Prelude To Dune
| The Dukes Atreides | |
|---|---|
| Name | Reign |
| Miklos Atreides | Unknown |
| Kean Atreides | Unknown |
| Paulus Atreides | ??? - 10,156 A.G. |
| Leto Atreides I | 10,140 - 10,191 A.G. |
| Emperor Paul Atreides |
10,191 - 10,209 A.G. |
| Imperial Regent Alia Atreides |
10,209 - 10,219 A.G. |
| Leto Atreides II "The God Emperor" |
10,219 - 13,728 A.G. |
| Abolition of Ducal and Imperial thrones | |
The prequel trilogy Prelude to Dune (1999–2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson chronicles the upbringing of young Leto I prior to the events of Dune. Son to Duke Paulus Atreides (born 10,089 A.G.) and Lady Helena (born 10,095 A.G.), Leto makes a lifelong friend in Rhombur Vernius, son of Paulus' own longtime ally, Earl Dominic of the doomed House Vernius of Ix.
Icy and religious Lady Helena, daughter of Count Ilban of House Richese, is unhappy with the alliance; Richese and Ix are rivals in the production of complex machinery, and she believes the Ixians often flout the sacred proscriptions of the Butlerian Jihad, which prohibit the creation of machines "in the likeness of the human mind." Helena plots against her husband, hoping to rule through her son; she arranges for a Salusan bull to be drugged to make it stronger and more savage, knowing that skilled bullfighter Paulus is set to meet it in the ring. Paulus is killed, and soon Leto's suspicions of his mother's involvement are proven correct. Preferring to have her executed, he instead banishes her to the Sisters of Isolation, knowing it is in the best interest of the people that no one ever knows of her treachery.
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