Artur von Benno Baumeister

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## Artur Baumeister

* Anime
* Manga

## Personal Information

### Spouse(s)

Johanna von Benno Baumeister (Wife)Leila (Wife)

### Children

Kurt von Benno Baumeister (1st Son; Deceased)
Hermann von Benno Baumeister (2nd Son)
Paul von Benno Baumeister (3rd Son)
Helmut von Baumeister (4th Son)
Erich Baumeister (5th Son)
Walter (6th Son; Leila)
Karl (7th Son; Leila)
Agnes (1st Daughter; Leila)
Karina (2nd Daughter; Leila)
Wendelin Baumeister (8th Son)

### Relatives

Leila (Mistress; Klaus's Daughter)
Amalie Mainbach (Daughter in Law; Kurt)
Miriam (Daughter in Law; Erich)
Marlene (Daughter in Law; Hermann)
Karl Mainbach (Grandson; Kurt/Amalie)
Oskar Mainbach (Grandson; Kurt/Amalie)
Leon Baumeister (Grandson; Hermann/Marlene)
Klara Baumeister (Granddaughter; Hermann/Marlene)
Elise Katharina von Hohenheim (Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Wilmal Etol von Asgahan ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Katharina Linda von Waigel ((Daughter-in-Law:Wende)
Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Iina Suzane Hirenbrant ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Katia von Eulenberg ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Lisa Clemente Ulrique Exler ( (Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Ryoko Akitsushima ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Yui Matsunaga ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Yuki Hosokawa ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Agnes von Benno Baumeister (Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Cindy von Benno Baumeister  ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Betty von Benno Baumeister ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Elisabeth Weil Sonntag ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Therese Sigrid von Philip ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Philine von Bleichröder ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Fujiko Date ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Lulu von Benno Baumeister ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
Amalie Mainbach ((Daughter-in-Law:Wend)
2 unnamed Demon Daughter-in-Laws:Wend end of Novel
Friedrich von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Marte von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Irene von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Hubert von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Kaien von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Georg von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Hilde von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Egon von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Elsa von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Olaf von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Anna von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Lars von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Laura von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Niklas von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Ryosuke von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Kudori von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Fumiko von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Maria von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Vanessa von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Hera von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Rosina von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Flora von Benno Baumeister (Granddaughter; Wend)
Dirk von Benno Baumeister (Grandson;Wend)
Unnamed Human and Demon Grandchildren end of novel

### Occupation

Head of the Baumeister Family (Retired)
Hereditary Knight (Retired)

## Physical description

### Age

45(start)
50
52

## Character Details

### Magic

None

*Artur Baumeister is one of the male supporting tritagonist in "Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou!" He is Wendelin Baumeister's father. He was, until his forced retirement, the head of theBaumeister Knight Territory and a hereditary knight.*

## Appearance

Artur has brown hair and eyes. He wears darkish noble clothing.

## Personality

He only thinks of himself and his heir and considers his other children to be disposable. He had a sickness towards women as he was known in the village as sleeping with married women and getting them pregnant. This caused him and Klaus, who had to settle with the husbands monetarily, to be hated. He also has no problem taking money from the fiefs population and claiming it is for the betterment of the territory. The reward the Demon Forest survivors received he taxed till them was nothing left. This is probably were Kurt got the idea to try and tax Wend to steal him money. This of course backfired since Wend was a Baron and a powerful magician.

## Synopsis

### Background

Artur is the 4th person to hold the Benno Baumeister peerage as a hereditary knight. His great-grandfather had come to the territory specifically to gain a noble title by achieving development of a portion of the monster-infested lands of the forest.

### Plot

It is revealed early on the Artur only participated in the Demon Forest Expedition as a means to gain valuable resources. When Wend finds out about this, he is highly upset that he did it for that purpose and cost people their lives.

Artur cares deeply about the future of the territory, but feels constrained by the requirements of tradition. He knew his eldest son Kurt was not suitable to be the next head, but cannot bring himself to deny Kurt the position as presumptive heir. After Wendelin leaves the territory, Artur slowly grants Kurt more and more authority with the intention of preparing him to take on the role, but Kurt instead becomes more corrupt and abusive with his new power.

When Kurt dies in an ill-fated attempt to assassinate Wendelin, Artur is forced to retire and officially passes the position to his second son Hermann, effectively unifying the main branch and the junior-commander branch of the family within the territory.

## Etymology

* **Artur** is Roman means **"Bear-Like"**
* **Von** is Dutch and means one of **"Noble"** birth.
* **Benno** is Germanic and means **"Bear."**
* **Baumeister** is Germanic and means **"Builder" or "Architect."**

## Abilities & Skills

### Skills

Artur is a farmer by trade and is almost completely illiterate and lacks a proper education. Due to his illiteracy he is forced to rely heavily on Klaus, the village chief, who not only can read and write, but can also calculate numbers necessary for handling taxation and revenue.

## Relationships

### Kurt von Benno Baumeister

Kurt is his 1st son, and was until his death, the presumptive heir to the household and Knight peerage. Artur shunned all his other children to maintain the status quo to have Kurt inherit even though some of his other children where better suited. In hindsight he stated that if Erich had inherited he would have maintained a good relationship with Wend and used him to benefit the territory, unlike Kurt who only saw him as the enemy.

### Hermann von Benno Baumeister

Hermann is his 2nd son, who married into the branch family of the Baumeister household, an hereditary retainer position which acts as the Junior Commander in times of war.

After Kurt's death and Artur's retirement, Hermann succeeded Artur to the Knight peerage.

### Erich Baumeister

Erich is his 5th son who has charisma and intelligence. He can read, write and do math unlike Kurt who cannot do any of them. He is the closest with Wend.

### Wendelin Baumeister

Wendelin is his 8th son, and the main protagonist of the series. When he found out Wend could use magic, he told Kurt von Benno Baumeister not to bother him and let him have his independence. He wanted Wend to leave as not to cause a succession problem.

## Etymology

* **Artur** is either Roman or Celtic and means "Bear Like"
* **Von** is Dutch and means one of "Noble" birth.
* **Benno** is Germanic and means "Bear."
* **Baumeister** is Germanic and means "Builder" or "Architect."

## Trivia

* Wend considers his father irresponsible.
* He pretty much stole the compensation or consolation given to the survivors of the Demon Forest Expedition.
* He had affairs with many married and unmarried women that Klaus had to take care of by paying them hush money and moving them out of the territory. It is rumored that there are illegitimate children fathered by him
* He didn't meet Amadeus Freitak von Bleichröder till Interlude 24
* In Manga Chapter 69 he calls Johanna his mistress , not wife
* According to Erich he only participated in the failed Demon Forest Expedition to increase his wealth.
* His mansion has four maids over 70 to ensure that he can't get any of them pregnant.
* In the Novel he is aware when in a magician, but for for stability of the territory he keeps it under wraps. In the Anime him and Kurt make fun of Wend when it comes to magic.

## References

1. ↑ HHT Chapter-47-once-again-klaus
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 HHT Chapter 15-separation-with-Erich-nii-san
3. ↑ HHT Interlude 24 - Concerning-a-certain-custom-of-nobles
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 HHT Interlude 19 - the-depression-of-the-baumeister-family's-eldest-son
5. ↑ HHT Chapter 9 - Everyday in the forest
6. ↑ HHT Chapter 20 - small-family-feud
7. ↑ HHT Chapter 3 a-poor-noble-house-in-the-southernmost-frontier