Cast of Characters
Key:
fi d-t - fictional down-timer
hi d-t - historical down-timer
fi u-t - fictional up-timer
hi u-t - historical up-timer
Abrazamontis, Piero—see Fucilla
Alcom, Garland (fi u-t), explosives manufacturer in Grantville, SoTF, in 1632-1633
Bagehot, Walter (hi u-t), nineteenth-century English writer on political theory
Balde, Jacob, S.J. (hi d-t), playwright and poet, dividing time between the faculties of the Jesuit Collegium in Amberg, Upper Palatinate, and the University of Ingolstadt
Bamberg, Franz von Hatzfeld, bishop of (hi d-t), residing in the Rhineland; Catholic
Barlow, Barbara “Bibi” (fi u-t), pharmacy clerk in Grantville 1633
Baumschlager, Hans (fi d-t), sergeant, Upper Palatine Grenzjaeger regiment
Bavaria, Albrecht, duke of (hi d-t), younger brother and heir to Duke Maximilian
Sigmund Albrecht, duke of (hi d-t), younger surviving son of Duke Albrecht
Maximilian, duke of (hi d-t), ruler of Bavaria; opponent of the USE
Maximilian Heinrich, duke of (hi d-t), older surviving son of Duke Albrecht
Bellamy, Arnold (fi u-t), USE Government, Department of State, 1634-1635; formerly NUS government, Department of International Affairs
Böcler, Johann Heinrich “Heinz” (hi d-t), private secretary to Duke Ernst
Bozarth, Brick (fi u-t), NUS and then SoTF trade delegate in Regensburg
Coppola, Giovanni—see Fucilla
Dalberg, Werner von (fi d-t), lawyer and head of the Fourth of July Party in the Upper Palatinate
Denmark, Auguste, princess of (hi d-t), widow of the duke of Holstein-Gottorp, mother of the countess of Pfalz-Sulzbach
Christian IV, king of (hi d-t), brother of Auguste and Hedwig
Hedwig, princess of (hi d-t), childless widow of John George of Saxony’s older brother
Dewitz, Georg von (hi d-t), commander of Swedish garrison in Ingolstadt 1635
Domicilla (fi d-t), cook for Fucilla and Rugatti, widow, originally from Ragusa (now Dubrovnik)
Donhauserin, Mechthilde (fi d-t), innkeeper in Amberg, Upper Palatinate; married to Dionys Prohorsky
Ebeling, Jacob (fi u-t), major in SoTF National Guard
Vanessa (Jones) (fi u-t), instructor at normal school in Amberg
Eckenberger, Georg (hi d-t), Lutheran pastor
Eichstätt, Johann Christoph von Westerstetten (hi d-t), bishop of; enthusiastic witchcraft persecutor; Catholic
Ernst, duke—see Saxe-Weimar
Esposito, Lorenzo—see Rugatti
Ferdinand II (hi d-t), deceased; Holy Roman Emperor
Fuchs von Walberg auf Winklarn, Johann Friedrich (hi d-t), exile, speaker of the Upper Palatinate Estates; Lutheran
Fucilla, Paolo (fi d-t), sales representative for Vignelli Business Machines, ex-mercenary in the service of Spain
Grube, Stanislas “Stentzel” (fi d-t), reporter in Amberg, Upper Palatinate
Gundelfinger, Helene (fi d-t), vice president of the State of Thuringia-Franconia; succeeds Ed Piazza as president in July 1636
Gustav II Adolf (hi d-t), king of Sweden, emperor of the United States of Europe
Hart, Dexter “Ape” (fi u-t), employee of Garland Alcom in Grantville, 1633
Hart, Arthur “Monkey” (fi u-t), employee of Garland Alcom in Grantville 1633
Hardy, Deirdre “Dee” (fi u-t), student at the normal school in Amberg beginning fall 1635
Hatzfeld, Franz von—see Bamberg
Heinzerling, Augustus “Gus” (fi d-t), ex-Jesuit; Roman Catholic priest at St. Mary’s, Grantville
Hell, Caspar, S.J. (hi d-t), rector of the Jesuit Collegium in Amberg, Upper Palatinate
Holstein-Gottorp, Hedwig, duchess of (hi d-t), widow of Count August of Pfalz-Sulzbach; regent for and subsequently guardian of her children; Lutheran
Hopfenbeck, Thomas (hi d-t), member of the Committee of Correspondence in Amberg, Oberpfalz
Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Anna, duchess of (hi d-t), deceased; widow of Philipp Ludwig, count of Pfalz-Neuburg; mother of Wolfgang Wilhelm, August, and Johann Friedrich; Lutheran
Keitel, Theodor (fi d-t), head of the Committees of Correspondence in the Upper Palatinate
Kellermeister, Sebastian (fi d-t), reporter in Amberg, Upper Palatinate
Kienitz, Charlotte (fi d-t), head of the Fourth of July Party in the Province of Mecklenburg
Koch, Ronella (fi u-t), wife of Jonas Justinus Muselius; instructor at the normal school in Amberg
Korn, Lutz (fi d-t), member of the Committee of Correspondence in Amberg, Oberpfalz
Langenfeld—see Spee
Leitsinger, Erdmann (fi d-t), member of the Committee of Correspondence in Amberg, Oberpfalz
Lena (fi d-t), sister of Erdmann; CoC member in Amberg, Oberpfalz
Lodron, Paris von—see Salzburg
Lux, Jurgen (fi d-t), captain, Upper Palatine Grenzjaeger regiment, recently promoted spring 1635
