Thomas Baden
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Thomas Edward Staunton-Baden is a former Count and Privy Councillor of the Holy Orenian Empire, who served as High Magistrate to Emperor Peter II. He secured a Baden-Horen bond by the marriage of his sister, Philippa, to Peter II's brother, Prince Philip. He was the last Count of Trier.
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Biography
Early Life
Thomas Baden was born to Prince Frederick Staunton-Baden and Amina Kharadeen in the Kingdom of Courland. He was born a mere year after the end of the Coalition War. Initially, he lived with the rest of his family in Alexandria, but after his father was granted the County of Trier, he spent the rest of his childhood in tutoring in Trier.
Since his father held positions of Advisor and Arch-Chancellor, it left him little time to take care of Trier. Because of this, Thomas had occasionally been acting Count from the ages of 13 to 21. After the de Savin coup in 1617, Thomas inherited Trier from his father. This was short-lived, and the castle was taken in the Siege of Trier.
Later Life
Thomas, after the de Savin Coup and the fall of Trier, was forced to flee from his homeland. He arrived in the Holy Orenian Empire few years after, eventually being appointed the position of High Magistrate in 1620. In the same year, he was victor of the melee in the Imperial Tourney at Auguston. After Adelburg was built, he continued his work as High Magistrate and started implementing reforms to the legal system, appointing magistrates, and updating the Imperial Law. He vanished in 1624.
In 1651, he re-emerged with his brother, Richard Andrew, in Curon. He witnessed the coronation of Alfred Devereux in 1652. Eight years later, he visited Renatus-Marna and disappeared again.
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
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| Frederick Baden | 8th of Snow's Maiden, 1654 | Alive | N/A | N/A |
