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The '''Protector of the Realm''', or simply '''Protector''', is the chief executive of the [[Taurian Concordat]] as well as the Commander in Chief and Senior Marshal of the [[Taurian Defense Force]].<ref name=TP-71>''The Periphery'', p. 71</ref><ref name=TP2-15>''The Periphery, Second Edition'', p. 15</ref><ref name=P-50>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 50</ref>

==Description==
Initially created at the birth of the Taurian Concordat, the title and position of Protector has been handed down as a hereditary leadership position within the [[House Calderon|Calderon]] family since the beginning. Founded as a constitutional Monarchy, the Protector is the leader of a nation that is based on democratic principles.<ref name=IS-106/><ref name=P-50/>

The traditions of this position were first established by [[Timothy Calderon]], second leader of the nascent Taurian state. His position allowed him to establish a social contract that allowed unparalleled freedoms of the peoples and disparate worlds that would one day become the Taurian Concordat.<ref name=IS-106>''Inner Sphere'', p. 106</ref> This tradition in regards to freedom of expression extends even to the Taurian military, where members of the TDF are expected to support and respect their Senior Marshal but also are allowed to advise, and if needs be replace, a leader that is that neglects the common good of the Taurian people.<ref name=20Y-75>''20 Year Update'', p. 75</ref> This attitude is due to the views of the TDF that they owe allegiance to the Taurian people rather than to an abstract state or single ruler.<ref name=IS-106/><ref name=P-50/>

The Protector is advised by a Privy Council. Initially this council was made up of the leading family heads of the initial Calderon expedition to the [[Hyades Cluster]]. Currently it is comprised of representatives from each major department of the Taurian government as well as discretionary advisers appointed by the sitting Protector. The duties of this council are to meet on a regular basis to provide advice and recommendations to the Protector regarding matters of policy both internal and external.<ref name=TP-71/><ref name=TP2-15/>

The powers of the Protector are limited by the Taurian Constitution to policy matters regarding the Concordat relations both internal and external to the realm. During normal periods the Protector rules at the consent of the Concordia Courts which review all statutes enacted by the Protector. This changes in times of war when the Protector takes on emergency powers which permit full and complete authority without oversight over all matters that concern the state's ability to prosecute the war effort.<ref name=TP-71/><ref name=TP2-15/>

The Protector of the Realm is exactly what the name implies. The holder of this vaunted position of authority in the Taurian Concordat is the people's Protector and rules at the discretion and forbearance of the people they have chosen to serve. The responsibilities of this office are rewarding and daunting, and many have both risen to glory and fallen from the heights, sometimes in the same individual's performance as the leader of the Taurian people.

==List of Protectors of the Realm==
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="150" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="150" style="background: #dedede;" | Reign
! scope="col" style="background: #dedede;" | Descent
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| colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Protector [[2253]] - [[2335]]'''
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| [[Samantha Calderon]]||[[2253]] - [[2268]]
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| [[Timothy Calderon]]||[[2268]] - [[2330]]||Son of [[Samantha Calderon|Samantha]]
|-
| [[Sandra Calderon]]||[[2330]] - [[2335]]||Daughter of [[Timothy Calderon|Timothy]]
|-
| colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Protector of the Realm [[2335]] - present'''
|-
| [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard Calderon]]||[[2335]] - [[2387]]||Son of [[Sandra Calderon|Sandra]]
|-
| [[Daniel Calderon]]||[[2387]] - [[2390]]||Son of [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard]]
|-
| [[Sigur Fonn]]||[[2390]] - ****||Regent for [[Amanda Calderon|Amanda]]
|-
| [[Amanda Calderon]]||**** - ****||Daughter of [[Daniel Calderon|Daniel]]
|-
|****||**** - ****||
|-
| [[Amalthia Calderon]]||*** - [[2557]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 62</ref>||rule includes year [[2528]]
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| [[Caterina Calderon]]||[[2557]] - [[2574]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 62</ref>||Protector during the [[Malagrotta Affair]]
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| [[Mitchell Calderon]]||[[2574]] - [[2587]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 62</ref>||Protector prior to and during the [[Reunification War]]
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| [[Marantha Calderon]]||[[2587]] - [[2596]]||Daughter of [[Mitchell Calderon|Mitchell]], Protector until the end of the [[Reunification War]]

|-
| [[Henry Calderon]]||[[2596]] - [[2629]]||Nephew of [[Marantha Calderon|Marantha]]
|-
| '''"Protector, to the Protector" (Regent)''' [[Carlos Calderon]]||[[2629]] - [[2650]]||Cousin of [[Henry Calderon|Henry]]
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| [[Consuelo Calderon]]||[[2650]] - [[2671]]||Niece of [[Henry Calderon|Henry]]
|-
| [[Reginald Calderon]]||[[2671]] - [[2687]]||Great-grandson of [[Marantha Calderon|Marantha]]
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| [[Jentarra Calderon]]||[[2687]] - [[2694]]||Daughter of [[Reginald Calderon|Reginald]]<ref name=TPp50>''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 50</ref>
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| [[Brandon Calderon]]||[[2694]] - [[2725]]||Brother of [[Jentarra Calderon|Jentarra]]
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| [[Hampton Calderon]]||[[2725]] - [[2726]]||Son of [[Brandon Calderon|Brandon]]
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| [[Nicoletta Calderon]]||[[2726]] - [[2801]]<ref name=ER:2750p94>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 94: "Nicoletta Calderon profile"</ref>
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| [[Semyon Calderon]]||[[2801]] - [[2816]]<ref name=H:LoTV1p66>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 66: "Nicoletta Calderon"</ref>
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| [[Rayna Arantino]]||[[2816]] - ****||Replaced Semyon following his resignation, one of few non-Calderons to hold the post<ref name=FSW-101>''First Succession War'', pp. 101–103: "The Succession War (2786-2821) - Hard Times: The Decline of the Periphery - The Taurian-Canopian War (2813-2814)"</ref>
|-
| [[Ignatius Calderon]]||[[2842]] - [[2884]]||
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|****||**** - ****||
|-
|[[Zarantha Calderon]]||**** - [[3017]]||Mother of [[Thomas Calderon]]
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| [[Thomas Calderon]]||[[3017]] - [[3055]]||Protector during the [[Third Succession War|Third]] and [[Fourth Succession War|Fourth Succession Wars]]
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| [[Jeffrey Calderon]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]]||Son of [[Thomas Calderon|Thomas]] - Assassinated on [[Detroit]]
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| [[Grover Shraplen]]||[[3061]] - [[3074]]|| Killed in an asteroid strike which destroyed Capital City of Samantha
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| [[Boris Tharn]] ||[[3076]] - ****||
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| [[James Urratia]] ||**** - [[3127]] ||
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| [[Kaff Doru]]||3127 - ****|| [[Dark Age]] era Leader<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p. 91: Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate section</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''Era Report: 2750''
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)|Inner Sphere]]''
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
* ''[[Touring the Stars]]''


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