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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the character|the DropShip in her name|Therese Marik (Individual Gorgon-class DropShip)}}+ '''Therese Marik''' (b [[2983]] - d. 3???) was born on [[Paradise]].<ref name=HMS>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 138, "Therese Marik-Brett"</ref> She was the third child of [[Janos Marik]] and his first wife, [[Hilda Lauber]].<ref name=tree>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', Foldout, "Marik Family Tree"</ref> Her elopement with [[Jeremy Brett]] caused a rift between her and her father. It was not until [[Thomas Marik]] acceded to the [[Captain-General]]cy that she reconciled with her family. During the [[Jihad]], Therese seceded the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] from the [[Free Worlds League]]. − {{InfoBoxCharacter+ She was known to enjoy falconry.<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', color insert</ref> − | image = Therese Marik.jpg|right − | caption = Therese Marik − | name = Therese Marik − | birthdate = [[2983]]<ref name=HM:FWLft>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', foldout (p. 171 in PDF): "The Captains-General Line of Succession and Partial Marik Family Tree"</ref><ref name=MMp70>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', pp. 70–71: "Therese Brett-Marik Profile"</ref> − | died = − | othernames = Therese Brett-Marik<ref name=MMp70/> − | affiliation = [[House Marik]] − | rank = − | title = [[Duchess of Tamarind]] − | position = − | profession = Noble − | parents = [[Janos Marik (30th c.)|Janos Marik]] (father)<ref name=HM:FWLft/><ref name=MMp70/><br/>[[Hilda Lauber]] (mother)<ref name=HM:FWLft/> − | siblings = [[Martin Marik|Martin]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Gerald Marik (31st c.)|Gerald III]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Duggan Marik|Duggan]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Cartwright Marik|Cartwright]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Faith Marik|Faith]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Thomas Marik (Real)|Thomas]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Paul Marik (31st c.)|Paul]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Kristen Marik|Kristen]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Janos Marik (31st c.)|Janos]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/> − | spouse = [[Jeremy Brett]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><ref name=MMp70/> − | children = [[Reginald Marik (31st c.)|Reginald Marik]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/><br/>[[Photon Brett-Marik]]<ref name=HM:FWLft/> − |}} − '''Therese Marik''' was the third child of [[Janos Marik (30th c.)|Janos Marik]] and his first wife, [[Hilda Lauber]].<ref name=HM:FWLft /> Her elopement with [[Jeremy Brett]] caused a rift between with her father. It was not until [[Thomas Marik]] acceded to the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-Generalcy]] that she reconciled with her family. During the [[Jihad]], Therese seceded the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] from the [[Free Worlds League]]. − She was known to enjoy falconry.<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', color insert</ref>+ [[File:Therese Marik.jpg|right|thumb|At Age of 93 in [[3076]]]] − ==History== + ==Biography== ===Early Years=== ===Early Years=== − Therese was born on [[Paradise]].<ref name=HMS>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 138: "Therese Marik-Brett"</ref> She was a good child, always obedient to her parents. Her father, Captain-General Janos Marik, wanted her to marry a prominent official within the [[Regulan Free States]], [[Corbin Tkaczuk]], to foster an alliance. She refused and, in her only act of rebellion, eloped with then-Captain Jeremy Brett. Brett was an artillery commander who was described as "handsome" and "dashing," but he was not the man her father wanted her to marry. Therese was publicly disowned by her father and Brett was cashiered.<ref name=HMS /> + Therese was a good child, always obedient to her parents. Her father, Captain-General Janos Marik, wanted her to marry a prominent official within the [[Regulan Free States]], [[Corbin Tkaczuk]], to foster an alliance. She refused and, in her only act of rebellion, eloped with then-Captain Jeremy Brett. Brett was an artillery commander who was described as "handsome" and "dashing", but he was not the man her father wanted her to marry. Therese was publicly disowned by her father and Brett found his commission cashiered. <ref name=HMS /> − [[File:Therese Marik 1.jpg|right|thumb|Therese Marik in [[3067]]]] [[File:Therese Marik 1.jpg|right|thumb|Therese Marik in [[3067]]]] + ===Disowned=== + Therese and her husband relocated to Khe Shang province on [[Tamarind]]. There, she became a staff officer with the Tamarind Defense Forces and he served as the commander for Khe Shang's static defenses. As early as [[3025]], Therese's "high virtues... endeared her to the populace".<ref name=HMS /> − ===Disowned===+ The early 3030s saw an insurrection on Tamarind. The democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Otho Korituk was a disaster and the people were tired of it.<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 70, "Tamarind"</ref> In [[3035]], Therese was elected governor of Tamarind.<ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 70, "Therese Brett-Marik"</ref> − Therese and her husband relocated to Khe Shang province on [[Tamarind]]. There, she became a staff officer with the Tamarind Defense Forces and he served as the commander for Khe Shang's static defenses. As early as [[3025]], Therese's "high virtues... endeared her to the populace."<ref name=HMS/> − The early 3030s saw an insurrection on Tamarind. The democratically elected government of Prime Minister Otho Korituk was a disaster and the people had tired of it.<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 70: "Tamarind"</ref> In [[3035]], Therese was elected governor of Tamarind.<ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 70: "Therese Brett-Marik"</ref>+ ===Marriage and children=== + Therese Marik married Jeremy Brett in [[3008]].