Kyril von Flieder(January 10, 2542) born Kyril von Strauss, was the son of Augusta, Archduchess of Hulstria, and Konsort III von Strauss. Through his mother he was the grandson of Ferdinand I of Hulstria and the nephew of Klemens II of Hulstria. Following his baptism into the Terran Lutheran Church, his uncle styled him Duke of Flieder. Kyril attended several boardig schools in both Greater Hulstria and Luthor. He then attended the Military Academy in Greifßtein and upon his completion of his officer school, his uncle appointed him as a field marshal, a highly controversial move by the Kaiser. Kyril however proved his uncle's faith dispite his age, when in 2562 he was appointed head of the KHP task force in the War of Luthori Succession. He then went on to command the newly arrived Hulstria Army during the war, notiably in the 2nd Battle of Sandulka, where he brought in reinforcements for a besieged Sir Ralph Parker, the Zardugali Commander. Following the war, he returned to Hulstria and became active in the KHP again, eventually becoming the candidate for the Ministry of Defence. After his father, Konsort III von Strauss resigned as Party Chair, Kyril became not only chairman but also the KHP Head of Government candidate. In June of 2576, Kyril married Ashlyn Kennedy, the daughter of the powerful Catholic Kennedy family in Luthor. The couple have to children, twins Klemens and Ann. Klemens is being raised in his great uncle court to follow in his father's footsteps as A Protestant Hulstrian noble, while Ann is being raised in the tradition of the Catholic Kennedys.