Apex) ATREIDES, HOUSE, and Imperial Rule. Suffering like the other Houses Major and Minor in the massacres of the Republic, the ATREIDES HOUSE 59 ATREIDES HOUSE Atreides withdrew for a time from their home at Hestia to the colony planet of Galla&n by the year 4400 most of the bloodshed was over, although the revolt of Ezhar V in 4404 caused great concern Count Atreus Atreides Atreides (born 4498), a descendant of Emper or Estil I in the female line, rallied the Sardaukar around his claims, and mounted a coup d'etat m early 4552, proclaiming him self emperor as the first ruler of the House of Atreus Cornno His. Cousine, Duke Panamas VIII, was created Sindar Duke of Gallatin in the first year of Atreus's reign, other surviving members of the family received lesser titles Atreus made a serious attempt to reform the federal bureaucracy, and to merge the institutions and reforms of the First Re public with the old imperial structure, his reforms lasted as long as he was personally seated on the throne His son and heir, Emperor Mikael II, called "The Depraved," seem to follow his father's direction during the first lew years of his rule, but after nearly dying from chaumurky, Mikael began to harms the Landsraad, accumulated personal rule, and began a reign of terror unparalleled m Imperial history A massive popular revolt forced him to leave the throne in 4670, under the pretext of "rearing to a monastery' , in actual fact, he disappeared before the message was released to general rejoicing and sentiments of revenge, his fate remaining a mystery for hundreds of years The Republic was restored, and remained in place until 4813, except for the sporadic revolts of various pretenders Mikael was restored from cryogenic suspension in 4813, and ruled until 488$, when his eldest son of his second reign, having been imprisoned most of his life, deposed his father There followed the bnef reigns of the brother-Emperors, Mikael m, Mikael IV, Mikael V, and Mikael VI The father, Mikael II, escaped from his prison cell in the spring of 4913, rounded up a handful of guards, and had his surviving sons murdered (one historical account quotes him as saying "I can always breed new sons ') Two years later, while lakjng a bath, Mikael was murdered by one of tas daughters, who threw a large piece of pure sodium into the water His remains were left in the sun to rot outside the doorway to his palace The Comno heir, Comn XIII was proclaimed Emperor in 4935 Thereafter, Atreides Dukes stayed out of Imperial politics for several millennia In 7425 the Atreides supported the demi House of Hajus Comno against the corrupt line of Irulon Corrmo Sindar Duchess Hippoiute Atreides threw her resources be hind Fredhnck al Hajus m 7425, and when several of the other Houses Major followed her lead Fredhrick was acclaimed Emperor the following year For her efforts Hippoiute was made Imperial Consort, her children Fredhrick n and Aha VII, ruled jointly after their father's death m 7456 At Hippolute's death m 7477, her sister, Duchess Clio II, succeeded, she expired childless m 7501, leaving her niece Empress Aha, to inherit the Ducal throne at Aha s death in 7519, her son Sidir XVIII became Emperor, and her second son, Saurophon, succeeded to the Duchy Saurophon s son, Sindar Duke Prince Nestor IV, was stripped of his Imperial titles when he cast an avaricious eye upon the Imperial Seat a second such episode cost him his life in 7553 The rivalry between the two sibling Houses continued until 8008, when the Atreides clan supported Tuopa il Roonaladh m overthrowing Emperor rredhnck IX, one historian quotes reigning Smdar-Duke Telemachos Atreides as saying 'If I can't have the bloody throne, neither can my quivenng Cousme1' Telemachos was impeached before the Landsraad in 8015, and executed after a trial that lasted just two days During his defense, he had but one statement to make Evidently I was wrong " The Atreides redeemed themselves m 8705, when they supported a revolt by the mam hne of the Cornnos, an action which resulted in the inauguration of Elrood VIII as Emperor m 8708 The Atreides were reconfirmed in all their dignities, and further awarded the Sindar-DukedomofCaladanin8711 Sindar-Duke Paulos XVI Atreides sold many of his other estates, and moved his entire family to this singularly beautiful planet (occupying Castle Caladan upon its completion in 8722), establishing his Cousmes on nearby planets and systems The ensuing centuries saw such distinguished soldier politicians as Sindar ATREIDES, JESSICA ATREIDES, JESSICA Duke the Lord High Admiral of the Fleet Agesipolis IT Atreides, Count Thomas Atneides-Gamnonides, Baion Platon Atreides Gallatinos, LordChrusostomosAteides-KaUinikes, Bashar Count Klemes Atreides Hestiades, and many others.