Wilhelm Heinrich Meyer
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 Wilhelm at Collegium II A.S. LII | ||||||||||||
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 Per bend sinister Or and checky Sable and Or, a bend sinister Gules and in dexter chief an eagle Sable. |
Persona History
Wilhelm Heinrich Meyer ( Vil'hem HIEN-rikh Mahy-er) was born Mai 16, 1553 outside Hamburg, Saxony within the lands of the Holy Roman Empire. Wilhelm's Groß Urgroßvater was a wealthy land owner and involved in local politics - a Meiger (Mayor) for some time and council member for the village. His Urgroßvater followed a similar path, but by the time Grandfather came of age the Duchy of Saxony was dissolved and my family sold much of it's lands and moved closer to Hamburg. His Großvater and Vater made their way as merchants, eventually being accepted to the Merchants Guild and making their money from trade and marriage. My father married a wool merchants daughter and my eldest brother died as an infant. My mother died giving birth to my sister. My father was never the same after, for him, her death was all in vain as my sister died after being kicked by a horse at age six. My younger brother ran off with a girl after father forbid him to marry her and I haven't seen him since.
Following in my father's profession I was taught in many different skills and trades to identify quality workmanship and fine goods. I've became a reputable merchant in my own right and have dabbled in all sorts of trade skills. Fortune has allowed me to study the written word and the process of printing and illumination. I am also deft in leather-craft, tailoring, the brewing of meads and even some metalworking.
As the heir apparent, I was betrothed to a land owner's daughter on her birth. Magdalena and I love each other and we were married in 1581. Magdalena is in the service of her lady mother and has since taken my son with her in her service to the court of Queen Elisabeth.
As my father slid into a perpetual state of drunkenness after my mother and sisters death, I sold what I could, packed up my livelihood and decided to make my way in the world. I found myself in the area known as Cranehaven in the Kingdom of AnTir. For me the land and people reminded me of home in Saxony and there seemed an opportunity to begin anew. I miss Magdalena and my son Otto both but I am busy preparing for to join me soon in this new land.
Family Tree
| LIFESPAN | RELATION |
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| Groß Urgroßvater: Heinrich Meyer | |
| Urgroßvater: Wilhelm Meyer | |
| Großvater: Hans Meyer | |
| Vater: Heinrich Hans Meyer | |
| 1532- 1557 | Mutter: Katherine Anne Schaeffer (deceased -died in childbirth) |
| 1551 -1551 | Bruder: Johannes (deceased -died as an infant) |
| 1553 - Present | Bruder: Balthasar |
| 1557 - 1563 | Schwester: Anne (deceased -kicked by horse) |
| 1554 - Present | Ehefrau: Magdalena Stecker (Married in 1581) |
| 1588 - Present | Sohn: Otto Meyer |