Second Galactic Empire (TM)

The Palpatine Restoration referred to a stage of the history of the that began with the coronation of of Sheev II, a distant cousin of, as  in 35 ABY. The Imperial Confederation, the -recognized postwar government of the former Empire, was overthrown and replaced by a faction which supported the emerging. During this time the rump Imperial state reverted its name to Galactic Empire and began restoring the traditional policies of the old regime, as well as resuming the war against the New Republic to expand its territory.

Behind the scenes
The Palpatine Restoration is based on a combination of the in France and the  era in Spain.