Katherine Stephanie Lanier Al Kaled, or Queen Katherine is the Queen of the Galactic Empire after the first death of Emperor Palpatine in the Great Battle of Endor. Prior to her coronation[1] as Queen, she was the Princess of planet Martesa. Patrilineality, descent as reckoned from father to son, has historically been the principle determining membership in reigning families. By the paternal line, Katherine belongs to the House of Ketera.