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| name                = Ingrid Liao
 
| name                = Ingrid Liao
 
| birthdate          = [[2930]]
 
| birthdate          = [[2930]]
| died                = [[2980]]<ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', foldout (pp. 163–164 in PDF): "The Capellan Confederation's Line of Succession and Partial Liao Family Tree"</ref>
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| died                = [[2980]]<ref>''House Liao Sourcebook'' - Liao Family Tree</ref>
| othernames          = Little Inga
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| othernames          = "Little Inga"
 
| affiliation        = [[House Liao]]
 
| affiliation        = [[House Liao]]
 
| rank                =  
 
| rank                =  
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| position            = [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]]
 
| position            = [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]]
 
| profession          = Noble
 
| profession          = Noble
| parents            = [[Tarlak Liao]] (father)<ref name=HLp50>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 50</ref>
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| parents            = [[Tarlak Liao]] (father)<ref name=HLp50>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 50"</ref>
 
| siblings            = [[Sandra Liao]]
 
| siblings            = [[Sandra Liao]]
 
| spouse              =  
 
| spouse              =  
 
| children            =  
 
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[[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]] during the middle decades of the [[Third Succession War]], the most notable event of the reign of '''Ingrid Liao''' was the disastrous [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]].
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[[Chancellor]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]] during the middle decades of the [[Third Succession War]], the most notable event of the reign of '''Ingrid Liao''' was the disastrous [[Great Lee Turkey Shoot]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Early Life===
 
===Early Life===
Eldest daughter of [[Tarlak Liao]]: "Little Inga" as she would come to be called was trained from her youth as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] like her famed ancestor [[Ilsa Liao]], but would hold a special fascination for the [[aerospace fighter|aerospace arm]] of the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]].<ref name=HLp50/>
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Eldest daughter of [[Tarlak Liao]], "Little Inga" as she would come to be called was trained from her youth as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] like her famed ancestor [[Ilsa Liao]], but would hold a special fascination for the [[AeroSpace Fighter|aerospace arm]] of the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]].<ref name=HLp50/>
  
Ingrid became Chancellor following the assassination of her father by a [[Maskirovka]] defector in 12 September [[2950]].<ref name=HLp50/>
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Ingrid became Chancellor following the assassination of her father by a [[Maskirovka]] defector in September 12th [[2950]].<ref name=HLp50/>
  
 
===Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation===
 
===Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation===
Reflecting her lifelong interest in [[aerospace fighter]]s, Ingrid would subtly shift increasing resources to that branch of the Capellan military. Two years to the day after her inauguration, Ingrid's decision would seem to be the right one when she directed a combined force of ''[[Thunderbird (Aerospace Fighter class)|Thunderbird]]''s and ''[[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter class)|Eagles]]'' to repulse a [[House Marik]] raid against [[Ingersoll]]. To Ingrid's joy, the Capellan forces destroyed seven Marik ''[[Cheetah]]''s and sent the raiders packing without a single Liao loss.<ref name=HLp50/><ref name=HD-87>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', pp. 87–88: "History - Third Succession War - Knights of the Void"</ref><ref name=HHD-67>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 67: "History of the Federated Suns - Third Succession War - Rise of Brotherhoods - The Purge"</ref><ref name=HHL-34>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 34: "History of the Nation - Third Succession War - The Great Lee Turkey Shoot"</ref>
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Reflecting her lifelong interest in Aerospace Fighters, Ingrid would subtly shift increasing resources to that branch of the Capellan military. Two years to the day after her inauguration, Ingrid's decision would seem to be the right one when she directed a combined force of ''[[Thunderbird]]''s and [[Eagle (AeroSpace Fighter)|''Eagle''s]] to repulse a [[House Marik]] raid against [[Ingersoll]]. To Ingrid's joy, the Capellan forces destroyed seven Marik ''[[Cheetah]]''s and sent the raiders packing without a single Liao loss.<ref name=HLp50/> <ref name=HD-87>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', pp. 87-88 "History - Third Succession War - Knights of the Void"</ref> <ref name=HHD-67>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 67 "History of the Federated Suns - Third Succession War - Rise of Brotherhoods - The Purge"</ref> <ref name=HHL-34>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 34 "History of the Nation - Third Succession War - The Great Lee Turkey Shoot"</ref>
  
