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Major Project house is an ongoing project to catalog the noble houses of the Inner Sphere as best I can. BattleTech is space feudalism but we do not actually see a lot of it going on beyond the five main houses. I am interested in the various Dukes, Counts and Barons.
 
Major Project house is an ongoing project to catalog the noble houses of the Inner Sphere as best I can. BattleTech is space feudalism but we do not actually see a lot of it going on beyond the five main houses. I am interested in the various Dukes, Counts and Barons.
  
'''Phase 1'''
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==Houses==
* Upgrade all character articles to include Infobox. '''Complete''' - (07/01/20)
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* [[BattleTechWiki:Project Orphanage/Orphaned Houses]]
* Develop Title article format. '''Complete''' - (18/05/18)
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Tree_chart Template:Tree chart]
* Develop House article format. '''Complete''' - (18/05/18)
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===[[House Aberscanby]]===
* Migrate ''Family Tree'' articles into ''House Articles''. '''Complete''' - (07/01/20)
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* [[Joshua Aberscanby]]
'''Phase 2'''
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*Create article for each noble house/notable family. '''In progress'''
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===[[House Burrill]]===
*Create article for each noble title/notable position. '''In progress'''
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* [[Lise Burrill]]
'''Phase 3'''
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* Link known titles into planet articles.
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===[[House Cassidy]]===
* Attempt to link unspecified Counties and Baronies with locations.
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* [[Zachariah Cassidy]]
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===[[House Christifori]]===
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* [[Archer Christifori]]
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* [[Andrea Christifori]]
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===[[House Cosmidi]]===
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* [[Sofia Cosmidi]], Countess in 3148.<ref name=SM16>''Shrapnel Issue 16''</ref>
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===[[House de la Cruz]]===
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<ref name=SM16>''Shrapnel Issue 16''</ref>
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===[[House De Varley]]===
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* Baron<ref name=PbPc7>''Piece by Piece''</ref>
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===[[House DeVire]]===
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Add family tree.
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===[[House Gettle]]===
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* Gettle, Baron<ref name=EoT:Oc2>''Elements of Treason: Opportunity'', ch. 2</ref>
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===[[House Isu]]===
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* [[Jasmine Isu]], wife of [[Takashi Kurita]] and his third cousin.<ref name=HKDC166>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'' p. 166</ref>
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** Common ancestor traces back to [[Taragi Kurita]] or his (unnamed) wife, this is kinda a problem because officially Taragi only had one child ([[Shinjiro Kurita]]}.
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===[[House Jalali]]===
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* [[Nanaz Jalali]], [[Empress of the Empire of Zathras]] in [[2899]].<ref name=SM16>''Shrapnel Issue 16''</ref>
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* [[Aydin II]], Empress in [[3022]].
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* [[Aydin III]], Empress in [[3070]].
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* [[Parivar]], Empress in [[3148]].
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===[[House Kell]]===
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* ''Grandfather'' was [[Duke of Arc-Royal]]
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* ''Father'' was a Count.
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* [[Alister Luvon]] is an uncle.
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* an uncle to [[Morgan Kell]] named Seamus is mentioned as being alive in 3010.<ref name=SH:I1p109>''Shrapnel Issue 1'', p. 109</ref><ref>''Not the Way the Smart Money Bets''</ref>
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* [[Arthur Luvon]] is a cousin.
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* The Kell Hounds p7 states - "When the media showed the brothers Kell as guests at an elegant social event, the public began to wonder whether the mercenaries were, in fact, overpaid. What the critics did not mention was that the party was the centennial birthday celebration for their and Arthur Luvon's grandmother." That's circa 3012.
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===[[House Kochbar]]===
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<ref name=HSLCp165>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 165</ref>
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===[[House Liao]]===
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* [[Sheng Hung Liao]], third cousin to [[Sun-Tzu Liao]].<ref name=SM16>''Shrapnel Issue 16''</ref>
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===[[House Lottimer]]===
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Shrap 9
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===[[House MacLeod]]===
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* [[CEO of Pinard Protectorates Limited]]
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===[[House Marsden]]===
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* Run through the dates of birth etc.
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===[[House McBrin]]===
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<ref name=SI15>''Shrapnel Issue 15'': "Unit Digest: Blazing Aces"</ref>
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===[[House McCall (Rim Worlds Republic)|House McCall]]===
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* [[Ernesto McCall]]<ref name=ED>''El Dorado''</ref>
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:- Baron of McCall
