One thing Alexander said was:
Quote:One of my responsibilities as a baron is that of a prison warden. This is where criminals are locked up.
So maybe he was able somehow to declare many people as guilty of something, perhaps with a little help of the Black Eagle?
It was said that he...
Quote:...joined the coveted order of the Black Eagle along with the great leaders of this country.
Well, the fact is that he is one of the founding fathers, but if there are powerful people in the order, then I guess he had some power to get "prisoners" more easily.
And then there apparently were some noble (as in powerful) people (at least Wilhelm, house of Gerich) who desperately wanted to joing the Black Eagle and did anything for Alexander to get in.