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- "Well, the governorship passes down through the elder bloodlines. But as Lord Mellowyn had no children, the title has now passed to you."
- ―Carise Sindian, to Leia Organa
The Elder Houses were the collected hereditary royal houses of the galaxy.[13] They included the House of Organa and Lady Carise Sindian's family.[1] In ancient times, the Elder Houses were very serious about supporting various monarchies,[13] but during the era of the New Republic, almost no one took the concept of hereditary nobility seriously anymore.[1] By then, the Elder Houses had long since become more of a social organization than anything else,[13] and most of its members saw it as nothing more than a genealogical resource and an excuse for the occasional gala.[1]
Most of the Elder Houses shared a number of sacred oaths, one of which was to keep secret anything placed under the sanctity of the royal seal. The most senior members of the Elder Houses formed a ruling council of sorts that could pass certain resolutions. The council notably had the power to strip a noble of his or her titles and evict him or her from the Elder Houses.[1]
None of the Elder Houses adjudicated succession through strict bloodline inheritance. In other words, any child adopted by nobles and raised as their own was regarded as a genuine aristocrat regardless of their biological parentage. As such, Leia Organa was a legitimate princess of Alderaan, despite the fact that Bail and Breha Organa were only her adoptive parents.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Non-canon appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
7 Things You Don't Know About Star Wars: Bloodline – Exclusive Interview! on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (Building the Galaxy: Visual Effects Part 1) (Picture only) (Appears in hologram)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Bloodline
- ↑ Queen's Shadow
- ↑
Bail Organa Biography Gallery in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Bail Organa in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Dawn of Rebellion
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ Star Wars 4
- ↑ Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- ↑ Star Wars 1
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Last Shot
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 7 Things You Don't Know About Star Wars: Bloodline – Exclusive Interview! on StarWars.com (backup link)
