Gilbert's Father

Gilbert's father was the previous Emperor of Ära before Gilbert. According to the townspeople, he wasn't nearly as smart as his son, and he got the nation into all kinds of political and financial trouble.

Before his father came into power, his grandfather created the two positions of "Emperor's Aide." If both aides disagree on something the king says, he can't do it, no matter what. However, the Emperor is in charge of hiring and dismissing Emperor's aides. The previous aides were Roderich's and Elizabeta's dads. Both of them knew Gilbert's father pretty well and they knew what harebrained schemes he had, so they easily turned him down. Every time, they were able to show the incompetence of the Emperor.

Finally, the previous Emperor couldn't take it and he fired Edelstein. Then all of his crazy plans started getting approved. This is what finally led to bad relations, such as what happened with the bridge to Spina.

He killed the envoy sent by Âge World_Map_Villages_and_Continents to avoid a war, claiming it was self defense. This really put a strain on the relationship with Âge.

Gilbert's (and Ludwig's) father also tried to turn Ludwig into a living weapon. He passed his status as the user of the Black Jewel on to Ludwig when the boy was only ten and tried to drag him into the war. Fortunately, he failed, and died soon afterwards.

(Rumors to have been murdered....?)