Emperor of the Known Universe
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The Emperor of the Known Universe is the supreme imperial ruler presiding over the vast interstellar feudal empire in Frank Herbert’s Dune universe.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional title
ⓘ
monarchic title ⓘ political office in fiction ⓘ |
| alliesWith | House Harkonnen (at time of Dune) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Chapterhouse: Dune
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune Messiah NERFINISHED ⓘ God Emperor of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ Heretics of Dune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
CHOAM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landsraad NERFINISHED ⓘ Spacing Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | Landsraad (indirectly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Frank Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | House Corrino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| governs |
Imperium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Known Universe ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Dune (1984 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dune (2000 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dune: Part Two (2024 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Arrakis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaitain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | interstellar feudal empire ⓘ |
| hasKeyConstraint |
need to balance power of Great Houses
ⓘ
reliance on Spacing Guild for interstellar travel ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryArm | Sardaukar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryResourceOfPower | melange ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | Padishah Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldByHouse |
House Atreides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House Corrino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy |
Great Convention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landsraad NERFINISHED ⓘ Spacing Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Alia Atreides (regent/empress)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Farad’n Corrino NERFINISHED ⓘ Leto II Atreides NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Atreides NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaddam IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Fremen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House Atreides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Great Houses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dune universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | interstellar empire ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | far future of humanity ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentOfControl |
Sardaukar terror troops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
control of CHOAM shares ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.