Second Emperor affair

The Second Emperor affair was a stage of the that occurred in 5.5 ABY. It involved an attempt by a group of officers to install the nine-year old Valendor Pallopides, a distant relative of the late , to the throne. Intending to create a, the ringleader of the group, Tanis Caprivi proposed to sign a peace treaty with the  and give its  members places as Imperial advisers. This way, Caprivi hoped the Empire and the Republic could coexist, at least temporarily. and were enthusiastic about the plan, but it was interrupted by reactionary Imperial hardliners.