House Richese

From Dune

House Richese
Status	House Major
Symbol	Lamp of Knowledge
Army	Regular Great House
Uniform	Unknown
Colors	Unknown
Homeworld	Richese
Ruling Title	Count

House Richese was a Great House during the time of the Faufreluches. They were onetime allies of House Atreides.

House Richese was known throughout the Imperium for the manufacture of machines. A rivalry existed between House Richese and House Vernius for the honour of being major supplier of technology to the Imperium. It was, however, generally accepted that House Vernius, on the planet of Ix, typically produced superior machines to the Richesians.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

According to prequel sources, the mother of Leto Atreides I, Helena Atreides, was a daughter of Count Ilban Richese. In the original Dune novel, it is mentioned in passing as a technological house, similar to Ix.