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==History== | ==History== | ||
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| − | In November [[2843]] Marcus contracted a virulent strain of meningitis on [[Loric]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 42, "Dark Succession"</ref> while campaigning on the [[Free Worlds League]] front. Marcus returned to [[Tharkad]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> undergoing treatment at the [[Martin Luther Memorial Hospital]],<ref name="HB:HSp42"/> but in February [[2844]] he slipped into a coma.<ref name="HB:HSp41">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 41, "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the Second Succession War"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> Melissa had not produced | + | In November [[2843]] Marcus contracted a virulent strain of meningitis on [[Loric]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 42, "Dark Succession"</ref> while campaigning on the [[Free Worlds League]] front. Marcus returned to [[Tharkad]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> undergoing treatment at the [[Martin Luther Memorial Hospital]],<ref name="HB:HSp42"/> but in February [[2844]] he slipped into a coma.<ref name="HB:HSp41">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 41, "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the Second Succession War"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> Melissa had not produced an heir and her husband had not appointed a successor, triggering an immediate power struggle in the Commonwealth for the position of Archon. Melissa believed she should become [[Archon-Designate]] while Marcus's younger brother Claudius<ref name=HSLC1/> - then a [[Leutnant-General]] and commanding officer of the [[Second Lyran Guards]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> - automatically assumed the Archonship should be his, sending a brief and threatening communiqué to [[Tharkad]] that there was no doubt it should pass to him.<ref name=HSLC1/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> The [[Estates General]] assumed authority over the government and began debating the succession while [[General of the Armies]] Miles Kempec assumed control of the military.<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> |
| − | The Estates | + | The Estates General ultimately selected Melissa despite her lack of political experience and Claudius's open threat,<ref name=HSLC1/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> with the General Speaker of the Assembly, [[Harlan Dinesen]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> confirming her as Archon-Designate in December [[2844]]. When Marcus died only a few short months later<ref name=HSLC1/> on the 13th of March [[2845]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> Melissa took the throne immediately.<ref name=HSLC1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 59, "Claudius the Cruel"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> |
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 4 January 2023
Miles Kempec | |
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| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
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| Profession | General of the Armies |
Miles Kempec was the highest serving officer in the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces in 2843.
History[edit]
Emergency situation[edit]
In November 2843 Marcus contracted a virulent strain of meningitis on Loric[1][2] while campaigning on the Free Worlds League front. Marcus returned to Tharkad,[1][2] undergoing treatment at the Martin Luther Memorial Hospital,[2] but in February 2844 he slipped into a coma.[1][2] Melissa had not produced an heir and her husband had not appointed a successor, triggering an immediate power struggle in the Commonwealth for the position of Archon. Melissa believed she should become Archon-Designate while Marcus's younger brother Claudius[3] - then a Leutnant-General and commanding officer of the Second Lyran Guards[1] - automatically assumed the Archonship should be his, sending a brief and threatening communiqué to Tharkad that there was no doubt it should pass to him.[3][2] The Estates General assumed authority over the government and began debating the succession while General of the Armies Miles Kempec assumed control of the military.[1]
The Estates General ultimately selected Melissa despite her lack of political experience and Claudius's open threat,[3][2] with the General Speaker of the Assembly, Harlan Dinesen,[1] confirming her as Archon-Designate in December 2844. When Marcus died only a few short months later[3] on the 13th of March 2845,[1] Melissa took the throne immediately.[3][2]