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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Siegmar Götz Eberhard von Willing was born {{circa}} 1522 as the third child of five and only son of Killian von Willing ({{circa}} 1481-1537) and Margarete von Thessen (d. 1550) in the city of [[Willing]], [[Vollardie County|Vollardie]], [[Yonderre]]. As Captain of the Town Watch, Killian von Willing had sufficient funds to pay for an education for Siegmar who was thus made literate and taught of history, poetry and of warfare. In 1537 aged 15 Siegmar entered the service of Steward Giles of [[Willing]] as a guardsman and partook in fights against banditry. By 1540, Siegmar had left the services of Giles of Willing and instead formed the mercenary outfit that would eventually become the [[Black Company]]. | Siegmar Götz Eberhard von Willing was born {{circa}} 1522 as the third child of five and only son of Killian von Willing ({{circa}} 1481-1537) and Margarete von Thessen (d. 1550) in the city of [[Willing]], [[Vollardie County|Vollardie]], [[Yonderre]]. As Captain of the Town Watch, Killian von Willing had sufficient funds to pay for an education for Siegmar who was thus made literate and taught of history, poetry and of warfare. In 1537 aged 15 Siegmar entered the service of Steward Giles of [[Willing]] as a guardsman and partook in fights against banditry. By 1540, Siegmar had left the services of Giles of Willing and instead served the [[Count of Vollardie]], and by 1542 had joined the ranks of the [[Knights of the Realm]]. By 1545, Siegmar formed the mercenary outfit that would eventually become the [[Black Company]]. | ||
===Black Company=== | ===Black Company and First Potato War=== | ||
Having loaned 500 [[Yonderian Argent|Yonderian Argents]] from a wealthy [[Koop]] merchant, Siegmar along with [[Knights of the Realm]] [[Giles de Gabion]] and [[Henry de Famichez]] recruited six men of various backgrounds to be their retinue.<ref>"A small loan of 500 Argents" from the chapter "The Art of the Steel". von Willing, Siegmar: ''My Feuds and Life'', [[Collinebourg Gazette]], pg. 16. 1981.</ref> These formed the core of what would eventually become the [[Black Company]]. Initially primarily performing escort services for wealthy merchants travelling between cities, chasing high profile bounties and protecting settlements from banditry, the Black Company grew in size to be a 100 strong by 1549. With his trused Lieutenants [[Giles de Gabion]] and [[Henry de Famichez]] each able to handily lead detachments of the force, the [[Black Company]] was able to cover several tasks and duties at once, greatly increasing revenue. | |||
===Great Confessional War=== | ===Great Confessional War=== | ||
===Later life=== | ===Later life=== | ||