Triumvirate (Galactic Alliance)

The Triumvirate were the leaders of the Galactic Alliance during the Sith-Imperial War. Presumably an alliance of three leading figures in the Alliance, they submitted to the Empire after the defeat and surrender of the Alliance military at the Battle of Caamas.

As a condition of the peace, the Imperial regime allowed the defeated Triumvirate to remain as viceroys governing the remains of Alliance Space.

Behind the scenes

 * The term triumvirate is used in the real world to denote a group of three co-rulers. Normally it refers to a formal constitutional situation where executive authority is shared by a council of three leaders, but it is sometimes it comes to denote more informal power-sharing situations or political dominance.
 * It is not clear whether the Triumvirate leading the Alliance was a constitutional replacement for the Chief of State or a more informal group of leaders.
 * Although the Empire was initially prepared to let the Triumvirate retain power as their vassals, is it not known what became of them under the overlordship of Darth Krayt. Nor is it clear whether they held the loyalty of the Galactic Alliance Core Forces which remained active in 137 ABY, or if those forces represented a rival faction which had not accepted their surrender.
 * Six months after the Battle of Endor, the Galactic Empire was briefly governed by a triumvirate of Advisors, known as the Tribunal.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 8: Allies