How did padmé become queen at 14?

Ruwee was also friends with Senator Onaconda Farr of Rodia, with whom Padme served in the Galactic Senate of the Republic and called "Uncle Ono" until the day of Farr's death at the hands of one of his pupils, Lolo. When Padme was 13, she was elected Princess of Theed and, at 14, she was elected Queen of Naboo.
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Why did Naboo elect a 14 year old queen?

The people of Naboo often elected young women, believing they possessed a form of pure, childlike wisdom that the adults lacked. Theoretically, however, virtually anyone could be elected the new king or queen.
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How did Padme get elected queen?

In Legends, Veruna was thoroughly manipulated by Palpatine into a position where he was both unpopular with the people of Naboo and in mortal danger. Thus Veruna abdicated, giving Padmé ample room to win the election.
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What age did Padmé Amidala become a queen?

She devoted herself to civic duty, and was elected Queen of Naboo at age 14. Padmé adopted Amidala as her name in office. During the Trade Federation siege of Naboo, the scheming Neimoidians tried to force the strong-willed Amidala to sign a treaty that would legitimize their illegal occupation.
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Was Padme the youngest queen?

Although prodigiously talented, Amidala, at 14 years old, was still not the youngest Queen of Naboo to ever be elected. Once elected Queen, Padmé took the name Amidala, and amended the constitution to limit the rule of elected monarchs to two terms, in light of Veruna's unpopular long rule.
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Why does Padme's accent change?

For the character, it's elocution lessons. You need to sound authoritive and powerful when you're the leader of a planet. But it's all just an act for the people of Naboo. For the movie, Natalie only adopted an English accent on set but her voice was lowered a little in post production.
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How old was Padme when she married Anakin?

Given that the events of Attack of the Clones happen in 22 BBY, Padmé's age is 24, and Anakin's age is 19 at the time of their marriage. The two's relationship and marriage play an interesting role in the prequels.
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What were Padme's last words?

There's also a sense in which Anakin's change to the Dark Side emotionally killed Padme. But amazingly, right before she passes away, Padme tells Obi-Wan, "There is good in him.
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How old is Anakin 2?

*According to sources published at the time the prequels came out, Anakin was 20 in Episode II, but 9 in Episode I, which took place ten years earlier.
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How much older Padme was than Anakin?

She had always behaved older than her age and had recently become the youngest Queen of Naboo, but she too was still fairly young in years. Padmé was born in the year 46 BBY on Naboo, and Anakin was born five years later, in the year 41 BBY. That makes Padmé five years older than Anakin.
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What age is Anakin in Episode 1?

Anakin Skywalker was born in 41 BBY, which makes him 9 years old in The Phantom Menace (32 BBY) when he meets Padme, who was 14 years old.
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Why does Natalie Portman play Padme and the queen?

Knightley was chosen to play Queen Amidala's decoy in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace because of her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who played the Queen. Many people (including their mothers) had trouble telling them apart during the filming of The Phantom Menace.
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Who ruled Naboo after Padme?

Queen Jamillia served as the successor of Queen Amidala as the elected sovereign of Naboo.
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Who was the last Queen of Naboo?

Queen Sosha Soruna (exact dates unknown, but she was Queen in 4 ABY) Queen Soruna was Naboo's monarch during the end of the Empire's reign over the galaxy.
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Why was Leia a princess?

Leia was adopted into the Royal family of Alderaan by Bail, who's also a prince consort aside from being a Senator and his wife, Queen Breha Organa. With this, the Skywalker daughter effectively became the Princess of Alderaan, hence why she's called Princess Leia.
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Was Obi-Wan a virgin?

Gandalf the Grey Jedi Knight

Obi Wan died a virgin. Qui Gon died because the multitude of STD's he'd contracted slowed his reflexes down.
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Why does Obi-Wan look so old?

Returning the original point: Obi-Wan has aged so badly because he's using a mass-scale Jedi illusion or mind-trick (or something similar) to block Vader from sensing Luke and himself on Tatooine. The constant years of using the force at a high level is literally killing him.
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Is Han Solo older than Anakin?

If Han is 18 in Solo and Anakin is 12, that puts six years between the pair. Let's say that Anakin is about 19 when Luke and Leia are born, which would make Han 25 at the time of the twins' birth. By the time everyone meets in A New Hope, when Luke and Leia are around 18 years old, Han would be 43.
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Who is the little girl at Padmé's funeral?

The Little Girl

Long story short, she is Padmé's niece, Pooja Naberrie, and was portrayed by Hayley Mooy. If nothing else, you just learned a fun piece of Star Wars trivia.
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Why is Padmé still pregnant at her funeral?

After her death in childbirth on Polis Massa, Amidala's body was returned to Naboo for the proper funeral rites. In order to hide the fact that Amidala's twins survived, her body was prepared to still appear pregnant. Her maternal grandmother, Ryoo Thule, oversaw Amidala's funeral, as per Naboo custom.
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Did Darth Vader visit Padmé's grave?

Darth Vader Visits Padme's Naboo Tomb (& Faces [SPOILER]) Darth Vader's quest to find out what happened to his long lost son and who caused the death of Padmé has led him to her burial site.
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Does Anakin love Ahsoka?

In my opinion, I think it's hard to compare Anakin's relationship with Padmé to his relationship with Ahsoka because the nature of the relationships are different: Anakin romantically loved Padmé, meanwhile he loved Ahsoka unconditionally like a sister/daughter.
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What is the age gap between Anakin and Ahsoka?

And as fans know, that's exactly what happened and Ahsoka became one of the most essential people in Anakin's life, like a little sister. He is only five years older than her, after all.
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How much older is Obi-Wan than Anakin?

going from the Star Wars Wiki, Luke was born in 19BBY, Obi-Wan in 57BBY and Anakin in 41.9BBY, IV takes place in 0BBY therefore it can be assumed that Luke is 19, Obi-Wan is 57, and Anakin is 41 at those times.
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