Breha Organa

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Breha Organa was the queen and Minister of Education of Alderaan until her death with the Destruction of Alderaan by the Galactic Empire.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Behind the scenes 3 Appearances 4 Sources 5 Notes and references 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Biography

Breha was a member of the influential Alderaanian House of Antilles. She was considered Queen of Alderaan after her marriage to Prince Bail Organa.^[3]

Breha and her husband had many difficulties in producing a child and heir. She had at least two miscarriages, the last being in 21 BBY. After that, her doctors informed her that another attempt to conceive would probably kill her.^[4]

In 19 BBY, she and her husband adopted Leia, the newborn daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. Through adoption, Leia became Princess Leia Organa.^[1]

A short time later, in 18 BBY, Breha exiled her own sister Deara Antilles from Alderaan, after she learned that Deara had sought to expose Leia's Force-sensitive like reflexes to the agents of the Empire.^[5]

Soon after the formation of the Galactic Empire, she and Bail also adopted the orphaned Winter when both Winter's parents, Bail's former senatorial aide Sheltay Retrac and an unknown Alderaanian artist, died.^[source?]

Queen Breha also served as the Minister of Education^[6] and it is possible that she died in the destruction of Alderaan in 0 BBY based on Leia's recollections of "mother" some years later.^[2] Conversely, there is some evidence to suggest she may have died or divorced her husband when Leia was a child, as Leia spoke of being raised by Bail Organa's three sisters (Tia, Rouge, and Celly, whom she described as "three redoubtable dowagers" who "made her girlhood an intermittent burden"), rather than by any wife of Bail Organa.^[7]

[edit] Behind the scenes

Breha Organa was portrayed by Rebecca Jackson Mendoza in Revenge of the Sith.

Breha's costume was originally going to be made of velvet, but the fabric was changed so that it would not be too dark.^[8]

In the rough draft of Star Wars, "Queen Breha" was the name given to the mother of the fourteen-year-old Princess Leia, and wife of King Kayos of Aquilae.^[9][10]

The theory that Breha died before the destruction of Alderaan is supported by Return of the Jedi, when Leia states that she was "very young", as opposed to an infant or newborn, when her mother died. If Leia did not know she was adopted, then Breha would be the 'mother' she refers to.

According to What's The Story? author Aidan Hennessy, his Databank entry for Pello Scrambas was supposed to indicate that Breha and Bail's marriage was arranged by Jorus C'baoth to end the Alderaan Ascendancy Contention.^[11]

[edit] Appearances

• The Clone Wars: Wild Space (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars Republic 61: Dead Ends (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
• The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission (Indirect mention only)
• The Last of the Jedi: Master of Deception
• Star Wars 53: The Last Gift From Alderaan! (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel (Indirect mention only)
• Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (Indirect mention only)
• Dark Force Rising (Indirect mention only) (as "mother")
• Before the Storm (Indirect mention only)
• Omen (Indirect mention only)

[edit] Sources

• Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
•  Queen of Alderaan on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
•  Heroes of Revenge of the Sith on Wizards.com (article)
• Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
•  Homing Beacon #161 - Revenge's Royalty on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• "Who's Who in the Delegation of 2000" - Star Wars Insider 85
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
• The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
• Star Wars Annual 2009
•  Raymus Antilles in the Databank
•  Bail Organa in the Databank
•  Leia Organa Solo in the Databank
•  Queen Breha Organa in the Databank

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] See also

• House of Antilles
• House of Organa

[edit] External links

 Organa, Breha in the Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia

Princess of Alderaan
Unknown ← —pre or after 22 BBY Leia Organa →
Queen of Alderaan
Mazicia Organa ← pre or after 22 BBY – 0 BBY None, Alderaan destroyed →
Minister of Education
Unknown ← —0 BBY None, Alderaan destroyed →