Lore:Cyrodilic Emperors
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The table below lists all known Cyrodilic Emperors. These are individuals who ruled the Cyrodilic Empires of Men, including emperors, regents, potentates, and others who assumed control of the Imperial City and the Ruby Throne. The table is organized according to ruling dynasties and interregnal periods.
For information on the various other empires of Tamriel and beyond, see Empires.
Name | Born | Race | Crowned | Died, Deposed, Abdicated, or Office Abolished |
Additional Information |
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First Empire | |||||
Alessia | 1E ? | Nede | 1E 243 | 1E 266 | Founded the First Empire. |
Belharza the Man-Bull | 1E ? | Minotaur | 1E 266 | possibly 1E 322 | Son of Empress Alessia and the demigod Morihaus. |
Ami-El | 1E ? | possibly 1E 322 | 1E ? | Active in 1E 358. | |
First Empire during the Alessian Doctrines | |||||
Gorieus | 1E ? | 1E 461 | possibly 1E 478 or later | ||
Hestra | 1E ? | 1E ? | 1E ? | Active in 1E 1029, around 1E 1030 and 1E 1033. | |
Shor-El | 1E ? | 1E ? | 1E ? | Probably after Hestra. | |
Unknown | 1E ? | 1E ? | 1E 22?? | Alessian Emperor during the assault on Thras, active in 1E 2241. | |
Unknown | 1E ? | 1E ? | 1E 2331 | Final Alessian Emperor. | |
Empire post-dissolution of the Alessian Reform | |||||
Herda | 1E ? | 1E ? | pre-1E 2703 | Empress credited with improving relations with the Colovian West. | |
Second Empire — Reman Dynasty | |||||
Reman I | 1E ? | 1E 2703 | 1E 2762 | Founded the Second Empire and Reman Dynasty. He never took the title of Emperor in his lifetime. | |
Kastav | 1E ? | 1E 2762 | 1E 2804 (deposed),
1E 2812 (died) |
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Reman II | 1E 2794 | 1E 2804 (deposition of Kastav),
1E 2812 (official coronation) |
1E 2843 | ||
Brazollus Dor | 1E ? | 1E 2843 | 1E 2877 | ||
Reman III | 1E ? | Imperial | 1E 2877 | 1E 2920 | Assassinated by the Morag Tong. |
Second Empire — Akaviri Potentate | |||||
Versidue-Shaie | 1E ? | Tsaesci | 1E 2920 | 2E 324 | Assassinated by the Morag Tong. |
Savirien-Chorak | 1E ? | Tsaesci | 2E 324 | 2E 430 | Assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood. |
Pretenders of the Empire of Cyrodiil during the Interregnum | |||||
Attrebus | 2E ? | Imperial | 2E ? | 2E 53? | Expelled the Akaviri from Cyrodiil sometime between 2E 430 and the rise of the Longhouse Emperors. |
Many would-be conquerors | 2E ? | 2E ? | 2E ? | Various warlords conquering the Imperial City, none as longlived as the Longhouse Emperors. | |
Durcorach 'the Black Drake' | ~2E 485 | Reachman | 2E 533 | 2E 541 or 2E 542 | Reachman Warlord who conquered Cyrodiil and founded the Longhouse Emperor dynasty. |
Moricar 'the Middling' | 2E 518 | Reachman | 2E 541 or 2E 542 | 2E 564 | Son of Durcorach. Born and raised in the Reach, but received an Imperial education during his father's reign as emperor. |
Leovic | 2E 542 | Reachman | 2E 564 | 2E 577 | Son of Moricar. Unlike his father and grandfather, he had no experience living outside of Cyrodiil. The third and final member of the Longhouse Emperors dynasty. |
Varen Aquilarios | 2E 536 | Imperial | 2E 577 | 2E 579 | Overthrew Leovic at the end of Varen's Rebellion. |
Empress Regent Clivia Tharn | 2E ? | Imperial | 2E 579 | 2E 582 | Was disposed of prior to 2E 582 and was replaced with Molag Kena. However, she may not have been killed when she was replaced. |
Unknown (many) | N/A | 2E 580 | 2E 582 | Pretenders of the Alliance War. | |
Unknown | N/A | Kamal | 2E ? | before 2E 812 | At least one Kamal Usurper. |
Cuhlecain | ? | 2E 854 | 2E 854 | Colovian King of Falkreath who later conquered all of Cyrodiil. Was allegedly murdered by Tiber Septim. | |
Tiber Septim | 2E 828 | 2E 854 | 2E 896 | Founded the Septim Dynasty. | |
Third Empire — Septim Dynasty | |||||
Tiber Septim | 2E 828 | 3E 0 | 3E 38 | Upon conquest of Tamriel, Tiber founded Third Empire and declared the Third Era. | |
Pelagius Septim I | ? | 3E 38 | 3E 40 | Assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood. | |
Kintyra Septim I | ? | 3E 40 | 3E 53 | First cousin of Pelagius I and daughter of Tibers brother Agnorith. The direct dynastic line of Tiber is broken. | |
Uriel Septim I | ? | 3E 53 | 3E 64 | Son of Kintyra I; known as the great lawmaker of the Septim Dynasty and promoter of independent organizations and guilds. | |
Uriel Septim II | ? | 3E 64 | 3E 82 | Son of Uriel I, his reign is known for a bad financial and judicial handle as well as civil unrest. | |
Pelagius Septim II | ? | 3E 82 | 3E 98 | Dismissed the entire Elder Council only to sell back the seats to those who could pay. By the end of his reign, he fixed the Empire's financial situation. | |
Antiochus Septim | 3E 51 | 3E 99 | 3E 120 | Known for having many mistresses and nearly as many wives. His reign is known for civil wars, surpassing even those of Uriel II's time. | |
