Lord of the Admiralty

The Lord of the Admiralty was the titular head of the in the, sitting on the , the Emperor's Advisory Committee on Military Affairs, and being the chief of the Admiralty. However, the title was largely honorary and throughout the history of 's Empire, it was mostly given to senior naval officers approaching retirement. The Lord of the Admiralty, while technically being the chief of the Navy, was in effect an advisor to the Emperor on naval matters.

Office
The Lord of the Admiralty was technically headquartered at the, as a member of the Emperor's Advisory Committee on Military Affairs, where he and his staff were located.

History
There was no equivalent to Lord of the Admiralty under the, but the technical head of the was the  as the commander-in-chief. In a sense, the Supreme Chancellor was the predecessor of this title as he also only led the Navy in name only. However, under the new Empire, a separate naval commander-in-chief was created in the form of Lord of the Admiralty. The Lord was merely a titular head, though, rarely getting involved in the actual day-to-day running of the Imperial Navy. The Lord of the Admiralty mainly served to advise the Emperor and was part of his military household.

After the, the serving Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Dantice Paloadrin, was sacked from his position by , who seized control of the government on  in a coup from. Paloadrin was considered to be too loyal to Pestage, as he considered the man to be the Emperor's rightful successor, and was replaced as the Lord of the Admiralty. In the final months of the position's existence, the new appointee actually took command of some of the Imperial warships in the orbit of Coruscant and the surrounding systems, but it was brief. After the fall of Coruscant to the, Baudric was taken prisoner and the position was never used again by the.

Lords of the Admiralty

 * Admiral Sir Ephram Odyaseus (19 BBY–16 BBY)
 * Fleet Admiral Sir Ergoth Calderon (16 BBY–8 BBY)
 * Fleet Admiral Sir Malek Temair (8 BBY–1 BBY)
 * Admiral Sir Dantice Paloadrin (1 BBY–5 ABY)
 * Admiral Vicar Baudric (5 ABY–6 ABY)