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| name = Thaddeus Marik II<br />
| birthdate = [[2912]]<ref name=HBHMp92>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 92, "46. Thaddeus Marik II" - biography</ref><br />
| died = [[2963]]<ref name=HBHMp92/><br />
| affiliation = [[House Marik]]<br />
| rank = [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]]<br />
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| profession = Noble<br />
| parents = [[Iris Marik]] (mother)<br />
| siblings = [[Brock Marik]]<br />
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| children = [[Stephan Marik]]<br />
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'''Thaddeus Marik II''' was the forty-sixth [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]], reigning during the [[Third Succession War]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Thaddeus became Captain-General in 2948 after a period of instability and a series of short-reigning predecessors. An imperious and abrasive man like his [[Thaddeus Marik (29th c.)|namesake]], Thaddeus Marik II also shared a penchant for grandiose plans and no patience for realities. After barely a year in office he ordered the [[Free Worlds League Military|FWLM]] to begin [[Operation KILLING STROKE]], an elaborate plan aimed at seizing three heavily fortified worlds from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=HM(TFWL)p42-43>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 42-43, "Operation Killing Stroke"</ref><ref name=HBHMp41>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 41</ref><br />
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Demanding that [[Free Worlds League Parliament|Parliament]] authorize the use of thirty regiments of troops for the operation, Thaddeus was stupefied when he met resistance and a dozen provinces invoked the [[Home Defense Act]], cutting his proposed force by nearly two-thirds. Despite Thaddeus' efforts to suborn his opponents (some of whom went on to form the [[Silver Hawks Coalition]] in response), they were largely successful in stymieing the Captain-General's attempted strong-arming of them. Thaddeus covered the shortfall in troops by hiring mercenaries but three years later his campaign had proven expensive with little booty to show for it.<ref name=HM(TFWL)p42-43/><ref name=HBHMp41/><br />
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Between [[2953]] and [[2960]] Thaddeus continued waging small-scale wars against both the Lyran Commonwealth and [[Capellan Confederation]] with what forces he could cobble together from federal units, political allies and mercenaries, even as the opposition in Parliament prevented any large military buildup. The animosity between the two parties was such that another civil war was considered probable, though none took place.<ref name=HM(TFWL)p42-43/><ref name=HBHMp41/><br />
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While visiting his favored vacation spot of [[Conakry]] in [[2963]], Thaddeus Marik drowned when he was swept out to sea by a current and couldn't be rescued in time.<ref name=HM(TFWL)p42-43/><br />
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==Quotes==<br />
{{Quote|''I'm not here to win any popularity contest.''|Thaddeus Marik II<ref name="HM(TFWL)p42">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 42: "Operation Killing Stroke"</ref>}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''<br />
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''<br />
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