Kintyra Septim II | 3E 104 | 3E 120 | 3E 121(deposed) | Accused by her cousin, the later Uriel III, to be a bastard, starting a series of events which would conclude in the War of the Red Diamond. | |
Uriel Septim III | 3E 97 | 3E 121 | 3E 127 | Born as Uriel Mantiarco as the son of Mantiarco, he later took the surname of his mother. He captured Empress Kintyra II and supposedly had her executed, so he could be crowned Emperor. | |
Cephorus Septim I | 3E 77 | 3E 127 | 3E 140 | Son of Pelagius Septim II. He captured Uriel III and was later crowned Emperor. His reign is marked by civil war as he tried to stabilize the Empire after the War of the Red Diamond. | |
Magnus Septim | 3E 79 | 3E 140 | 3E 145 | Son of Pelagius Septim II. His reign is know for the punishment of traitorous kings of the War of the Red Diamond. | |
Pelagius Septim III 'the Mad' | 3E 119 | Breton | 3E 145 | 3E 147 (deposed),
3E 153 (died) |
Son of Magnus Septim. Known for his eccentricities of behavior and, later, his madness. |
Katariah Ra'Athim | ? | Dunmer | 3E 147 (deposition of Pelagius),
3E 153 (official coronation) |
3E 200 | Katariah was the consort of Pelagius III and assumed the position of Empress Regent after he was sent to an Asylum. Her reign is known for repairing much of the damage the broken alliances of the last few Emperors had suffered and she was popular with the common people. |
Cassynder Septim | ? | Dunmer-Breton | 3E 200 | 3E 202 | As the son of Pelagius III and Katariah he is said to be "half-elven". He assumed the throne with bad health and so his reign only lasted 2 years. |
Uriel Septim IV | ? | Dunmer-Breton | 3E 202 | 3E 246 | Born as Uriel Lariat as the son of Katariah Ra'Athim and Gallivere Lariat, he doesn't share any relation with the other Septims. In fact, he was adopted by his half-brother Cassynder into the dynasty. His reign is described as a long and difficult one in which the Elder Council assumed more and more powers. |
Cephorus Septim II | ? | Nord | 3E 247 | 3E 268 | Only Emperor to be elected by the Elder Council. The Council disinherited Uriel IV's son Andorak and proclaimed a member of a branch more closely related to the original Septim line Emperor. Andoraks supporters begin a military campaign against the Emperor, leading to Andorak receiving the Kingdom of Shornhelm. |
Uriel Septim V | ? | 3E 268 | 3E 290 | Son of Cephorus II, known for the famous Tamrielic Invasion of Akavir. While he was absent, civil wars continued. | |
Regent Thonica | ? | 3E 290 | 3E 307 | Uriel VI was too young to rule in his own right when he was crowned, so his mother Thonica ruled as regent. He was eventually allowed to ascend the throne and assume full Imperial powers in 3E 307. Under her reign, civil wars continued. | |
Uriel Septim VI | 3E 285 | 3E 290 (crowned)
(3E 307) (end of regency) |
3E 317 | Originally an Emperor only in name, Uriel VI only had the power of an imperial veto. Only by 3E 313 he was able to assume full power. Under his reign, civil wars continued. | |
Morihatha Septim | 3E 288 | 3E 313 | 3E 339 | Established the Imperial Province to be under direct control of the Empress and ended the series of civil wars that had begun under her grandfather Cephorus Septim II as she slowly slowly took back her rebellious vassals. | |
Pelagius Septim IV | 3E 314 | 3E 339 | 3E 368 | Continued the efforts to reunite Tamriel. | |
Uriel Septim VII | 3E 346 | Imperial | 3E 368 | 3E 389 | Continued the efforts to reunite Tamriel. |
Third Empire — Imperial Simulacrum | |||||
Jagar Tharn | ? | 3E 389 | 3E 399 | ||
Third Empire — Restoration | |||||
Uriel Septim VII | 3E 346 | Imperial | 3E 399 | 3E 433 | Uriel is the last proper Emperor of the Septim Dynasty to rule the Empire. |
Martin Septim | ? | Imperial | 3E 433 | 3E 433 | Martin was born as a bastard of Uriel VII and was enthroned shortly after his father's death. However, Martin's only act as Emperor was to sacrifice himself to end the Oblivion Crisis. During his time at the Cloud Ruler Temple Martin learned how to open the portal to Gaiar Alata and led the army in the Battle of Bruma. |
Third Empire — Stormcrown Interregnum | |||||
Potentate Ocato of Firsthold | ? | Altmer | 4E 1 | 4E 10 | Originally trying to elect a new Emperor, he reluctantly took the position of Potentate after the Elder Council urged him to do so. |
Thules the Gibbering | ? | Imperial | ? | 4E 17 | |
Third Empire — Mede Dynasty | |||||
Titus Mede I | ? | Imperial | 4E 17 | ? | |
Attrebus Mede | 4E 26 | Imperial | ? | ? | |
Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ||
Unknown | ? | ? | 4E 168 | ||
Titus Mede II | ? | Imperial | 4E 168 | 4E 201 |
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References[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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