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Mothma family

Familial information

Family type

Political dynasty^[1]

Species

Human(Chandrilan)^[1]

Family head(s)

Planet(s) of origin

Chandrila^[1]

Other locations

Coruscant^[2]

Chronological and political information

Affiliation

"I so appreciate the support."

―Mon Mothma, to Perrin Fertha and Leida Mothma^[7]

TheMothma family was apolitical family from theCore Worlds planet Chandrila.Mon Mothma married young in accordance withChandrilan tradition, becoming thewife ofPerrin Fertha ayear before she became asenator. They had a daughter,Leida Mothma, and resided at theChandrilan Embassy on thegalactic capital ofCoruscant during theera of theGalactic Empire. Therebel operativeVel Sartha was a cousin of Mon Mothma.

History[]

Perrin Fertha: "No, Mon became a senator at 16."

Ingenue: "So this is where you met?"

Mon Mothma: "No, we'd already been married a year."

Ingenue: "That's so romantic."

―Perrin Fertha, aningenue, and Mon Mothma^[2]

Thehuman female Mon Mothma^[1] was a member of the^[8] Mothma family^[9] from theplanet Chandrila^[1] of theCore Worlds.^[10]Mothma's father served as anarbiter-general in theGalactic Republic^[1] and hermother Tanis served asgovernor ofHanna City.^[3] When she was fifteen, Mothma turned her back on the family'spolitical dynasty to become ahistorian, though by the followingsummer she had reversed her decision in part due to family pressures and eventually became asenator in theGalactic Senate.^[1]

Extended Mothma family — Mon Mothma had a husband, Perrin Fertha; a daughter, Leida Mothma; and a cousin, Vel Sartha.

Mon Mothmamarried Perrin Fertha ayear before she became a senator at the age of sixteen. From then on they lived together at theChandrilan Embassy on thegalactic capital ofCoruscant.^[2] Mothma and Fertha had a daughter,Leida Mothma.^[11]Vel Sartha, a member ofLuthen Rael'srebel network, was a cousin of Mon Mothma and was referred to as "Aunt Vel" by Leida.^[12]

During theera of theGalactic Empire,^[13] Fertha had grown accustomed to the privileges of his station as a senator'sconsort and had little in common with his idealistic wife,^[14] who used her position in theImperial Senate to oppose theoverreach of Imperial authority.^[12] Mon Mothma also had a challenging relationship with her daughter, Leida,^[15] who became resentful of thetime that her mother spent on her political endeavors. As a result, Leida developed a preference forChandrilan traditions, many of which Mon regarded as "outdated" by modern standards.^[11]

The Chandrilanbanker Davo Sculdun sought to introduce his son,Stekan Sculdun, to Leida Mothma. While he did not request a betrothal, Sculdun noted that under Chandrilan custom Leida was nearly old enough for marriage. His proposition was rejected by Mon Mothma, who disapproved of that tradition.^[16] Nonetheless, Leida and Stekan later met at the Chandrilan Embassy in the company of their respective parents.^[17]