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'''Duke Severus the First''' was a [[Rogue Trader]] and war hero of the [[Angevin Crusade]] in [[M39]] who was instrumental in conquering the [[Calyx Expanse]]. The only reason why [[Drusus]] surpassed Severus in fame was Severus' ill-fated decision to greedily consolidate his gains during the Crusade rather than continue on to conquer more worlds.{{Fn|1a}}
This loss of prestige bred resentment and anger in future generations of his family, as they felt that they should have been heirs to a legacy even greater than that of the now-[[Imperial Saint|Sainted ]] Drusus.{{Fn|1a}} They squandered the substantial assets that Severus left to them in an effort to raise his public profile,{{Fn|1b}} , even as their family dwindled in power and influence, to the point that their [[Warrant of Trade]] was revoked.{{Fn|1a}}
His descendant, the corrupt [[Severus XIII|Duke Severus the Thirteenth]] would eventually secede from the [[Imperium]] to create the [[Severan Dominate]].{{Fn|1a}}
==See also==
*[[List of Rogue Traders]]
==Sources==
*1: [[Only War: Enemies of the Imperium]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 8
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 10
[[Category:Characters (Human)]]
[[Category:Characters (Imperial)]][[Category:Rogue Traders)]]
