platzer, Caroline

See Oz, Countess of

Polyxena, Countess

Lady-in-waiting to Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

Rastetter, Hieronymus

Lawyer employed by Veronica Dreeson in Amberg

Raudegen

Mercenary captain in the Bavarian service; later transfers to that of Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar

Reschly, Mark

Lieutenant, USE Flying Artillery Regiment

Richel, Bartholomaeus

Lawyer, deputy to Joachim Donnersberger as chancellor of Bavaria, diplomat

Richelieu, Armand du Plessis de

Cardinal, first minister of France under Louis XIII

Richter, Anna Elisabetha "Annalise"

Younger sister of Gretchen and Hans Richter

Richter, Kilian

Resident of Grafenwöhr, younger half-brother of the late Johann Stephen Richter and brother-in-law of Veronica Dreeson

Richter, Maria Margaretha "Gretchen"

Organizer of Committees of Correspondence; sister of Hans Richter; wife of Jeff Higgins, now in Amsterdam

Richter, Johann Stephan

Printer in Amberg, Upper Palatinate; first husband of Veronica Dreeson (deceased)

Richter, Maria Dorothea (Mossberger)

Wife of Kilian Richter in Grafenwöhr, sister of Lorenz Mossberger

Richter, Hanna

Veronica Dreeson's stepdaughter, married to Lorenz Mossberger

Richter, Anton

Son of the late Johann Stephan Richter; father of Gretchen, Hans, and Annalise (deceased)

Richter, Hans

Pilot, hero, step-grandson of Veronica Dreeson (deceased)

Richter, Margaretha

Veronica Dreeson's stepdaughter

Richter, Clara

Veronica Dreeson's stepdaughter

Richter, Dorothea

Daughter of Kilian Richter; fiancée of Nicholas Moser

Richter, Hermann

Son of Kilian Richter

Rothwild, Johann

Nephew of Johann Stephan Richter

Rubens, Pieter Paul

Painter; diplomat and adviser to Don Fernando

Rush, Carolyn (Leek)

Associate of Mary Simpson in Magdeburg, working on normal school project

Sartorius, Petrus

Steward of Landgrave Wilhelm Georg of Leuchtenberg in Pruefening

Sattler, Philipp

Swabian, personal liaison of Gustavus Adolphus to Mike Stearns

Saxe-Weimar, Bernhard, Duke of

Brother of Wilhelm and Ernst; traitor to Gustavus Adolphus

Saxe-Weimar, Ernst, Duke of

Brother of Wilhelm IV, duke of Saxe-Weimar, now Wilhelm Wettin; regent for Gustavus Adolphus in the Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz)

Saxe-Weimar, Wilhelm IV, duke of

See Wilhelm Wettin

Scaglia, Alessandro

Diplomat from Savoy, adviser to Isabella Clara Eugenia

Scharffenstein

See Cratz von Scharffenstein

Schmidt, Heinrich

Colonel in the USE army

Schreiner, Hanna

Sister of Matthias Schreiner; wife of Wilhelm Bastl; in Grafenwöhr

Schreiner, Matthias

Husband of Clara Richter

Schreiner, Clara

Brewer in Grafenwöhr, aunt of Matthias Schreiner

Schuster, Casimir

Brother of Veronica Dreeson (deceased)

Schuster Hans Florian

Brother of Veronica Dreeson

Schusterin, Jakobaea

Sister of Veronica Dreeson (deceased)

Schusterin, Veronica

See Dreeson, Veronica

Simpson, John Chandler

USE Admiral

Simpson, Mary

USE socialite and charity activist; wife of USE Admiral John Chandler Simpson

Simpson, Tom

Major, USE Army; son of John Chandler and Mary Simpson; husband of Rita Stearns, Mike Stearns' sister

Sloan, Johnnie

Soldier from Grantville, in Swabia with Horn

Snell, Toby

Grantville military radio operator accompanying the commercial expedition to the Upper Palatinate

Snell, Mary Lou

Mother of Toby Snell

Spain, Don Fernando of

The cardinal-infante; younger brother of King Philip IV of Spain; now king in the Low Countries

Spain, Isabella Clara Eugenia of

Infanta; daughter of Philip II; half-sister of Philip III; widow of Albert of Austria; regent of the Spanish Netherlands; aunt of Don Fernando

Spain, Mariana of

Infanta; married to Archduke Ferdinand III of Austria; sister of Don Fernando of Spain

Spain, Philip IV of

King of Spain, brother of Mariana and of Don Fernando

Spain, Balthasar Carlos of

Infante, son of Philip IV

Stearns, Rebecca (Abrabanel)

Wife of Mike Stearns; USE envoy in Amsterdam

Stearns, Mike

Prime minister of the USE

Stecher, Frau

Chief seamstress at the Austrian Habsburg court

Sweden, Gustav II Adolf of

King of Sweden, Emperor of the USE, High King of the Union of Kalmar

Swiger, Lee Thomas

Military escort of Diane Jackson in Basel

Tanzflecker, Caspar

Iron/metalworker, entrepreneur in the Upper Palatinate

Thornton, Marty

USE soldier from Grantville, in Swabia with Horn

Threlkeld, Burt

USE soldier, with Horn in Swabia

Torstensson, Lennart

Swedish general, in command of USE army

Troeschler, Thomas

Purchaser for ore barges and ore barrels

Turenne, Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de

French general

Urban VIII

Pope

Vervaux, Johannes

Jesuit; confessor of the late Elisabeth Renata of Lorraine, duchess of Bavaria; now tutor to the two younger sons of Duke Albrecht of Bavaria

Vitelleschi, Mutio

Father-General of the Jesuit Order

Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius

Former imperial general, now king of Bohemia

Ward, Mary

Former Mother Superior of the English Ladies, or "Jesuitesses"

Washaw, Carol Ann

Associate of Mary Simpson in Magdeburg, working on normal school project

Wenzin, Thomas von

Bailiff representing Duke Ernst's interests as regent of the Upper Palatinate in Grafenwöhr

Werth, Johann von

Bavarian cavalry colonel, from the lower Rhineland

Wettin, Wilhelm

Formerly duke of Saxe-Weimar, now leader of the opposition party to Mike Stearns in the USE parliament

Wettstein, Johann Rudolf

Basel official, administrator of Riehen

Whitney, Jack

USE soldier from Grantville, in Swabia with Horn

Wigmore, Winifred

Member of the English Ladies

Witty, Carl

Captain, USE Flying Artillery Regiment

Wood, Jesse

Colonel, in command of the USE air force

Zincgref. Julius Wilhelm

Propagandist and public relations specialist for Duke Ernst of Saxe-Weimar

Zwinger, Theodor

Head pastor of the Calvinist churches of Basel, Switzerland; brother-in-law of Johannes Buxtorf the Younger

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