Did everyone know the emperor was a Sith?

One of the Empire’s foremost military minds, James Luceno’s novel Tarkin confirms the Grand Moff became close enough to figure out his master, the Emperor, was actually a Dark Lord of the Sith; he likewise deduced that Darth Vader was Anakin Skywalker. Tarkin died on the First Death Star.

What did the Empire think of Palpatine?

Palpatine
Star Wars character
Ian McDiarmid as The Emperor in Return of the Jedi (1983)
First appearance	The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Created by	George Lucas

How did Palpatine become the emperor of the Galaxy?

Secure in his power and position, Palpatine used the so-called Jedi rebellion to issue the Declaration of a New Order and declared himself Emperor of the galaxy in 19 BBY, replacing the Galactic Republic with the Galactic Empire. Likewise, Palpatine vowed that the newly-formed Empire would reign with ten thousand years of peace.

What is the Galactic Empire?

The Galactic Empire, declared as the First Galactic Empire, commonly referred to as simply the Empire, and remembered as the Old Empire, was the fascist galactic government that replaced the Galactic Republic in the aftermath of the Clone Wars and ushered galactic civilization into a new age.

What is Palpatine’s Empire called?

―Palpatine [src] The Galactic Empire, also known as the Old Empire, the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine’s New Order, the Imperium or simply the Empire, was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to replace the Galactic Republic in 19 BBY and bring Sith rule to the galaxy.

What happened to the Empire after the fall of the Sith?

With the Emperor dead and the Sith Lords extinct, factionalism overcame the Empire as it fractured into fiefdoms led by Moffs, admirals, and generals, many of whom ignored Grand Vizier Mas Amedda ‘s authority at the capital and became warlords.