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=== Federated Commonwealth ===
 
=== Federated Commonwealth ===
Rather than become embittered over her loss of the First Lordship, Katherine endeavored to deprive Victor of his vote. He took the unprecedented move of leaving his little sister [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion|Yvonne]] as regent of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] while he led [[Operation BULLDOG]], then went off to Clan space to assist [[Task Force SERPENT]]. In his absence, Katherine was able to manipulate public opinion polls within the Commonwealth so that the people—and Yvonne herself—believed that a majority of citizens were of the opinion that Yvonne was doing a bad job. In [[3060]], Yvonne asked her big sister Katherine for help, which led to Yvonne abdicating her regency in favor of Katherine. The Privy Council confirmed Katherine's appointment, whereupon she began styling herself "First Princess," despite the fact the ruler of the [[Federated Suns]] had always been known as "Prince," regardless of gender. Additionally, due to her lack of military service in either the [[AFFC]] or the [[LAAF]], Katherine was unqualified to be First Prince and technically ruled the Federated Commonwealth as regent while acting as if she were actually the First Prince of the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name="FMFS">''Field Manual: Federated Suns''</ref>
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Rather than become embittered over her loss of the First Lordship, Katherine endeavored to deprive Victor of his vote. He took the unprecedented move of leaving his little sister [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion|Yvonne]] as regent of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] while he led [[Operation BULLDOG]], then went off to Clan space with [[Operation HUNTER]]. In his absence, Katherine was able to manipulate public opinion polls within the Commonwealth so that the people—and Yvonne herself—believed that a majority of citizens were of the opinion that Yvonne was doing a bad job. In [[3060]], Yvonne asked her big sister Katherine for help, which led to Yvonne abdicating her regency in favor of Katherine. The Privy Council confirmed Katherine's appointment, whereupon she began styling herself "First Princess," despite the fact the ruler of the [[Federated Suns]] had always been known as "Prince," regardless of gender. Additionally, due to her lack of military service in either the [[AFFC]] or the [[LAAF]], Katherine was unqualified to be First Prince and technically ruled the Federated Commonwealth as regent while acting as if she were actually the First Prince of the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name="FMFS">''Field Manual: Federated Suns''</ref>
  
One of her first actions as ruler was to dismiss [[Ardan Sortek]] as [[Prince's Champion]] and Director of the [[Crucis March]] Command and replace him with the malleable [[Simon Gallagher]]. This action was technically illegal, since only the Prince had the authority to determine the Champion, but the only action any members of the military leadership took was to resign in protest. In a series of moves that were similar to her actions in the [[Lyran Alliance]], officers who protested her usurpation of the throne resigned. The difference in the Commonwealth was that Katherine had not spent years eroding Victor's support, so she had to deal with a much stronger and more entrenched set of Victor supporters, including Duke [[George Hasek II|George Hasek]], though he declined to openly challenge her. Katherine then set up another deal with Sun-Tzu Liao. In exchange for keeping her troops out of his war to reclaim the [[St. Ives Compact]], Sun-Tzu supported Katherine in her bid to succeed him as First Lord.<ref name="FMFS" />
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One of her first actions as ruler was to dismiss [[Ardan Sortek]] as [[Prince's Champion]] and Director of the [[Crucis March]] Command and replace him with the malleable [[Simon Gallagher]]. This action was technically illegal, since only the Prince has the authority to determine the Champion, but the only action any members of the military leadership took was to resign in protest. In a series of moves that was similar to her actions in the [[Lyran Alliance]], officers who protested her usurpation of the throne resigned. The difference in the Commonwealth was that Katherine had not spent years eroding Victor's support, so she had to deal with a much stronger and more entrenched set of Victor supporters, including Duke [[George Hasek II|George Hasek]], though he declined to openly challenge her. Katherine then set up another deal with Sun-Tzu Liao. In exchange for keeping her troops out of his war to reclaim the [[St. Ives Compact]], Sun-Tzu supported Katherine in her bid to succeed him as First Lord.<ref name="FMFS" />
  
 
When Victor returned from Clan space, he found himself a leader without a nation. Having just come from some of the most brutal fighting in decades, Victor had no desire to subject the people he still saw as his to a civil war. Instead, he succeeded [[Anastasius Focht]] as [[ComStar]]'s [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] in time to cast the deciding vote against Katherine at the [[3061]] Whitting Conference.<ref>''Prince of Havoc''</ref>
 
When Victor returned from Clan space, he found himself a leader without a nation. Having just come from some of the most brutal fighting in decades, Victor had no desire to subject the people he still saw as his to a civil war. Instead, he succeeded [[Anastasius Focht]] as [[ComStar]]'s [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] in time to cast the deciding vote against Katherine at the [[3061]] Whitting Conference.<ref>''Prince of Havoc''</ref>

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