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Lord Commander is a rank which occurs several times, past and present, in the upper echelons of the Imperium.

Lord Commander of the Imperium

Lord Commander of the Imperium is the highest known military rank within the Imperial hierarchy, second only to the Emperor himself.^[1]

Imperial Navy

A Lord Commander of the Imperial Navy has jurisdiction over the Imperial Navy in a Segmentum of the Imperium.^[2]

Imperial Guard

A Lord Commander a strategic rank of the Imperial Guard subordinate only to the Lord Commander Militant.

Imperial Army

A Lord Commander of the Expedition Fleet, a position in the Imperial Army during the Great Crusade.

Legiones Astartes

A Legion Master, sometimes named Lord Commander was a title indicating the command of a Legion, before the Primarchs were rediscovered.^[5]
A Lord Commander became the title given to the Praetors in charge of a Chapter during the Great Crusade.^[4]
In M41, the Silver Skulls styles its Chapter Master as Lord Commander.^[6]

Adeptus Mechanicus

The Knightly House Taranis was ruled by joint commanders, each known as a Lord Commander of the Knights of Taranis.^[3]

Sources

1: Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), ^[Help]
2: Eye of Terror (Novel), ^[Help]
3: Mechanicum (Novel), ^[Help]
4: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, pgs. 29-31
5: The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 65
6: Skin Deep (Short Story)