<ref name=HBHM>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 91-92, "Therese Marik-Brett, Duchess of Tamarind"</ref> They had two sons.<ref name=tree /> + *[[Reginald Marik]] (b [[3011]] - d. 3???)<ref name=tree /> + *[[Photon Brett-Marik]] (b [[3014]] - d. 3??? ) was a military officer who succeeded his father as commander of Tamarind's troops. ===House Marik=== ===House Marik=== − After Thomas Marik became Captain-General in [[3036]] and the [[Andurien Crisis]] had ended, Therese was welcomed back into the family. She remained in relative obscurity, earning a reputation as "a skilled politician and administrator."<ref name=HBHM>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 91–92: "Therese Marik-Brett, Duchess of Tamarind"</ref> That changed when the [[Word of Blake]] unleashed their [[Jihad]]. + After Thomas Marik's became Captain-General in [[3036]] and the [[Andurien Crisis]] ended, Therese was welcomed back into the family. She stayed in relative obscurity, earning a reputation as "a skilled politician and administrator".<ref name=HBHM /> That changed when [[Word of Blake]] unleashed their [[Jihad]]. ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== − When the [[Word of Blake]] revealed that the man who was Captain-General was not, in fact, Thomas Marik but an impostor, Therese maintained her support of him.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 24, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 184: "Captain-Generalcy in Doubt"</ref> Jeremy Brett released a statement on behalf of himself and his wife in June [[3069]] to that effect.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 55, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 215: "Strange Alliances" & "Rallying Cry"</ref> Therese hoped that her support would lead to a place in the succession for one of her sons.<ref name=MM/> A coup took place two months later that deposed "Thomas Marik" and placed [[Corinne Marik]] on the throne.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 72, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 132: "New Marik Captain-General Installed"</ref> + When [[Word of Blake]] revealed that the man who was Captain-General was not, in fact, Thomas Marik but an impostor, Therese maintained her support of him.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 24 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 184, "Captain-Generalcy in Doubt"</ref> Jeremy Brett released a statement on behalf of he and his wife in June [[3069]] to that effect.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 55 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 215, "Strange Alliances" & "Rallying Cry"</ref> Therese hoped that her support would lead to a place in the succession for one of her sons.<ref name=MM /> A coup took place two months later that deposed "Thomas Marik" and placed [[Corinne Marik]] on the throne.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 72 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 132, "New Marik Captain-General Installed"</ref> − − With [[Paul Marik (31st c.)|Paul Marik]] the apparent mastermind behind the coup and in collusion with the Word of Blake, Therese discussed declaring herself the rightful Captain-General as Janos Marik's oldest surviving child, preempting any attempt the real Thomas Marik might have made to claim the position.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 86, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 146: "Fractured Alliances"</ref> On 19 November [[3071]], Therese made the simultaneous announcements that her husband had been assassinated by the Word of Blake (using [[Richard Steiner (31st c.)|Richard Steiner]] as a living bomb) and that she was declaring Tamarind's independence, with herself as Duchess. She installed her son Photon as military leader.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 60–61: "Photon to Command Tamarind's Forces"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> She largely remained out of League politics, though she did send her son Reginald to liaise with [[Devlin Stone]].<ref name=MM/> − In January [[3078]], she sent a letter to [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] pleading for peace since both powers were part of Stone's coalition against the Word of Blake.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 81–82</ref><ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>+ With [[Paul Marik]] the apparent mastermind behind the coup and in collusion with Word of Blake, Therese discussed declaring herself the rightful Captain-General as Janos Marik's oldest surviving child, preempting any attempt the real Thomas Marik might have made to claim the position.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 86 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 146, "Fractured Alliances"</ref> On 19 November [[3071]], Therese made the simultaneous announcements that her husband had been assassinated by Word of Blake (by using [[Richard Steiner II|Richard Steiner]] as a living bomb) and that she was declaring Tamarind's independence, with herself as Duchess. She installed her son Photon as military leader.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 60-61, "Photon to Command Tamarind's Forces"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> She largely remained out of League politics, though she did send her son Reginald to liaise with [[Devlin Stone]].<ref name=MM /> ==References== ==References== Line 47:
Line 31: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ *''[[Blake Ascending]]'' − * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' + *''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' − * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' + *''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' − * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' − * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''+ *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' + *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' + *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' − * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' − * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' − {{div col end}} − [[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Marik, Therese]] + [[Category:House Marik Characters]]
