The Silver Tree: The Seventh Virtue

Henry the Illustrious was perhaps the most prominent prince of his time. At the beginning of his story, however, it is uncertain whether he will ever take power. His father dies when Henry is three years old, and the boy's guardian becomes his uncle, Louis of Thuringia. He has just married Elisabeth, daughter of the King of Hungary. Will he protect his nephew's inheritance, or will he seize it? In her time of need, the margrave's widow, Jutta, summons Lukas of Freiberg to the court, who gathers loyal men around him and calls Thomas from the Holy Land to Meissen. Änne goes to Thuringia, where she has a shocking encounter with the later-sainted Elisabeth and her merciless confessor. The Silver Tree is the opening volume of a new saga from a fascinating period of German history.