Holy Orenian Emperor
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For a List of all Monarchs of Oren, see: List of Orenian Monarchs
The Holy Orenian Emperor (High Imperial: Imperator Orenorum, literally: "Emperor of the Humans") was the ruler of the Holy Orenian Empire. The title has been faded in and out of existence, generally moving between that of a hereditary autocracy and that of an elected monarch, depending on the particular incarnation of the Empire it applies to. The noble house that has held the title has also changed back and forth considerably over the last two centuries. The first Holy Orenian Emperor and creator of the First Empire was Exalted Godfrey, also known as Godfrey I, of the House of Horen.
The title was held in conjunction with the rule of the Kingdom of Oren (as King of Oren), the Kingdom of Renatus and the Kingdom of Salvus. Typically, the Holy Orenian Emperor was the most powerful man in the known world, possessing a vast network of lands, armies, coin, and other resources, ruling over the most powerful of the world's states and its singular superpower. In practice however, a Holy Orenian Emperor was only as strong as his army and alliances made him. When an emperor was unable to serve due to incapacity, youth or absence, he would appoint a trusted regent to rule in his stead with a similar level of power and authority. If this regent was also a prince, he would be entitled with the position of Prince Regent.
The consort of the Holy Orenian Emperor is known as the Empress-consort.
The title has belonged to members of House Horen, Carrion, Chivay, Marna, Cascadia, Joannes, Helane and Novellen.
Contents
- 1 Imperial authority and relics
- 2 Current emperor
- 3 Past emperors
- 3.1 House of Horen (1379 - 1420)
- 3.2 House of Carrion (1431 - 1447)
- 3.3 House of Chivay (1456 - 1467)
- 3.4 House of Carrion (1467 - 1482)
- 3.5 House of Horen (1526 - 1595; 1613 - 1619)
- 3.6 First Protectorate (1619)
- 3.7 House of Horen (1619 - 1638)
- 3.8 House of Marna (1715 - 1718)
- 3.9 House of Cascadia (1720 - 1725)
- 3.10 House of Joannes (1725 - 1731)
- 3.11 Second Protectorate (1731 - 1737)
- 3.12 House of Helane (1737 - 1784)
- 3.13 House of Novellen (1784 - 1868)
- 3.14 House of Novellen (1868 - 1868)
Imperial authority and relics
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Current emperor
The Holy Orenian Empire is currently Philip II.
Past emperors
House of Horen (1379 - 1420)
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Godfrey I Godfrey 1379-1414 |
Sometime before 1351 Somewhere in Aegis Firstborn son of Edgar Horen. |
(1) Atriana Tarus Arethor, Oren 1 child (2) Rose Amedaius |
13th of Malin's Welcome, 1414 Abresi, Oren |
Founder of the Empire | ||
Horen I Horen V 1414-1420 |
Unknown Arethor, Oren Son of Emperor Godfrey I |
Ari Hightower Abresi, Oren 5 children |
Unknown | Firstborn son of Emperor Godfrey I | ||
William I William 1420-1420 |
11th of the Amber Cold, 1402 Abresi, Oren Son of Emperor Horen I |
Unwed | 13th of the Deep Cold, 1459 (aged 57) Kaledonia, Oren |
Firstborn son of Emperor Horen I |
House of Carrion (1431 - 1447)
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Siegmund I Sigismund 1431-1447 |
4th of Snow's Maiden, 1372 Castle Carrion, Plintz, Duchy of Raev Son of Boris Carrion |
Helaine de Sarkozy Abresi, Oren 4 children(and 1 legitimised bastard) |
1st The Deep Cold, 1447 (aged 75) The Krelmstad, Raev, Oren |
Founder of the Empire |
House of Chivay (1456 - 1467)
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Peter I Peter 1456-1462 |
1st of Malin's Welcome, 1360 Gaekrin, Aeldin Son of Henry Chivay |
Aelf Omalin Abresi, Oren 1 child |
10th Snow's Maiden, 1462 (aged 101) Petrus, Oren |
Founder of the Empire | ||
Robert I Robert 1462-1467 |
5th of Malin's Welcome, 1424 Oren Son of Thomas Chivay |
