Imperial Court
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TheImperial Court, also known as theEmperor's Court, was the collective body of high rankingImperial officials with close ties theEmperor. Members of the Court were considered the political, military and social elite of the Empire.
History[]
During the firstGalactic Empire, this membership includedGrand VizierSate Pestage, theImperial Advisors (including those that sat on theImperial Ruling Council), senior bureaucrats such asGrand Moffs,Moffs, Imperial ministers, senior military leaders ofImperial High Command,COMPNOR'sSelect Committee, theUbiqtorate (including theDirector of Imperial Intelligence) and theGrand Admirals. Other participants of the Court included members of the nobility (ImperialLords andBarons), powerful business leaders and magnates, members of the Emperor'sDark Side Adepts (including theProphets of the Dark Side/Emperor's Mages and ImperialInquisitors), and theEmperor's Hands. Before itsdissolution, members of theImperial Senate were allowed to partake in the Emperor's Court.
Well known members includedGrand AdmiralRufaan Tigellinus,Imperial AdvisorAlec Pradeux,Grand MoffTraeda, andMoffVilim Disra, just to name a few.
During theLiberation of Coruscant, several Rebel partisans proceeded to raid the Imperial Palace and lynch any members of the Imperial Court they could find, including the President of theBureau of Punishments, the head of the Emperor'sSchool of Torturers, the court clothing designer, and various other minor servants of all ages, genders, and species regardless of whether they were actually guilty of any atrocities by the Empire or not. Leia when recalling this event also noted that many of their names weren't even reported.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil(Mentioned only)
- Scoundrels(andaudiobook)
"The Capture of Coh Veshiv" —The Far Orbit Project(Mentioned only)
"The Rival" —The Far Orbit Project(Mentioned only)
- Choices of One
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 6
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 8
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
"Command Decision" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 11(reprinted inHyperspace: The OfficialStar Wars Fan Club)(Mentioned only)
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 13
"Galaxywide NewsNets" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 14
"Temporary Reassignment" —Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook(Mentioned only)
- Children of the Jedi