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=== Hassik Corrino III ===
 
 
'''Hassik Corrino III''' was a [[Padishah Emperor]] of the [[Known Universe]]. During his reign, the [[Imperium]]'s capitol, and [[House Corrino]] homeworld of [[Salusa Secundus/XD|Salusa Secundus]] was laid to waste by an atomic catastrophe by a renegade family, [[House Tantor]]. He managed relocated the Imperial [[Golden Lion Throne]] to [[Kaitain/XD|Kaitain]] and turned Salusa Secundus into an exiled prison planet.
   
 
The [[Imperial Observatory]] had been built by Hassik III.<ref name="A">''[[Dune: House Atreides]]''</ref> A builder of many grand edifices, "Hassik III had wanted to show that even after the near obliteration of the Imperial [[House Corrino/XD|House Corrino]], the [[Imperium]] and its business would continue at a more exalted level than ever before." The [[Golden Lion Throne]] itself, had been carved from a single piece of a pale blue-green [[Hagal]] quartz, the largest such gem ever found. The [[Hassik III Center for the Performing Arts]] was built by him, or named after him.
   
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In order to rebuild this governmental infrastructure, Hassik III had taxed his subjects nearly into bankruptcy.
   
 
Hassik was the first person to be entombed in the [[Imperial Necropolis]], the large catacombs beneath the [[Imperial Opal Palace]] in [[Corrinth City]], the capital city of [[Kaitain]].
   
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==Quotes==
'''Hassik Corrino III''' was the fifth [[Padishah Emperor]] of the [[Known Universe]] when the former Corrino homeworld of [[Salusa Secundus]] was laid to waste by an atomic catastrophe. He secretly relocated the Imperial [[Golden Lion Throne]] to [[Kaitain]] and turned Salusa Secundus into a exiled prison planet.
 
 
The following excerpts of Hassik III's writings are referenced via epigraphs in the ''[[Prelude to Dune]]'' novels:
   
 
* How easily grief becomes anger, and revenge gains arguments. — The Lament for Salusa Secundus (''[[[Dune: House Harkonnen]]'')
   
 
* It is difficult to make power lovable — this is the dilemma of all governments. — ''The Private Kaitain Journals'' (''[[Dune: House Corrino]]'')
   
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==Apperances==
In the ''[[Dune: House Atreides]]'' novel, the Imperial [[Crown Prince]] [[Shaddam Corrino IV]] noted that the Imperial Observatory had been built by Hassik III. A builder of many grand edifices, "Hassik III had wanted to show that even after the near obliteration of the Imperial [[House Corrino]], the Imperium and its business would continue at a more exalted level than ever before." The Golden Lion Throne itself, first mentioned in Dune, had been carved from a single piece of a pale blue-green Hagal quartz — "the largest such gem ever found, dating back to the days of the fifth Padishah Emperor Hassik Corrino III."
 
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According to the ''[[Dune: House Corrino]]'' novel, Hassik was the first person to be entombed in the Imperial Necropolis, the large catacombs beneath the [[Imperial Opal Palace]] in [[Corrinth City]], the capital city of Kaitain.
 
 
 
In the middle of the ''Dune: House Corrino'' novel, Lady [[Jessica Atreides]], the [[Bene Gesserit]] concubine of the famous [[Duke]] [[Leto Atreides I]] went to the Hassik III Center for the Performing Arts (with the recently crowned Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, the Lady [[Anirul Corrino]], and their daughters, [[Irulan Corrino]] I, Wensicia Corrino II, and [[Chalice Corrino]]) to see the play ''My Father's Shadow'' while she was on Kaitain serving as a personal lady-in-waiting for the Corrino family.
 
 
It was noted that "Hassik Corrino III himself had taxed his subjects nearly into bankruptcy in order to rebuild a governmental infrastructure."
 
 
 
The following excerpts of Hassik III's writings are referenced via epigraphs in the ''[[Prelude to Dune]]'' novels:
 
   
   
* How easily grief becomes anger, and revenge gains arguments. — The Lament for Salusa Secundus (Dune: House Harkonnen)
 
   
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==References==
* It is difficult to make power lovable — this is the dilemma of all governments. — ''The Private Kaitain Journals'' (Dune: House Corrino)
 
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{{Succession|Title= [[Padishah Emperor]] of the [[Known Universe]]| Previous=Unknown, eventually [[Hassik Corrino II]] | Years=Unknown, after [[0 AG]] | Next=Unknown, eventually [[Ishaq Corrino XV]]}}
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Hassik Corrino III was a Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe. During his reign, the Imperium's capitol, and House Corrino homeworld of Salusa Secundus was laid to waste by an atomic catastrophe by a renegade family, House Tantor. He managed relocated the Imperial Golden Lion Throne to Kaitain and turned Salusa Secundus into an exiled prison planet.

The Imperial Observatory had been built by Hassik III.[1] A builder of many grand edifices, "Hassik III had wanted to show that even after the near obliteration of the Imperial House Corrino, the Imperium and its business would continue at a more exalted level than ever before." The Golden Lion Throne itself, had been carved from a single piece of a pale blue-green Hagal quartz, the largest such gem ever found. The Hassik III Center for the Performing Arts was built by him, or named after him.

In order to rebuild this governmental infrastructure, Hassik III had taxed his subjects nearly into bankruptcy.

Hassik was the first person to be entombed in the Imperial Necropolis, the large catacombs beneath the Imperial Opal Palace in Corrinth City, the capital city of Kaitain.

Quotes

The following excerpts of Hassik III's writings are referenced via epigraphs in the Prelude to Dune novels:

  • How easily grief becomes anger, and revenge gains arguments. — The Lament for Salusa Secundus ([[[Dune: House Harkonnen]])
  • It is difficult to make power lovable — this is the dilemma of all governments. — The Private Kaitain Journals (Dune: House Corrino)

Apperances


References

Preceded by
Unknown, eventually Hassik Corrino II
Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe
Unknown, after 0 AG
Succeeded by
Unknown, eventually Ishaq Corrino XV