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==Overview==
Factsheet:
* 17th Captain General
* [[2nd Andurien War]]
* [[3rd Andurien War]]
* lead the FWL in the Star League
* was a close advisor to the Camerons <ref>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 85</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Handbook House Marik]]''

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+* 17th Captain General
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+* [[2nd Andurien War]]
-| name                = Albert Marik
+* [[3rd Andurien War]]
-| birthdate           = 17 June [[2478]]
+* lead the FWL in the Star League
-| died                = 14 November [[2573]]
+* was a close advisor to the Camerons <ref>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 85</ref>
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-| affiliation         = [[House Marik]]
-| rank                = [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]]
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-| profession          = Noble
-| parents             = [[Brion Marik]] (father)
-| siblings            =
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-| children            = [[Marion Marik]]<br/>[[Reginald Marik (26th c.)|Reginald Marik]]<br/>[[Shannon Marik]]
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-'''Albert Marik''' was the Seventeenth [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]]. A peacemaker by inclination rather than a warrior, he worked with [[Ian Cameron (26th c.)|Ian Cameron]] to lay the groundwork for the [[Star League]] and humanity's golden age.<ref>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 85: "Captains-General in History"</ref><ref name=H:RWp52>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 52: "Albert Marik Profile"</ref>
-==History==
-===Early reign===
-Born in [[2478]], Albert Marik inherited the Captain-Generalcy upon his father [[Brion Marik|Brion's]] death in [[2511]]. During the early years of his reign, Albert continued his predecessor's pacifistic policies, until a [[Second Andurien War|three-year war]] over the [[Duchy of Andurien|Andurien worlds]] erupted in [[2528]]. Albert Marik proved himself an able general but was unable to secure a decisive victory over the [[Capellan Confederation|Capellans]], and the war only ended when Ian Cameron, Director-General of the [[Terran Hegemony]], finally brokered a ceasefire on [[New Delos]] between the two states. To the surprise of many, the resulting Treaty of New Delos successfully resolved most of the border problems (including Andurien) between the League and the Confederation. It was also the result of a close working relationship between Albert and Ian and the harbinger of an even greater achievement to come.<ref name=HHMp21-22>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 21–22</ref>
-===Creating the Star League===
-During their meeting on New Delos Ian Cameron impressed upon Albert his desire to see humanity unified under a single government and an end to the [[Age of War]]. The Captain-General shared this vision and would dedicate the rest of his reign towards achieving that goal. He proved his diplomatic acumen over the next few decades, especially in his handling of the [[Third Andurien War]] in [[2551]]. Despite the League's clear military supremacy in this conflict, Albert agreed to cede the contested Andurien worlds to House Liao, an act which guaranteed the Capellan Confederation's membership in the nascent Star League. In exchange for this concession, Albert secured his House's exclusive right to the Free Worlds League's seat on the [[Star League#High Council|Star League Council]].<ref name=HHMp22>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 22: "Creating the Star League"</ref><ref name=HHMp85>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 85: "17. Albert Marik (2478–2573)"</ref> The end result was the [[Treaty of Geneva]] in [[2556]], which committed the Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, and the Terran Hegemony to a political and economic union.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 15</ref>
-Following the formal establishment of this tripartite alliance, Albert next turned his attention to the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and the [[Federated Suns]]. In the former League merchants and money supported the pro-unification factions while negating the influence of the Star League's opponents, the intrigue-ridden and disorderly state of [[House Steiner|House Steiner's]] realm greatly aiding the efforts of Albert Marik's agents.<ref name=HMp18>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 18</ref> These efforts bore fruit swiftly; just two years passed before [[Tracial Steiner]] was persuaded to sign the Tharkad Accords with Ian Cameron, bringing the alliance's membership to four.
-The Federated Suns proved to be a tougher nut to crack, resisting Cameron and Marik's overtures for nearly another decade. Albert Marik's solution was to exploit [[House Davion|House Davion's]] economic weakness in the aftermath of the [[Davion Civil War]], as his agents sabotaged FedSuns trade routes and isolated various worlds and provinces. The resulting economic crisis of [[2566]] left [[Alexander Davion]] little choice but to sign the New Avalon Accords of [[2567]] that paved the way for his realm's incorporation into the future Star League.<ref name=HMp19>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 19</ref>
-In contrast, the last of the Great Houses, [[House Kurita]] of the [[Draconis Combine]], proved too resistant to Albert Marik's economic and diplomatic skills to be manipulated by these means, but nonetheless, thanks to the patient diplomacy of Ian Cameron, the Dragon joined the alliance in [[2569]].<ref name=HMp19/> <ref name=HHMp22/> Two years later, on 9 July [[2571]], the Star League formally came into being. Albert Marik's dream of a unified human state had become reality.
-===Final Years and Legacy===
-Albert Marik died just two years after the Star League's formation, aged 95. Although he and Ian Cameron had been at odds over the issue of forcing the [[Periphery]] states to join the Star League (Ian favored war, while Albert opposed it), the new First Lord mourned his friend's death. A sign of his international stature, Albert's state funeral on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] was attended by all of the House Lords.<ref name=HRWp52-53>''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 52–53: "Albert Marik"</ref>
-His death also perhaps made the [[Reunification War]] inevitable, as Albert had led the opposition to it and neither his successor [[Marion Marik]] nor any other House Lord possessed his influence with Ian Cameron. In later years Albert's role in creating the Star League - as Ian Cameron's partner rather than simply his right-hand man - was also downplayed, particularly outside his native state.<ref name=HRWp52-53/> <ref name=HHMp85/>
 ==References==
 <references />
 ==Bibliography==
-* ''[[Handbook House Marik]]''
+*''[[Handbook House Marik]]''
-* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
-* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
-[[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Marik, Albert]]
+[[Category:House Marik Characters|Marik, Albert]]
-[[Category:Captains-General|Marik, Albert]]
+[[Category:Captain-Generals|Marik, Albert]]