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===[[House Mengitsu]]===
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* [[Alagar Mengitsu]]<ref name=ISP3p51>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 51, "Thala"</ref>
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** [[Alemu Mengitsu]]<ref name=ISP3p51/>
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===[[House Nelson]]===
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* [[ Michael Nelson]]
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* [[Heidar Nelson]]
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** [[Nelson's Longbows]]
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===[[House O'Leary]]===
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* [[Cameron O'Leary]]<ref name=SM16>''Shrapnel Issue 16''</ref>
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===[[House Ortega (Outworlds Wastes)|House Ortega]]===
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* [[Juanita Ortega]]<ref name=SM16>''Shrapnel Issue 16''</ref>
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* [[Diego Ortega]]
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===[[House Overton]]===
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<ref name=BT:L2p78>''BattleTech: Legends II'', pp. 78 - 79: "Talon Zahn profile"</ref>
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===[[House Ozawa]]===
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* [[Melissa Ozawa]]
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* [[Shigen Ozawa]]
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* [[Suizo Ozawa]]<ref name=TRO3025p92>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 92: "ARC-2R Archer battle history"</ref>
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===[[House Pinard]]===
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* [[CEO of Pinard-Dicolais Electronics]]
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===[[House Regis (Lyran Commonwealth)|House Regis]]===
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* [[Anna Dietrich-Regis]]
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===[[House Reichart]]===
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* ''Countess Reichart'', a noble from [[Kathil]].<ref name=FPc10>''Flashpoint, Ch. 10''</ref>
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===[[House Romer]]===
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===[[House Sefnes]]===
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*Baron from [[New Syrtis]], loyal to [[Michael Hasek-Davion]].<ref name=TSatDc22>''The Sword and the Dagger'', ch. 22</ref><ref name=W:Rc15>''Warrior: Riposte'', ch. 15</ref>
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===[[House Steiner]]===
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* Margrafin Kelya is described as Katrina Steiners cousin.<ref name=TSatDc22>''The Sword and the Dagger'', ch. 22</ref>
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===[[House Steiner-Nelson]]===
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* [[Rebecca Steiner-Nelson]]
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* [[Gerald Steiner-Nelson]]
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===[[House Steiner-Reese]]===
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* [[Salvor Steiner-Reese]]
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===[[House Stephenson]]===
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* [[Duke of Royal]]?
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===[[House Van Lou]]===
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* [[Kelly Van Lou]]<ref name=ARttE>''A Race to the End''</ref>
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===[[House Zahn]]===
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* [[Talon Zahn]]<ref name=BT:L2p78>''BattleTech: Legends II'', pp. 78 - 79: "Talon Zahn profile"</ref>
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==Naming traditions==
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Naming traditions for double barreled names.
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* CC: seems to be wife-husband
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** [[Elizabeth Jordan (Capellan Confederation)|Jordan-Liao]], [[House Sian-Marik]], [[Justin Allard|Xiang-Allard]]
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** exception: [[House Allard-Liao]]
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* DC: seems to be wife-husband
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** [[House McAllister-Kurita]]
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* FWL: seems to be husband-wife
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** [[House Brett-Marik]], [[House Graham-Marik]], [[House Marik-Stewart]]
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** exception: [[House Halas-Hughes]]
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* FS: seems to be wife-husband
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** [[House Green-Davion]], [[House Marik-Davion]], [[House Rand-Davion]], [[House Sandoval-Groell]], [[House Sandoval-Ito]], [[House Sian-Marik]], [[House Steiner-Davion]], [[House Wyndham-Sandoval]]
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** exception: [[House Halder-Davion]], [[House Hasek-Davion]], [[House Sanromea-Davion]]
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* LC: seems to be wife-husband
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** [[House Kelswa-Steiner]], [[House Steiner-Davion]]
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** exception: [[House Rippon-Hart]]
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* TC: seems to be wife-husband
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** [[House Martens-Calderon]]
  
 
==Titles==
 
==Titles==
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# [[Duke of Capella]]
 
# [[Duke of Capella]]
 
# [[Duke of Chesterton]]
 
# [[Duke of Chesterton]]
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# [[Duke of Exedor]]
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# [[Duke of Larsha]]
 
# [[Duke of Liao]]
 
# [[Duke of Liao]]
 
# [[Duke of Mitchel]]
 
# [[Duke of Mitchel]]
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====Duchy Regional Training Centers====
 
====Duchy Regional Training Centers====
Each duchy maintains a [[Duchy Regional Training Centers]]. possible list of all duchies.
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Each duchy is required to maintain at least one [[Duchy Regional Training Centers]]. 36 RTCs across the 30 duchies.
  
