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| titles              = [[Duke of Tamar]]<br>[[Duke of Carse]]<br/>[[Duke of Fort Loudon]]<br/>[[Duke of Odessa]]
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'''House Kelswa''' traditionally hold the title of Duke of [[Tamar]] within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The family also previously held the titles to the Duchy of [[Carse]]. The [[Kelswa (Combat Vehicle)|Kelswa Assault Tank]] is named after the family.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 22</ref>
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'''House Kelswa''' traditionally hold the title of Duke of [[Tamar]] within the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The family also previously held the titles to the Duchy of [[Carse]].
  
 
==Origins==
 
==Origins==
The [[Age of War]] was not kind to the [[Tamar Pact]], as many of its planets fell to the [[Draconis Combine]]. By [[2445]], a full fifth of the Pact was under Kuritan rule.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 20</ref> Later during the reign of [[Archon]] [[Margaret Olsen]], the machinations of the Duke of Tamar resulted in a civil war which finally ended in battle on Tamar in [[2505]], when the new Archon [[Robert Steiner]] stripped the [[House Tamar]] of its titles and rank. It was here that the '''House Kelswa''' came into power, and they held the Dukedom of Tamar for the next six-and-a-half centuries.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', pp. 27–29</ref> Indeed, the Kelswas had long been an important and loyal family within the Pact, with Prime Minister [[Davis Kelswa]] in power as early as [[2364]].<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 12</ref>
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The [[Age of War]] was not kind to the [[Tamar Pact]], as many of its planets fell to the [[Draconis Combine]]. By [[2445]], a full fifth of the Pact was under Kuritan rule.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 20</ref> Later during the reign of [[Archon]] [[Margaret Olsen]], the machinations of the Duke of Tamar resulted in a civil war which finally ended in battle on Tamar in [[2505]], when the new Archon [[Robert Steiner]] stripped the [[House Tamar]] of its titles and rank. It was here that the '''House Kelswa''' came into power, and they held the Dukedom of Tamar for the next six-and-a-half centuries.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' pp. 27-29</ref> Indeed, the Kelswas had long been an important and loyal family within the Pact, with Prime Minister [[Davis Kelswa]] in power as early as [[2364]].<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 12</ref>
  
As the various [[Great House]]s became increasingly overt in their raiding during the [[Hidden Wars]] towards the end of the [[Star League era]], the Tamar Pact found itself facing the brunt of the [[Third Hidden War|"pirate raids"]] instigated against the Commonwealth. The Duchess of Tamar during the mid twenty-eighth century, [[Monique Kelswa]], had only a rudimentary knowledge of military strategy, and instead appointed military advisors to help her prepare the Tamar Pact against acts of aggression. Among her policies applied across the Pact were tax breaks for defense industries and the implementation of state-sponsored grants for higher education on rural worlds within the Pact. These measures led to a steady drop in unemployment and a boom in university enrollments and made the Duchess a promising future leader in the minds of many despite her becoming Duchess at a very young age.<ref name="ER:2750p81">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 81: "Monique Kelswa"</ref>
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As the various [[Great House]]s became increasingly overt in their raiding during the [[Hidden Wars]] towards the end of the [[Star League era]], the Tamar Pact found itself facing the brunt of the [[Third Hidden War|"pirate raids"]] instigated against the Commonwealth. The Duchess of Tamar during the mid twenty-eight century, [[Monique Kelswa]], had only a rudimentary knowledge of military strategy, and instead appointed military advisors to help her prepare the Tamar Pact against acts of aggression. Among her policies applied across the Pact were tax breaks for defense industries and the implementation of state-sponsored grants for higher education on rural worlds within the Pact. These measures led to a steady drop in unemployment and a boom in university enrollments and made the Duchess a promising future leader in the minds of many despite her becoming Duchess at a very young age.<ref name="ER:2750p81">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 81, "Monique Kelswa"</ref>
  
The [[Clan Invasion]] was devastating to the Tamar Pact, which bore the brunt of the attacks by both [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Wolf]]. Tamar itself fell, with Duke Kelswa fighting to the bitter end. Selvin Kelswa's daughter, [[Morasha Kelswa]] inherited her father's now meaningless titles.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43–45, 64</ref>
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The [[Clan Invasion]] was devastating to the Tamar Pact, which bore the brunt of the attacks by both [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Wolf]]. Tamar itself fell, with Duke Kelswa fighting to the bitter end. Selvin Kelswa's daughter, [[Morasha Kelswa]] inherited her father's now meaningless titles.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'' pp. 43-45, 64</ref>
  
