Breha Antilles Organa

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Breha Antilles Organa was the wife of Bail Prestor Organa and the adopted mother of Leia Organa Solo. She was both Queen and Minister of Education of Alderaan and did not survive the destruction of her homeworld.

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

[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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.

Queen Breha also served as the Minister of Education^[4] and it is almost certain that she died in the destruction of Alderaan in 0 BBY^[5] based on Leia's own recollections of "mother" some years later.^[6] Conversely, there is some evidence to suggest she may have died 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]

According to What's The Story? author Aidan Hennessy, his Pello Scrambas entry 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

• 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: Master of Deception
• Star Wars 53: The Last Gift From Alderaan (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novel (First mentioned)
• Before the Storm (Indirect mention only)

[edit] Sources

• Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
• The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
•  Leia Organa Solo in the Databank
•  Homing Beacon #161 - Revenge's Royalty on StarWars.com
•  Queen of Alderaan on StarWars.com

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] See also

• House of Antilles
• House of Organa

Preceded by: Unknown Princess of Alderaan —pre or after 22 BBY Succeeded by: Leia Organa Preceded by: Mazicia Organa Queen of Alderaan pre or after 22 BBY – 0 BBY Succeeded by: None, Alderaan destroyed Preceded by: Unknown Minister of Education —0 BBY Succeeded by: None, Alderaan destroyed