Baumeister Family

The Benno Baumeister Knighthood is a hereditary knighthood who serve as vassal of the territory located in the far southern tip of the Helmut Kingdom, on the continent of Lingaia. It is among the poorest noble territories under Duke Amadeus Freitak von Bleichröder, who 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 von Benno 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 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, King Helmut permanently upgraded the Baumeister family's hereditary title to baronet. At the same time, discussions indicated that within 10 years or once significant additional development of the Baumeister territory has happened, the family's hereditary title will likely be again elevated to baron.

## Members

* Artur von Benno Baumeister, 4th knight of the Benno Baumeister branch (retired)
	+ Johanna von Benno Baumeister Baumeister, wife
		- Kurt von Benno 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 von Benno Baumeister, 2nd son; 5th knight/baronet of the Benno Baumeister branch
			* Marlene Baumeister, first wife
				+ Leon Baumeister, son; presumptive heir of the Benno Baumeister branch
				+ Klara Baumeister, daughter
				+ Unnamed Son
			* Jutta von Feinen, second wife; daughter of Baron Feinen

## Former Members

* Paul von Benno Baumeister, 3rd son; has his own knight/baronet of a new Paul von Benno Baumeister branch within Wend's territorry
	+ Unnamed, wife
	+ He is not considered a branch family
* Helmut von Benno Baumeister, now **Helmut von Baumeister**, 4th son; (fomer)1st knight/baronet and head of Stuttburg's Baumeister knightdom
	+ Friede von Baumeister, wife; from the capital branch of Baumeisters
		- Alexis von Baumeister, son; presumptive heir
		- He is not considered a branch family
* Erich von Benno Baumeister, now **Erich Wilhelm von Brandt**, 5th son; 1st baron and head of the von Brandt knightdom/barony.
	+ Miriam Wilhelm von Brandt, wife
		- Jürgen von Brandt, son; presumed heir
		- He is not considered a branch family

* Wendelin von Benno Baumeister, 8th son 1st baronet/baron/count/margrave of a new Wendelin von Benno Baumeister of a new Family line and head of the Baumeister County(Earldom)/Margraviate.
	+ Since he was made a Baronette at 12 he was no longer considered part of the Family and has his own line.
	+ He is not considered a branch family

## Never Part of the Baumeister Knighthood

* Elise Katharina von Hohenheim, first/head wife (1st marriage); "Saint" of the Holy Church
	+ Friedrich Baumeister, son; presumptive heir of the Wendelin Baumeister
	+ Marte Baumeister, daughter

* Wilmal Etol von Asgahan, second wife (1st marriage); skilled melee fighter with "hero syndrome", daughter of Associate Baron Asgahan
	+ Irene Baumeister, daughter
	+ Hubert Baumeister, son
* Katharina Linda von Waigel, third wife (1st marriage); honorary baroness of Waigel
	+ Kaien Baumeister, son; future knight of Waigel (restored title)
	+ Georg Baumeister, son
* Katia von Eulenberg, fourth wife (2nd marriage); dual saber-wielding magician/adventurer and dragonslayer, daughter of the Eulenburg knightdom
	+ Hilde Baumeister, daughter
	+ Egon Baumeister, son
* Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik, fifth wife (1st marriage); user of magic-infused martial arts, 3rd daughter of a retainer of Margrave/Duke Bleichröder
	+ Elsa Baumeister, daughter
	+ Olaf Baumeister, son
* Iina Suzane Hirenbrant, sixth wife (1st marriage); user of magic-infused spear combat techniques, 3rd daughter of a retainer of Margrave/ Duke Bleichröder
	+ Anna Baumeister, daughter
	+ Lars Baumeister, son
* Lisa Clemente Ulrique Exler, seventh wife (3rd marriage); adventurer/magician "Lisa the Blizzard"
	+ Laura Baumeister, daughter
	+ Niklas Baumeister, son
* Ryoko Akitsushima, eighth wife (later marriage); deputy secretary/vicereine of Akitsushima on behalf of Wendelin
	+ Ryosuke Baumeister, son
* Yui Matsunaga, ninth wife (later marriage); the only daughter of the Matsunaga clan head from the central territories of Akitsushima
	+ Kudori Baumeister, son
* Yuki Hosokawa, tenth wife (later marriage); acting deputy general of Akitsushima and assistant to Ryoko
	+ Fumiko Baumeister, daughter
* Agnes, eleventh wife (later marriage); originally a student of Wendelin whose family owns a chain of optical stores and who coincidentally shares the same first name as Wend's elder half sister
	+ Maria Baumeister, daughter
* Cindy, twelfth wife (later marriage); originally a student of Wendelin whose family owns several flower shops
	+ Vanessa Baumeister, daughter
* Betty, thirteenth wife (later marriage); originally a student of Wendelin whose family owns a restaurant business in Stadtburg
	+ Hera Baumeister, daughter
* Therese Sigrid von Philip, fourteenth wife (later marriage); originally Wend's mistress; Duchess of Philip (Holy Urqhart Empire, retired)
	+ Flora Baumeister, daughter
	+ Dirk Baumeister, son
* Elisabeth Weil Sonntag, ??? wife (later marriage); the former crown princess of the demons
	+ Unnamed offspring (per WN Final Ch./Ep. 163)
* Philine von Bleichröder, fiancée (engaged between 1st and 2nd marriages); recently-legitimized daughter of Duke Bleichröder, born out of an affair with a commoner from the Holy Urqhart Empire
* Fujiko Date, fiancée (later engagement); the only daughter of the Date clan of Yonezawa castle in the northern territories of Akishima
* Lulu von Benno Baumeister, fiancée (later engagement); the child-mayor of a large inhabited island south of the Baumeister territories
* Amalie Mainbach, sex-teacher (before Wend's 1st marriage), mistress after ( Wend's 1st marriage); now wife/concubine,formerly Amalie Baumeister, widow of Kurt
	+ Rosina Baumeister, daughter with Wend

## Remained after Artur Retired

* Leila, mistress; daughter of the village chief, Klaus
	+ Walter Baumeister, 6th son
	+ Karl Baumeister, 7th son
	+ Agnes von Benno Baumeister, 1st daughter
		- Norbert (no last name), husband
	+ Karina Baumeister, 2nd daughter
		- Rainer (no last name), husband

## References

1. ↑ HHT chapter-55-beginning-the-development-of-the-baumeister-earldom