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===;Notable Lord Commanders of the Imperial Navy===
*[[Invisticone]] ([[Segmentum Pacificus]]){{cite this}}
===;Notable Lord Commanders of the Imperial Guard===
*[[Xa’chan]], '''Lord High General'''{{Fn|13}}
===;Notable Lord Commanders of the Imperial Army===Expedition Fleet
===;Knights of Taranis===*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}} ==See Also==*[[Imperial Regent]]
*{{Endn|13}}: http://web.archive.org/web/20120514070430/http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m530559a_LA_Valkyrie.pdf ''(saved archive page, dated May 2012, last accessed 17 Ocotber 2015)''*{{Endn|14}}: [[I Am Slaughter (Novel)The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], Chapter 3pgs. 29-31
*{{Endn|16}}: [[The Beheading (Novel)]] {{Cite this}}
*{{Endn|17}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 188
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]], Part 3
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Master of Mankind (Novel)]], Chapter 3
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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.{{Fn|6}}
;See Also
*[[Imperial Regent]]
==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}}
*[[Jaxon]] ([[Segmentum Solar]]}
*[[Drang]] ([[Segmentum Obscurus]]){{cite this}}
*[[Hal Orpheus]] ([[Segmentum Tempestus]])
==Imperial Guard==
{{IGHierarchy}}
===Lord Commander===
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}}
*[[Macharius (Character)|Macharius]], [[Lord Commander Solar]]
*[[Arcadian Leontus]], [[Lord Commander Solar]]
*[[Sebiascor Ebongrave]]
*[[Ustrin]] - led a [[Victorium Crusade]]{{Fn|20}}
*[[Zuehlke]]
==Imperial Army=Lord Commander of the Expedition Fleet===
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}}
* [[Hektor Varvarus]] (63rd Expedition Fleet)
* [[Thaddeus Fayle]] ([[28th Expedition Fleet]])
* [[Teng Namatjira]] (680th Expedition Fleet)
==Legiones Astartes==*'''Lord Commander''Main Articles: ' was a title indicating the command of a [[Legion Master]], before the [[Praetor (Rank)Primarch]] '''Lord Commander''' was a s were rediscovered. Some bore the title often used by of [[Legion Master]]s in the Legiones Astartesinstead.{{fnFn|12}}, as well as being of *[[Lord Commander (Legiones Astartes)|Lord Commander]] became the titles title given to the members of the [[AstartesPraetor (Rank)|Praetors]] in charge of a [[Space_Marine_Legion#Strategic_Disposition_of_a_Space_Marine_Legion|Chapter]] formation during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1}} It was notably used by the [[Praetor (Rank)|Praetor]]s of the [[Emperor's Children]].{{fn|1714}} *In [[M41]], at least one Space Marine Chapter, the [[Silver Skulls]], styles its [[Chapter Master]] as '''Lord Commander'''. The current holder of the title is [[Argentius]].{{Fn|19}} ===Emperor's Children===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 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}} * [[Cyrius]]* [[Eidolon (Emperor's Children)|Eidolon]]* [[Lucius (Emperor's Children)|Lucius]]* [[Vespasian]] ==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|14}} The first known holder was the [[Primarch]] [[Rogal Dorn]], who had the title during much of the [[Horus Heresy]] but later ceded it to [[Roboute Guilliman]].{{Fn|21}} After the Heresy Guilliman took command of the entirety of the Imperial armed forces and took the title of Lord Commander in order to stabilize 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}} Even after Guilliman's wounding at the hands of [[Fulgrim]], the title of Lord of Commander of the Imperium was still used and its holder served as both chairman of the High Lords and commander-in-chief of the Imperium's disparate military forces. In honor of the Primarch, the Lord Commander was often simply referred to as "Lord Guilliman". The title is no longer used as of [[M41]], but continued at least until mid-[[M32]]. Known holders of the title during this time include [[Udin Macht Udo]]{{Fn|14}} and [[Chapter Master]]s [[Koorland]] and [[Maximus Thane]]. In the aftermath of the [[War of the Beast]] and [[The Beheading]], the position of Lord Commander of the Imperium was abolished.{{Fn|16}} Later at the end of the 41st Millennium, the reborn [[Roboute Guilliman]] returned to Terra and declared himself Lord Commander once more.{{Fn|18}}
==Adeptus Mechanicus==
==Sources==
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], pg. 86
*{{Endn|12}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre]], pg. 65
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Imperial Armour Update]], pg. 36
*{{Endn|19}}: [[Skin Deep (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|20}}: [[Codex: Adeptus Custodes (8th Edition)]], pgs. 32-33
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