 
===Federated Suns===
 
===Federated Suns===
 
====The Five Principalities====
 
====The Five Principalities====
 
Recognising that the size of the [[Federated Suns]] prevented a central government from being able to respond to localised issues, [[Simon Davion]] created five principalities in [[2417]] and their attendant nobility.<ref name=HDTFSp99>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 99</ref>
 
Recognising that the size of the [[Federated Suns]] prevented a central government from being able to respond to localised issues, [[Simon Davion]] created five principalities in [[2417]] and their attendant nobility.<ref name=HDTFSp99>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 99</ref>
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* [[First Prince of the Federated Suns]] (2417 onwards)
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* [[Prince of the Capellan March]] (2417 - 2540)
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* [[Prince of the Draconis March]] (2417 - 2540)
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* [[Prince of the Terran March]] (2417 - 2540)
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* [[Prince of the Outer March]] (2417 - 2540)
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The five principalities where dissolved in 2540s.
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====3010====
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* [[Hanse Davion]] was a Duke.... But Duke of what?<ref name=ASoS>''A Skein of Schemes''</ref>
  
 
====3067====
 
====3067====
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* [[Crucis March]]
 
* [[Crucis March]]
 
#[[Duke of New Avalon]]
 
#[[Duke of New Avalon]]
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# [[Duke of Augusta]]
 
# [[Duke of Argyle]]
 
# [[Duke of Argyle]]
 
# [[Duke of Bristol]]
 
# [[Duke of Bristol]]
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# [[Duke of Dothan]]
 
# [[Duke of El Dorado]]
 
# [[Duke of El Dorado]]
 
# [[Duke of Galax]]
 
# [[Duke of Galax]]
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# [[Duke of Kestrel]]
 
# [[Duke of Kestrel]]
 
# [[Duke of Marlette]]
 
# [[Duke of Marlette]]
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# [[Duke of Okefenokee]]
 
# [[Duke of Panpour]]
 
# [[Duke of Panpour]]
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# [[Duke of Parma]]
 
# [[Duke of Tsamma]]
 
# [[Duke of Tsamma]]
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# [[Duke of Zolfo]]
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* [[Capellan March]]
 
* [[Capellan March]]
 
# [[Duke of New Syrtis]]
 
# [[Duke of New Syrtis]]
 
# [[Duke of Gurnet]]
 
# [[Duke of Gurnet]]
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# [[Duke of Hobbs]]
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# [[Duke of Jaipur]]
 
# [[Duke of Kathil]]
 
# [[Duke of Kathil]]
 
# [[Duke of Kittery]]
 
# [[Duke of Kittery]]
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# [[Duke of Lothair]]
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# [[Duke of Redfield]]
 
# [[Duke of Wernke]]
 
# [[Duke of Wernke]]
 
# [[Duke of Victoria (Federated Suns)]]
 
# [[Duke of Victoria (Federated Suns)]]
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* [[Draconis March]]
 
* [[Draconis March]]
 
# [[Duke of Robinson]]  
 
# [[Duke of Robinson]]  
 
# [[Duke of Abbeville]]
 
# [[Duke of Abbeville]]
 
# [[Duke of Addicks]]
 
# [[Duke of Addicks]]
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# [[Duke of Adrian]]
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# [[Duke of Bremond]]
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# [[Duke of Caph]] (under wob control in 3067)
 
# [[Duke of Caselton]]
 
# [[Duke of Caselton]]
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# [[Duke of Elidere]] (under combine control in 3067)
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# [[Duke of Hoff]]
 
# [[Duke of Kentares IV]]
 
# [[Duke of Kentares IV]]
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# [[Duke of Kesai]] (under combine control in 3067)
 
# [[Duke of Mallory's World]]
 
# [[Duke of Mallory's World]]
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# [[Duke of Marduk]] (under combine control in 3067)
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# [[Duke of Ozawa]]
 
