Editing Christian Månsdottir

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| image               = Christian Mansdottir.jpg
| name                = Christian Månsdottir
| birthdate           = [[2995]]<ref name="brush">''Historical: Brush Wars''</ref>
| died                = 31 December [[3078]]<ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
| othernames          = 
| affiliation         = [[House Månsdottir]]
| rank                = [[Galaxy Commander]]
| title               = [[First Lord of the Second Star League]]
| position            = Regent [[Elected Prince of the Free Rasalhague Republic|Elected Prince]]
| profession          =
| parents             = 
| siblings            = 
| spouse              = 
| children            = [[Hanssen Månsdottir]]<ref name=FM:CSp74>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 74</ref>
}}
'''Christian Månsdottir''' (alternative spelling: Månsdotter) was during the course of his life a ranking officer in the [[LCAF]] and in the [[KungsArmé]], the [[Elected Prince]] Regent of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], a [[First Lord of the Star League]] and a [[Galaxy Commander]] in [[Clan Ghost Bear]].

==History==
===Early life===
Born on [[Mozirje]] and raised in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], Christian Månsdottir became an officer in the LCAF, but later he requested a transfer to the [[First Tyr BattleMech Regiment]] of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic|Rasalhague]] government-in-exile and became its commander after helping to liberate the world of [[Kirchbach]].<ref name="brush"/>

After the declaration of Rasalhague independence in 3034, Månsdottir was thought to become the head of the reborn Rasalhague state, but then [[Haakon Magnusson]], a Tyr leader, revealed his treaty with [[ComStar]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] and was chosen as the Elected Prince instead. Månsdottir, while mistrusting the Combine and not agreeing with Magnusson's politics, stepped aside and settled for the rank of a general and the position of the chief of staff.<ref name="brush"/>

Together with then ''[[Gunji-no-Kanrei]]'' [[Theodore Kurita]], Månsdottir successfully defended the young republic in the [[Ronin War]]. Not a small part of the success were the [[Aldis Industries]] tanks which Månsdottir ordered just before the Ronin War, giving the KungsArmé some of the best conventional forces equipment in the Inner Sphere at bargain prices.<ref name="20yr">''20 Year Update''</ref>

===The Quiet before the Storm===
In the relatively peaceful years between [[3035]] and [[3050]], General Månsdottir became the Chief-of-Staff of the Command Council of the KungsArmé. He also founded a political party called [[Motsatt Stalining Parti]],<ref>Literally "Party of Stalinism reversal". Intended to translate into "Stalinism opposition party".</ref> informally called Motpart. This party consisted of members of the ''[[Riksdag]]'' who opposed the Elected Prince or who were once Tyr members from the Lyran Half. He also held the position of the ''Landtmarskalk'' (Marshal of the Lands, the First Estate director) in the ''Riksdag'' since [[3042]]. Being suspicious of the [[Draconis Combine]] and fearing that the Kuritans will return one day to claim their lost worlds, the Motpart sought closer relations with the [[Federated Commonwealth]], which Månsdottir and his followers see as the only guarantor of Rasalhague's independence.<ref name="20yr"/>

Since the Elected Prince Haakon Magnusson is a politician first, he had only little interest in the armed forces of the FRR, quickly delegating the command of the KungsArmé and with it the position of the ''[[Överbefälhavare]]'' to Christian Månsdottir.

===Clan invasion===
Because of the lack of interest in the KungsArmé and the fear that a well-equipped and strong military would anger the Rasalhague neighbors, the Elected Prince neglected his nation's armed forces, which proved fatal when the Clans [[Wolf]] and [[Ghost Bear]] conquered world after world with little difficulties. After Clan Wolf captured the capital world of [[Rasalhague]], Haakon Magnusson fled the world, leaving Månsdottir behind. A year of guerrilla warfare later, the general was captured by the Clan Wolf. His aide, General Nels Rasmussen, replaced Månsdottir as the leader of the partisans on Rasalhague.