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 '''Lord Commander''' is a rank which occurs several times, past and present, in the upper echelons of the [[Imperium]].
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+==Lord Commander of the Imperium==
+*[[Lord Commander of the Imperium]] is the highest known military rank within the Imperial hierarchy, second only to the [[Emperor]] himself.{{Fn|1}}
 ==Imperial Navy==
-Occasionally referenced as Lord Militant Commander and also referred to as [[Lord High Admiral]]{{Fn|11}}, a '''Lord Commander of the [[Imperial Navy]]''' has jurisdiction over the Imperial Navy in a [[Segmentum]] of the Imperium.{{Fn|7}} Of these, the Lord Commander of the Segmentum Solar is the foremost, and is often appointed to a position on the [[High Lords of Terra]].{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|9}}
+*A [[Lord Commander of the Imperial Navy]] has jurisdiction over the Imperial Navy in a [[Segmentum]] of the Imperium.{{Fn|2}}
-===Notable Lord Commanders of the Imperial Navy===
-* [[Jaxon]] ([[Segmentum Solar]]}
-* [[Drang]] ([[Segmentum Obscurus]])
-* [[Invisticone]] ([[Segmentum Pacificus]])
-* [[Hal Orpheus]] ([[Segmentum Tempestus]])
 ==Imperial Guard==
-{{IGHierarchy}}
+*A [[Lord Commander (Imperial Guard)|Lord Commander]] a strategic rank of the [[Imperial Guard]] subordinate only to the [[Lord Commander Militant]].
-A strategic rank of the [[Imperial Guard]] subordinate only to the [[Lord Commander Militant]], the five '''Lord Commanders of the Imperial Guard''' are each responsible for the Guard forces in each of the Imperium's [[segmentum]]s.{{Fn|10}}
-===Notable Lord Commanders of the Imperial Guard===
-*[[Phillips]], [[Lord Commander Solar]]
-*[[Macharius (Character)|Macharius]], [[Lord Commander Solar]]
-*[[Sebiascor Ebongrave]]
-*[[Lucellin Tyberius]]
-*[[Zuehlke]]
 ==Imperial Army==
-During the [[Great Crusade]], a '''Lord Commander of the Expedition Fleet''' was a position in the [[Imperial Army]], the highest of its kind. A Lord Commander was in charge of an entire [[Expedition Fleet]], unless a Primarch was attached to it; in which case the Primarch took precedence and the Lord Commander was chiefly in charge of the soldiers of the Imperial Army.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|5}}
+*A [[Lord Commander of the Expedition Fleet]], a position in the [[Imperial Army]] during the [[Great Crusade]].
-===Notable Lord Commanders of the Imperial Army===
-* [[Hektor Varvarus]] (63rd Expedition Fleet)
-* [[Thaddeus Fayle]] ([[28th Expedition Fleet]])
-* [[Teng Namatjira]] (680th Expedition Fleet)
-==The Astartes==
-'''Lord Commander''' was one of the titles given to the members of the [[Astartes]] in charge of a Chapter formation during the Great Crusade{{Fn|1}}.
-In the [[Emperor's Children]], for example, each of the Company Captains within the legion was assigned and reported directly to a specific Lord Commander. The Emperor's Children were taught to lead by example, and it was expected of Astartes to emulate their superior officers in the quest to become the perfect warriors. In this way the Company Captains reflected the beliefs of their Lord Commanders, and in turn passed these traits to the Sergeants and Initiates under them. {{Fn|2}}
-During the [[Great Crusade]], the Emperor's Children were lead by several Lord Commanders, most notably [[Eidolon]] and [[Vespasian]]. Command of the III Legion's thirty companies was divided amongst them. As the [[Horus|Warmaster]] planned the legions' betrayal at [[Isstvan III|Isstvan]], Fulgrim realized that the companies under Vespasian's command were likely to remain loyal to the [[Emperor]]. He personally murdered Vespasian and sent the Lord Commander's men, including Captains [[Solomon Demeter|Demeter]] and [[Lucius the Eternal|Lucius]], to their doom on the the planet's surface. Vespasian's followers were beseiged by their corrupted brethren on the wasted remains of Isstvan III. Lucius, however, betrayed his friends [[Saul Tarvitz]] and Captain Demeter to the rebels, and all the marines that remained loyal to the Emperor were eventually killed. This treachery earned Lucius the title Lord Commander. {{Fn|4}}
-===Notable Lord Commanders of the Astartes===
-'''Emperor's Children'''
-* [[Eidolon (Emperor's Children)|Eidolon]]
-* [[Vespasian]]
-* [[Lucius (Emperor's Children)|Lucius]]
-* [[Cyrius]]
-==Roboute Guilliman==
-Primarch [[Roboute Guilliman]], after the [[Horus Heresy]], took command of the entirety of the Imperial armed forces and took the title '''Lord Commander of the Imperium''' in order to stabilise the Imperium and begin the reforms for which he is famous. He was the only person in the history of the Imperium to control all of the Imperial armed forces (before this, the Imperial war machine was administered by the [[War Council]]). The Lord Commander of the Imperium was one of the High Lords of Terra during its use. {{Fn|6}}
+==Legiones Astartes==
+*A [[Legion Master]], sometimes named '''''Lord Commander''''' was a title indicating the command of a [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]], before the [[Primarch]]s were rediscovered.{{Fn|5}}
+*A [[Lord Commander (Legiones Astartes)|Lord Commander]] became the title given to the [[Praetor (Rank)|Praetors]] in charge of a [[Space Marine Legion#Strategic Disposition of a Space Marine Legion|Chapter]] during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|4}}
+*In [[M41]], the [[Silver Skulls]] styles its [[Chapter Master]] as '''Lord Commander'''.{{Fn|6}}
 ==Adeptus Mechanicus==
-===Knights of Taranis===
+*The [[Knight House|Knightly]] [[House Taranis]] was [[High King|ruled]] by joint commanders, each known as a '''Lord Commander''' of the Knights of Taranis.{{Fn|3}}
-The [[Knights of Taranis]], a [[Knight House]] on [[Mars]], was ruled by joint commanders each known as a '''Lord Commander''' of the Knights of Taranis.{{Fn|8}}
 ==Sources==
-*{{Endn|1}}: [[Horus Heresy: Visions of War]], {{Cite This}}
+*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]], {{Cite Marker End}}
-*{{Endn|2}}: [[Index Astartes]]: Emperor's Children, {{Cite This}}
+*{{Endn|2}}: [[Eye of Terror (Novel)]], {{Cite Marker End}}
-*{{Endn|3}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]], {{Cite This}}
+*{{Endn|3}}: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]], {{Cite Marker End}}
-*{{Endn|4}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]], {{Cite This}}
+*{{Endn|4}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pgs. 29-31
-*{{Endn|5}}: [[Legion (Novel)]] by '''Dan Abnett''', {{Cite This}}
+*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]], pg. 65
-*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition)]], by [[Rick Priestley]], {{Cite This}}
+*{{Endn|6}}: [[Skin Deep (Short Story)]]
-*{{Endn|7}}: [[Eye of Terror (Novel)]], by [[Barrington J. Bayley]], {{Cite This}}
-*{{Endn|8}}: [[Mechanicum (Novel)]] by '''Graham McNeill''', {{Cite This}}
-*{{Endn|9}}: [[White Dwarf 140 (UK)]], ''The Stellar Fleets'', by [[Jervis Johnson]], [[Andy Jones]], [[Simon Forrest]] and [[Rick Priestley]]
-*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition)]], pg. 7
-*{{Endn|11}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], pg. 86
-===Uncited===
-{{Uncited}}
-*[[Codex Imperialis]], by '''Rick Priestley'''
-{{HighLords}}
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