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* [[Teng Namatjira]] (680th Expedition Fleet)
==Emperor's ChildrenThe Astartes=='''Lord Commander''' was a title one of the titles given to the direct subordinates and advisers to members of the [[Fulgrim]], [[PrimarchAstartes]] in charge of a Chapter formation during the [[Emperor's Children]]Great Crusade<sup>2</sup>.
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. <sup>4</sup>
===Notable Lord Commanders of the Emperor's ChildrenAstartes===
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* [[Eidolon]]
* [[Vespasian]]