# [[Duke of Raman]]
 
# [[Duke of Raman]]
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# [[Duke of Rio]] (Apocryphal)
 
# [[Duke of Small]]
 
# [[Duke of Small]]
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# [[Duke of Tancredi]]
 
* Out of the 20 wealthiest FS families 15 are ducal and 2 claim lesser titles.<ref name=HBHDp108/>
 
* Out of the 20 wealthiest FS families 15 are ducal and 2 claim lesser titles.<ref name=HBHDp108/>
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====3150====
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[[Mercenary-peerage program]].<ref name=ICp121>''ilClan'', p. 121</ref>
  
 
===Free Worlds League===
 
===Free Worlds League===
 
At the founding of the League a [[College of Arms]] was established to standardize titles and register the pedigrees of noble families.<ref name=HMp60>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 60</ref>
 
At the founding of the League a [[College of Arms]] was established to standardize titles and register the pedigrees of noble families.<ref name=HMp60>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 60</ref>
  
[[Casion's Peerage]] is published by [[Globe Press]] of [[Atreus]].<ref name=HMp72>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 72</ref>
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* [[Casion's Peerage]] is published by [[Globe Press]] of [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name=HM:FWLp72>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 72: "Noble Titles"</ref>
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* [[Woods Peerage]], 2301.<ref name=HB:HMp12>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 12</ref>
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* [[Andurien Peerage Resolution of 2894]]
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* [[Peerage Act of 2354]]
  
 
====Knights====
 
====Knights====
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[[Brandenberg Edicts]] issued by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner]] in [[2413]] that firmly established [[LCAF]] ranks. The ranks in the LCAF wre adapted from those used by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 20th century. The edict also added the title of ''[[Duke]]''. Those titles created are non-inheritable and there were used only to bolster her military's egos while leaving no real power behind them.<ref name=HSLCp17>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 17 "The BattleMech Era"</ref>
 
[[Brandenberg Edicts]] issued by [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner]] in [[2413]] that firmly established [[LCAF]] ranks. The ranks in the LCAF wre adapted from those used by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 20th century. The edict also added the title of ''[[Duke]]''. Those titles created are non-inheritable and there were used only to bolster her military's egos while leaving no real power behind them.<ref name=HSLCp17>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 17 "The BattleMech Era"</ref>
  
 
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* [[Ministry of Protocol]]<ref name=WRc13>''Warrior: Riposte'', ch. 13</ref>
* [[Knight of the Alliance]],<ref name=HB:HSp97>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 97</ref>
 
  
 
* [[Duchess of Donegal]], <ref name=TRpm>''Tamar Rising'', poster map</ref>
 
* [[Duchess of Donegal]], <ref name=TRpm>''Tamar Rising'', poster map</ref>
* [[Duke of Medellin]], <ref name=TRpm/>
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* [[Duke of Somerset]]
* [[Duke of Kooken]], <ref name=TRpm/>
 
* [[Duke of New Capetown]], <ref name=TRpm/>
 
* [[Duke of Zanderij]], <ref name=TRpm/>
 
 
 
 
* [[Margrave of Arcturus]], <ref name=TRpm/>
 
* [[Margrave of Arcturus]], <ref name=TRpm/>
 
* [[Margrave of New Exford]], <ref name=TRpm/>
 
* [[Margrave of New Exford]], <ref name=TRpm/>
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* [[Baronet of Timkovichi]], <ref name=TRpm/>
 
* [[Baronet of Timkovichi]], <ref name=TRpm/>
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* [[Knight of the Alliance]],<ref name=HB:HSp97>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 97</ref>
  
 
===Terran Hegemony===
 
===Terran Hegemony===
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#[[Marquess of Military Technology]].<ref name=SLp101>''The Star League'', p. 101</ref>
 
#[[Marquess of Military Technology]].<ref name=SLp101>''The Star League'', p. 101</ref>
 
#[[Countess of the Arts]].<ref name=SLp22/>
 
#[[Countess of the Arts]].<ref name=SLp22/>
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* [[Caph Geniological Press]]<ref name=SLp21>''The Star League'', p. 21</ref>
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* [[Succession Bill of 2392]].
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===Taurian Concordat===
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* [[Edward Calderon]] was credited with ruling at least five separate worlds in the Concordat in [[3025]]: [[Burton]], [[Brisbane]], [[New Ganymede]], [[Sterope]], and [[Ishtar (system)|Ishtar]].<ref name=TPp>''The Periphery'', pp. 85–86: planet profiles</ref>
  
