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Line 19: Originally part of the [[Principality of Regulus]], the Free States was among that province's regions that chose to break away as a result of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Gerald Marik (27th c.)|Gerald Marik's]] campaign against the Regulan-based [[Scourge of Death]]. Citing the landmark [[Camlann (FWL)|Camlann]] vs. Free Worlds decision, the worlds of [[Cree]], [[Diass]], [[Fieferana]], [[Hindmarsh]], [[Olafsvik]] and [[Vosloorus]] formed the Regulan Free States headed by a pro-[[House Marik|Marik]] civilian government.<ref name=HMFWLp64>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64, "Regulan Free States"</ref> <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 63, "Camlann vs. Free Worlds"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 62</ref> Originally part of the [[Principality of Regulus]], the Free States was among that province's regions that chose to break away as a result of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Gerald Marik (27th c.)|Gerald Marik's]] campaign against the Regulan-based [[Scourge of Death]]. Citing the landmark [[Camlann (FWL)|Camlann]] vs. Free Worlds decision, the worlds of [[Cree]], [[Diass]], [[Fieferana]], [[Hindmarsh]], [[Olafsvik]] and [[Vosloorus]] formed the Regulan Free States headed by a pro-[[House Marik|Marik]] civilian government.<ref name=HMFWLp64>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64, "Regulan Free States"</ref> <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 63, "Camlann vs. Free Worlds"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 62</ref> − By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] in [[3025]], the Free States had shrunk to just three of its original members (Diass, Olafsvik, and Vosloorus) under a feudal autocracy headed by [[House Stimson]]. In addition, Regulus had regained enough influence over the Free States that it was little more than a satellite. Nicknamed the "Regulan Not-So-Free States", the province echoed Regulus' initially neutral and later loyalist stance during the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]], and in siding with the opposition in the [[Free_Worlds_League#Parliament|League Parliament]].<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War" Map</ref> <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 76, "Feudal Autocracy"</ref> <ref name=HMFWLp64/> <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 22, "Provincial Loyalties"</ref> <ref name=HBHMp94>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 94, "Minor Houses"</ref> + By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] in [[3025]], the Free States had shrunk to just three of its original members (Diass, Olafsvik and Vosloorus) under a feudal autocracy headed by [[House Stimson]]. In addition Regulus had regained enough influence over the Free States that it was little more than a satellite. Nicknamed the "Regulan Not-So-Free States", the province echoed Regulus' initially neutral and later loyalist stance during the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]], and in siding with the opposition in the [[Free_Worlds_League#Parliament|League Parliament]].<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War" Map</ref> <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 76, "Feudal Autocracy"</ref> <ref name=HMFWLp64/> <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 22, "Provincial Loyalties"</ref> <ref name=HBHMp94>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 94, "Minor Houses"</ref> − As of [[3067]] House Stimson's loyalty had shifted to the staunch support of the reigning Captain-General, [[Thomas Marik (False)|Thomas Marik]], although the Free States' MPs in Parliament still tended to vote against the Captain-General.<ref name=HBHMp94/> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 83, "Voting Patterns For and Against the Government"</ref> + As of [[3067]] House Stimson's loyalty had shifted to staunch support of the reigning Captain-General, [[Thomas Marik (False)|Thomas Marik]], although the Free States' MPs in Parliament still tended to vote against the Captain-General.<ref name=HBHMp94/> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 83, "Voting Patterns For and Against the Government"</ref> During the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] [[Jihad]] three regiments of the [[Regulan Hussars]] landed on the Free States' member worlds in February [[3077]] and later drove off opposition from the [[Marik Commonwealth]]. Coupled with a successful public relations campaign undertaken by [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] this move effectively brought the province back into the Principality of Regulus, although the formal annexation did not take place until some time between [[3085]] and [[3104]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50-51, "Regulus Ascending"</ref> <ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 52, "Hussars Crush Opposition"</ref> <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. iv, "Former Free Worlds League" Map - the Regulan Free States are still shown as independent</ref> <ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 56, map shows ex–Free States worlds as part of Regulus</ref> During the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] [[Jihad]] three regiments of the [[Regulan Hussars]] landed on the Free States' member worlds in February [[3077]] and later drove off opposition from the [[Marik Commonwealth]]. Coupled with a successful public relations campaign undertaken by [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] this move effectively brought the province back into the Principality of Regulus, although the formal annexation did not take place until some time between [[3085]] and [[3104]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50-51, "Regulus Ascending"</ref> <ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 52, "Hussars Crush Opposition"</ref> <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. iv, "Former Free Worlds League" Map - the Regulan Free States are still shown as independent</ref> <ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 56, map shows ex–Free States worlds as part of Regulus</ref>
