League of Nobles
From Dune
This article or section refers to elements from Expanded Dune.
The League of Nobles was a confederacy of free human worlds that survived the Time of Titans and the rise of Omnius, and resisted the thinking machines for several millenia until Omnius' defeat at the Battle of Corrin.
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[edit] Origin
After the emergence of the Titans, the remaining worlds that did not fall prey to their AI network infiltration banded together for mutual protection against their new enemy. When a man called Bovko Manresa settled on then isolated Salusa Secundus his mansion had become a meeting hall for refugee humans; the League supposedly was formed out of these meetings and Manresa was the first Viceroy.
The loose union continued after the rise of Omnius, and the League and the Thinking Machines began a protracted war of attrition.
[edit] Evolution
After the death of Serena Butler's son Manion, the war between the two sides escalated. The League formed the Army of the Jihad to combat the forces of Omnius. This change also saw the League of Nobles become more centralized, with the primary world of Salusa Secundus taking further control of all League foreign and military policy.
After the destruction of Omnius Prime at the Battle of Corrin the League evolved into the new Imperium, led by the Butler family under their new name of House Corrino.
[edit] Politics
The League's capital was Salusa Secundus whose capital, Zimia, housed the Parliament Hall.
The major force for the League's defense against the machines had been the League Armada which was divided in several localized branches, such as the Salusan Militia.
The League had several internal and diplomatic matters to resolve such as the relationship to the Unallied Planets. The Buddislamics of the Unallied Planets shunned the League as infidels. However the League thought that if those worlds expressed their support or joined the League, it would much benefit both. One of the internal controversies the politics faced was the view on slavery, which was embraced on Poritrin and Zanbar, who employed Buddislamics as slaves.
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[edit] Behind the Scenes
The League of Nobles is a major cultural, political, and military entity in the Legends of Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