===Republic===
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===Republic of the Sphere===
 
====Senators and Prefectures====
 
====Senators and Prefectures====
 
* [[Prefecture I]]:
 
* [[Prefecture I]]:
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* [[Prefecture VII]]:  
 
* [[Prefecture VII]]:  
 
**[[Senator of Augustine]]: Senator Riktofven of Augustine.<ref name=WHc8>''Wolf Hunters'', ch. 8</ref>
 
**[[Senator of Augustine]]: Senator Riktofven of Augustine.<ref name=WHc8>''Wolf Hunters'', ch. 8</ref>
**[[Senator of Bernardo]]: "Torov Mangan had been recently elected Senator of Bernardo" <ref name=Smi8>''Shrapnel Issue 8'</ref>
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**[[Senator of Bernardo]]: "Torov Mangan had been recently elected Senator of Bernardo"<ref name=Smi8>''Shrapnel Issue 8''</ref>
 
**[[Alycia Rousset]]
 
**[[Alycia Rousset]]
 
* [[Prefecture VIII]]:
 
* [[Prefecture VIII]]:
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*[[Leslie Brahe]]
 
*[[Leslie Brahe]]
 
*[[Warren Halverson]]
 
*[[Warren Halverson]]
 
==Houses==
 
[[BattleTechWiki:Project Orphanage/Orphaned Houses]]
 
 
===[[House Cardenas]]===
 
 
===[[House De Varley]]===
 
* Baron<ref name=PbPc7>"Piece by Piece"</ref>
 
 
===[[House Fiore]]===
 
 
===[[House Fyhne]]===
 
* [[Axelle Fyhne]] <ref name=EoT:Dc8>''Elements of Treason: Duty'', ch. 8</ref>
 
* [[Sebastian Fyhne]] <ref name=EoT:Dc4>''Elements of Treason: Duty'', ch. 4</ref>
 
* [[Torin Fyhne]] <ref name=EoT:Dc5>''Elements of Treason: Duty'', ch. 5</ref>
 
 
===[[House Griffin]]===
 
* [[Chloe Griffin]]<ref name=MW:Dp84>''MechWarrior: Destiny'', p. 84</ref>
 
* [[Anthony Griffin]]<ref name=MW:Dp84/>
 
 
===[[House Gruizot]]===
 
* [[Robere Gruizot]], Baron in 3027.
 
 
===[[House Hepburn-Marik]]===
 
 
===[[House Jaggoda]]===
 
Uncertain if even a real name.
 
* ''Master'' Jaggoda, landholder on [[Kyeinnisan]].
 
 
===[[House Kell]]===
 
* ''Grandfather'' was [[Duke of Arc-Royal]]
 
* ''Father'' was a Count.
 
* [[Alister Luvon]] is an uncle.
 
* an uncle to [[Morgan Kell]] named Seamus is mentioned as being alive in 3010.<ref name=SH:I1p109>''Shrapnel Issue 1'', p. 109</ref><ref>''Not the Way the Smart Money Bets''</ref>
 
* [[Arthur Luvon]] is a cousin.
 
* The Kell Hounds p7 states - "When the media showed the brothers Kell as guests at an elegant social event, the public began to wonder whether the mercenaries were, in fact, overpaid. What the critics did not mention was that the party was the centennial birthday celebration for their and Arthur Luvon's grandmother." That's circa 3012.
 
 
===[[House Kincaid]]===
 
* [[Kate Kincaid]]
 
* [[Bown Kincaid]]
 
 
===[[House Kochbar]]===
 
 
===[[House Lockhardt]]===
 
 
===[[House Mallowes]]===
 
 
===[[House Malthus]]===
 
* [[Donal Malthus]]<ref name=TRp31>''Tamar Rising'', p. 31</ref>
 
 
===[[House Mizer]]===
 
 
===[[House Regis]]===
 
* [[Anna Dietrich-Regis]]
 
* [[Nolan Grant-Regis]]
 
 
===[[House Reichart]]===
 
* ''Countess Reichart'', a noble from [[Kathil]].<ref name=FPc10>''Flashpoint, Ch. 10''</ref>
 
