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Not to be confused with the Emperor: Battle for Dune character Achillus Atreides
Count Achilleus Atreides, nicknamed the Merchant Count, lived during the internecine war that erupted in 1680 AG.
During this war, he furthered his family interests. The Imperium-wide economic depression forced many Houses Minor and some Houses Major into economic decline and even bankruptcy.
Achilleus sold the family estates on Chalcedony and used the money to invest in CHOAM shares of undeveloped words. There, he developed the raw resources, and sold the processed goods back to the Houses.
He became the richest man in the Imperium and used his influence to reduce the power of the restored Emperor Corrin IV (1701 AG).
His grandsons were Phillipos III Atreides and Markos Atreides.