House Corrino is one of the major houses found within the Dune universe, and for many thousands of years the official seat of the Imperium. The official residence of House Corrino is the planet Salusa Secondus.
Origins
Though Frank Herbert does not provide great detail on the origins of House Corrino in his original Dune novels, it is known that they came into official existence following the imfamous Battle of Corrin.
The 'Legends of Dune' prequel novels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson provide a comprehensive narration of the rise of House Corrino, although it is not considered canon by some Dune fans.
In the prequel trilogy Herbert and Anderson describe how descendants of Octa Butler and Xavier Harkonnen continued the heritage of the Butler name founded by Octa's ancestors and reinforced by her sister Serena Butler. After the negative reputation bestowed on Xavier Harkonnen following his involvement in the death of Grand Patriarch Iblis Ginjo, most of their descendants abandoned the Harkonnen name and took the name Butler (the notable exception being Abulurd Harkonnen.
Following the Battle of Corrin and the destruction of Omnius Prime, the Butler family adopted the name Corrino as a blatant reminder of their involvement in the war against and defeat of the Thinking Machines. Events after the Battle of Corrin also saw the newly formed House Corrino capture the title of the new Imperium.
Fall of the Corrino Empire
Over the subsequent millenia House Corrino maintained a firm grip on the Empire. However, corruption, arrogance and the scheming of the Bene Gesserit eventually saw the rival House Atreides acquire significant respect and credibility among the other houses.
In an attempt to discredit House Atreides and retain their hegemony, House Corrino, under the leadership of Shaddam Corrino IV, and House Harkonnen devised a plan to dispose of their bitter rival by sending them to Arrakis and then disposing of the Atreides family.
When the plan backfired, both House Corrino and House Harkonnen were caught off-guard, and House Corrino was forced to relinquish the throne. House Corrino was sent into effective (though not official) exile on Salusa Secondus, where Shaddam IV's daughter Wensica Corrino was left to plot the house's re-emergence.
Wensica's plans were also foiled however, and her son Farad'n Corrino became the official concubine of the Atreides queen Ghanima. This spelled the effective end of House Corrino, although their bloodline survived, inextricably mixed with the descendants of Paul Atreides.
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