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Originally part of the [[Principality of Regulus]], the Free States was among that province's regions that chose to break away as a result of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Gerald Marik (27th c.)|Gerald Marik's]] campaign against the Regulan-based [[Scourge of Death]]. Citing the landmark [[Camlann (FWL)|Camlann]] vs. Free Worlds decision, the worlds of [[Cree]], [[Diass]], [[Fieferana]], [[Hindmarsh]], [[Olafsvik]] and [[Vosloorus]] formed the Regulan Free States headed by a pro-[[House Marik|Marik]] civilian government.<ref name=HMFWLp64>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64, "Regulan Free States"</ref> <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 63, "Camlann vs. Free Worlds"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 62</ref> | Originally part of the [[Principality of Regulus]], the Free States was among that province's regions that chose to break away as a result of [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Gerald Marik (27th c.)|Gerald Marik's]] campaign against the Regulan-based [[Scourge of Death]]. Citing the landmark [[Camlann (FWL)|Camlann]] vs. Free Worlds decision, the worlds of [[Cree]], [[Diass]], [[Fieferana]], [[Hindmarsh]], [[Olafsvik]] and [[Vosloorus]] formed the Regulan Free States headed by a pro-[[House Marik|Marik]] civilian government.<ref name=HMFWLp64>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64, "Regulan Free States"</ref> <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 63, "Camlann vs. Free Worlds"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 62</ref> | ||
| − | By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] in [[3025]], the Free States had shrunk to just three of its original members (Diass, Olafsvik | + | By the end of the [[Third Succession War]] in [[3025]], the Free States had shrunk to just three of its original members (Diass, Olafsvik and Vosloorus) under a feudal autocracy headed by [[House Stimson]]. In addition Regulus had regained enough influence over the Free States that it was little more than a satellite. Nicknamed the "Regulan Not-So-Free States", the province echoed Regulus' initially neutral and later loyalist stance during the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]], and in siding with the opposition in the [[Free_Worlds_League#Parliament|League Parliament]].<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War" Map</ref> <ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 76, "Feudal Autocracy"</ref> <ref name=HMFWLp64/> <ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 22, "Provincial Loyalties"</ref> <ref name=HBHMp94>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 94, "Minor Houses"</ref> |
| − | As of [[3067]] House Stimson's loyalty had shifted to | + | As of [[3067]] House Stimson's loyalty had shifted to staunch support of the reigning Captain-General, [[Thomas Marik (False)|Thomas Marik]], although the Free States' MPs in Parliament still tended to vote against the Captain-General.<ref name=HBHMp94/> <ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 83, "Voting Patterns For and Against the Government"</ref> |
During the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] [[Jihad]] three regiments of the [[Regulan Hussars]] landed on the Free States' member worlds in February [[3077]] and later drove off opposition from the [[Marik Commonwealth]]. Coupled with a successful public relations campaign undertaken by [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] this move effectively brought the province back into the Principality of Regulus, although the formal annexation did not take place until some time between [[3085]] and [[3104]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50-51, "Regulus Ascending"</ref> <ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 52, "Hussars Crush Opposition"</ref> <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. iv, "Former Free Worlds League" Map - the Regulan Free States are still shown as independent</ref> <ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 56, map shows ex–Free States worlds as part of Regulus</ref> | During the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] [[Jihad]] three regiments of the [[Regulan Hussars]] landed on the Free States' member worlds in February [[3077]] and later drove off opposition from the [[Marik Commonwealth]]. Coupled with a successful public relations campaign undertaken by [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] this move effectively brought the province back into the Principality of Regulus, although the formal annexation did not take place until some time between [[3085]] and [[3104]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50-51, "Regulus Ascending"</ref> <ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 52, "Hussars Crush Opposition"</ref> <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. iv, "Former Free Worlds League" Map - the Regulan Free States are still shown as independent</ref> <ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 56, map shows ex–Free States worlds as part of Regulus</ref> | ||