 
===[[House Sefnes]]===
 
*Baron from [[New Syrtis]], loyal to [[Michael Hasek-Davion]].<ref>''The Sword and the Dagger'', Ch. 22</ref>
 
 
===[[House Stapleton]]===
 
 
===[[House Steiner]]===
 
* Margrafin Kelya is described as Katrina Steiners cousin.<ref name=TSatDc22>''The Sword and the Dagger'', ch. 22</ref>
 
 
===[[House Tetsuhara]]===
 
* [[Haya Tetsuhara]]<ref name=RRc2>''Redemption Rites'', ch. 2</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:40, 15 April 2024

Major Project house is an ongoing project to catalog the noble houses of the Inner Sphere as best I can. BattleTech is space feudalism but we do not actually see a lot of it going on beyond the five main houses. I am interested in the various Dukes, Counts and Barons.

Houses[edit]

House Aberscanby[edit]

House Burrill[edit]

House Cassidy[edit]

House Christifori[edit]

House Cosmidi[edit]

House de la Cruz[edit]

[1]

House De Varley[edit]

House DeVire[edit]

Add family tree.

House Gettle[edit]

  • Gettle, Baron[3]

House Isu[edit]

House Jalali[edit]

House Kell[edit]

  • Grandfather was Duke of Arc-Royal
  • Father was a Count.
  • Alister Luvon is an uncle.
  • an uncle to Morgan Kell named Seamus is mentioned as being alive in 3010.[5][6]
  • Arthur Luvon is a cousin.
  • The Kell Hounds p7 states - "When the media showed the brothers Kell as guests at an elegant social event, the public began to wonder whether the mercenaries were, in fact, overpaid. What the critics did not mention was that the party was the centennial birthday celebration for their and Arthur Luvon's grandmother." That's circa 3012.

House Kochbar[edit]

[7]

House Liao[edit]

House Lottimer[edit]

Shrap 9

House MacLeod[edit]

House Marsden[edit]

  • Run through the dates of birth etc.

House McBrin[edit]

[8]

House McCall[edit]

- Baron of McCall

House Mengitsu[edit]

House Nelson[edit]

House O'Leary[edit]

House Ortega[edit]

House Overton[edit]

[11]

House Ozawa[edit]

House Pinard[edit]

House Regis[edit]

House Reichart[edit]

House Romer[edit]

House Sefnes[edit]

House Steiner[edit]

  • Margrafin Kelya is described as Katrina Steiners cousin.[14]

House Steiner-Nelson[edit]

House Steiner-Reese[edit]

House Stephenson[edit]

House Van Lou[edit]

House Zahn[edit]

Naming traditions[edit]

Naming traditions for double barreled names.

Titles[edit]

Capellan Confederation[edit]

In 3025 Capellan Confederation has 12 major noble lines and 10 minor noble families in addition to House Liao.[17] The Confederation is divided up into 30 Duchies and 37 independent fiefdoms.[18]

  1. Duke of Capella
  2. Duke of Chesterton
  3. Duke of Exedor
  4. Duke of Larsha
  5. Duke of Liao
  6. Duke of Mitchel
  7. Duke of Sarna
  8. Duke of St. Ives
  9. Duke of Tikonov
  10. Duke of Thomas
  11. Duke of Tsitsang (Apocryphal)[19]
  12. Duke of Highspire
  13. Duke of Sax (Apocryphal)
  14. Duke of Westerhand

Capella Commonality in 3025 Sarna Commonality in 3025 Sian Commonality in 3025 St. Ives Commonality in 3025 Tikonov Commonality in 3025

Duchy Regional Training Centers[edit]

Each duchy is required to maintain at least one Duchy Regional Training Centers. 36 RTCs across the 30 duchies.

Federated Suns[edit]

The Five Principalities[edit]

Recognising that the size of the Federated Suns prevented a central government from being able to respond to localised issues, Simon Davion created five principalities in 2417 and their attendant nobility.[20]

The five principalities where dissolved in 2540s.

