The Blood Monarchy, alternatively called the Blood Court, represented a constitutional monarchy that held dominion over the planet of Thisspias and its indigenous inhabitants, the Thisspiasians. This government was headed by a sovereign titled the Blood Monarch and demonstrated allegiance to the [Galactic Republic],(/article/galactic_republic) becoming a member during the Republic's initial stages. The Blood Court's ancestral lineage extended back 20,000 years before its integration into the Republic.