The First Galactic Empire, more commonly known as the Galactic Empire, and also called the New Order, or simply the Empire or the Order, and remembered as the Old Empire, was the galactic, autocratic government that replaced the Sixth Galactic Republic in the aftermath of the Clone Wars.
History[]
Early Foundations[]
Birth of the New Order[]
Golden Age[]
Intra-War Period[]
Descension Period[]
War of Succession[]
Final Years[]
Legacy[]
Government[]
Rulers of the Empire[]
Sheev Palpatine[]
Sheev Palpatine served as Galactic Emperor from the founding of the Empire on 23 of March 1920 to his death at the Battle of Endor on 12th of February 1943. Palpatine served the longest of all leaders of the First Empire a length of 22.6 years and as its founder would be remembered as both an idol to his supports and as a villain to his detractors. However his contributions to the Galaxy were tremendous.
Sate Pestage[]
Sate Pestage who was a long serving aide and friend to Palpatine became Interim-Emperor following Palpatine's death, as Hand of the Emperor. Despite the position of Interim-Emperor being a temporary station, Pestage continued to serve in that role from the 12th of February 1943 to the 12th of August 1946 when he was summarily executed on Ciutric after he fled from the Empire.
Josef Grunger[]
Josef Grunger, the nephew of Palpatine and long serving Grand Admiral in the Imperial Navy, began a campaign to take the Imperial Throne for himself. He however cooperated with Pestage, later Isard, to fight against their common enemies. He would eventual be killed at the Battle of Coruscant.
Trion Vescosine[]
Ysanne Isard[]
Ysanne Isard previously Director of Imperial Intelligence Service was appointed Galactic Empress by the Succession Tribunal on 21st of August 1946 her reign continued until being ousted by a coup on 25th of April 1954.
Dual Rulers[]
After Empress Isard repeatedly refusal to open peace negotiations with the New Alliance or Socialist Coalition , Grand Admiral Rae Sloane along with Grand Vizier Mas Amedda performed a coup to remove her. Following this Sloane took the position of Supreme Executor leader of the Imperial War effort which she served for from 25th of April 1954 to her death at the Battle of Kuat on the 11th of September 1958.Amedda served in his role of Grand Vizier until the dissolution of the Empire on the 28th of December 1958 following the Chandrilla Accords.