The Duchesses of Star Base 12

Lady Margaret Penelope Devereux

Lady Penelope Margaret Devereux is the daughter of Lord Walter Devereux and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Knollys, the daughter of Lady Catherine Carey and Robert Knollys .

She was born in spring of 2150 in Essex, England as her father was the Earl of Essex in England before Earth became War Torn.  She had  one sister , Lady Dorothy born in 2156.

When Lady Penelope Margaret was 16 years old in 2156 she met Lord Patrick William Howard that was five years old than she was, but he was considered a worthy match for Lady Penelope.

Lord Patrick William Howard was the eldest and only son of Lord Edward William Howard and Lady Jacquetta  Woodville of Norfolk, England and he was a direct descendant of Lord John Howard and his wife, Lady Katharine Moleyns . Lord Patrick William was a direct descendant of King John I of England on both sides of his family.

Lord Patrick William Howard asked  Lord Walter for Lady Penelope's hand in marriage on her seventeenth birthday and they were married in 2158 in England, but by the time they were married Nuclear War had hit Planet Earth and   The United Federation of Planets came in and offered to  evacuate 500 people to the newly formed Star Bases.

Lord Patrick William hated to leave his beloved England, but when nuclear war hit.  It contaminated  the water supply, the air wasn't  breathable, and the earth couldn't sustain vegetation and the radiation had rendered many of the young men and women infertile and incapable of having children, but neither Lady Margaret nor Lord Patrick William were affected.

Lord Patrick William went to Lady Margaret and told her to start packing up their belongings but only take what they needed with them on the long journey.   

Lord Patrick William and Lady Margaret Howard boarded the U.S.S. Excalibur in 2159 with 498 other young couples. 

The journey took five years  to reach Star Base 12 and The U.S.S. Excalibur drops off 325 of their passengers on Star Base 10 before they travel on Star Base 12 and they arrived on Star Base 12 in June of 2163 when the shuttle-craft beamed the remaining passengers down to their new home on Star Base 12.

Lord Patrick William Howard, Lord Richard Grey,  Lord Matthew Stuart, Lord John Carey,  Lord Robert Devereux  and Lord  Thomas Beaufort with their wives decided where they would build their homes and Lord Patrick William Howard claimed the Northern Territory on Star Base  and he christened his territory Norfolk after his beloved Norfolk in England. He became the first Duke of Norfolk Territory,  Lord Matthew Stuart,  claimed the south territory of Star Base and christened it Lennox Territory. It remained him of his beloved Highlands of Scotland that he had to flea due to  nuclear war,  Lord John Carey claimed the  East territory of Star Base 12 and he christening his territory after his beloved Bedfordshire, England,  Lord Robert Devereux claimed south-east territory of Star Base 12 and christened it after his beloved Essex, England,  and Lord Thomas Beaufort claimed  South-West  Territory of Star Base 12 and he named it after his  beloved Wiltshire.

All the Lords got together and started to draw up their blue-prints for their new homes, but it was Lord Patrick William Howard that was an accomplished  architect and many of the other Lords asked Lord Patrick William to draw up the blue-prints to their new homes on Star Base 12.

Lady  Margaret was an accomplished seamstress and many of the women came to her to make their dresses for them and they became the most prominent family on Star Base 12.

Lady Penelope  birth to their first son, Lord Frederick William Howard in  December of 2165  and five years later she gave birth to their only daughter, Lady Matilda Caroline in 2170 and five year after Lord Edward Richard in 2175.

Lord Patrick William made sure his family had the grandest Manor to live  in on Star Base 12 and he was a proud man as he has beautiful wife and three children.

Lord Patrick William and Lady Margaret were both Pagans and they were lovers of nature and Norfolk Estate was surrounded by statues, beautiful lawns,  breath-taking gardens, and  it had a man made lake on the property. It was surrounded by a high wall to keep his family safe.

Lord Patrick William Howard was also a ambitious man and he sought marriages for both of his sons but he allowed his daughter to marry for love. 

Lord Patrick William arranged a marriage with Lord Thomas Beaufort to marry his daughter, Lady Jeannette Beaufort to his eldest son, Lord Frederick William in 2183 and they were married in July of 2186 when Lady Jeannette turned 18 years old..

Lord Patrick William Howard arranged a marriage with Lord Edward Seymour for his second son, Lord Edward Richard in 2193  to marry Lady Anna Seymour  in 2195.

Lady Matilda Caroline married  Lord Edward Richard Percy  in 2189 they had  two daughters, Lady Richenda Edwina Percy in 2190 and Lady  Charlotte Matilda in 2196.

Lord Frederick William Howard and Lady Jeanette Beaufort had three sons,  Lord Frederick William JR born in 2185, Lord Charles  Andrew SR in 2187, Lady Sophia Charlotte in 2189 and Lord Andrew Charles in 2190  and it would be Lord Andrew Charles Howard that would marry Lady Richenda Edwin Percy his first cousin in 2210.

Lord Edward Richard Howard and Lady Anna Victoria Seymour would have two children, Lord Edward Alexander Howard born in 2198 and Lady Victoria Ann Howard    in 2200.

Lord Frederick William Howard JR married without consent of his father and he lost his claim to the Dukedom Of Norfolk Territory and it passed on his younger brother, Lord Charles Andrew Howard upon his father's death.

Lord Charles Andrew Howard married Lady Alexandra Elizabeth Churchill  in 2207 and in 2210 their first son, Lord Charles Andrew Howard JR was born, followed by Lord Richard Edward in 2215,  followed by Lady  Sophia Charlotte in 2220 and finally Lord Edwin Howard in 2225.

Lord Charles Andrew Howard SR succeeded his father to the Dukedom of Norfolk Territory with Lady Alexandra Elizabeth by his side and she became the second wife to wear the covenant Howard Tiara that proclaimed her Duchess Consort of Norfolk Territory as Lady Penelope Margaret was the first of the wives of wear the Howard Tiara.

Lady  Penelope Margaret passed away at the age of 90 in 2190 .