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'''Diego Widmer''' was an officer with the [[LCAF]] and secessionist. 

==History==
Diego Widmer was [[Margrave]] of the [[Timbuktu Theater]] during the later years of the [[Dark Age]]. When [[Vedet Brewer]] was deposed as [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] in [[3143]], Widmer granted him and his [[First Hesperus Guards]] asylum on the world of [[Alekseyevka]].<ref name=ER3145p59>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 59</ref>. 

In [[3144]] [[Trillian Steiner]] seemingly abandoned the vital factory world of [[Hesperus II]]. In response to this, Widmer and his ally [[Gareth Dinesen]] began agitating for Trillian's overthrow and the replacement of the [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] with a military junta. Only the intervention of [[Roderick Steiner]] and the loyalty of several key military units prevented this mutinous sentiment from turning into a coup.<ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 28-29, "Archons Trial"</ref>  

===Rebellion===
In February [[3146]], troops from the [[Free Worlds League|Free Worlds League's]] [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]] invaded the Commonwealth, seizing the worlds of [[Zdice]], [[Abramkovo]], [[Kamenz]] and [[Bolan]]. Despite the presence of Lyran units in the region, no Lyran counterattack was launched. <ref name=SFp19>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 19-20, "At The Lyrans' Side Door"</ref> The lack of a response to the invasion from [[Tharkad]] caused an uproar in the Timbuktu Theater and [[Buena Province]]. On July 7th, 3146, Diego Widmer declared the secession of [[Buena]], [[Valloire]] and his homeworld [[Ayacucho]] from the Commonwealth, citing Archon Trillian's unwillingness or inability to protect the region from Marik aggression. Widmer named himself Warlord and his new state the [[Buena Collective]]. Widmer followed up his treason by laying siege to the world of [[Loburg]], most likely with the aim of seizing its mech factories. The fall of Loburg and fears of the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] invasion of the [[Arc-Royal Theater]] convinced another six of the Buena Province's worlds to go over to Widmer's side. A seventh, [[Urjala]], was prevented from doing so by the [[Florida TTM]], which Widmer made no effort to contest.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 25, "Antisocial General"</ref>

On the 6th of June [[Task Force Kingbreaker]] began assaulting Widmer's breakaway state. Included in the first wave of targets was Ayacucho, and Widmer's family estate was assaulted by the Florida TTM.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 42-44, "Challenging the Archon"</ref> Widmer wished to break the stalemate on Ayacucho, but was unable to spare the troops due to his need to defend his capital on Buena and Loburg's mech factories. By January public opinion in the Collective had turned against Widmer, with propaganda campaigns, protests against his rule and outright defections or surrenders within his military breaking out. As Kingbreaker closed in around him, Widmer placed his hopes in appeals to Vedet Brewer for aid. Unfortunately for Widmer, he received only a single reply from Brewer: "I hope you have an exit strategy". On January 30th Lyran troops captured Widmer, bringing his rebellion to an end.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p.47-49, "Chemotherapy"</ref>

On March 28, [[3148]] Widmer was executed for his treason against the Commonwealth on Buena.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 100</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''

[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Widmer, Diego]]