User:Dmon/Project House
Major Project house is an ongoing project to catalog the noble houses of the Inner Sphere as best I can. BattleTech is space feudalism but we do not actually see a lot of it going on beyond the five main houses. I am interested in the various Dukes, Counts and Barons.
Contents
- 1 Houses
- 1.1 House Aberscanby
- 1.2 House Burrill
- 1.3 House Cassidy
- 1.4 House Christifori
- 1.5 House Cosmidi
- 1.6 House de Gambier
- 1.7 House de la Cruz
- 1.8 House De Varley
- 1.9 House DeVire
- 1.10 House Gettle
- 1.11 House Isu
- 1.12 House Jalali
- 1.13 House Kell
- 1.14 House Kochbar
- 1.15 House Liao
- 1.16 House Lottimer
- 1.17 House MacLeod
- 1.18 House Marsden
- 1.19 House McBrin
- 1.20 House McCall
- 1.21 House Mengitsu
- 1.22 House Nelson
- 1.23 House O'Leary
- 1.24 House Ortega
- 1.25 House Overton
- 1.26 House Ozawa
- 1.27 House Pinard
- 1.28 House Regis
- 1.29 House Reichart
- 1.30 House Romer
- 1.31 House Sefnes
- 1.32 House Steiner
- 1.33 House Stephenson
- 1.34 House Van Lou
- 1.35 House Wheeler
- 1.36 House Zahn
- 2 Naming traditions
- 3 Titles
- 4 References
- 5 Bibliography
Houses
House Aberscanby
House Burrill
House Cassidy
House Christifori
House Cosmidi
- Sofia Cosmidi, Countess in 3148.[1]
House de Gambier
- add family tree
House de la Cruz
House De Varley
- Baron[2]
House DeVire
Add family tree.
House Gettle
- Gettle, Baron[3]
House Isu
- Jasmine Isu, wife of Takashi Kurita and his third cousin.[4]
- Common ancestor traces back to Taragi Kurita or his (unnamed) wife, this is kinda a problem because officially Taragi only had one child (Shinjiro Kurita}.
House Jalali
- Nanaz Jalali, Empress of the Empire of Zathras in 2899.[1]
- Aydin II, Empress in 3022.
- Aydin III, Empress in 3070.
- Parivar, Empress in 3148.
House Kell
- Grandfather was Duke of Arc-Royal
- Father was a Count.
- Alister Luvon is an uncle.
- an uncle to Morgan Kell named Seamus is mentioned as being alive in 3010.[5][6]
- Arthur Luvon is a cousin.
- The Kell Hounds p7 states - "When the media showed the brothers Kell as guests at an elegant social event, the public began to wonder whether the mercenaries were, in fact, overpaid. What the critics did not mention was that the party was the centennial birthday celebration for their and Arthur Luvon's grandmother." That's circa 3012.
House Kochbar
House Liao
- Sheng Hung Liao, third cousin to Sun-Tzu Liao.[1]
House Lottimer
Shrap 9
House MacLeod
House Marsden
- Run through the dates of birth etc.
House McBrin
House McCall
- - Baron of McCall
House Mengitsu
House Nelson
House O'Leary
House Ortega
House Overton
House Ozawa
House Pinard
House Regis
House Reichart
House Romer
House Sefnes
- Baron from New Syrtis, loyal to Michael Hasek-Davion.[14][15]
House Steiner
- Margrafin Kelya is described as Katrina Steiners cousin.[14]
House Stephenson
House Van Lou
House Wheeler
House Zahn
Naming traditions
Naming traditions for double barreled names.
