Editing The Protectorate

{{otheruses|the Free Worlds League province|the Blakist state during the Jihad|Word of Blake Protectorate}}

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'''The Protectorate''' was a province of the [[Free Worlds League]] consisting of six worlds: [[Emris IV]], [[Fuentes]], [[McKenna (system)|McKenna]], [[New Delos]], [[Nova Roma]] and [[Sophie's World]]. Originally part of the [[Duchy of Oriente]], these worlds were transferred to the control of [[Anton Marik]], younger brother to [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]], in the final decade of the [[thirtieth century]]. As a result The Protectorate, and New Delos in particular, served as Anton's primary stronghold during his [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|failed rebellion]] of [[3014]]–[[3015]], and were placed under House Marik's direct control afterwards.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 62: "The Protectorate"</ref>

By [[3067]], The Protectorate had remained under military governance for half a century, and its Members of [[Free_Worlds_League#Parliament|Parliament]] tended to vote against the Captain-General.<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 84: "Parties and Voting Blocs"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 88: "Military Dictatorship"</ref>

The Protectorate remained in existence after the Free Worlds League's dissolution during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], but the rule of its military dictator General Natalia Simonov grew increasingly precarious. In [[3081]] [[Thomas Halas]] offered The Protectorate a mutual defense pact with the neighboring [[Duchy of Oriente]], a treaty which was accepted. The ongoing conflicts between the League's successor states eventually led the renamed [[Oriente Protectorate]] to absorb The Protectorate's members (aside from Sophie's World) by the 3120s.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 62–63: "Inner Sphere - March 3081" Map</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 85</ref><ref>''Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)'', p. 73</ref><ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"</ref>

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==Bibliography==
* ''[[A Show of Force]]'' (short story)
* ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)]]''
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Handbook House Marik]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''

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[[Category:Free Worlds League Regions]]