Manrique, Miguel de (fi d-t), Spanish commander at the Wartburg; 1636 in the employ of Fernando, king in the Low Countries
Mechthilde—see Donhauserin
Medici, Claudia de’ (hi d-t), regent of Tyrol for her sons; marries Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
Muselius, Jonas Justinus (fi d-t), rector of the new Imperial Normal School in Amberg, Upper Palatinate; former village school teacher; then teacher in Grantville 1631-spring 1635
Nasi, Francisco (fi d-t), chief of espionage for Emperor Gustav Adolf
Palatinate, Karl Ludwig, count of the (hi d-t), oldest son and heir of the Winter King, in polite custody in Brussels
Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Christian, count of (hi d-t), appointed interim administrator of the Upper Palatinate by Gustav Adolf, November 1635-July 1636
Pfalz-Hilpoltstein, Johann Friedrich, count of (hi d-t), former ruler of one of the formerly quasi-independent jurisdictions incorporated into the Upper Palatinate; Lutheran
Pfalz-Neuburg, Anna, dowager duchess—see Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Pfalz-Neuburg, Wolfgang Wilhelm, count of (hi d-t), deceased; former ruler of one of the formerly quasi-independent jurisdictions incorporated into the Upper Palatinate; older brother of August and Johann Friedrich; Catholic
Pfalz-Sulzbach, August, count of (hi d-t), deceased; former ruler of one of the formerly quasi-independent jurisdictions incorporated into the Upper Palatinate; Lutheran; for his wife, see Holstein-Gottorp
Christian August, count of (hi d-t), minor heir of Count August
Piazza, Edward (fi u-t), president of the State of Thuringia-Franconia; prime minister of USE as of July 1636
Pichtel, Konrad Balthasar (hi d-t), lawyer, hired by the Upper Palatinate Estates spring 1636; Lutheran
Pilcher, Keith (fi u-t), NUS and later SoTF delegate to the iron industry in the Upper Palatinate
Maxine (Maddox) (fi u-t), instructor at normal school in Amberg, Upper Palatinate
Megan (fi u-t) daughter of Keith and Maxine
Prohorsky, Dionys (fi d-t), innkeeper in Amberg, husband of Frau Mechthilde
Prohorsky, Lambert (fi d-t), oldest son of Dionys and Mechthilde
Radke, Wolfgang (hi d-t), SoTF Secretary of Education; prominent educational reformer
Ranke, Jacob (fi d-t), reporter in Amberg, Upper Palatinate
Ratichius—see Radke
Regensburg, Albert von Törring-Stein (hi d-t), bishop of; Catholic
Richards, Preston (fi u-t), chief of police in Grantville, SoTF
Richter, Annalise (fi d-t), granddaughter of Kilian Richter (deceased), who was the former owner of the premises in Amberg, Upper Palatinate, where the Jesuit Collegium is located
Rickel, Jozef (fi d-t), CoC member in Amberg, Oberpfalz; manages shop for Fucilla and Rugatti when both are out of town
Richius, Neidhardt (fi d-t), private secretary to Count Christian of Pfalz-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
Rubenbauer, Hans (fi d-t), member of the Committee of Correspondence in Amberg, Oberpfalz
Johann Thomas (fi d-t), brother of Hans; student at the University of Ingolstadt
Rugatti, Carlo (fi d-t), sales representative for Vignelli Business Machines, ex-mercenary in the service of Spain
Salzburg, Paris von Lodron, archbishop of (hi d-t), archbishop of Salzburg; Catholic
Sardella, Tomasso—see Rugatti
Saxe-Weimar, Albrecht, duke of (hi d-t), brother of Wilhelm and Ernst, runs the family properties
Bernhard, duke of (hi d-t), subsequently grand duke of the Free County of Burgundy
Ernst, duke of (hi d-t), appointed by Emperor Gustav Adolf as administrator of the Upper Palatinate and subsequently of Saxony
Wilhelm, duke of (hi d-t), aka Wilhelm Wettin, Crown-Loyalist prime minister of the USE between July 1635 and July 1636
Schwandorfer, Achaz (fi d-t), head of the Committee of Correspondence in Amberg, Oberpfalz
Schupp, Johann Balthasar (hi d-t), educational reformer; instructor at the normal school in Amberg
Spee von Langenfeld, Friedrich, S.J. (hi d-t), author of the Cautio Criminalis against witchcraft persecutions
Stearns, Michael (fi u-t), prime minister of the United States of Europe 1633-1635; subsequently general
Rita (fi u-t), sister of Michael Stearns, married to Tom Simpson; ambassadress to Bavaria
Törring-Stein, Albert—see Regensburg
Vignelli, Arno (fi d-t), business machines entrepreneur, headquartered in Tyrol
Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von (hi d-t), aka Venceslas V Adalbertus, king of Bohemia
Wettin, Ernst—see Saxe-Weimar
Westerstetten, Johann Christoph von—see Eichstätt