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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]].
 
'''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]].
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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>
 
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>''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>
 
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>
  
==Known members of the family==
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==Kelswa Family Tree==
* [[Davis Kelswa]], Prime Minister of Tamar in 2364
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* [[Simon Kelswa]], Colonel in 2455
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* [[Philipa Kelswa]], wife of [[Alistair Steiner]].
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* [[Selvin Kelswa II]], Duke of both Tamar and Carse.  
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* [[Charlotte Kelswa]], wife of [[Mark Dinesen]].
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===Other known members of the family===
 
* [[Sandra Kelswa]], Grafina in 2829.<ref name=HBHSp53>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 53, "Tragic Ironies"</ref>
 
* [[Sandra Kelswa]], Grafina in 2829.<ref name=HBHSp53>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' p. 53, "Tragic Ironies"</ref>
 
* [[Selvin Kelswa III]], Duke of Tamar in 3025.
 
* [[Selvin Kelswa III]], Duke of Tamar in 3025.
* [[Eveline Kelswa]], wife of [[Greyson Brewer]] in 3025.
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* [[Eveline Kelswa]], wife of [[Greydon Brewer]] in 3025.
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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>
 
* [[Morasha Kelswa]]
 
* [[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>
 
* [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]]
 
* [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]]
 
* [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner]]
 
* [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner]]
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
*''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
*''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
*''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
*''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
*''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]
  
 
[[Category:Noble Houses|Kelswa]]
 
[[Category:Noble Houses|Kelswa]]

Revision as of 06:45, 28 July 2020

House Kelswa
Family Profile
Title(s) Duke of Tamar
Duke of Carse
Duke of Fort Loudon
Duke of Odessa
Affiliation Tamar Pact
Lyran Commonwealth
Cadet branch(es) House Kelswa-Steiner

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

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

As the various Great Houses 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 "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.[4]

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.[5]

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 Zone border, it was the most heavily defended area of the Commonwealth.[6]

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.[7]

Kelswa Family Tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House Kelswa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Davis Kelswa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House Steiner
 
 
Robert Kelswa
 
unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alistair Steiner
 
Phillipa Kelswa
 
 
 
Simon Kelswa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michael Steiner
 
Steven Steiner
 
Tatyana Steiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rutger Steiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tracial Steiner
 
House Dinesen
 
 
 
 
 
Selvin Kelswa II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Viola Steiner
 
Robert Dinesen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kevin Dinesen Steiner
 
Sarah Steiner Dinesen
 
Mark Dinesen
 
Charlotte Kelswa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House Steiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monique Kelswa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Graham Kelswa
 
 
 


Other known members of the family

References

  1. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) p. 20
  2. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) pp. 27-29
  3. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) p. 12
  4. Era Report: 2750, p. 81, "Monique Kelswa"
  5. Wolf Clan Sourcebook pp. 43-45, 64
  6. Objective Raids pp. 22-23
  7. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 19, "Who Is Gregory Kelswa-Steiner?"
  8. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) p. 53, "Tragic Ironies"
  9. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 20
  10. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 197, "Planet Profile"

Bibliography