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Federated Suns
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Origins and History
The Federated Suns was founded in 2317 by Lucien Davion, Prime
Minister of New Avalon, when he negotiated a mutual defense
and assistance agreement, known as the Crucis Pact, with 20
nearby star systems. Lucien became the federation's first
president and New Avalon its capital. A member of the Davion
family has led the Federated Suns in unbroken succession for
the past 700 years. Presently on the throne is Victor Steiner-Davion,
son to Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, whose marriage effectively
sealed the Federated Suns' alliance with the Lyran Commonwealth.
The Federated Suns claim approximately 400 inhabited star
systems under its aegis, nearly double the number of worlds
controlled at the beginning of the Succession Wars. In addition,
uncounted other worlds are claimed and exploited by Davion
forces.
Much of House Davion's growth over the past 200 years has
taken place at the expense of Liao's Capellan Confederation.
This was particularly true at the end of the Fourth Succession
War, when the Federated Suns took more than 100 worlds from
House Liao.
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An even more serious enemy to the Federated Suns has been the Draconis
Combine, ruled by House Kurita, which nearly succeeded in conquering
the Davion realm during the First Succession War. By forging an
alliance with the Lyran Commonwealth in 3022, Davion forced Kurita
to spread its 'Mech resources along two frontiers, leaving many
worlds thinly defended. Prior to the Fourth Succession War, Davion
forces were able to exploit this vulnerability, seizing the Combine
worlds of Tancredi II and Galatea, as well as Star League storehouses
at Galtor and Rowe, while losing very few units themselves. With
the outbreak of war, however, the Federated Commonwealth had to
rearrange its priorities. By the end of the Fourth War, House Kurita
had managed to seize 15 worlds, including Galtor, along its border
with House Davion.
Surprisingly, the Clan threat has done much to destroy the traditional
Davion-Kurita rivalry. There is even rumor of a love affair between
Victor Steiner-Davion and Theodore Kurita's daughter Omi, although
official sources consistently deny the connection. It is known that
Victor Davion led a mission to a Clan-held world to rescue Theodore
Kurita's son Hohiro. With the Clan threat diminishing for a time,
tensions will no doubt resurface. Clashes, at least minor ones,
between Davion and Kurita forces will recur.
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