Reference & Character Index
Note: this page will be updated periodically as new characters appear. Starred (*) characters and sets of characters are entirely fictional. Minor or one-off characters are not listed.
The seal of the Lords of Pettau, from Lords of Ptuj: Medieval Knights, Founders, and Patrons of the Arts
Official Geneologies of Noble Families
Quick Reference of Contemporary Political Figures (Part 1, pre 1200)
The Pettaus (as depicted in Siegfried)
- Frederick II of Pettau, castellan of Pettau, archiepiscopal ministerial (dead before 1178)
- Benedicta of Ehrnegg, his wife
- Frederick III of Pettau, the oldest son (16 1/2 at the time of introduction)
- Otto II of Königsberg, the second oldest son (15 1/2 at the time of introduction, is sent to Graz to serve squire for his uncle)
- Heinrich II of Pettau, the third oldest son (14 at the time of introduction, is sent to Gurkfeld to become trained in chancellary)
- Arnold of Pettau, the youngest son (11 at the time of introduction, in training at St. George's to become parish priest.)
- Kunigunde, the oldest daughter (is already married off to Lantfrid III of Eppenstein at time of introduction)
- Clothilde*, the second oldest daughter (12 1/2 at time of introduction)
- Benedicta II, the youngest daughter (9 at time of introduction)
Their Household* (Pettau ministerials)
- Sigismund, steward of Pettau
- Siegfried, his son (for reference, Siegfried is born in 1178)
- Ermenrich, marshal of Pettau
- Walther, his eldest son
- Gerlach, his younger son
- Faroald, chamberlain of Pettau
- Lothar, cup-bearer of Pettau
Siegfried's Family*
- Ajda, his mother
- Bodin, his uncle
- Marija, his aunt
Misc. Characters
- Ewald*, parish priest of Pettau