Aral Vorkosigan
Barrayar's admiral, Regent and Prime Minister, Miles's father.
Aral Vorkosigan is a famous Barrayaran admiral and politician and the Count of Vorkosigan's District. He married Captain Cordelia Naismith of Beta Colony, and their son is Miles Naismith Vorkosigan. Emperor Ezar chose him as Regent of Barrayar, a post he held for over fifteen years before becoming Prime Minister; after a near-fatal heart attack he was replaced by Racozy and appointed Viceroy of Sergyar.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Vorkosigan Saga
- Spouse
- Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan
- Offices
- Regent
- Prime Minister
- Viceroy of Sergyar
Facts from the source article.
Background
The second son of Count Piotr Vorkosigan and Olivia Vorbarra, he survived Emperor Yuri's massacre of his mother, brother and sister at eleven and, at thirteen, struck the first blow in Yuri's dismemberment. He joined the Imperial Service at eighteen, became the youngest admiral since the Time of Isolation at thirty-six, and planned the conquest of Komarr; when his political officer massacred the surrendered Komarran Counselors at Solstice, Aral killed him, but was branded the Butcher of Komarr. Demoted to captain of the General Vorkraft, he met Cordelia Naismith when his crew detained her survey team.
His story with Cordelia, from their meeting through the Escobar war to the Regency and Vordarian's Pretendership, is told in Shards of Honor and Barrayar; from The Warrior's Apprentice on he is seen mostly through his son Miles.
Source
Text adapted from Aral Vorkosigan on the Vorkosigan Wiki (Fandom, CC BY-SA 3.0). Page history: contributors. Codexery summarised the page, and this entry is shared under the same licence.
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