Padmé Amidala's death in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith is debated, but the film suggests she died because she lost the will to live following Anakin's fall to the dark side

. Possible contributing factors to Padmé's death:

• Broken Heart Padmé's heartbreak over Anakin's betrayal and turn to the dark side is a significant factor in her death

. George Lucas explained that Padmé's soul was crushed when Anakin asked her to join him in ruling the universe, which was not what she wanted, and he was not the man she loved. In seeking to prevent Padmé's physical death, Anakin ended up killing Padmé's spirit, which is the central irony of it

• Medical Condition The medical droids stated that Padmé was medically healthy but was inexplicably dying. They said she had lost the will to live, which some find dubious since a droid cannot effectively make that assessment

• Force Connection Some believe Palpatine drained Padmé's life force to restore Anakin after his injuries on Mustafar, which the medical droids misdiagnosed

• Traumatic Assault Padmé was choked by Anakin on Mustafar, which may have caused underlying issues undetectable by the medical droid