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[[2378]] - d. [[2457]]) was the First Prince of the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=HBHDp108>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 108-109, "Leaders of the Federated Suns"</ref> − ==History== + ==Quotes== − ===Signing of the Ares Conventions===+ {{Quote|''No one man can govern so vast a realm, even if that man is a genius, saint, and hero at once. And when a man inferior or even ordinary abilities tries to exercise power of so many worlds and so many billions of people, the result is the tyranny, chaos, ignorance, greed, or hatred that we have already seen too often. Some like to hark back to the creed of the 20th century, proclaiming that all democracies are inherently good and all aristocratic oligarchies inherently evil. It is my belief, however, that only a stable aristrocracy exercising authority over manageable areas of our Federated Suns can hope to blend the decisiveness of central rule with flexibility and freedom. It is not the system of government that will be good or bad, but rather the people who wield power within it. Did not my late, unlamented cousins take supreme power on the basis of a system that grew out of a democratic form of goverment?''|Simon Davion, from a speech to the High Council, [[2417]]<ref name="HD(TFS)p32">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 32, "Time Of Crisis"</ref>}} − On 13 June [[2412]], Simon would represent the Federated Suns at the signing of the [[Ares Conventions]].<ref name=HBHDp26>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 26: "The Twin Tyrants"</ref> − ===The Five Principalities=== + ==Title and Position== − Recognizing that the size of the Federated Suns prevented a central government from being able to respond to localized issues, Simon created five principalities in [[2417]].<ref name=HDTFSp99>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 99</ref>+ {{S-start}} + {{S-bef|before=[[Edward Davion]]}} + {{S-title|title=President of the [[Federated Suns]]|years=[[2417]]-[[2418]]}} + {{S-aft|after=[[William Garth]]}} + {{S-bef|before=None}} + {{S-title|title=[[First Prince]] of the [[Federated Suns]]|years=[[2418]]-[[2457]]}} + {{S-aft|after=[[James Davion]]}} + {{S-end}} − ==Quotes==+ {{First Prince Timeline − {{Quote|''No one man can govern so vast a realm, even if that man is a genius, saint, and hero at once. And when a man inferior or even ordinary abilities tries to exercise power of so many worlds and so many billions of people, the result is the tyranny, chaos, ignorance, greed, or hatred that we have already seen too often. Some like to hark back to the creed of the 20th century, proclaiming that all democracies are inherently good and all aristocratic oligarchies inherently evil. It is my belief, however, that only a stable aristocracy exercising authority over manageable areas of our Federated Suns can hope to blend the decisiveness of central rule with flexibility and freedom. It is not the system of government that will be good or bad, but rather the people who wield power within it. Did not my late, unlamented cousins take supreme power on the basis of a system that grew out of a democratic form of government?''|Simon Davion, from a speech to the High Council, [[2417]]<ref name="HD(TFS)p32">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 32: "Time of Crisis"</ref>}} + |began=2417 − + |ended=2457 − ==Gallery==+ |inherited=Edward Davion − <gallery>+ |title=First Prince − Simon Davion HDTFS p34.jpg|Simon from ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)|House Davion]]''+ }} − Simon Davion HDTFS p30.jpg|Simon from ''House Davion'' − </gallery> ==References== ==References== Line 43:
Line 43: * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' − * ''[[Nothing Ventured|Nothing Ventured (Proliferation, Part III)]]'' (short story) + * ''[[Nothing Ventured|Nothing Ventured (Proliferation, Part III)]] (Short Story) [[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Davion, Simon]] [[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Davion, Simon]] [[Category:First Princes|Davion, Simon]] [[Category:First Princes|Davion, Simon]] [[Category:Federated Suns Rulers]] [[Category:Federated Suns Rulers]]
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| name = Simon Davion | | name = Simon Davion | ||
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| affiliation = [[House Davion]] | | affiliation = [[House Davion]] | ||
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| parents = [[Paul Davion (24th c.)|Paul Davion]] (father)<br/>[[Margethe Svensdatter]] (mother) | | parents = [[Paul Davion (24th c.)|Paul Davion]] (father)<br/>[[Margethe Svensdatter]] (mother) | ||
| siblings = | | siblings = | ||
| spouse = [[Elizabeth Caldwell]] | | spouse = [[Elizabeth Caldwell]] | ||
| − | | children = [[James Davion]]<br/>[[Ellen Davion]]<br/>[[Roger Davion ( | + | | children = [[James Davion]]<br/>[[Ellen Davion]]<br/>[[Roger Davion (24th c.)|Roger Davion]] |
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| − | '''Simon Davion''' was the | + | '''Simon Davion''' (b. [[2378]] - d. [[2457]]) was the First Prince of the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=HBHDp108>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 108-109, "Leaders of the Federated Suns"</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Quotes== |
| − | + | {{Quote|''No one man can govern so vast a realm, even if that man is a genius, saint, and hero at once. And when a man inferior or even ordinary abilities tries to exercise power of so many worlds and so many billions of people, the result is the tyranny, chaos, ignorance, greed, or hatred that we have already seen too often. Some like to hark back to the creed of the 20th century, proclaiming that all democracies are inherently good and all aristocratic oligarchies inherently evil. It is my belief, however, that only a stable aristrocracy exercising authority over manageable areas of our Federated Suns can hope to blend the decisiveness of central rule with flexibility and freedom. It is not the system of government that will be good or bad, but rather the people who wield power within it. Did not my late, unlamented cousins take supreme power on the basis of a system that grew out of a democratic form of goverment?''|Simon Davion, from a speech to the High Council, [[2417]]<ref name="HD(TFS)p32">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 32, "Time Of Crisis"</ref>}} | |
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| − | === | + | ==Title and Position== |
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| + | {{S-bef|before=[[Edward Davion]]}} | ||
| + | {{S-title|title=President of the [[Federated Suns]]|years=[[2417]]-[[2418]]}} | ||
| + | {{S-aft|after=[[William Garth]]}} | ||
| + | {{S-bef|before=None}} | ||
| + | {{S-title|title=[[First Prince]] of the [[Federated Suns]]|years=[[2418]]-[[2457]]}} | ||
| + | {{S-aft|after=[[James Davion]]}} | ||
| + | {{S-end}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Nothing Ventured|Nothing Ventured (Proliferation, Part III)]] | + | * ''[[Nothing Ventured|Nothing Ventured (Proliferation, Part III)]] (Short Story) |
[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Davion, Simon]] | [[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Davion, Simon]] | ||
[[Category:First Princes|Davion, Simon]] | [[Category:First Princes|Davion, Simon]] | ||
[[Category:Federated Suns Rulers]] | [[Category:Federated Suns Rulers]] | ||