House Hasek
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| House Hasek | |
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| Family Profile | |
| Title(s) | Duke of New Syrtis |
| Founded | 2829 |
| Cadet branch(es) | House Hasek-Davion |
House Hasek traditionally hold the title of Duke of New Syrtis the capital world of the Capellan March. The Duke or Duchess of New Syrtis also holds hereditary title to the position of Minister of the Capellan March. Unless unqualified for some reason, or occupying a superior position, the head of the Hasek family is also the director of the Capellan March command (which carries the rank of Field Marshal). This effectively concentrates civilian and military authority for the border march in the hands of one individual, who can then use all the resources at his or her disposal to deal with any military threats. The people of the March have traditionally nurtured a deep hatred of the neighboring Capellan Confederation. Also, despite family ties to House Davion, the Haseks frequently have a tense relationship with New Avalon, sometimes nearly to the point of rebellion.
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History[edit]
Origins[edit]
The first prominent Hasek in Federated Suns history was Jason Hasek, a popular militia officer who became New Avalon's first Prime Minister following the Grain Rebellion. Even after his death, the Hasek family would be prominent on New Avalon, alongside their sometimes-allies/sometimes-rivals in the Davion family, although they would be somewhat eclipsed when the Davions rose to found and lead the Federated Suns.
Capellan March[edit]
First Prince Paul Davion moved his field headquarters to New Syrtis on the 7th of July[1] 2829 after the death of Chancellor Ilsa Liao of the Capellan Confederation as a part of concentrating his attentions against the Capellans. One of Paul's first acts was to appoint a hero of the Federated Suns defense on Demeter earlier as Duke of New Syrtis. That hero was Colonel Damien Hasek, the first of the Hasek family to rule New Syrtis; Damian was invested with all of the powers that had previously been enjoyed by the Princes of the Capellan March when it had been a Principality, centuries before.[2] Hasek was accepting a difficult legacy; the First Succession War had claimed four Lords of the Capellan March in battle alone, with two more suffering injuries severe enough that they couldn't continue to rule as March Lord. While Prince Paul's appointment of Damien Hasek was a purely political one, it was also an inspired choice, and Damian established a legacy of capable and loyal service to the Federated Suns.[3]
By this time the easily mined veins were exhausted and large mining companies were beginning to arrive with the intention of strip-mining the rest of the world. Whether the Haseks acted out of concern for their world or a desire to control all the wealth it produced is uncertain,[4] but rather than see the delicate arctic ecosystem disrupted, the Hasek's arranged for the mining trade to be heavily monitored and regulated, and for the equatorial belt to be converted into agricultural land that could be used to sustain the planetary population. The result was the sustained long-term financial solvency of the Hasek family and the long-term viability of New Syrtis.[5][6]
Hasek Family Tree[edit]
| Damien | Margaret Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orlando | Cassandra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| unknown | unknown | Jerome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George I | House Davion | Tamara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael | Marie | Rebecca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| House Hasek-Davion | Drew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Known Members of the Family[edit]
- Alan Hasek[7]
- Allyn Hasek, Kommandant and coach of the NAIS College of Military Science fencing team by 3058[8]
- Amanda Hasek
- Byron DuVall-Hasek[9]
- Caridad Hasek-Goros, Colonel in the Sixth Crucis Lancers[10]
- Damon Hasek-Greer, Leftenant Colonel in the AFFS by 3145[11]
- Daniel Hasek-Pitz, Leftenant General and commanding officer of the Ridgebrook CMM infantry brigade by 3067[12]
- Dwight Hasek-Voss, Major and commanding officer of the Second Robinson Rangers aerospace wing by 3067[13]
- Iona Hasek[14]
- Ivan Hasek, AFFC Marshal and aide to the Field Marshal of the Ryde Theater[15]
- Jacob Hasek, General and commanding officer of the Seventh Crucis Lancers by 3067[16]
- Jason Hasek
- Jason Hasek III
- Jason Hasek, twin brother of Johnathan Hasek and commanding officer of the Third Syrtis Fusliers by 2765[17]
- Jerome Hasek, third child of Orlando, Field Marshal of Sirdar PDZ
- Johnathan Hasek, twin brother of Jason Hasek and commanding officer of the Fourth Syrtis Fusiliers by 2765[17]
- K. Theodus Hasek-Osner, Leftenant General in the Twentieth Avalon Hussars[18][19]
- Mather Hasek, Baron in 3084[20]
- Nathaniel Hasek
- Parric Hasek, news commentator by 3033[21]
- Randy Hasek-Bills
- Rita Hasek[22]
- Sean Thompson-Hasek[23]
- Serena Thompson-Hasek, General of the Federated Suns
- Solomon Hasek, General and commanding officer of the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers by the War of 3039[24]
- Stephan Hasek[22]
- Tuolov Hasek, member of the family in 2843[25]
- Veronica Hasek-Romanov
- Wallace Hasek-Cole, Leftenant General and commanding officer of the First Syrtis Fusiliers LCT by 3085[26]
- William Hasek
- Winston Hasek, member of the High Council and rumored father of Veronica Davion[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 61: "Timeline: Second Succession War"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 69: "War Heats Up"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 57: "The Hasek Legacy"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 195: "New Syrtis"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 89: "New Syrtis"
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, pp. 42–43: "House Davion Key Worlds"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 50
- ↑ Grave Covenant, Ch. 5
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 134, "Byron DuVall-Hasek"
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 72
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 42, "Damon Hasek-Greer"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 138, "Altair PDZ (Ridgebrook Command)"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 140, "Kentares PDZ (Kentares Command)"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 137 (PDF version), "Ridgebrook PDZ"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 18, "Ryde Theater (Ryde Operations Area)"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 139, "Point Barrow Combat Region (Point Barrow Command)"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Field Report: Federated Suns 2765, p. 18, "Condition"
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 54
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 137
- ↑ Vengeance Games, Part 1
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 20, "The Capellan Inferiority Complex"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 45
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 70, "New Syrtis PDZ (New Syrtis Command)"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 97, "Markab (August-September)"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 71, "Overtures of Peace"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 70, "Sirdar PDZ (Sirdar Command)"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Alexander's Heirs"