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Line 39: A military coup in [[2988]] sought to unseat House Humphreys, and Duchess [[Morgaine Humphreys]] was killed. The coup failed because of the defiant resistance of [[Catherine Humphreys]], her niece and heir.<ref name=H:BWp42/> A military coup in [[2988]] sought to unseat House Humphreys, and Duchess [[Morgaine Humphreys]] was killed. The coup failed because of the defiant resistance of [[Catherine Humphreys]], her niece and heir.<ref name=H:BWp42/> − Catherine Humphreys had been critical of House Marik and their leadership of the Free Worlds League for a long time. Their underperformance in the [[Fourth Succession War]] was the final straw and in [[3030]] the Duchy of Andurien under Catherine Humphreys famously [[Andurien Secession|seceded]] from the Free Worlds League, allied with the Magistracy of Canopus, and launched a joint assault on the Capellan Confederation that she wrongly perceived to be in its death throes. However, the Confederation proved too strong and the attack eventually faltered, while at the same time the secession galvanized the Free Worlds League into action. Having lost all their gains on the Capellan front, the Duchy of Andurien was itself attacked by the League in [[3035]]. In [[3039]] Catherine was captured and the Duchy surrendered. The elderly duchess died in captivity before she could be put on trial. + Catherine Humphreys had been critical of House Marik and their leadership of the Free Worlds League for a long time. Their underperformance in the [[Fourth Succession War]] was the final straw and in [[3030]] Catherine Humphreys famously [[Andurien Secession|seceded]] the Duchy of Andurien from the Free Worlds League, allied with the Magistracy of Canopus, and launched a joint assault on the Capellan Confederation that she wrongly perceived to be in its death throes. However, the Confederation proved too strong and the attack eventually faltered, while at the same time the secession galvanized the Free Worlds League into action. Having lost all their gains on the Capellan front, the Duchy of Andurien was itself attacked by the League in [[3035]]. In [[3039]] Catherine was captured and the Duchy surrendered. The elderly duchess died in captivity before she could be put on trial. While Catherine's son [[Richard Humphreys (31st c.)|Richard Humphreys]] technically stood to inherit the title and rule over the Duchy of Andurien from his mother, the Duchy was ruled by a federally appointed governor following its reconquest by the Free Worlds League. House Humphreys kept a low profile in the following years. In [[3048]], Dame Catherine's granddaughter, Richard Humphreys' daughter [[Dalma Humphreys]], resumed House Humphreys' authority over the Duchy of Andurien.<ref name=H:BWp82>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 82</ref> While Catherine's son [[Richard Humphreys (31st c.)|Richard Humphreys]] technically stood to inherit the title and rule over the Duchy of Andurien from his mother, the Duchy was ruled by a federally appointed governor following its reconquest by the Free Worlds League. House Humphreys kept a low profile in the following years. In [[3048]], Dame Catherine's granddaughter, Richard Humphreys' daughter [[Dalma Humphreys]], resumed House Humphreys' authority over the Duchy of Andurien.<ref name=H:BWp82>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 82</ref>
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A military coup in [[2988]] sought to unseat House Humphreys, and Duchess [[Morgaine Humphreys]] was killed. The coup failed because of the defiant resistance of [[Catherine Humphreys]], her niece and heir.<ref name=H:BWp42/> | A military coup in [[2988]] sought to unseat House Humphreys, and Duchess [[Morgaine Humphreys]] was killed. The coup failed because of the defiant resistance of [[Catherine Humphreys]], her niece and heir.<ref name=H:BWp42/> | ||
| − | Catherine Humphreys had been critical of House Marik and their leadership of the Free Worlds League for a long time. Their underperformance in the [[Fourth Succession War]] was the final straw and in [[3030]] | + | Catherine Humphreys had been critical of House Marik and their leadership of the Free Worlds League for a long time. Their underperformance in the [[Fourth Succession War]] was the final straw and in [[3030]] Catherine Humphreys famously [[Andurien Secession|seceded]] the Duchy of Andurien from the Free Worlds League, allied with the Magistracy of Canopus, and launched a joint assault on the Capellan Confederation that she wrongly perceived to be in its death throes. However, the Confederation proved too strong and the attack eventually faltered, while at the same time the secession galvanized the Free Worlds League into action. Having lost all their gains on the Capellan front, the Duchy of Andurien was itself attacked by the League in [[3035]]. In [[3039]] Catherine was captured and the Duchy surrendered. The elderly duchess died in captivity before she could be put on trial. |
While Catherine's son [[Richard Humphreys (31st c.)|Richard Humphreys]] technically stood to inherit the title and rule over the Duchy of Andurien from his mother, the Duchy was ruled by a federally appointed governor following its reconquest by the Free Worlds League. House Humphreys kept a low profile in the following years. In [[3048]], Dame Catherine's granddaughter, Richard Humphreys' daughter [[Dalma Humphreys]], resumed House Humphreys' authority over the Duchy of Andurien.<ref name=H:BWp82>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 82</ref> | While Catherine's son [[Richard Humphreys (31st c.)|Richard Humphreys]] technically stood to inherit the title and rule over the Duchy of Andurien from his mother, the Duchy was ruled by a federally appointed governor following its reconquest by the Free Worlds League. House Humphreys kept a low profile in the following years. In [[3048]], Dame Catherine's granddaughter, Richard Humphreys' daughter [[Dalma Humphreys]], resumed House Humphreys' authority over the Duchy of Andurien.<ref name=H:BWp82>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 82</ref> | ||