Christian Månsdottir
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Christian Månsdottir (alternative spelling Månsdotter) (born in 2995[1]) is was through his life a ranking officer in the LCAF and in the KungsArmé, the Elected Prince Regent, a First Lord of the Star League and a Galaxy Commander in the Ghost Bear Clan.
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Early life
Born and raised in the Lyran Commonwealth, Christian Månsdottir became an officer in the LCAF, but later he requested a transfer to the 1st Tyr BattleMech Regiment of the Rasalhague government-in-exile and quickly became its commander as the regiment helped the Lyrans to conquer more and more Rasalhague worlds.
After the declaration of Rasalhague independence in 3034, Månsdottir, now a general, together with then Gunji no Kanrei Theodore Kurita successfully defended the young republic in the Ronin Wars. Not a small part of the success were the Aldis Industries tanks which Månsdottir ordered just before the Ronin Wars, giving the KungsArme some of the best conventional forces equipment in the Inner Sphere at bargain prices.
The quiet before the storm
In the 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 named Motsatt Stalining Parti[2] (short MotPat). This party consists of members of the Riksdag who oppose 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 seeks closer relations with the Federated Commonwealth which Månsdottir and his followers see as the only guarantor of Rasalhague's independence.
Since the Elected Prince Haakon Magnusson is a politician first, he has got only little interest in the armed forces of the FRR, quickly delegating the command of the KungsArme and with it the position of the Overbefalhavare to Christian Månsdottir.
Clan invasion
Because of the lack of interest in the KungsArme and the fear that a well-equipped and strong military would anger the Rasalhague neighbours, 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 fleed the world, leaving Månsdottir behind. A year of guerilla 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 Mansdotter the governorship of all captured worlds in exchange for helping pacify them. Mansdotter 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.
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Trivia
"Månsdottir" is actually not a surname but a patronymic meaning Mån's daughter. The correct usage for a male person would be Månsson or Månssen. If a Swedish patronymic is used as a surname, both male and female persons take the male form. Another incorrect patronymic usage is in the name of Aleksandr Kerensky
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