Fritz von Holzgethan

Fritz von Holzgethan is a member of the Holzgethan Dynasty. He is Crowned Prince of Austria and a member of the Royal Guard. His mother is Yennefer von Holzgethan and his father is Maximillian von Excaliburg.

### Appearance and Personality

He is a man of 16 years, of tall stature, assumed to be at least 6'0. Fritz has brown brown hair, of which is often slicked back or put in a curtains style with facial hear shaped into mutton chops. Despite the brown hair Fritz possesses, he still possesses the Holzgethan grey eyes, also possessing a cleft chin. He tends to have a distaste for the fine silks common amongst the upper nobility, with a clear preference towards plate and mail for most occasions.

Fritz von Holzgethan is an intelligent man, with a high level of education. However, his swordsmanship is merely good compared to his peers. He has been shown to be popular amongst the populace for his generosity and rejection of a courtly life, preferring to be alone with nature or interacting with the peasantry of Wien. Due to the aforementioned reasons, he is disliked by much of the High Nobility who perceive him as a threat to their power.

### Fritz' Life

#### Early Life

Fritz von Holzgethan was born in February 24 1384 to Yennefer von Holzgethan and Maximillian von Excaliburg. He was born during the 2nd Bohemian War (1382-1386) he was the elder of two twins who were born, the other being his sister.

Throughout his years as a toddler, Fritz and his sister, Maria were virtually inseparable from one another as they did almost everything they did together. It was only until they began to be separately educated at 7 years old did they begin to not be around on another much. Fritz used to sneak out of the palaces with her every fortnight when the guard patrols were the least present and spoke to the common folk of Wien, and often Fritz would teach her sword fighting and more manly arts in secrecy.

He studied a multitude of languages including Latin, High German, French and Greek until he was 10. He began to also study statecraft and warfare from the age of 7, the former exceeding in and the latter well in, yet not so much. On March 15 1399 at the age of 15 years, he received the title of "Crowned Prince" from his mother who had recently taken the crown.

#### In the Army

Fritz enrolled into the Household Guard at the age of 13. As it was customary for a Male heir to serve in the Royal Guard, he was knighted at the age of 15 during the ceremony to bestow the title of 'Crowned Prince' upon him and later inducted into the Guard as a Man-at-Arms on the day after his 16th Birthday.

During his time in the Household Guard, Fritz served in the First 'Crown' Retinue, which patrolled the Royal Palace in Wien. During this time, his charisma and potential for leadership began to form, as he rose to the rank of Serjeant-at-Arms in the year he served before his knighting. Upon his appointment as a Man-at-Arms of the Royal Guard, he was assigned to the 'First Royal Lance'.

#### As Crowned Prince

Fritz has only recently been appointed as Crowned Prince, with not much to worry about, Fritz has only to focus on his duties as a First Lanceman of the Royal Guard.