Leisegang

Leisegang (ライゼガング, Raizegangu) is a province in the duchy of Ehrenfest in the kingdom of Yurgenschmidt.

Leisegang is a province in the south of Ehrenfest. It is one of the largest in the duchy, and is under the governorship of the archnoble Leisegang family. The current giebe is Count Leisegang.

The Leisegang political faction is named for this province, and many prominent members of the faction are descended from the Previous Count Leisegang. The province of Leisegang is a very fertile region and produces the most food out of any of Ehrenfest's provinces, leading many to call it "Ehrenfest's Breadbasket".


 * Ehrenfest Central District to the north.
 * Provinces of Haseney and Forst to the west.
 * Provinces of Buers, Garduhn, and Wiltord to the south.
 * Provinces of Joisontak, Bessel, and Gerlach to the east.

Despite being one of the most profitable and powerful provinces in Ehrenfest, Leisegang has long been shut out from the center of political influence in the duchy.

The previous Count Leisegang's daughter was once married to the son of the Fourth Aub Ehrenfest, who was expected to become the next archduke. Despite having been wed as the first wife, the arrival of Gabriele of Ahrensbach led to her being demoted to the position of second wife. On top of that, her husband was eventually removed from his archduke candidacy for fear of causing political strife in the duchy, and became the first Count Groschel.

At the same time, the then-archduke had instructed the previous Count Leisegang to wed his youngest daughter to Bonifatius, hoping to appease the Leisegangs and bring order back to the duchy. However, Bonifatius renounced his claim to the seat of archduke and actively surrendered it to his younger brother, who became the Sixth Aub Ehrenfest.

Then, the Sixth Aub Ehrenfest married Veronica, the daughter of Gabriele. Not only did she have Ahrensbach blood, but she ended up mistreating the descendants of the previous count Leisegang and rallying her political faction against them. As a result, the Leisegang faction became vehemently opposed to those of Veronica's descent and determined to see an archduke of Leisegang descent in Ehrenfest.

Following the imprisonment of Veronica and the subsequent Ivory Tower incident where nobles loyal to her and friendly with Ahrensbach tricked Wilfried into committing a crime, many members of the former Veronica faction have been ousted from their official position and replaced with nobles of the Leisegang faction. As a result the Leisegangs have seen a resurgence in their influence and power. While they do not appear to have fully regained the lofty position they held prior to Gabriele marrying into Ehrenfest, they have already returned to being among the top players of Ehrenfest politics.

Spoiler from Part 4 Volume 8