3010[edit]

3067[edit]

  • The three most senior dukes in the FS each command a march, each one including almost 40 lesser dukes.[22]
  • Crucis March
  1. Duke of New Avalon
  2. Duke of Augusta
  3. Duke of Argyle
  4. Duke of Bristol
  5. Duke of Dothan
  6. Duke of El Dorado
  7. Duke of Galax
  8. Duke of Grosvenor
  9. Duke of Gulkana
  10. Duke of Leipsic
  11. Duke of June
  12. Duke of Kestrel
  13. Duke of Marlette
  14. Duke of Okefenokee
  15. Duke of Panpour
  16. Duke of Parma
  17. Duke of Tsamma
  18. Duke of Zolfo
  1. Duke of New Syrtis
  2. Duke of Gurnet
  3. Duke of Hobbs
  4. Duke of Jaipur
  5. Duke of Kathil
  6. Duke of Kittery
  7. Duke of Lothair
  8. Duke of Redfield
  9. Duke of Wernke
  10. Duke of Victoria (Federated Suns)
  1. Duke of Robinson
  2. Duke of Abbeville
  3. Duke of Addicks
  4. Duke of Adrian
  5. Duke of Bremond
  6. Duke of Caph (under wob control in 3067)
  7. Duke of Caselton
  8. Duke of Elidere (under combine control in 3067)
  9. Duke of Hoff
  10. Duke of Kentares IV
  11. Duke of Kesai (under combine control in 3067)
  12. Duke of Mallory's World
  13. Duke of Marduk (under combine control in 3067)
  14. Duke of Ozawa
  15. Duke of Raman
  16. Duke of Rio (Apocryphal)
  17. Duke of Small
  18. Duke of Tancredi
  • Out of the 20 wealthiest FS families 15 are ducal and 2 claim lesser titles.[22]

3150[edit]

Mercenary-peerage program.[23]

Free Worlds League[edit]

At the founding of the League a College of Arms was established to standardize titles and register the pedigrees of noble families.[24]

Knights[edit]

Dame Carrie Ellison and Lady Lyla Nott.[27]

Lyran Commonwealth[edit]

Brandenberg Edicts issued by Archon Katherine Steiner in 2413 that firmly established LCAF ranks. The ranks in the LCAF wre adapted from those used by the Federal Republic of Germany in the 20th century. The edict also added the title of Duke. Those titles created are non-inheritable and there were used only to bolster her military's egos while leaving no real power behind them.[28]

Terran Hegemony[edit]

Director-General Michael Cameron introduces the Edict of 2351 reviving the concept of titles of nobility.[32]

31 one titles where granted in this year.[32]

  1. Marquess of Military Technology.[33]
  2. Countess of the Arts.[32]

Taurian Concordat[edit]

Republic of the Sphere[edit]

Senators and Prefectures[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shrapnel Issue 16
  2. Piece by Piece
  3. Elements of Treason: Opportunity, ch. 2
  4. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine) p. 166
  5. Shrapnel Issue 1, p. 109
  6. Not the Way the Smart Money Bets
  7. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 165
  8. Shrapnel Issue 15: "Unit Digest: Blazing Aces"
  9. El Dorado
  10. 10.0 10.1 Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 51, "Thala"
  11. 11.0 11.1 BattleTech: Legends II, pp. 78 - 79: "Talon Zahn profile"
  12. Technical Readout: 3025, p. 92: "ARC-2R Archer battle history"
  13. Flashpoint, Ch. 10
  14. 14.0 14.1 The Sword and the Dagger, ch. 22
  15. Warrior: Riposte, ch. 15
  16. A Race to the End
  17. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 117
  18. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 133
  19. "MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries", Uprising, Quelled
  20. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 99
  21. A Skein of Schemes
  22. 22.0 22.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 108
  23. ilClan, p. 121
  24. House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 60
  25. House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 72: "Noble Titles"
  26. Handbook: House Marik, p. 12
  27. Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2, p. 10
  28. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 17 "The BattleMech Era"
  29. Warrior: Riposte, ch. 13
  30. 30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.11 30.12 Tamar Rising, poster map
  31. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 97
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 The Star League, p. 22
  33. The Star League, p. 101
  34. The Star League, p. 21
  35. The Periphery, pp. 85–86: planet profiles
  36. The Scorpion Jar, ch. 22
  37. Heretic's Faith, ch. 15
  38. 38.0 38.1 Wolf Hunters, ch. 8
  39. Shrapnel Issue 8
  40. The Scorpion Jar, ch. 17
  41. The Scorpion Jar, ch. 41
  42. The Scorpion Jar, ch. 32
  43. The Scorpion Jar, ch. 57
  44. The Scorpion Jar, ch. 42

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