Wilhelm von Littenheim

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Marquis Littenheim (797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE))
Gender:	Male
Affiliation:	Galactic Empire (Lippstadt Alliance)
Rank:	High admiral (Lippstadt Alliance)
Flagship(s):	Ostmark
Status:	Deceased (murder)
Died:	797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE)
Played by:	Mikio Terashima (Deceased)

Wilhelm von Littenheim III (Japanese: ウィルヘルム・フォン・リッテンハイム3世) was an Imperial Marquis, and son-in-law to Kaiser Friedrich IV.

History

Marquis Littenheim had a longstanding feud with Duke Otho von Braunschweig as both were son-in-laws to Kaiser Friedrich IV. As Friedrich IV had no heirs, this made both Marquis Littenheim and Duke Braunschweig, through the proxies of their children, contenders for control of the throne of the Galactic Empire.

When Kaiser Friedrich IV suddenly died in November 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE), Marquis Littenheim's 14 year old daughter, Sabine von Littenheim, became a contender for the throne. Ultimately, the alliance between Imperial prime minister Klaus von Lichtenlade and admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm gave the throne to Erwin Josef II. Refusing to give up, Marquis Littenheim allied himself with the Braunschweig family, who had supported the Otto von Braunschweig's own daughter, Elisabeth von Braunschweig for the throne, and formed the Lippstadt Alliance. (LOGH: 'New Trends', 'The Lippstadt Conspiracy')

Family Life

It was a suppressed fact that Sabine, and Elisabeth von Braunschweig, had inherited a genetic disease via their mothers, who were sisters. Under the Inferior Genes Exclusion Act, this would have made Sabine and Elisabeth ineligible for the throne, and would have disgraced both Duke Braunschweig and Marquis Littenheim. (The Retriever|Chapter IV)

Appendices

Appearances

Name variations

• Wilhelmi von Littenheim (LD subtitles)

Background information

Wilhelm is a very common German noble name, like Wilhelm II of Prussia. Littenheim is a city in middle Alsace.^{[clean-up needed]}