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Duke Saudir II Harkonnen[1] (d. 451 AG) was a member of House Harkonnen who served as Duke of Eluzai 389–451. He was the son of Saudir Harkonnen, who had briefly usurped the Golden Lion Throne as Emperor Saudir III in 388–389, before being murdered. Like his father, Saudir II also went on to usurp the throne, briefly ruling as Emperor of the Known Universe (r. 445–451) under the name Saudir IV.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Saudir II Harkonnen was a son of Saudir Harkonnen, who was Duke of Eluzai until 388 AG, when he usurped the Golden Lion Throne and seized power[1] as "Saudir III al-Harkonnen", Emperor of the Known Universe.[2] Saudir's reign lasted only until 389,[2] when the Sardaukar deposed and murdered him in a palace revolt. Saudir's wife was raped and strangled, and three of his children were butchered.[1]
The only survivor of the massacre was Saudir II, who escaped and was sheltered by his relative Yevgeny Harkonnen. Yevgeny sheltered Saudir from inquisitive imperial troops and raised him as his own son.[1]
Reign[]
In 445, Saudir organized a revolt of the provincial Sardaukar and defeated the forces loyal to Emperor Sheuset II Costin II in a brief battle. Sheuset was deposed and forced into exile, and Saudir assumed the throne as Emperor Saudir IV[1] of the House of Rautha, the name of the Imperial House established by his father.[2]
Saudir ruled for six years, until his death from an infected monkey bite[1] in 451.[2] He never married, rendering the House of Rautha extinct upon his death and the Duchy of Eluzai vacant.[1] Wallach I was proclaimed emperor, returning House Corrino to the throne.[2]
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| Preceded by Saudir Harkonnen |
Duke of Eluzai 389–451 AG |
Succeeded by None |
| Preceded by Sheuset II Costin II |
Emperor of the Known Universe 445–451 AG |
Succeeded by Wallach I |