In [[3051]], after the Clan invasion renewal, the Wolves offered General Månsdottir the governorship of all captured worlds in exchange for helping pacify them. Månsdottir refused and was imprisoned. Later he was rescued by the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] Seventh Kommando special forces unit and returned to leading the Rasalhague forces.<ref name=FM:CSp63PFB>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 63: "Pausing for Breath"</ref>

===The Second Star League===
In 3061 Haakon Magnusson stepped down as the Elected Prince. The winner of the elections was surprisingly his son [[Ragnar Magnusson]], who was at the time a warrior in the Ghost Bear Clan making it for him technically impossible to rule the FRR. In an emergency meeting, the Parliament or ''Riksdag'', decided that Ragnar was their duly Elected Prince and that they would hold another election for a regent.<ref name=FM:CSp63ANL>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 63: "A New Leader"</ref>

The winner of the election was General Månsdottir, who was awarded the title of Elected Prince Regent and the powers of an Elected Prince until Ragnar's possible return. Månsdottir, a military man first and foremost, has concentrated on increasing the size of the KungsArmé and reviving the First Tyr BattleMech Regiment, which he used to command during the fight for the Rasalhague independence. He also has revised Haakon Magnusson's policy of importing and exporting the same amount of goods from the Lyran Alliance and the Draconis Combine, dealing more with the Lyrans. The abolition of the "mercenary reservations" and an easing of the regulations for dealing with mercenaries were also imported changes of the FRR policies.

During the Third Whitting Conference Månsdottir was pressed by [[Archon-Prince|Archon-Princess]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] to vote for her on threat of economical embargoes. Surprisingly, he voted against her, and, as a compromise candidate, he was chosen as the next First Lord.

First Lord Månsdottir had a quiet and a tumultuous term at the same time. Despite invasions of Star League member states by both [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and Clan Ghost Bear, neither the Lyran Alliance nor Draconis Combine asked for assistance. The end of the [[Federated Commonwealth Civil War]] and the revelations of the aftermath were stunning, but had little effect on the day-to-day Star League business. Månsdottir was seen by the general public as a weak First Lord, an impression amplified by his illness caused by a poisoning attempt on his life in 3067 has left him in a weakened state, forcing him to be constantly attended to by a competent medical staff.<ref name="MM104-105">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', pp. 104–105: "Christian Månsdottir Profile"</ref>  At the time, the incident was attributed to a dish of insufficiently prepared [[Grumian Clams]].<ref name=JHS3070>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 11</ref><ref name=BA>''Blake Ascending'', p. 171</ref>

In [[3067]], at the Fourth Whitting Conference, First Lord Månsdottir tried to save the falling Second Star League by introducing two new Star League members, the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Word of Blake]] and calling for a vote of no-confidence, hoping that the measure would be defeated persuading the dissenting members to change their minds, but failed to achieve the needed two thirds majority and was forced to disband the Star League.

===During the Jihad===
Since the merging the FRR with the Ghost Bear Dominion, General Månsdottir was allowed to keep his title of ''Överbefälhavare'', although the title became largely ceremonial due to his failing health and the different military structure of the Clan.<ref name="MM104-105"/> Nevertheless he managed to receive the rank of a [[Galaxy Commander]] by 3076.<ref name="jhs3076">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076''</ref>

===Death===
Christian Månsdottir was killed on [[Alshain]] on the 31st of December [[3078]] in a terrorist bombing claimed by the [[Motstånd]] terrorist group which also killed several hundred Rasalhagian and Ghost Bear citizens, including several members of the Unity Council.<ref name="J:FRp60"/>

===Legacy===
Månsdottir was the namesake of the Christian Månsdottir School of Combat, an academy used by the [[Rasalhague Dominion]] to train soldiers during the [[Dark Age]] era.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 162</ref>

==Behind the Scenes==
In [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Rise of Rasalhague|''MechWarrior 5: Rise of Rasalhague'']], Christian Månsdottir was voiced by [[Micah Mason]].<ref name=MW5Mc>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', closing credits</ref>

==Portrait Gallery==
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Christian Månsdottir at age 39.jpg|Christian Månsdottir at age 39 during the [[Ronin War]]
Christian_Mansdottier_(1).jpg‎|At age 54
Colonel Christian Månsdottir MW5.png|Colonel Månsdottir in ''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries''
Överste Christian Månsdottir MW5.png|''Överste'' Månsdottir in ''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' (video game)

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