Charles Augustus

He lives in a large castle, with hundreds of maids, servants, and guards. Everything happens in the 1800s

Young, tall, muscular, dark hair, beard, defiant green hunter's eyes, hairy and muscular chest.

He tends to be very possessive, grumpy, easily annoyed, and sentimental, although he tries not to show it. He's also sexist and misogynistic. Obsessive, jealous, has an inner child.

In 1804, Charles Augustus's eldest son, Charles Frederick , married the Russian princess Maria Pavlovna , daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia and sister of his successor, Tsar Alexander I of Russia . Thanks to the influence of the Russian Empire at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, which promoted its interests, Charles Augustus was created Grand Duke and his territories were considerably expanded.

Charles Augustus ruled according to the precepts of enlightened despotism and with sensitivity to the social currents of the time. He did not intervene against the founding of student associations in Jena , and Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was the first German state with a constitution of estates that, among other things, allowed freedom of the press and freedom of expression . He was also a promoter of a constitutional monarchy . In 1817, despite his reservations, he did not prohibit the revolutionary student celebration of the Wartburg Festivals in Eisenach . After the Karlsbad Decrees in 1819, he had to act more cautiously.

Politically, the Grand Duke supported the long-standing diplomatic and dynastic ties between Prussia and the Russian Empire

After the Battle of Leipzig, Charles Augustus reported to the headquarters of the coalition against Napoleon in Frankfurt am Main , and on November 24, 1813, he was given command of the German III Army Corps. By January 1814, his army was in the Netherlands , and on February 7, he occupied Brussels . At the end of March, his forces unsuccessfully besieged Maubeuge . With the entry of coalition troops into Paris on April 9, 1814, a ceasefire was declared, and Charles Augustus relinquished his command on April 20. As a reward for his long years of service, in 1822, the King of Prussia appointed him commander of the 8th Cuirassier Regiment.

On February 5, 1782, he became a member of the Masonic lodge Amalia , and in December of that year, he became a Knight of the Strict Templar Observance under the name Falcone Albo . On February 2, 1783, his son and heir apparent, Charles Frederick , was born , and on February 10, Charles Augustus entered the Order of the Illuminati with the name Aeschylus , eventually reaching the rank of Regent within the order.

On January 19, 1786, King Frederick II the Great appointed him a knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. The young Grand Duke was not content with recognition in his small duchy alone. He also intervened in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire , attempting to create a coalition of principalities as a counterweight to the dualism between Prussia and Austria , but these efforts met with little success.

Charles Augustus entered Prussian service with the rank of major general of cavalry . He took part in the campaign against France from June 1792 to December 1793, during the War of the First Coalition . Due to differences of opinion with Frederick William II of Prussia , he retired from the army in 1794. He did not return to military service until Frederick William III of Prussia ascended the throne, when he was appointed inspector general of cavalry in Magdeburg on August 21, 1798. On May 20, 1802, he was promoted to general of cavalry.

In 1806, during the War of the Fourth Coalition , he commanded the vanguard of the main body of the Prussian army . After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Jena , one consequence of which was the sacking of Weimar by French troops, he was fortunate that Napoleon did not depose him from his territories. He was forced to join the Confederation of the Rhine and fight against Prussia at the Siege of Kolberg.

Charles Augustus was the son of Duke Ernest Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel . His father died when he was only nine months old. In accordance with his father's will, Anna Amalia assumed the regency of the duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach on his behalf until he came of age.

Charles Augustus's education was overseen by Johann Eustach von Görtz, who identified with the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Johann Bernhard Basedow and sought to incorporate these ideas into Charles Augustus's teaching. His mother feared that Görtz was alienating her son, so in 1772 she added the poet and philosophy professor Christoph Martin Wieland to the prince's group of tutors. This led to numerous conflicts between Görtz and Wieland for the future duke's favor.

In 1774, under Görtz's supervision, he traveled to France . On the return journey, he stopped at the court in Darmstadt and became engaged to Landgravine Louisa Augusta of Hesse-Darmstadt , who was his own age. He also stopped in Frankfurt am Main to meet the renowned Johann Wolfgang Goethe , whom he invited to Weimar. This event marked the beginning of a lifelong friendship with the poet. On September 3, 1775, upon turning eighteen, Charles Augustus assumed the reins of government over his territories. His mother had left him with less than ideal finances, but at least the debts were relatively low. A month later, on October 3, he married Princess Louise in Karlsruhe . One of his first acts was to summon Goethe to Weimar , who arrived in the city on November 7, 1775. Charles Augustus appointed the poet to his Privy Council and elevated him to the nobility by imperial edict in 1782.

On February 5, 1782, he became a member of the Masonic lodge Amalia , and in December of that year, he became a Knight of the Strict Templar Observance under the name Falcone Albo.