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| − | + | '''Therese Marik''' (b [[2983]] - d. 3???) was born on [[Paradise]].<ref name=HMS>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 138, "Therese Marik-Brett"</ref> She was the third child of [[Janos Marik]] and his first wife, [[Hilda Lauber]].<ref name=tree>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', Foldout, "Marik Family Tree"</ref> Her elopement with [[Jeremy Brett]] caused a rift between her and her father. It was not until [[Thomas Marik]] acceded to the [[Captain-General]]cy that she reconciled with her family. During the [[Jihad]], Therese seceded the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] from the [[Free Worlds League]]. | |
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| − | + | [[File:Therese Marik.jpg|right|thumb|At Age of 93 in [[3076]]]] | |
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===Early Years=== | ===Early Years=== | ||
| − | Therese | + | Therese was a good child, always obedient to her parents. Her father, Captain-General Janos Marik, wanted her to marry a prominent official within the [[Regulan Free States]], [[Corbin Tkaczuk]], to foster an alliance. She refused and, in her only act of rebellion, eloped with then-Captain Jeremy Brett. Brett was an artillery commander who was described as "handsome" and "dashing", but he was not the man her father wanted her to marry. Therese was publicly disowned by her father and Brett found his commission cashiered. <ref name=HMS /> |
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[[File:Therese Marik 1.jpg|right|thumb|Therese Marik in [[3067]]]] | [[File:Therese Marik 1.jpg|right|thumb|Therese Marik in [[3067]]]] | ||
| + | ===Disowned=== | ||
| + | Therese and her husband relocated to Khe Shang province on [[Tamarind]]. There, she became a staff officer with the Tamarind Defense Forces and he served as the commander for Khe Shang's static defenses. As early as [[3025]], Therese's "high virtues... endeared her to the populace".<ref name=HMS /> | ||
| − | + | The early 3030s saw an insurrection on Tamarind. The democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Otho Korituk was a disaster and the people were tired of it.<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 70, "Tamarind"</ref> In [[3035]], Therese was elected governor of Tamarind.<ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 70, "Therese Brett-Marik"</ref> | |
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| − | + | ===Marriage and children=== | |
| + | Therese Marik married Jeremy Brett in [[3008]].<ref name=HBHM>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 91-92, "Therese Marik-Brett, Duchess of Tamarind"</ref> They had two sons.<ref name=tree /> | ||
| + | *[[Reginald Marik]] (b [[3011]] - d. 3???)<ref name=tree /> | ||
| + | *[[Photon Brett-Marik]] (b [[3014]] - d. 3??? ) was a military officer who succeeded his father as commander of Tamarind's troops. | ||
===House Marik=== | ===House Marik=== | ||
| − | After Thomas Marik became Captain-General in [[3036]] and the [[Andurien Crisis]] | + | After Thomas Marik's became Captain-General in [[3036]] and the [[Andurien Crisis]] ended, Therese was welcomed back into the family. She stayed in relative obscurity, earning a reputation as "a skilled politician and administrator".<ref name=HBHM /> That changed when [[Word of Blake]] unleashed their [[Jihad]]. |
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | When | + | When [[Word of Blake]] revealed that the man who was Captain-General was not, in fact, Thomas Marik but an impostor, Therese maintained her support of him.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 24 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 184, "Captain-Generalcy in Doubt"</ref> Jeremy Brett released a statement on behalf of he and his wife in June [[3069]] to that effect.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 55 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 215, "Strange Alliances" & "Rallying Cry"</ref> Therese hoped that her support would lead to a place in the succession for one of her sons.<ref name=MM /> A coup took place two months later that deposed "Thomas Marik" and placed [[Corinne Marik]] on the throne.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 72 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 132, "New Marik Captain-General Installed"</ref> |
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| − | + | With [[Paul Marik]] the apparent mastermind behind the coup and in collusion with Word of Blake, Therese discussed declaring herself the rightful Captain-General as Janos Marik's oldest surviving child, preempting any attempt the real Thomas Marik might have made to claim the position.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 86 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 146, "Fractured Alliances"</ref> On 19 November [[3071]], Therese made the simultaneous announcements that her husband had been assassinated by Word of Blake (by using [[Richard Steiner II|Richard Steiner]] as a living bomb) and that she was declaring Tamarind's independence, with herself as Duchess. She installed her son Photon as military leader.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', pp. 60-61, "Photon to Command Tamarind's Forces"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> She largely remained out of League politics, though she did send her son Reginald to liaise with [[Devlin Stone]].<ref name=MM /> | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| − | * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | + | *''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | + | *''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League) | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' |
| − | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | + | *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076 | ||
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