By [[3054]], the Tamar March had been reduced to little more than a sliver of its former glory. Nevertheless, as it essentially included the entire Federated Commonwealth-[[Clan Occupation Zones|Clan Occupation Zone]] border, it was the most heavily defended area of the Commonwealth.<ref name=ORp22>''Objective Raids'', pp. 22–23</ref>
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By [[3054]], the Tamar March had been reduced to little more than a sliver of its former glory. Nevertheless, as it essentially included the entire Federated Commonwealth-[[Clan Occupation Zones|Clan Occupation Zone]] border, it was the most heavily defended area of the Commonwealth.<ref name=ORp22>''Objective Raids'' pp. 22-23</ref>
  
The titles of the Duke of Tamar Pact lived on with the son of Morasha Kelswa and grandson to the last Duke of Tamar [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] and eventually his son [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner|Gregory]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19: "Who Is Gregory Kelswa-Steiner?"</ref>
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The titles of the Duke of Tamar Pact lived on with the son of Morasha Kelswa and grandson to the last Duke of Tamar [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] and eventually his son [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner|Gregory]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19, "Who Is Gregory Kelswa-Steiner?"</ref>
  
At the time of his death, [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner]] held the titles of Duke of [[Porrima]] and Duke-in-exile of [[Skye]] and [[Tamar]]. With Gregory's last known location being on Skye when it was taken by the Falcons and no other members of the family, the future of House Kelswa is in question.<ref name="SFp50">''Shattered Fortress'', p. 50: "Live Free, Live Lyran"</ref>
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===Other Known Members of the Family===
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===Other known members of the family===
* Grafina [[Antje Kelswa]], Hauptmann and commander of [[Loki]] team "Hagall" by 3150,<ref name=TRp21>''Tamar Rising'', p. 21</ref> cousin of [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner]]<ref name=TRp72-73>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 72–73</ref>
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* [[Selvin Kelswa II]], Duke of both Tamar and Carse.  
* [[Casorik Kelswa]], [[Planetary Governor of New Caledonia]] by 3029<ref name=FSWMAv2p20>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 20</ref>
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* [[Charlotte Kelswa]], wife of [[Mark Dinesen]].
* [[Claudius Taylor-Kelswa]], [[Duke of Fort Loudon]] by 3067<ref name=FCCW197>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 197: "Planet Profile"</ref>
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* [[Monique Kelswa]], Duchess 2735 - 2755<ref name=ER:2750p81/>
* [[Eveline Kelswa]], wife of [[Greydon Brewer]] by 3025<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 137</ref>
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* [[Graham Kelswa]], Duke of Carse (2787 - 2791) at least.
* [[Henry Kelswa II]], Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth by 3025<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 93: "The Commonwealth Judiciary"</ref>
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* [[Sandra Kelswa]], Grafina in 2829.<ref name=HBHSp53>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 53, "Tragic Ironies"</ref>
* [[Kevin Kelswa]], General and Duke of Tamar in the mid-25th century<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 36: "Battles in the Age of War"</ref>
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* [[Selvin Kelswa III]], Duke of Tamar in 3025.
* [[Lenna Kelswa]], Colonel and commander of the [[Tamar Cavaliers]] by 3085<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 109: "Arc-Royal Theater"</ref>
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* [[Eveline Kelswa]], wife of [[Greydon Brewer]] in 3025.
* [[Ricardo Kelswa]], head of the Commonwealth Emergency Services Department<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 50: "Ancient Dynasties"</ref>
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* [[Casorik Kelswa]], Governor of [[New Caledonia]] in 3029.<ref name="FSWMAv2p20">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 20</ref>  
* [[Sandra Kelswa]], Grafina by 2829<ref name=HBHSp53>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 53: "Tragic Ironies"</ref>
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* [[Morasha Kelswa]]
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* [[Claudius Taylor-Kelswa]], Duke of [[Fort Loudon]] in 3067.<ref name=FCCW197>''FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)'', p. 197, "Planet Profile"</ref>
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* [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]]
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* [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner]]
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* [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]''
 
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]
  
 
[[Category:Noble Houses|Kelswa]]
 
[[Category:Noble Houses|Kelswa]]

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