Padmé Amidala, born Padmé Naberrie was a Jedi Knight in the days before the the Empire and went on to become a Jedi Master with a seat on the council. However Padmé past was not easy to deal with when she learned some truths about how she ended up in the Jedi Order. Born Padmé Naberrie, she was born with a very high Midi-chlorian count, higher than even Master Yoda's. Because of this, she was one of the few children that were taken from her family by force. This resulted in her name being changed from Naberrie, to Amidala.