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Early Years

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Ambrose Erik Bauer was born on December 8, 2741 in Kien, Hulstria, to Alvin and Gretchen Bauer. Alvin, a mill worker, died in a factory accident when Ambrose was only three years old, leaving Gretchen, a homemaker, to raise Ambrose, along with siblings Eddie, Jack, and Kimberly. In order to provide for the children, Gretchen took a job as a seemstress for the Imperial Fabric Corporation. Despite being out of the home for long periods of time, the family was always close, and Gretchen, as well as the siblings, continue to be a major presence in Ambrose's life as well as constant companions on the campaign trail.

As he got older, Ambrose excelled in school, ranking top of his class at Emperor Franz I High School in Kien, and was admitted to the Royal Kien Academy for Boys during his junior year, again achieving top rank. He was latter accepted to the Imperial University of Kien on a full scholarship, ranking second in his class, and later earning his Ph.D in Political Science. He would latter hold a number of major fundrasers for the school.

While in college, he met his future wife, Heather Acton, whom he married in 2762, at the age of 22. They would later have three children, William, Maggie, and Charlotte.