League of Nobles - Setting

In Dutch history (1565), a league of aristocrats, referred to as ‘the Compromise’ at first in the S Netherlands, but quickly gaining support from the N. They came together initially to protest against Philip II's ‘letters from Segovia’, the introduction of the Inquisition, and the ‘placards’ (plakkaten), ordering the persecution of heretics. Both Catholics and Protestants were worried by the centralizing policy of the Habsburgs. They were led by Louis of Nassau, Hendrik van Brederode, and Floris van Pallandt, Count of Culemborg. The leading aristocrats - Orange, Egmont, Horne, Montigny, Hoogstraten, and others - at first stood aside, but were sympathetic. As it began to appear more like a military conspiracy, Egmond warned the Governess (Margaret of Parma) and Orange advised the League to try to soften Philip's orders peacefully. As a result about 200 nobles, led by Brederode and unarmed, presented a petition to Margaret of Parma in 1566. Margaret agreed to moderate the placards. Persecution would be stopped pending a definitive decision by Philip; Calvinists could also preach openly. Meanwhile the government in Brussels started raising troops, and the League presented a further petition. Negotiations were interrupted by the Iconoclasm. Margaret agreed to stop persecution if the nobles would stop the Iconoclasm and disband the League. The Catholics left the League and the few Calvinists left took up arms under Brederode, but were defeated in 1567 by royal troops. It was during the presentation of the petition that the nobles were first labelled ‘beggars’, when Berlaymont remarked to Margaret ‘Ce ne sont que des gueux’ (they are only beggars), a title which the reformers adopted as an honour.

Legends Of Dune is a series of three novels set in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson:

Dune: The Butlerian Jihad Dune: The Machine Crusade Dune: The Battle of Corrin

This trilogy takes place over 10,000 years before the events of the 1965 novel Dune, and chronicles the events of the Butlerian Jihad, a universe-wide war against Thinking Machines.

Setting

The universe at the time of Legends of Dune consists of essentially three groups of populated planets: League Worlds, Synchronized Worlds and Unallied Planets.

League Worlds

The League of Nobles is the system of government employed by the remaining free humans. The planets controlled and protected by the League are:

Balut Chusuk Giedi Prime Ginaz Hagal Junction

Kaitain Kirana III Komider Pincknon Poritrin Relicon

Ros-Jal Rossak Salusa Secundus Seneca Vertree Colony Zanbar

Synchronized Worlds

The planets completely under Machine control are known as the Synchronized Worlds.

Alpha Corvus Bela Tegeuse Corrin Earth Ix

Parmentier Quadra Richese Ularda Walgis

Wallach IX Wallach VII Wallach VI Yondair

Unallied Planets

IV Anbus Arrakis Buzzell

Caladan Ecaz Harmonthep

Souci Tlulax Yardin

Other Planets

Other planets are mentioned in the Legends of Dune series, but their exact status is not specified. I was."

As well as this, a state-sanctioned religion builds up around the 'Three Martyrs': Serena Butler, Iblis Ginjo, and Manion Butler.

Another point in the series is that the human secret police root out Thinking Machine spies with alarming regularity.

One of the few characters to survive the entire series is Vorian Atriedes.