Prataxis Lotharin

Sir Prataxis Lotharin was a naval officer who lived in the waning years of the. The son of a knight, he was recognised as a promising cadet early on and would be sent to study at the in 1601 BBY by the Tapani  government. Afterwards he was commissioned as an officer in the Tapani Common Navy but his experiences in the Republic and the larger galaxy would have a lasting effect on him. He came to believe that the Tapani sector had more to gain by engaging with the galactic community, and to some degree adopting the more federalized governmental systems that were used in the Republic instead of absolute monarchy. By 1582 BBY he held the rank of and served as a squadron commander of the Common Navy.

That year, after the Common Navy was ordered to restore order in the after a revolt broke out when Prime Minister Markus Lie's government attempted to nationalise the ill-gotten wealth of a  former minister, Lotharin took advantage of the situation to organise a coup. The Common Navy's crewmen, led by the commodore and a group of other officers, began seizing control of government buildings on of the capital. Within three days the seat of government was under the control of the coup, and Prince Lie was placed under house arrest. After another two days, the imperial court was forced to draw up articles of abdication for Emperor Arcadain, which were signed by the deposed prime minister, Commodore Lotharin, and several members of the. The Welona Revolution, as the event came to be known, led to the end of the of Tapani history and would begin the.

Lotharin himself continued his military career, becoming the chief operations officer of the fleet. In 1577 BBY, he became a member of the new.