Serenno
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Serenno was a planet governed by the six Great Houses to which the Counts of Serenno belonged; the Counts were amongst the wealthiest beings in the galaxy and believed in noblesse oblige and self-reliance. Two of the six Great Houses were Nalju and Demici. Other lesser noble families allied themselves with the Six or were distant relatives. Serenno capital backed many projects of the Galactic Republic of which the planet was a valued member, despited being a frequent hotbed of sedition. The planet was inhabited since at least c. 1,049 BBY, when Hetton was born on the world.
In 990 BBY, the planet was the site of anti-Republic agitation, and a failed kidnapping attempt of former Supreme Chancellor Tarsus Valorum, both of which failed due to the manipulations of Darth Zannah. Since the kidnapping attempt involved killing servants and attacking a guest under the protection of Count Nalju, it offended the Great Houses, which quickly took steps to eliminate the seditious movements.
However, the Houses themselves would millennia later give rise to a far more dangerous rebel demagogue, for Serenno was the homeworld of Count Dooku. Dooku's family lived in a house with rose bushes, and he once visited seashell-littered shores as a child.
After murdering Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, Dooku stored his cryogenically frozen body on the planet, to be retrieved several years later for transportation to Geonosis, where a blood transfusion between the dead Jedi and Qymaen jai Sheelal occurred.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The name Serenno may be a reference to Sarzano, the historical Italian seat of the Carandini family. The House of Demici is probably named after the famous Medici family of Italy.
Christopher Lee, who portrayed Dooku, is the son of Contessa Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano.
Sereno means 'calm' in Portuguse and Spanish.
[edit] Appearances
- Darth Bane: Rule of Two (First appearance)
- The Eyes of Revolution (Mentioned only)
Dooku Bounty Posting Still A Mystery—HoloNet News Vol. 531 46 (First mentioned)
- Palpatine to Separatists: Let's Talk—HoloNet News Vol. 531 48 (Mentioned only)
- Dooku Spotted in Gree Enclave—HoloNet News Vol. 531 54 (Mentioned only)
- Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (Mentioned only)
- Labyrinth of Evil (Mentioned only)
