Princess Leia Organa Solo
Leia Skywalker was separated from her mother, Padmé Amidala, and her twin brother Luke at birth and secreted away to protect her from her father, Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker). Bail Organa, a powerful figure and member of the royal House of Alderaan adopted her. Known as Princess Leia Organa, she spent her childhood surrounded by three doting aunts and her best friend, Winter. Leia immersed herself in education, art, and politics; at age 18 was elected to a seat in the Imperial Senate, the youngest ever to hold such a position. She struggled for a more humane government despite the Emperor's growing list of atrocities. During this time her father became one of the driving forces behind the Rebellion. 
Eventually, Leia also joined the Rebellion, using her consular ship, the Tantive IV to conduct espionage missions for the Rebels. During one such mission, she intercepted secret plans for the Imperial Death Star. She was captured a short time later while on a mission to recruit Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi for the Rebel Alliance. The plans were entrusted to R2-D2 and C-3PO who escaped to the planet below.
Even under torture aboard the Death Star Leia refused to reveal the location of the Rebel base to Darth Vader. When Grand Moff Tarkin threatened to destroy Alderaan, a peace loving planet and her home world, she lied and said the Rebels were on Dantooine. Despite believing her lie, Tarkin destroyed Alderaan as an example of the Death Star's power and ordered Leia’s execution.
Leia was rescued by Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan Kenobi who had found the droids. Kenobi died in a lightsaber duel with Vader. The others escaped and fled to Yavin IV. They were tracked there by the Imperials via a homing beacon on board Han Solo's ship the Millennium Falcon. Using the stolen Death Star plans the Rebels found a weakness in the space station and Luke blew it up, but not before many Rebel pilots gave their lives.
After the Battle of Yavin, Leia went on many diplomatic missions designed to attract more worlds to the Rebellion. On one such mission she encountered Vader and was badly wounded. Luke revived her with a Force-enhancing Kaiburr crystal.
The Rebellion moved its main base to the frigid planet of Hoth and there Leia began to realize her love for Han Solo. The Imperials discovered the base and she barely escaped with Han aboard the Millennium Falcon. The Falcon suffered hyperdrive failure and traveled to nearby Cloud City for repairs. There, Lando Calrissian, Han’s former friend, betrayed them to Darth Vader who was setting a trap for
Luke. To test the carbon freezing facility for Luke, Vader encased Han in carbonite shortly after Leia confessed her love. Han was then turned over to the bounty hunter Boba Fett who took him to Jabba the Hutt.
Leia rescued Luke with Lando's help and escaped Cloud City. Throughout the following year she plotted to rescue Han and uncovered a plot to assassinate Luke by infiltrating the Black Sun, a criminal organization.
Months later Leia disguised herself as Boushh, a bounty hunter, and presented Jabba the Hutt with Chewbacca. After freeing Han from the carbonite they were captured, Leia was made a slave and Han sentenced to death with a recently arrived Luke. The tables were quickly turned and she strangled Jabba with a chain. She and Luke then destroyed the crime lord's sail barge and the group fled Tatooine.
The Rebellion learned of a second Death Star and sent a strike team, lead by Han and including Leia, Luke, Chewie, and the droids, to destroy the shield generator protecting the station orbiting Endor. On Endor she befriended the Ewoks and learned she was Luke's sister. The strike team destroyed the generator and the Rebel fleet arrived and after some difficulty destroyed the battle Station with the Emperor within.
Leia became the New Republic's most important ambassador, a member of the Provisional Council, and an important member of the government. She formed a temporary truce with the Imperial forces on the outer-rim world of Bakura while the New Republic aided in protecting them against the invasion of the Ssi-ruuk Imperium. While on Bakura, Anakin Skywalker's spirit visited Leia and begged for her forgiveness.
A short time later the handsome Prince Isoldor of Hapes proposed marriage. In response Han kidnapped Leia and took her to the remote world of Dathomir. Despite severe complications, she agreed to marry Han and they were wed six weeks later.
A few years later, during Grand Admiral Thrawn’s attack on the New Republic, Leia gave birth to twins Jacen and Jaina. She was instrumental in the defeat of Thrawn's forces because she convinced the warrior race of the Noghi to leave the Empire and join the Republic. Two years later, during the siege of the cloned Emperor, Leia gave birth to Anakin Solo and helped rescue Luke from the Emperor.
Leia became Minister of State for the New Republic and her duties proved extremely trying. During this time she dealt with the kidnapping of her children, several threats on Han's life, and the constant threat of attack from rebuilding Imperial forces. She also began on-again off-again Jedi training with her brother. When Mon Mothma relinquished the title of Chief of State, Leia assumed this role. She faced many dangers like the Dark Jedi Kuller and after many years retired from this position, but not before seeing a peace treaty signed with the Imperial remnant.
The New Republic now faces the danger of the Yuuzhan Vong, possibly the greatest threat to face the galaxy. These enemies are responsible for the death of Chewbacca, her husband's closest friend. Leia has been instrumental in defending the outer rim from these invaders from outside the galaxy as have her children and her brother, while Han grieves. Their lives are further thrown into torment by the death of her son Anakin at the hands of the Yuuzhan Vong. The conflict continues with the end no where in sight.