- CC: seems to be wife-husband
- Jordan-Liao, House Sian-Marik, Xiang-Allard
- exception: House Allard-Liao
- DC: seems to be wife-husband
- FWL: seems to be husband-wife
- FS: seems to be wife-husband
- LC: seems to be wife-husband
- TC: seems to be wife-husband
Titles
Capellan Confederation
In 3025 Capellan Confederation has 12 major noble lines and 10 minor noble families in addition to House Liao.[17] The Confederation is divided up into 30 Duchies and 37 independent fiefdoms.[18]
- Duke of Capella
- Duke of Chesterton
- Duke of Exedor
- Duke of Larsha
- Duke of Liao
- Duke of Mitchel
- Duke of Sarna
- Duke of St. Ives
- Duke of Tikonov
- Duke of Thomas
- Duke of Tsitsang (Apocryphal)[19]
- Duke of Highspire
- Duke of Sax (Apocryphal)
- Duke of Westerhand
Duchy Regional Training Centers
Each duchy is required to maintain at least one Duchy Regional Training Centers. 36 RTCs across the 30 duchies.
Federated Suns
The Five Principalities
Recognising that the size of the Federated Suns prevented a central government from being able to respond to localised issues, Simon Davion created five principalities in 2417 and their attendant nobility.[20]
- First Prince of the Federated Suns (2417 onwards)
- Prince of the Capellan March (2417 - 2540)
- Prince of the Draconis March (2417 - 2540)
- Prince of the Terran March (2417 - 2540)
- Prince of the Outer March (2417 - 2540)
The five principalities where dissolved in 2540s.
3010
- Hanse Davion was a Duke.... But Duke of what?[21]
3067
- The three most senior dukes in the FS each command a march, each one including almost 40 lesser dukes.[22]
- Crucis March
- Duke of New Avalon
- Duke of Augusta
- Duke of Argyle
- Duke of Bristol
- Duke of Dothan
- Duke of El Dorado
- Duke of Galax
- Duke of Grosvenor
- Duke of Gulkana
- Duke of Leipsic
- Duke of June
- Duke of Kestrel
- Duke of Marlette
- Duke of Okefenokee
- Duke of Panpour
- Duke of Parma
- Duke of Tsamma
- Duke of Zolfo
- Duke of New Syrtis
- Duke of Gurnet
- Duke of Hobbs
- Duke of Jaipur
- Duke of Kathil
- Duke of Kittery
- Duke of Lothair
- Duke of Redfield
- Duke of Wernke
- Duke of Victoria (Federated Suns)
- Duke of Robinson
- Duke of Abbeville
- Duke of Addicks
- Duke of Adrian
- Duke of Bremond
- Duke of Caph (under wob control in 3067)
- Duke of Caselton
- Duke of Elidere (under combine control in 3067)
- Duke of Hoff
- Duke of Kentares IV
- Duke of Kesai (under combine control in 3067)
- Duke of Mallory's World
- Duke of Marduk (under combine control in 3067)
- Duke of Ozawa
- Duke of Raman
- Duke of Rio (Apocryphal)
- Duke of Small
- Duke of Tancredi
- Out of the 20 wealthiest FS families 15 are ducal and 2 claim lesser titles.[22]
3150
Mercenary-peerage program.[23]
Free Worlds League
At the founding of the League a College of Arms was established to standardize titles and register the pedigrees of noble families.[24]
- Casion's Peerage is published by Globe Press of Atreus.[25]
- Woods Peerage, 2301.[26]
- Earl of Kiyev[27]
- Earl of Stewart[27]
- Count of Edmondson[27]
- Count of Mundrabilla[27]
- Count of Tchamba[27]
- Count of Trellisane[27]
- Baron of Eromanga[27]
- Baron of Kalidasa[27]
Knights
Dame Carrie Ellison and Lady Lyla Nott.[28]
Lyran Commonwealth
Brandenberg Edicts issued by Archon Katherine Steiner in 2413 that firmly established LCAF ranks. The ranks in the LCAF wre adapted from those used by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 20th century. The edict also added the title of Duke. Those titles created are non-inheritable and there were used only to bolster her military's egos while leaving no real power behind them.[29]
- Duke of Bolan[27]
- Duchess of Donegal, [31]
- Duke of Loburg[27]
- Duke of Somerset
- Margrave of Arcturus, [31]
- Margrave of New Exford, [31]
- Graf of Cumbres, [31]
- Graf of Dustball, [31]
- Graf of Great X, [31]
- Graf of Zhongshan, [31]
- Graf of Pandora, [31]
Terran Hegemony
Director-General Michael Cameron introduces the Edict of 2351 reviving the concept of titles of nobility.[33]
31 one titles where granted in this year.[33]
Taurian Concordat
- Edward Calderon was credited with ruling at least five separate worlds in the Concordat in 3025: Burton, Brisbane, New Ganymede, Sterope, and Ishtar.[36]
Republic of the Sphere
Senators and Prefectures
- Prefecture I:
- Prefecture II:
- Senator of Ashio: Hwrang Onataki
- Senator of Rukbat: Senator Kay Leeson of prefecture II.
