Born in 46 BBY during the Age of the Republic,
Padmé Naberrie was raised by her parents, Ruwee and Jobal Naberrie, on the peaceful Mid Rim world of Naboo. Despite the humble background of the Naberrie family, Padmé was identified early for her potential in public service. As a child, she devoted herself to public service, joining the
Apprentice Legislators at the tender age of eight, and she eventually became a Junior Senatorial Adviser. At age twelve, Naberrie participated in the
Legislative Youth Program and served a two-year mandate as
Supervisor of Theed, the capital city of Naboo.
Two years later, Padmé was elected
Queen of Naboo, and she adopted
Amidala as her regnal name. When in danger, Amidala would disguise herself as one of her staff of five loyal handmaidens and would introduce herself as "Padmé," while her decoy Sabé assumed the persona of Queen Amidala.
Due to the unforeseen machinations, Amidala's reign was put to the test by the
Trade Federation's blockade and
subsequent invasion of Naboo. Unable to fight the Federation's army of battle droids without assistance, the queen beseeched the Galactic Senate on Coruscant for help, only to see her efforts hampered by bureaucracy and procedure. She ultimately liberated her homeworld with the help of the Jedi Order and the Gungan Grand Army.
After the invasion of Naboo, Queen Amidala led the planet's
rebuilding and recovery efforts. The process was slow as they
did not seek external aid to recover from the damage of the conflict. Additionally, the Naboo had to decide whether or not to
install defensive weaponry on the planet. This decision divided the Naboo. Queen Amidala decided in favor of the change, but her Captain of the Guard, and even her parents, were furious that Naboo installed any weaponry at all.
Amidala served
two terms as queen, and by the conclusion of her second term, the Naboo had grown so fond of Amidala that a faction tried to
amend the constitution to allow her another term. However, Amidala declined this and stepped aside for her elected successor, Réillata. Not long after her coronation, Réillata asked Amidala to serve as
Naboo's representative in the Galactic Senate, a request that Amidala ultimately accepted.
She realized, early on, through several mishaps and assassination attempts, she needed to align with a faction so that she would have influence in the Senate. She
decided against closely aligning with the Chancellor and working in his shadow, choosing instead to carve out her own identity. Eventually, she joined a faction led by
Senators Organa and Mothma.
Ten years after the Invasion of Naboo, former Jedi Count Dooku became the public face of a
Confederacy of Independent Systems that had withdrawn from the Republic in opposition to the corruption they believed had enveloped the Senate. In response to the threat posed by this
Separatist Alliance, the Republic Senate debated the proposed
Military Creation Act that would allow Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to formally commission a Grand Army of the Republic.
During this time, Padmé became a member of the
Chancellor's Loyalist Committee and was regarded as
the leader of the opposition to the Military Creation Act. On the eve of the vote in the Senate over the Military Creation Act, another assassination attempt was made, sparing her but killing Cordé, a handmaiden serving as a decoy for her, and several of her guards. At the request of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the Jedi Council assigned Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to protect Amidala and investigate the incident.
After surviving
a second assassination attempt under their watch, she was removed from the capital and sent back to Naboo under the protection of
Padawan Anakin Skywalker. While traveling to and around Naboo, Padmé and Anakin grew closer in their relationship, until Anakin confessed his love her. However, since Skywalker was committed to the Jedi Order (the Jedi Code
forbidding personal relationships, deeming attachment and possession
unbecoming of a Jedi) and Padmé to the Senate, they both agreed to forgo the pursuit of more between them.
While on Naboo, Skywalker started experiencing Force visions of his mother in danger. Convinced he had to save her, he determined to travel to Tatooine with
Padmé's permission. Upon their arrival at the Lars moisture farm, Anakin discovered that Tusken Raiders had taken his mother. He was able to track them down but was too late, and his mother died in his arms.
Shortly after, they received word from Obi-Wan discovered that
Count Dooku was behind the assassination attempts and, also, that the Republic had at its disposal an army of newly discovered clone troopers. The Jedi decided to send an assault team to free Kenobi, while Anakin was ordered to stay with the Senator. He was torn over the desire to rescue his master yet also protect her, but Padmé decided
to travel to Geonosis to help Obi-Wan, forcing Skywalker to accompany her.
However, their rescue was a failure, and
they were captured, too. Before they were led to the arena to be executed,
Padmé confessed her love for Anakin, reasoning that there was no point in denying it before they died. Before the trio could be executed, entertainment for an audience of Separatist supporters, a full out battle erupted as the rest of the Jedi Assualt team appeared.
The First Battle of Geonosis, as it would be called later, would pit hundreds of Jedi and the Republic Army against Count Dooku and the droid army. Though they were separated during the battle, Padmé and Anakin
both survived the battle and, then, were
secretly married on Naboo shortly after. Their subsequent interactions have been limited throughout
The Separatist War, also called The Clone War, with Padmé continuing to advocate peaceful solutions in the Senate, while Anakin has been Knighted and serves on the front lines as a Jedi General in the Grand Army of the Republic.
-- All information from Wookipedia: Padmé Amidala
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