Rheinbund
Established Nation
5 April 2021
Trier, Eiffelland
After the old Lothar von Walsrode died, his sons Felix and Armin inherited the Jugendstil villa in Trier-Dahlem. Because Felix was about to retire, he decided to buy Armin’s share in the villa so that he could live in it himself. The renovations took a year, and were finished when Felix actually retired. For the first time in his life, he lived in the country he served. Although, not really for the first time. He went to secondary school in Eiffelland, at the boarding school for children of Eiffellandian diplomats in Trier. Then he served military service in Eiffelland, and studied in Weissenfels. After that, he was admitted to the internship for diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From age 32 until his retirement at age 67, he was sent across the globe.
The reason why the boarding school for the children of diplomats was established was to give the children of diplomats some Eiffellandian roots. Diplomats were not obliged to send their children to this boarding school, but most of them did. The reason was, that there were quite some families who were diplomats by family tradition. In order to prevent that the members of these diplomat dynasties never actually lived in the country they served, they went to secondary school in Eiffelland, served society service in Eiffelland, and studied in Eiffelland.
This year it was for the first time since his student time that Felix Herzog von Walsrode would celebrate Easter in Eiffelland. And even more extraordinary, with his complete family. His eldest child Stephan was currently working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Trier. The reason was, that his wife was currently pregnant. Normally that would not be a reason not to be sent abroad, but his wife had become pregnant through an IVF procedure. With sperm cells of Stephan’s brother Jonathan, because Stephan himself was infertile. But this was a family secret. Officially, Stephan was the father. The only persons outside the family who knew about this were the treating physician, her team, and Jonathan’s boyfriend, Prince Ludwig.
It was not the first time that Stephan’s wife Angela had undergone an IVF procedure. The first time was three years ago, also with Jonathan’s sperm cells, and led to the birth of the young Lothar von Walsrode two years ago. But according to the idea “a heir and a spare”, a second IVF-procedure was initiated.
Meanwhile, Ludwig and Jonathan had started to philosophise about having children themselves. What if a lesbian couple would conceive children through sperm cells of Ludwig and Jonathan?
But that wasn’t a discussion point now. Today they were looking for easter eggs in the garden. Early that morning, Felix had hidden them. Now everybody was looking them up. The young Lothar had been told that the Easter Bunny had hidden the eggs. Until decades ago, the Catholics had their own story for the children: During the Lenten Season, the church bells of Catholic churches didn’t ring; the children were told that the church bells had flown to Tibur and would return at Easter while dropping the easter eggs in the gardens. But this story had been jostled by the Easter Bunny story.
Indeed, the Von Walsrodes looked for easter eggs on Eastermonday. They had already done so the day before, but without Ludwig and Jonathan, who had spent Eastersunday with the Royal Family. It was impossible that Prince Ludwig would be absent from the Easter Mass in the Hofkirche, Trier’s largest church, next to the Royal Palace in the city centre. So Jonathan had to be there as well, as Ludwig’s boyfriend. That also meant that Easter Day was for the Royal Family. Like Christmas Day.
So Ludwig and Jonathan celebrated Eastersunday at the Royal Palace, with looking for eggs in the palace garden, going to Church and having an Easter brunch. Ludwig’s two brothers were there as well, his brother Friedrich with wife and three children Philipp (who would turn 3 in two months), Mathilde and Charlotte (who both would turn 1 in two weeks).
As was the tradition for royal princes, Friedrich, Johann and Ludwig had served in the armed forces for four years before they went to Weissenfels for studying. When Friedrich started to study, the King bought a villa in Weissenfels-Blasewitz where all his three sons would live during their studies together with security staff. Crown-prince Friedrich studied history and law to prepare him for his work as King, Johann studied economics and started a company producing software for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry with three friends (TrialValid), and Ludwig studied law and was active in a student orchestra. Currently Ludwig and Jonathan lived together in the villa. Ideal for Jonathan, who studied medicine, because it was close to the university hospital of Weissenfels.
Wetzlar, Eiffelland
Another man who was celebrating Eastermonday with his family, was Segimer von Heidemar-Siegen. He was a relative of the King, but that family tie went in male line back to 900 years ago. Towards the end of the 11th century, Lothar von Hadamar became the Fürst of Lotharingen. This Lothar had two sons: Lothar and Segimer. Because Lothar was the elder son, he became the Fürst and would become the progenitor of the main line of House Hadamar, as well as the Kings of Eiffelland. But the main line died out in 1784. Originally, the house rules stipulated that the oldest side branch would inherit. And the oldest side branch was the Segimer-line. But King Lothar XV had changed the houserules without the leader of the Segimer-line knowing it. This went to court, but the court ruled that King Lothar XV was allowed to change the house rules. Since then, there is an enmity between the King of Eiffelland and the Segimer-line. Meanwhile, the sidebranch inheriting the throne died out as well, so that currently a new sidebranch is ruling. And that while the Segimer-branch never debranched.
Segimer von Heidemar-Siegen was a conservative man. Very conservative. Actually, he was far-right. Segimer von Heidemar-Siegen saw with regret how Eiffelland became a liberal lovefest.
But he had plans. Chancellor Von Seydewitz was very active during his reign. He not only broke down Horst Jörgens's drugs empire, but also eliminated the Gotisch-Eiffelländische Liga (GEL). Now Segimer was building up a far-right organisation again. But nobody could prove that. From the outside, he was a businessman with a good reputation. Of course the secret service knew that something was brewing, but not exactly what. Von Seydewitz was proud about "dismantling" the GEL, but a consequence was that the far-rights went underground. Now the authorities hardly had a focus on it.
