Family Lahnstein family

1 family

1.1 forefathers
1.2 patriarchs
1.3 second generation

1.3.1 children of ludwig von lahnstein
1.3.2 biological , legal children of johannes von lahnstein


1.4 third generation

family
the forefathers

ansgar i., count of lahnstein lived in 17th century. in 2012, ansgar finds out existence , gets obsessed on life story. ansgar i. ruthless man, having affair maid. ended pregnant , ansgar i. threw castle. , baby died, leaving ansgar i. mourning on s done.
eckehard von lahnstein, alive around year 1710.
dietrich von lahnstein, father of both ludwig , johannes von lahnstein.

the patriarchs

ludwig von lahnstein (deceased) - eldest son of dietrich , wife mimi. later succeed brother johannes - after presumed death - head of family.

madeline von lahnstein (deceased) - former servant of lahnstein family fell in love ludwig. dietrich disapproved , disowned son. madeline later murdered business partner of ludwig when tried rape her. ludwig confessed crime, spending years in prison. madeline later died.
elisabeth cornelius - widow of younger brother johannes marries after getting out of prison. elisabeth made widow again when ludwig dies on desert island after plane crash.


johannes von lahnstein (presumed deceased) - son of dietrich , wife mimi , younger brother of ludwig. head of lahnstein family after dietrich disowned ludwig until presumed death in january 2008 when plane went down on atlantic ocean.

francesca di balbi (deceased) - italian nobility , johannes first wife. marriage troubled , counted affairs on both sides. francesca later died in car accident johannes , getting closer again.
cécile de maron (deceased) - french nobility, significant younger cécile becomes johannes second wife. falls in love johannes (legal) son leonard , divorces him after year of marriage.
elisabeth cornelius - assistant johannes , married johannes friend arno, when , elisabeth start affair. elisabeth gets divorced , married johannes lose him shortly afterwards.



second generation
children of ludwig von lahnstein

hagen von lahnstein - eldest son of ludwig von lahnstein , wife madeline. after father died hagen became official head of family later choose stepmother elisabeth successor when had move away.

marlene wolf - middle-class family, marlene working on career musical actress when married hagen. marriage ended when hagen fell marlene s younger sister dana.
dana wolf - sister of hagen s first wife marlene married him after , marlene got divorced. later becomes stepmother hagen s illegitimate son max.


sebastian von lahnstein - second eldest son of ludwig von lahnstein , wife madeline. short time head of family when older brother hagen, had rivalry time time, presumed dead.

lydia brandner - working child protective services when met sebastian. married him after had affair mother katja. later cheats on him cousin ansgar , divorces sebastian.
tanja wittkamp - former wife of cousin ansgar. sebastian started having affair after lydia cheated on him ansgar. later fell in love tanja. married in 2011 later divorced. in relationship again.


helena von lahnstein - eldest daughter of ludwig von lahnstein , madeline , twin-sister of tristan. studied archeology @ university of heidelberg. part of archeology project in africa.
tristan von lahnstein - youngest , troubled son of ludwig von lahnstein , madeline , twin-brother of helena. had unhealthy obsession twin. referenced black sheep of ludwig s children.
rebecca von lahnstein - youngest of ludwig von lahnstein , madeline s children. has become well-known fashion designer , not taken within family.

biological , legal children of johannes von lahnstein

ansgar von lahnstein - illegitimate son of johannes von lahnstein maria di balbi. thought maria s sister francesca mother when growing up. schemes against family become head of lahnstein family - on occasions short amount of time.

nathalie käppler - niece of head maid of lahnstein family. had toxic relationship , marriage ansgar drove become alcoholic. later divorced ansgar , after on/off-relationship left him.
tanja wittkamp - business partner became on/off-lover of ansgar. mother of ansgar s son hannes. fact lead marriage , love-hate relationship. divorce , tanja becomes involved ansgar s cousin sebastian. remarry short time alliance against other lahnsteins.


carla von lahnstein - child of johannes von lahnstein , wife francesca. became father s successor before uncle ludwig took on head of family.

bernd von beyenbach - baron carla married hide fact s lesbian. father finds out on wedding day forced carla go ahead wedding anyway. couple divorced when carla became more independent , johannes more accepting of her.
susanne brandner - taxi driver middle-class family married carla in 2006. marriage fails when 2 women want different things , susanne moves on man.


sarah hofmann - illegitimate daughter of johannes von lahnstein , former head maid elke käppler. introduced herself maid johannes while finding out indeed father.

leonard von lahnstein - francesca s son adrian degenhardt raised johannes , believed son until 2007. thought sarah half-sister after falling her. sarah , leonard married when discovered not related. couple moved boston together.


nico von lahnstein - illegitimate daughter of johannes von lahnstein , vera brandner. raised vera s husband achim believed father until 2003. later becomes well-known photographer travels world.
leonard von lahnstein - francesca s son adrian degenhardt raised johannes , believed son until 2007.

cécile de maron (deceased) - french nobility , wife johannes when leonard , cécile fell in love. after affair, cécile divorced johannes , married leonard. died tragically after car hit 1 day after wedding leonard.
jana brandner (deceased) - middle-class family , nico s half-twin comforts leonard after cécile s sudden death. marry while leonard has feelings supposed half-sister sarah. jana died in car accident after found out sarah , leonard s affair.
sarah hofmann - illegitimate daughter of johannes , therefore thought leonard s half-sister. after leonard finds out isn t johannes son start affair while leonard married jana. after jana s death, blame death before finding together. got married before starting new life in boston.


constantin von lahnstein - francesca s illegitimate son adrian degenhardt. raised francesca s sister carlotta after mother s dead. thought johannes father before finding out truth in 2007; believing reason johannes resenting him after francesca s death. later became journalist , moved spain.

third generation

kim wolf - illegitimate daughter of ansgar von lahnstein , viktoria wolf. grow thinking viktoria s husband thomas father. after finding out truth grow close ansgar.

emilio sanchez - non-citizen kim fell in love , later married stay in germany. marriage troubled stubbornness of both.


hannes von lahnstein - eldest son of ansgar von lahnstein , former wife tanja. s born in 2005 , reason countless fights between parents.
sophia von lahnstein - daughter of carla von lahnstein , sperm donor lars schneider. born in 2007, later moves away carla , girlfriend stella mann.
christina brandner - illegitimate daughter of sebastian von lahnstein , former mother-in-law katja brandner. legal father remained katja s husband matthias after katja s death. s raising christina new wife - ex-wife of sebastian s cousin ansgar - nathalie käppler in new zealand.
nick brandner - illegitimate son of ansgar von lahnstein , former cousin-in-law lydia brandner. born in 2011, raised mother in new zealand; growing cousin christina.
emma von lahnstein - daughter of sebastian von lahnstein , former wife tanja. born in 2011, emma hannes half-sister , cousin.
maximilian stiehl - illegitimate son of hagen von lahnstein , butler s niece jessica stiehl. result of one-night stand, max later raised hagen, jessica , stepmother dana.
carl hansen - son of sebastian von lahnstein , former girlfriend frida hansen born in 2014.