- Melanie Vladistok of either Halstead Station or Kervil (both in Prefecture II),[37]
- Prefecture III:
- Senator of Addicks: Mark Sandoval-Ito
- Senator of Markab: Gerald Monroe , Conner Rhys-Monroe
- Senator of Northwind: Moelene Jaffries
- Senator of Ozawa: "Kev Rosse, one time senator of the republic of the sphere from prefecture III"[38]
- Senator of Towne: Philip Genakis
- Prefecture IV:
- Prefecture V:
- Prefecture VI:
- Senator of Park Place: Senator Ptolemeny of Park Place.[39]
- Prefecture VII:
- Senator of Augustine: Senator Riktofven of Augustine.[39]
- Senator of Bernardo: "Torov Mangan had been recently elected Senator of Bernardo"[40]
- Alycia Rousset
- Prefecture VIII:
- Prefecture IX:
- Senator of Skye: Senator Geoffrey Mallowes of Skye.[41][42] Senator Geoffrey Mallowes from Skye.[43]Senator Geoffrey Mallowes of Prefecture IX.[44]
- Senator of Alkalurops: Alec Colty
- Senator of Skondia: Allen Drury
- Prefecture X:
- Senator of Fomalhaut: Lina Derius. senator lina derius of prefecture x.[45]
- Senator of Procyon: Lissa Ruchenko
- Aeisha Mubatu
- David Lear?
- Ross Kain
- Russell Fahnstahk
- Senator Geot
- Senator Hier
- Alice Syrmar
- Stev Kesh
- Leslie Brahe
- Warren Halverson
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shrapnel Issue 16
- ↑ Piece by Piece
- ↑ Elements of Treason: Opportunity, ch. 2
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine) p. 166
- ↑ Shrapnel Issue 1, p. 109
- ↑ Not the Way the Smart Money Bets
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 165
- ↑ Shrapnel Issue 15: "Unit Digest: Blazing Aces"
- ↑ El Dorado
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 51, "Thala"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 BattleTech: Legends II, pp. 78 - 79: "Talon Zahn profile"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 92: "ARC-2R Archer battle history"
- ↑ Flashpoint, Ch. 10
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 The Sword and the Dagger, ch. 22
- ↑ Warrior: Riposte, ch. 15
- ↑ A Race to the End
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 117
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 133
- ↑ "MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries", Uprising, Quelled
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 99
- ↑ A Skein of Schemes
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 108
- ↑ ilClan, p. 121
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 60
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 72: "Noble Titles"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 12
- ↑ 27.00 27.01 27.02 27.03 27.04 27.05 27.06 27.07 27.08 27.09 27.10 Empire Alone, poster map
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2, p. 10
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 17 "The BattleMech Era"
- ↑ Warrior: Riposte, ch. 13
- ↑ 31.00 31.01 31.02 31.03 31.04 31.05 31.06 31.07 31.08 31.09 31.10 31.11 31.12 Tamar Rising, poster map
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 97
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 The Star League, p. 22
- ↑ The Star League, p. 101
- ↑ The Star League, p. 21
- ↑ The Periphery, pp. 85–86: planet profiles
- ↑ The Scorpion Jar, ch. 22
- ↑ Heretic's Faith, ch. 15
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Wolf Hunters, ch. 8
- ↑ Shrapnel Issue 8
- ↑ The Scorpion Jar, ch. 17
- ↑ The Scorpion Jar, ch. 41
- ↑ The Scorpion Jar, ch. 32
- ↑ The Scorpion Jar, ch. 57
- ↑ The Scorpion Jar, ch. 42