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Encyclopedia > Eloise Pritchart
Honorverse character
Eloise Pritchart
Race Human
Gender Female
Homeworld Haven
Occupation Politician
Affiliation Republic of Haven
Position President


Eloise Pritchart is a fictional character in David Weber´s Honorverse series of novels. She was first introduced in the series' sixth novel, Honor Among Enemies as a People's Commissioner (political commissar) assigned to watch over a leading Havenite admiral. Map of the Honorverse. ... The Republic of Haven is a fictional star nation in the Honorverse. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Honor Harrington from Honor Among Enemies cover, by David Mattingly. ... Map of the Honorverse. ... Honor Among Enemies is the sixth Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. ... A political commissar is an officer appointed by a government to oversee a unit of the military. ...


A native of the People's Republic of Haven and having lost her sister Estelle to a gang of thugs, she became a high-ranking member of the April Tribunal movement, a terrorist organization that fought the excesses of the Legislaturalist regime, having adopted the war name "Brigade Commander Delta". When the Legislaturalists were toppled, she sided with the Committee of Public Safety which took power, and became a People's Commissioner within the Navy. The Republic of Haven is a fictional star nation in the Honorverse. ... The Committee of Public Safety (French: Comité de salut public), set up by the National Convention on April 6, 1793, formed the de facto executive government of France during the Reign of Terror (1793-4) of the French Revolution. ... The Peoples Navy (PN) and its successor service the Republic of Haven Navy (RHN—also known as the Republican Navy) is a fictional space navy in David Webers Honor Harrington series of novels. ...


She was assigned as Admiral Javier Giscard's Commissioner and, against all regulations, began a romantic affair with him, but managed to fool Oscar Saint-Just and State Security by constantly reporting that she had a really bad working relationship with the admiral (Honor Among Enemies, Echoes of Honor, Ashes of Victory). Javier Giscard is a fictional character in David Webers Honor Harrington series of novels. ... Oscar Saint-Just is a fictional character in David Weber´s Honorverse series of novels. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Honor Among Enemies is the sixth Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. ... Echoes of Honor is the eighth Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. ... Ashes of Victory is the ninth Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. ...


After Admiral Theisman's coup, she became the provisional President of Haven, and was then confirmed on the job after winning Haven's first free elections in centuries by a landslide. During her presidential term, the Republic of Haven's original Constitution was restored, the bankrupt Havenite economy was slowly put back on track, and true democracy returned, even though the Republic was plunged into a multi-cornered civil war against the remnants of the old regime. Admiral Thomas Edward Theisman is a fictional character in the Honorverse, a series of military science fiction novels written by American author David Weber. ...


During the early days of her Presidency, she attained a truce with the Manticoran Alliance, thus ending a destructive ten-year war (War of Honor). However, due to the unfortunate interference of Haven's own Secretary of State Arnold Giancola, who was tampering with the correspondence Pritchart was having with Queen Elizabeth in order to force Pritchart to adopt a harder stance against Manticore, the truce ended and hosilities resumed, with Haven launching a devastating first strike against Manticore under direct orders from President Pritchart. War of Honor is David Webers tenth Honor Harrington novel. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ...


As of the series' eleventh and last-published novel, At All Costs, she remains as President of the Republic of Haven. However, she has learned of Giancola's underhanded (and disgraceful) activities, and now earnestly wishes to resume negotiations to end the war. Thus far, though, she has been thwarted of that goal by more behind-the-scenes interference (Perpetrated this time by Mesa.). At All Costs is David Webers eleventh Honor Harrington novel. ... Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) is a current program that is building in schools around the United States. ...

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People's Republic of Haven - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2140 words)
The military, led by Thomas Theisman, later revolted against the Committee and destroyed what was left of it after ten years of dictatorship.
The current President of the Republic of Haven is Eloise Pritchart.
The overthrow of the Legislaturalists saw the ascension of Pierre's "temporary" Committee of Public Safety, which was to govern the People's Republic until order was restored and the war with Manticore was won.
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Pritchart's pre-revolution stature as "Brigade Commander Delta," one of the leading Aprilists, was what had made her so valuable to Saint-Just as one of his people's commissioners.
Pritchart had felt almost awed when she realized she was in the presence of a true romantic.
Eloise Pritchart's signature was on it, as well, although Thomas Theisman's wasn't . . . which she considered one of the worst miscarriages of historical justice on record.
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