Lore:Septim Dynasty
The Septim Dynasty was founded by the legendary Talos, who took the Cyrodilic name of Tiber Septim and later established the Third Empire of Tamriel in 2E 896 after decades of conquest, thus marking the end of the Second Era and the advent of the Third Era.
Under the Septims, Tamriel prospered and its provinces enjoyed peace and stability that had not been seen since before the chaotic centuries of the Interregnum. New conflicts would still arise, however, which would stretch the Empire to the breaking point throughout the Third Era. A battle over the royal succession ensued during the War of the Red Diamond between 3E 120 and 3E 127. The Camoran Usurper seized control of Valenwood and Hammerfell from 3E 249 to 3E 267. Emperor Uriel Septim V spearheaded an ill-fated invasion of Akavir in 3E 288, resulting in the emperor's death and the loss of a considerable portion of the Empire's military strength. Imperial Battlemage Jagar Tharn overthrew the rightful emperor and ruled for a decade beginning in 3E 389, a period that would become known as the Imperial Simulacrum.
Through all of these challenges, the Empire held and the Septim line survived. Their end came in 3E 433 with the onset of the Oblivion Crisis. Emperor Uriel Septim VII and his heirs were assassinated by the Mythic Dawn in a single night, and the Dragonfires ceased to burn. The Daedric Prince Mehrunes Dagon launched a massive invasion of Tamriel. Although one last Septim heir, Martin Septim, was located, he sacrificed himself to repel the Daedra and seal Mundus off from Oblivion forever. With the Septims gone and the Empire's fate uncertain, the Third Era concluded and the Fourth Era began.
Septim Bloodline[edit]
Name | Reign |
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Tiber Septim | 2E 854 - 3E 38 |
Pelagius Septim I | 3E 38-3E 40 |
Kintyra Septim I | 3E 40 - 3E 48 |
Uriel Septim I | 3E 53 - 3E 64 |
Uriel Septim II | 3E 64 - 3E 82 |
Pelagius Septim II | 3E 82 - 3E 98 |
Antiochus Septim | 3E 99 - 3E 120 |
Kintyra Septim II | 3E 120 - 3E 121 |
Uriel Septim III | 3E 121 - 3E 127 |
Cephorus Septim I | 3E 127 - 3E 140 |
Magnus Septim | 3E 140 - 3E 145 |
Pelagius Septim III | 3E 145 - 3E 153 |
Katariah Ra'Athim | 3E 153 - 3E 200 |
Cassynder Septim | 3E 200 - 3E 202 |
Uriel Septim IV | 3E 202 - 3E 246 |
Cephorus Septim II | 3E 246 - 3E 268 |
Uriel Septim V | 3E 268 - 3E 290 |
Uriel Septim VI | 3E 290 (3E 307) - 3E 313 |
Morihatha Septim | 3E 313 - 3E 339 |
Pelagius Septim IV | 3E 339 - 3E 368 |
Uriel Septim VII | 3E 368 - 3E 433 |
Martin Septim | 3E 433 - 3E 433 |
The table to the left shows the emperors and empresses and their regnal dates. The chart below details the lineage of the Septim family in the first-degree only. In both cases, the date of birth and death should be interpreted as Era / Year. For example, "2E/125" should be read as "Second Era in the year 125". All unknown dates and names are noted with the inclusion of "???". A † symbol next to a date of death indicates that the death was not natural. Names in bold indicate ruling emperors.
References are given in the usual style, but cases where calculation or inference are involved, or where contradictions exist, are marked as "nb" and appear in a separate section.
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??? (?E/???-?E/???) |
Tiber Septim 2E/828-3E/38 |
Agnorith 2E/???-?E/??? |
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Kintyra Septim 2E/???-3E/53 |
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Pelagius Septim ?E/???-3E/41† |
??? (?E/???-?E/???) |
Uriel Septim 2E/???-3E/64 |
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??? (?E/???-?E/???) |
Uriel Septim II ?E/???-3E/82 |
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Amiel Septim 3E/???-3E/??? |
Galana Septim 3E/???-3E/??? |
Duke of Narsis 3E/???-3E/??? |
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??? 3E/???-3E/52 |
Pelagius Septim II ?E/???-3E/98 |
Quintilla Vulstaed or Qizara ?E/???-3E/99 |
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Magna 3E/???-3E/??? |
Antiochus Septim 3E/50 or 3E/55-3E/120 |
Gysilla 3E/???-3E/??? |
Cephorus Septim I 3E/78-3E/140 |
Potema Septim 3E/67-3E/137 |
Mantiarco 3E/19-3E/99 |
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Bianki 3E/???-3E/136 |
Magnus Septim 3E/79-3E/145 |
Hellena or Utheilla 3E/???-3E/??? |
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Kintyra Septim II 3E/104-3E123† |
Gallivere Lariat 3E/???-3E/??? |
Katariah Ra'Athim 3E/???-3E/199† |
Pelagius Septim III 3E/119 or 3E/125- 3E/153 |
Jolethe Septim 3E/???-3E/??? |
Uriel Septim III 3E/97-3E/127† |
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??? 3E/???-3E/??? |
Uriel Septim IV 3E/???-3E/247 |
Cassynder Septim 3E/148-3E/201 |
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Andorak Septim 3E/???-3E/??? |
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Cephorus Septim II 3E/???-3E/268 |
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Thonica 3E/???-3E/??? |
Uriel Septim V 3E/???-3E/290 |
??? 3E/???-3E??? |
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Uriel Septim VI 3E/286-3E/313 |
Ulfe Gersen 3E/???-3E/??? |
Morihatha Septim 3E/288-3E/339† |
Eloisa 3E/288-3E/335 |
??? 3E/???-3E/??? |
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??? 3E/???-3E/??? |
Pelagius Septim IV 3E/314-3E/368 |
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??? 3E/???-3E/??? |
Caula Voria 3E/???-3E/??? |
Uriel Septim VII 3E/346-3E/433† |
Gemile 3E/???-3E/??? |
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Calaxes Septim 3E/???-3E/???† |
Ariella Septim 3E/374-3E/??? |
Geldall Septim 3E/377-3E/433† |
Enman Septim 3E/378-3E/433† |
Ebel Septim 3E/380-3E/433† |
Martin Septim 3E/???-3E/433† |
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Notes[edit]
Note: The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.
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