Joachim von Neue Stauffen
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 Duke Neue Stauffen (archival image) | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Affiliation: | Galactic Empire |
| Occupation: | Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire |
| Status: | Deceased |
Duke Joachim von Neue Stauffen (Japanese: ヨアヒム・フォン・ノイエ・シュタウフェン) was Prime Minister of the Galactic Empire during the reign of his son, Sigismund I. Neue Stauffen also served as his son's regent, until he was of age.
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History
The Imperial Premier under the reign of his son, Kaiser Sigismund I, Joachim von Neue Stauffen was the husband of Kaiser Rudolph von Goldenbaum's eldest daughter. Upon the death of Rudolph the Great, numerous riots and revolts broke out across Imperial territory, aiming at reestablishing the republican government that Rudolph had supplanted. Joachim von Neue Stauffen personally led the Imperial army against those rebels, executing nearly four million people. (LOGH: 'Julian's Journey, Mankind's Journey')
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Appearances
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- 'Julian's Journey, Mankind's Journey' (archival image)
Background information
The term Stauffen is a variation of the German word of the Hohenstaufen, a Swabian house of nobility. Neue Stauffen thus relates to a rebirth of the House of Hohenstaufen, as Neue is the plural of Neu, which means New.
Name variations
- Joachim von Neue-Stauffen (Novels)
