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The position of [[Lord Commander of the Imperium]], first held by [[Roboute Guilliman]], continued after his wounding at the hands of [[Fulgrim]]. There were still holders of the title, often simply referred to as "Lord Guilliman" in the [[Primarch]]'s honor, until at least mid-[[M32]]. The Lord Commander served as the Chairman of the Senatorum.{{Fn|18}} Following the rebirth of Guilliman in the closing days of [[M41]], he has assumed the title of Lord Commander, renaming it ''Imperial Regent''.{{Fn|25}}
The actual institution of the Senatorum itself is overseen by a '''[[Chancellor of the Imperial Council]]'''. While not among the High Twelve, it is nonetheless a powerful and influential position.{{Fn|26}}There are also lesser lords who, while not part of the High Twelve, are still full members of the Senatorum Imperialis. *[[Commandant of the Schola Progenium|Commandant]] of the [[Schola Progenium]]*[[Lord Constable of the Synopticon|Lord Constable]] of the [[Synopticon]]*[[Minstress Plenary]] of the [[Catacombs]]
Despite their vital importance to the Imperium, the [[Adeptus Astartes]] are not represented among the High Lords. This may have been set up intentionally by [[Roboute Guilliman]] himself as the [[Primarch]] fervently believed that it was the duty of the Space Marines to protect mankind, not rule it.{{Fn|17}} This tradition was broken for a brief period in [[M32]], during the [[War of the Beast]] and [[The Beheading]], when the successive [[Chapter Master]]s of the [[Imperial Fists]] - [[Koorland]] and [[Maximus Thane]] - reigned as Lord Commander of the Imperium (see "History", below).