Trier, Eiffelland
After the old Lothar von Walsrode died, his sons Felix and Armin inherited the Jugendstil villa in Trier-Dahlem. Because Felix was about to retire, he decided to buy Armin’s share in the villa so that he could live in it himself. The renovations took a year, and were finished when Felix actually retired. For the first time in his life, he lived in the country he served. Although, not really for the first time. He went to secondary school in Eiffelland, at the boarding school for children of Eiffellandian diplomats in Trier. Then he served military service in Eiffelland, and studied in Weissenfels. After that, he was admitted to the internship for diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From age 32 until his retirement at age 67, he was sent across the globe.
The reason why the boarding school for the children of diplomats was established was to give the children of diplomats some Eiffellandian roots. Diplomats were not obliged to send their children to this boarding school, but most of them did. The reason was, that there were quite some families who were diplomats by family tradition. In order to prevent that the members of these diplomat dynasties never actually lived in the country they served, they went to secondary school in Eiffelland, served society service in Eiffelland, and studied in Eiffelland.
This year it was for the first time since his student time that Felix Herzog von Walsrode would celebrate Easter in Eiffelland. And even more extraordinary, with his complete family. His eldest child Stephan was currently working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Trier. The reason was, that his wife was currently pregnant. Normally that would not be a reason not to be sent abroad, but his wife had become pregnant through an IVF procedure. With sperm cells of Stephan’s brother Jonathan, because Stephan himself was infertile. But this was a family secret. Officially, Stephan was the father. The only persons outside the family who knew about this were the treating physician, her team, and Jonathan’s boyfriend, Prince Ludwig.
It was not the first time that Stephan’s wife Angela had undergone an IVF procedure. The first time was three years ago, also with Jonathan’s sperm cells, and led to the birth of the young Lothar von Walsrode two years ago. But according to the idea “a heir and a spare”, a second IVF-procedure was initiated.
Meanwhile, Ludwig and Jonathan had started to philosophise about having children themselves. What if a lesbian couple would conceive children through sperm cells of Ludwig and Jonathan?
But that wasn’t a discussion point now. Today they were looking for easter eggs in the garden. Early that morning, Felix had hidden them. Now everybody was looking them up. The young Lothar had been told that the Easter Bunny had hidden the eggs. Until decades ago, the Catholics had their own story for the children: During the Lenten Season, the church bells of Catholic churches didn’t ring; the children were told that the church bells had flown to Tibur and would return at Easter while dropping the easter eggs in the gardens. But this story had been jostled by the Easter Bunny story.
Indeed, the Von Walsrodes looked for easter eggs on Eastermonday. They had already done so the day before, but without Ludwig and Jonathan, who had spent Eastersunday with the Royal Family. It was impossible that Prince Ludwig would be absent from the Easter Mass in the Hofkirche, Trier’s largest church, next to the Royal Palace in the city centre. So Jonathan had to be there as well, as Ludwig’s boyfriend. That also meant that Easter Day was for the Royal Family. Like Christmas Day.
So Ludwig and Jonathan celebrated Eastersunday at the Royal Palace, with looking for eggs in the palace garden, going to Church and having an Easter brunch. Ludwig’s two brothers were there as well, his brother Friedrich with wife and three children Philipp (who would turn 3 in two months), Mathilde and Charlotte (who both would turn 1 in two weeks).
As was the tradition for royal princes, Friedrich, Johann and Ludwig had served in the armed forces for four years before they went to Weissenfels for studying. When Friedrich started to study, the King bought a villa in Weissenfels-Blasewitz where all his three sons would live during their studies together with security staff. Crown-prince Friedrich studied history and law to prepare him for his work as King, Johann studied economics and started a company producing software for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry with three friends (TrialValid), and Ludwig studied law and was active in a student orchestra. Currently Ludwig and Jonathan lived together in the villa. Ideal for Jonathan, who studied medicine, because it was close to the university hospital of Weissenfels.
Wetzlar, Eiffelland
Another man who was celebrating Eastermonday with his family, was Segimer von Heidemar-Siegen. He was a relative of the King, but that family tie went in male line back to 900 years ago. Towards the end of the 11th century, Lothar von Hadamar became the Fürst of Lotharingen. This Lothar had two sons: Lothar and Segimer. Because Lothar was the elder son, he became the Fürst and would become the progenitor of the main line of House Hadamar, as well as the Kings of Eiffelland. But the main line died out in 1784. Originally, the house rules stipulated that the oldest side branch would inherit. And the oldest side branch was the Segimer-line. But King Lothar XV had changed the houserules without the leader of the Segimer-line knowing it. This went to court, but the court ruled that King Lothar XV was allowed to change the house rules. Since then, there is an enmity between the King of Eiffelland and the Segimer-line. Meanwhile, the sidebranch inheriting the throne died out as well, so that currently a new sidebranch is ruling. And that while the Segimer-branch never debranched.
Segimer von Heidemar-Siegen was a conservative man. Very conservative. Actually, he was far-right. Segimer von Heidemar-Siegen saw with regret how Eiffelland became a liberal lovefest.
But he had plans. Chancellor Von Seydewitz was very active during his reign. He not only broke down Horst Jörgens's drugs empire, but also eliminated the Gotisch-Eiffelländische Liga (GEL). Now Segimer was building up a far-right organisation again. But nobody could prove that. From the outside, he was a businessman with a good reputation. Of course the secret service knew that something was brewing, but not exactly what. Von Seydewitz was proud about "dismantling" the GEL, but a consequence was that the far-rights went underground. Now the authorities hardly had a focus on it.
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