Monarch of Naboo

The Monarch of Naboo was the elected king or queen of the Royal House of Naboo, the monarchy that governed the human denizens of the planet. They served for two-year terms which were renewable once.Queen's Shadow The people of Naboo often elected young women, believing they possessed a form of pure, childlike wisdom that the adults lacked.Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know Theoretically, however, virtually anyone could be elected the new king or queen.The Star Wars Book Due to tradition and to protect their loved ones, Naboo monarchs adopted new identities when they began to campaign for the position, changing at least their last name. Even so, some monarchs proved to be less protective of their anonymity than others. They could return to their previous identity after their term endedQueen's Peril or chose to retain their new name.
Queens of Naboo included Padmé Amidala, who served two terms, the first of which included the Invasion of Naboo; Jamillia, who served shortly before the outbreak of the Clone Wars; Neeyutnee, who served during the war; Apailana, who served during the early days of the Galactic Empire, Dalné, who served around 3 BBY;Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places Princess Leia Organa's birth in 19 BBY. The events of Leia, Princess of Alderaan commence just after Organa's sixteenth birthday, which place the events of the novel in 3 BBY. and Sosha Soruna, who served around the time following the Battle of Endor.Shattered Empire 2
Around 382 BBY, a queen served as the monarch of Naboo. That queen owned a yacht, which the gambler Axel Greylark wanted to buy with his inheritance.The High Republic: Convergence Amidala was preceded by Queen Sanandrassa, who was herself preceded by Réillata, who served one term before successfully running again to serve a second term after Amidala's tenure. The monarch was aided by the Naboo Royal Advisory Council. The proper form of address for a former queen of Naboo was "M'Lady."Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
Whilst the position of monarch carried with it actual power and an active role in governing the planet and its people, the establishment of the Galactic Empire saw the position reduced to that of a mere figurehead as all meaningful authority was transferred to the newly appointed Moff Quarsh Panaka. Queen Dalné, though, heavily resentful of her reduced authority, nevertheless reluctantly went along with it rather than challenge the Empire and risk Imperial retribution for defiance.Leia, Princess of Alderaan
==List of known rulers of Naboo==
Period 	Portrait	Name
 	 	King Jafan
 	 	Queen Yram
 	 	King Bon Tapalo
 	 	King Ars Veruna
fl. 382 BBY 	 	Unidentified Queen of Naboo (382 BBY)
44 BBY–40 BBYStar Wars: Timelines 	 	Queen Ekay
40 BBY–36 BBY 	 	Queen Ameé
36 BBY–34 BBY 	 	Queen Réillata
34 BBY–32 BBY 	 	Queen Sanandrassa
32 BBY–28 BBY 	 	Queen Padmé Amidala
28 BBY–26 BBY 	 	Queen Réillata
26 BBY–22 BBY 	 	Queen Jamillia
22 BBY–20 BBY 	 	Queen Neeyutnee
20 BBY–18 BBY 	 	Queen Apailana
By 3 BBY; 	 	Queen Dalné
By 4 ABYStar Wars: Timelines dates the events of Shattered Empire 2 to 4 ABY.	 	Queen Sosha Soruna
==Behind the scenes==
The title of Monarch of Naboo first appeared in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
The 2016 reference book Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded states that King Ars Veruna preceded Padmé Amidala as monarch of Naboo,Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded with Star Wars: Complete Locations (2016) adding that he ruled for 13 years.Star Wars: Complete Locations The novel Tarkin (2014) further states that Naboo was ruled by a king fifteen years before the rise of the Galactic EmpireTarkin and the the fifty-fourth issue of the magazine Star Wars Helmet Collection (2018) also lists him as monarch before being assassinated. However, the novel Queen's Shadow (2019) states that monarchs are limited to two two-year terms, and its prequel Queen's Peril (2020) instead names Amidala's predecessors as Queens Sanandrassa and Réillata, who both served for one term. King Ars Veruna originally served as the monarchs of Naboo for 13 years in Legends before being murdered by Darth Plagueis.
Queen's Shadow (2019) established that monarchs of Naboo serve for two-year terms. However, "Naboo," a 2020 issue of the French Star Wars Encyclopedia, states that a term was four years as was the case in Legends. This article assumes that the previously defined term length of two years is correct.
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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