List of Hegemonian emperors

 This page is under renovation. Discuss the overall process here. Do you want to see the original content? Check out the sandbox. The emperor of Imperium is the monarch and the head of the Imperial Family of Imperium. Under the Reformatio Rei Publici of 1720, he is defined as the symbol of the Hegemonian state and the unity of the Hegemonian people, and his position derives from "his legitimacy as successor to the throne of Magius Aeternus, which is conferred to him by the will of the people". TBD Hegemonian Directive governs the selection of official presumptives by the Representation of the Emperor, an executive ministry of the Epistalma responsible for all duties in support of the work of the Emperor. The emperor of Imperium also exercise ex-officio as the Sovereign of Magonia.

The role of the emperor of Imperium has historically alternated between a largely ceremonial and symbolic role, and that of an actual imperial ruler. From the establishment of the Ethereal Empire in 512 BC until the collapse of the Dominate in 492, emperors wielded power autocratically and were generally deified or sanctified as being agnatic descendants of Magius Aeternus and/or legitimate successors, through adoption or patrilineality of predecessors. Throughout the First and Second Electivate, and the current constitutional monarchy, the emperor has been chosen by powers outside its family, and his status as head of government was transferred to the consuls.

Below you will find a list of emperors of Imperium since 512 BCE, throughout the Ethereal Empire (512 BCE – 221), the Dominate (221 – 492), the First Electivate (492 – TBD), Second Electivate (TBD – 1720) and the constitutional monarchy (1720 – present).

Dominate (221 - 492)
The Dominate is the second period of Hegemonian history, established as the agnatic bloodline of Magius Aeternus ceased. Levitatus II was the last emperor of the Magian Dynasty and did not leave issue. Therefore, Levitatus adopted one of his generals, Titanius III Dumnonicus, who established the Dumnonican dynasty. The term, from the Hegemonian dominus (meaning lord or master), implies that the emperors from this period were autocratic and without agnatic kindship to Magius Aeternus, the first emperor of Imperium, but were still officially known as Vicars of Magius Aeternus.

Throughout the Dominate, there were various dynasties due to the major changes in consanguinity between the emperors. The Dominate was ultimately unstable during the Pinna-Tasian dynasty, which collapsed after only four emperors and triggered a civil war in order to seize the control of Imperium.

Civil War Interdynastic Period (483 - 492)
Following the tumultuous and short-lived Pinna-Tasian dynasty of the Dominate, which collapsed as Claudius III perished heirless, there was no official heir to the throne of Magius. This triggered a 9-year civil war within Imperium, as various nobles wanted to seize the control of Imperium.

Throughout the civil war, Imperium's territory was led by different coalitions. There were various interpretations of the list of emperors during this period, but the current consensus (approved by the Representation of the Emperor) follows the list established by the historian Aulus Firmus, who documented only the leaders who exercised de facto control over Magium, the capital of Imperium. The official titles, including Vicar of Magius Aeternus, were used by all the leaders in Magium except for Cosmus, who voluntarily submitted control to Mauricius II Felix.

First Electivate
The First Electivate is the third period of Hegemonian history, extending from the accession of Decidius Nepos Restitutor Orbis to the issuance of the Promulgatio Popularis by Martius Democratus. Decidius Nepos acceded to the throne following his victory in the Civil War, creating stability based on his long reign and the pacification of former battle zones; throughout his reign, the High Council emerged as a prominent institution of Imperium, with the prime responsibility of electing the future emperors of Imperium.

The High Council consisted of dukes, princes and kings from the provinces, and representation of religion and magic. As of the election of Olympicus IV, the emperor would need the advise and consent of the High Council for the governance and military operations of Imperium, ending the autocracy of the Dominate and avoiding the centralization of power, in order to prevent prominent civil wars within Imperium.

Second Electivate
The Second Electivate is the fourth period of Hegemonian history, extending from the Promulgatio Popularis (issued by the emperor Democratus on 1 December 1072) to the Reformatio Rei Publici (issued by the emperor Iulius II on 12 November 1720). Due to the increasing uprisings and rebellions demanding democracy throughout Imperium, the High Council implemented reforms to the Electivate system, the government and the provinces.

The Promulgatio Popularis established the provincial legislatures (democratically elected by the people), who were responsible for appointing members of the Senate of Imperium, a federal legislative body responsible for formulating federal laws and ratifying the election of the emperor by High Council.

Constitutional monarchy
The constitutional monarchy is the fifth and current period of Hegemonian history, which was established by the Reformatio Rei Publici, issued on 12 November 1720. This proclamation concluded the transition of Imperium to a confederation, which is governed through a hybrid system of supranational and intergovernmental decision-making, and according to the principles of conferral (the Hegemonian government, consisting of 8 institutions, should act only within the limits of the competences conferred on it by the Hegemonian directives), and of subsidiarity (the government should act only where an objective cannot be sufficiently achieved by the first-level entities acting independently).

Through the Reformatio Rei Publici, the Senate and High Council reformed the Electivate system and established that the subsequent emperors would be selected from a list of official presumptives (defined by the Representation of the Emperor) from the Bassus-Cotta Family, starting with the emperor Iulius II (which was married with Alexandra Cotta, the eldest child of the late emperor Aurelius VI).