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	The Stewart Commonality was founded as an independent nation in [[2259]].<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 92, "House Stewart"</ref> The Commonality consisted of 5 systems in [[2271]]<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and had grown to 6 worlds by [[2293]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p11>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 11, "The Rule of 75"</ref> In 2293 the Commonality was a dictatorship ruled by a single person, [[David Genovese]], who had taken control of the ramshackle state in [[2288]] at a point when it was impoverished and declining, barely able to order parts to support basic factory equipment; Genovese had used his rule to "make the trains run on time", making significant improvements to the running of the various worlds that saw agricultural output increase and communications streamlined.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p10"/>		The Stewart Commonality was founded as an independent nation in [[2259]].<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 92, "House Stewart"</ref> The Commonality consisted of 5 systems in [[2271]]<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and had grown to 6 worlds by [[2293]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p11>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 11, "The Rule of 75"</ref> In 2293 the Commonality was a dictatorship ruled by a single person, [[David Genovese]], who had taken control of the ramshackle state in [[2288]] at a point when it was impoverished and declining, barely able to order parts to support basic factory equipment; Genovese had used his rule to "make the trains run on time", making significant improvements to the running of the various worlds that saw agricultural output increase and communications streamlined.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p10"/>
−	Genovese's success at making the Stewart Commonality a working dictatorship led to him refusing an invitation to join the Free Worlds League. In response, the League invaded. Genovese was surprised that the fractious League mustered a military, much less an invasion, and Stewart lost the four-month [[Stewart War]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 11</ref><ref name="HB:HMp13">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "First Blood"</ref> due to his insistence on commanding all of his troops directly, despite his indifferent abilities as a military strategist.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p10"/> The Commonality became a province of the League by a [[2295]] Act of Parliament.<ref name=PM>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 59, "Parliamentary Membership"</ref>	+	Genovese's success at making the Stewart Commonality a working dictatorship led to him refusing an invitation to join the Free Worlds League. In response, the League invaded. Genovese was surprised that the fractious League mustered a military, much less an invasion, and Stewart lost the four-month [[Stewart War]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 11</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "First Blood"</ref> due to his insistence on commanding all of his troops directly, despite his indifferent abilities as a military strategist.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p10"/> The Commonality became a province of the League by a [[2295]] Act of Parliament.<ref name=PM>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 59, "Parliamentary Membership"</ref>
	Stewart became one of the staunchest supporters of House Marik.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64, "Stewart Commonality"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 83-84, "Parties and Voting Blocs"</ref>		Stewart became one of the staunchest supporters of House Marik.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64, "Stewart Commonality"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 83-84, "Parties and Voting Blocs"</ref>

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{{InfoBoxState | image = StewartCommonalityCrest.png | Founded = [[2259]] | Dissolved = [[3082]] | capital = [[Stewart]] | systems = 5 - 9 | population = | currency = | language = | demonym = | Head of State = [[Earl of Stewart|Earl]] | cintel = | army = [[Stewart Dragoons]] | navy = | mintel = }} The '''Stewart Commonality''' was a province of the [[Free Worlds League]]. The Stewarts were noted for their support of [[House Marik]] and the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]]. Following the fall of the Free Worlds League in [[3078]], much of the Commonality joined with the Mariks, forming the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]. ==History== The Stewart Commonality was founded as an independent nation in [[2259]].<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 92, "House Stewart"</ref> The Commonality consisted of 5 systems in [[2271]]<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and had grown to 6 worlds by [[2293]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p11>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 11, "The Rule of 75"</ref> In 2293 the Commonality was a dictatorship ruled by a single person, [[David Genovese]], who had taken control of the ramshackle state in [[2288]] at a point when it was impoverished and declining, barely able to order parts to support basic factory equipment; Genovese had used his rule to "make the trains run on time", making significant improvements to the running of the various worlds that saw agricultural output increase and communications streamlined.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p10"/> Genovese's success at making the Stewart Commonality a working dictatorship led to him refusing an invitation to join the Free Worlds League. In response, the League invaded. Genovese was surprised that the fractious League mustered a military, much less an invasion, and Stewart lost the four-month [[Stewart War]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 11</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "First Blood"</ref> due to his insistence on commanding all of his troops directly, despite his indifferent abilities as a military strategist.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p10"/> The Commonality became a province of the League by a [[2295]] Act of Parliament.<ref name=PM>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 59, "Parliamentary Membership"</ref> Stewart became one of the staunchest supporters of House Marik.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64, "Stewart Commonality"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 83-84, "Parties and Voting Blocs"</ref> The Stewarts became inextricably linked with House Marik in [[2998]], when Captain-General [[Janos Marik]] married [[Ana Stewart]]. Earl [[Androcles Stewart]] attempted to use this arrangement to enlarge the Commonality by the worlds, but backed down when faced with resistance from the worlds' Members of Parliament.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 50</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 44, "Accession"</ref> After the Free Worlds League disbanded in 3078, the Stewart Commonality split. Some worlds became a part of the [[Republic of the Sphere]], while others joined the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth.<ref>''Touring the Stars'', Volume XXXVI: Legacies of the League&mdash;Marik-Stewart and Regulus</ref> ==Government== ===Federal=== When the Stewart Commonality was annexed, the new Free Worlds League province was allowed to send nine representatives to Parliament.<ref name=PM /> The total number of MPs continually increased and Stewart sent double that number, eighteen, in [[3025]].<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 62</ref> ===Provincial=== The ruling line of the Stewart Commonality was House Stewart and the figurehead of provincial government held the title "Earl". Parliament offered to "promote" the Stewarts in [[2406]], but Earl [[Nathan Stewart]] refused, stating that "Earl" was "good enough", which led to the nickname of "Gudano" for the Stewart leader.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 73, "Stewart"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 89, "League Nobility"</ref> The Commonality, much like the League as a whole, is a representative democracy.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 74, "Representative Commonality"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 88, "Representative Commonality"</ref> The capital of the Commonality is [[Stewart]]. ==Military== The Stewart Commonality maintained the [[Stewart Dragoons]]. At the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], the Dragoons were five [[BattleMech]] [[regiment]]s. By the end of the [[Third Succession War]], that number had been reduced to two.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', pp. 102-103 & 109</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 98</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 103, "Stewart Dragoons"</ref> ==Notes== The Stewart Commonality is also described in various texts as the '''Stewart Confederation''' in 2271<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> and as both the Stewart Commonality<ref name="HB:HMp13">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "First Blood"</ref> and '''Stewart Confederacy''' in [[2293]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p10">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 10, "A Fool And His Kingdom"</ref> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' [[Category:Nation States]] [[Category:Free Worlds League Regions]]

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