(1) Vittoria Horen Aeldin 3 children (2) Constance Briarwood |
Unknown | Nephew of Emperor Peter I |
House of Carrion (1467 - 1482)
After the Vibian Coup, Boris III of Ruska was elected amongst the nobility as Emperor; however, with his death to the plague his father became Emperor, dominating the majority of the time Carrion sat on the throne.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Boris I Boris Tuvic 1467 |
12th of Snow's Maiden, 1441 Abresi, Oren Son of Tobias I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Unwed | 6th of the Deep Cold, 1467 Petrus, Oren (aged 26) |
Grandson of Exalted Sigismund | ||
Tobias I Tuvya Sigismundic 1467 – 1480 |
19th of the Sun's Smile, 1408 Kralta, Hanseti Son of Exalted Sigismund |
Mary of Carpathia Kingston, Salvus 8 children |
13th of the Grand Harvest, 1501 Karovia, Akovia (aged 93) |
Father of Boris I, Holy Orenian Emperor | ||
Alexander I Alekander Tuvic 1480 – 1482 |
4th of the Amber Cold, 1457 Vekaro, Ruska Son of Tobias I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
(1) Lynn of Vanderfell Vanderfell, Hanseti No children (2)Arabella of Aesterwald |
11th of the Sun's Smile, 1490 Nova Horas, Aeldinic Empire (aged 33) |
Son of Tobias I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
House of Horen (1526 - 1595; 1613 - 1619)
The House of Horen reclaimed the Imperial Throne during the Horen Restoration, which saw King Guy of Oren assassinated and the throne of Oren elevated once more to the Imperial rank.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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John I John Frederick 1526 – 1547 |
10th of Snow’s Maiden, 1498 Agathor, Aeldinic Empire Son of Charles Henry, Prince of Alstion |
Adelheid of Istria Dour Watch, Istria 7 children |
12th of Grand Harvest, 1547 Vandoria, Oren (aged 49) |
Great-grandson of Horen I, Holy Orenian Emperor through his second son John Henry, Duke of Marna | ||
John II John Sigismund 1547 – 1568 |
1st of Malin's Welcome, 1521 Dour Watch, Istria Son of John I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
(1) Amelie of Courland Riga, Courland No children (2) Ari of Leone |
25th of Malin's Welcome, 1595 Johannesburg, Oren (aged 74) |
Firstborn son of John I, Holy Orenian Emperor | ||
John III John Owyn 1568 – 1585 |
2nd of the Sun's Smile, 1549 Anpalais, Felsen Son of John II, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Julia of Furnestock Anpalais, Felsen 4 children |
18th of the Sun's Smile, 1585 Johannesburg, Oren (aged 36) |
Firstborn son of John II, Holy Orenian Emperor | ||
John IV John Augustus 1585 |
14th of the Deep Cold, 1568 Johannesburg, Oren Son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Unwed | 16th of the Deep Cold, 1585 Johannesburg, Oren (aged 17) |
Firstborn son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor | ||
Robert II Robert Henry 1585 |
11th of Sun's Smile, 1570 Johannesburg, Oren Son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Unwed | 17th of the Sun's Smile, 1622 The Ruined Citadel of Bastion, Westerlands (aged 52) |
Brother of John IV, Holy Orenian Emperor and secondborn son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor | ||
Philip I Philip Frederick 1585 – 1595 |
26th of the Amber Cold, 1571 Johannesburg, Oren Son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Adeline of Savoy Palace of Saint Adrian, Johannesburg 4 children |
25th of Malin's Welcome, 1595 Johannesburg, Oren (aged 24) |
Brother of Robert II, Holy Orenian Emperor and thirdborn son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor | ||
John V John Godwin 1613 – 1619 |
3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1590 Johannesburg, Oren Son of Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Claude of Lotharingia Mardon 1 child |
8th of the Grand Harvest, 1619 Trier, Evreux (aged 29) |
