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'''House Carlyle''' was a minor noble family found within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]; they are most famous as the commanders of the [[Grey Death Legion]] mercenary unit.
 
  
==Known members of the family==
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* [[Greyson Death Thomas]], The Victor of Lysander.<ref name=DaTR<ref>"Decision at Thunder Rift"</ref>
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* [[Durant Carlyle]], commanding officer of [[Carlyle's Commandos]].
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* [[Greyson Carlyle]], commanding officer of the Grey Death Legion and Baron of Glengarry.
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| titles              = [[Count of Odessa]]<ref name=RGiCv10p8>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 10'', p. 8</ref><br/>[[Baron of Glengarry]]
* [[Alexander Carlyle]], Son of Greyson Carlyle.
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'''House Carlyle''' was a minor noble family found within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]; they are most famous as the commanders of the [[Gray Death Legion]] mercenary unit.
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==Carlyle Family Tree==
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==Other known members of the family==
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* [[Grayson Death Thomas]], The Victor of Lysander.<ref name=DaTRc1<ref>''Decision at Thunder Rift'', ch. 1</ref>
  
 
===Other Carlyles===
 
===Other Carlyles===
* [[Melinda Carlyle]], a noted [[Panther]] pilot serving with [[Hansen's Roughriders]], she has no known connection with the Carlyles of Gred Death Legion fame.
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* [[Melinda Carlyle]], a noted mercenary ''[[Panther]]'' pilot serving with [[Hansen's Roughriders]], has no known connection with the Carlyles of Gray Death Legion fame.
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==Familiar History==
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The Carlyles began as a military family, serving the [[LCAF]], directly or indirectly, as [[mercenary]]es. [[Carlyle's Commandos]] was their first mercenary unit, which was suceeded by the legendary ''Gray Death Legion''. Under Grayson Carlyle, they became a noble family, with the title of Counts. After the [[Word of Blake Jihad]], two generations of Carlyles abandoned the military career, focusing on serving as leaders of Odessa. However, the third generation, composed by the brothers Isobel and Ronan Carlyle, joined the LCAF, and after being expulsed from it, refounded the Gray Death Legion.<ref>''BattleTech: Legends'' pp. 152-153</ref><ref>''The Price of Duty'' </ref>
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==Family Heirlooms and Holdings==
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The family where granted the landhold of Helmfast on [[Helm]] in [[3026]] as part of the deal to secure the services of the [[Gray Death Legion]], though they lost it soon after.<ref name=TP:Hp4>''Turning Points: Helm'', p. 4</ref>
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On 1 April, [[3056]] House Carlyle was given the [[Baron von Glengarry|Barony]] of [[Glengarry]] in perpetuity. This was later revoked for their support of [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. After the [[Word of Blake Jihad]], they were given the title of Counts of [[Odessa]], which they retained at the dawn of the [[IlClan Era]].<ref>''Assumption of Risk'', ch. 7</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 12</ref>
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They also owned assets and minor companies across the Commonwealth, going as far as [[Garrison]].<ref>''The Price of Duty'' </ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Decision at Thunder Rift]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]'' (sourcebook)
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* ''[[Decision at Thunder Rift]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[The Price of Duty]]'' (novella)
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* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 10]]''
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* ''[[Turning Points: Helm]]''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 23 October 2023

House Carlyle
Family Profile
Title(s) Count of Odessa[1]
Baron of Glengarry
Affiliation Lyran Commonwealth

House Carlyle was a minor noble family found within the Lyran Commonwealth; they are most famous as the commanders of the Gray Death Legion mercenary unit.

Carlyle Family Tree[edit]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grayson Death Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House Carlyle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Durant
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grayson
 
Lori Kalmar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alexander
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gardner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ronan
 
Isobel
 
 
 
 
 


Other known members of the family[edit]

Other Carlyles[edit]

Familiar History[edit]

The Carlyles began as a military family, serving the LCAF, directly or indirectly, as mercenaryes. Carlyle's Commandos was their first mercenary unit, which was suceeded by the legendary Gray Death Legion. Under Grayson Carlyle, they became a noble family, with the title of Counts. After the Word of Blake Jihad, two generations of Carlyles abandoned the military career, focusing on serving as leaders of Odessa. However, the third generation, composed by the brothers Isobel and Ronan Carlyle, joined the LCAF, and after being expulsed from it, refounded the Gray Death Legion.[3][4]

Family Heirlooms and Holdings[edit]

The family where granted the landhold of Helmfast on Helm in 3026 as part of the deal to secure the services of the Gray Death Legion, though they lost it soon after.[5]

On 1 April, 3056 House Carlyle was given the Barony of Glengarry in perpetuity. This was later revoked for their support of Katherine Steiner-Davion during the FedCom Civil War. After the Word of Blake Jihad, they were given the title of Counts of Odessa, which they retained at the dawn of the IlClan Era.[6][7]

They also owned assets and minor companies across the Commonwealth, going as far as Garrison.[8]

References[edit]

  1. Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 10, p. 8
  2. Decision at Thunder Rift, ch. 1
  3. BattleTech: Legends pp. 152-153
  4. The Price of Duty
  5. Turning Points: Helm, p. 4
  6. Assumption of Risk, ch. 7
  7. Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 12
  8. The Price of Duty

Bibliography[edit]