Spurred on by this success, Ingrid decided to launch a major offensive against the [[House Davion]]-held world of [[Lee]], site of an [[AFFS]] regional supply center as well as a critical maintenance facility for aerospace fighters and increasingly rare [[Land-Air 'Mech]]s. Hoping to claim the vital facility for the Confederation, Ingrid committed six fighter [[regiment]]s (over 200 aerospace fighters) and a sizable ground force to the mission, waiting on [[Sian]] for word of its success.<ref name=TRO3025-134>''Technical Readout: 3025'' (July 1994 printing), p. 134: "SPR-H5 Sparrowhawk"</ref><ref name=TRO3025R-152>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 152: "SPR-H5 Sparrowhawk"</ref><ref name=HLp50/><ref name=HD-87/><ref name=HHD-67/><ref name=HHL-34/>
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Spurred on by this success, Ingrid decided to launch a major offensive against the [[House Davion]]-held world of [[Lee]], site of an [[AFFS]] regional supply center as well as a critical maintenance facility for AeroSpace Fighters and increasingly rare [[Land-Air 'Mech]]s. Hoping to claim the vital facility for the Confederation, Ingrid committed six fighter [[regiment]]s (over 200 AeroSpace Fighters) and a sizable ground force to the mission, waiting on [[Sian]] for word of its success.<ref name=TRO3025-134>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 134 "AeroSpace Fighters - SPR-H5 Sparrowhawk"</ref> <ref name=TRO3025R-152>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 152 "AeroSpace Fighters - SPR-H5 Sparrowhawk"</ref><ref name=HLp50/> <ref name=HD-87/> <ref name=HHD-67/> <ref name=HHL-34/>
  
Unfortunately for Ingrid, the [[MIIO]] learned of the plan well in advance, giving [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] [[Peter Davion (30th c.)|Peter Davion]] plenty of time to reinforce and direct the planet's defense himself. Thanks to their advanced warning the Davion defenders met the Capellan forces in space, immediately assuming aerospace superiority. Davion aerospace fighters, consisting primarily of the sleek and fast ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' model, crippled over forty of the slower and older Capellan fighters, leaving the Liao [[BattleMechs]], [[Combat Vehicle |tanks]] and [[infantry]] without the full air support that Ingrid's plan required. Prince Peter personally led from his 'Mech in pushing the Capellans off Lee with heavy losses.<ref name=TRO3025-134/><ref name=TRO3025R-152/><ref name=HLp50/><ref name=HD-87/><ref name=HHD-67/><ref name=HHL-34/>
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Unfortunately for Ingrid, the [[MIIO]] learned of the plan well in advance, giving [[First Prince]] [[Peter Davion (First Prince)|Peter Davion]] plenty of time to reinforce and direct the planet's defense himself. Thanks to their advanced warning the Davion defenders met the Capellan forces in space, immediately assuming aerospace superiority. Davion AeroSpace Fighters, consisting primarily of the sleek and fast ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' model, crippled over forty of the slower and older Capellan fighters, leaving the Liao [[BattleMechs]], [[Combat Vehicle |tanks]] and [[infantry]] without the full air support that Ingrid's plan required. Prince Peter personally led from his 'Mech in pushing the Capellans off Lee with heavy losses.<ref name=TRO3025-134/> <ref name=TRO3025R-152/><ref name=HLp50/><ref name=HD-87/> <ref name=HHD-67/> <ref name=HHL-34/>  
  
Disheartened by this defeat, Ingrid left reorganization of her shattered aerospace forces to her generals as she focused on the larger problem of near total collapse of the Capellan military as a whole. Almost sixty years of unceasing [[Elastic Defense]] and two-front fighting against House Marik and Davion had slowly ground away both the military and support infrastructure of the Capellan realm and Ingrid was hard pressed to find a solution. The situation had reached the point where Ingrid ordered the [[Red Lancers]] and [[Prefectorate Guard]], the personal guard of the Chancellor and Capellan Prefectorate nobility, into action on the frontline.<ref name=HLp50/>
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Disheartened by this defeat, Ingrid left reorganization of her shattered aerospace forces to her generals as she focused on the larger problem of near total collapse of the Capellan military as a whole. Almost sixty years of unceasing [[Elastic Defense]] and two-front fighting against House Marik and Davion had slowly ground away both the military and support infrastructure of the Capellan realm and Ingrid was hard-pressed to find a solution. The situation had reached the point where Ingrid ordered the [[Red Lancers]] and [[Prefectorate Guard]], the personal guard of the Chancellor and Capellan Prefectorate nobility, into action on the frontline.<ref name=HLp50/>
  
 
With the Confederation near total collapse, Ingrid would pass the mantle of the Chancellor to her nephew [[Tormax Liao]] in [[2980]].<ref name=HLp50/>
 
With the Confederation near total collapse, Ingrid would pass the mantle of the Chancellor to her nephew [[Tormax Liao]] in [[2980]].<ref name=HLp50/>
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* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
 
  
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[[Category:Chancellors|Liao, Ingrid]]
 
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Characters|Liao, Ingrid]]
 
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Characters|Liao, Ingrid]]

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