Galor Messer IX (2666-2751), Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2715-2751, was the older brother of Samuel Messer VIII. As a child, he contracted an illness with a poor prognosis, and was not expected to live past his 20th birthday. His mother Illyana VI disinherited him in favor of his younger brother. After Samuel was stabbed to death in bed, Galor ascended to the title of Imperator. Under his rule, he changed the name of the UEE currency system to Imperials, remade government buildings in the Meta-Baroque style, and named his nephew Ulysses as successor. He died in office in 2751 at age 85, after a prolonged battle with a degenerative bone illness.