Firstborn son of Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
First Protectorate (1619)
Robert of Marna, the second and last surviving son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor, seized the title of Lord Protector of Oren and established a stable government in the wake of John V's death. The Lord Protector was overthrown by the scheming of the King of Hanseti-Ruska, Stephen I and other powerful vassals. His other nephew, Peter II, ascended to the throne upon his resignation, continuing the Sixth Empire as it had begun.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Robert of Marna Robert Henry 1619 |
11 Sun's Smile 1570 , Johannesburg, Oren
Son of John III, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Unwed | 17th of the Sun's Smile, 1622 Bastion (aged: 52) |
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House of Horen (1619 - 1638)
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Peter II Peter Sigismund 1619-1636 |
21st of the Deep Cold, 1591 Johannesburg, Oren Son of Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Elizabeth of Alba Saint Owyn's Palace, Adelburg, Oren 7 children |
13th of Malin's Welcome, 1651 Aeldin (aged: 60) |
Brother of John V, Holy Orenian Emperor and second-born son of Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor | ||
John VI John Maximillian 1636-1638 |
17th of Malin's Welcome, 1625 Saint Owyn's Palace, Adelburg, Oren Son of Peter II, Holy Orenian Emperor |
Unwed | 14th of Snow's Maiden, 1638 Adelburg, Oren (aged 12) |
Firstborn son of Peter II, Holy Orenian Emperor |
House of Marna (1715 - 1718)
The House of Horen-Marna proclaimed their right and ascension Imperial throne after Antonius I, Emperor of Man's much-contested dissolution of the Empire of Man in the prelude to the War of Two Emperors. They would, however, lose the civil war after the siege of Helena, failing to achieve recognition for their claim.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Joseph I Joseph Leopold 1715 – 1718 |
12th of Malin's Welcome, 1668 Shafei, Khalestine Son of John Horen-Marna |
Annunziata of Marna Marna, Oren 5 children |
Missing, presumed deceased c. 1728 (aged 60) |
5 times grandson of John I, Holy Orenian Emperor |
House of Cascadia (1720 - 1725)
The House of Cascadia was a branch of the dissolved House of Horen, led by Godfrey II of Cascadia. The reign of Godfrey II began upon the triumphant end of the War of Two Emperors, where he was declared the true Holy Orenian Emperor soon after his victory. Under his rule, the eighth imperium was established. After his reign his younger brother John VII ascended the imperial throne but only ruled for a year before declaring the empire a democracy and abdicating the throne.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Godfrey II Remus Godfrey 1720 – 1724 |
11th of The Deep Cold, 1709 Helena, Empire of Man Son of Romulus I, Duke of Cascadia |
Adeline of Alstion Aeldin |
Unknown | Great-grandson of Aurelius I | ||
John VII John Achilles 1724 – 1725 |
13th of Malin's Welcome, 1714 Helena, Empire of Man Son of Romulus I, Duke of Cascadia |
Unwed | Missing, c. 1752 (Aged 38) | Brother of Godfrey II |
House of Joannes (1725 - 1731)
Selected as compromise candidates for the throne by High Pontiff, Daniel VI, the House of Joannes were ostensibly an off-shoot of the Houses of Alstion and Marna. However, after the death of their only monarch, the family were alleged to be bastards of Cesarina Louise and Laertes de Falstaff. However, the opposing argument contends that these claims by Laertes de Falstaff were likely encouraged by the new Lord Protector, Adrian de Sarkozy, as a way of asserting his nascent government's legitimacy.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Alexander II Alexander Stephen 1725 – 1731 |
8th of The First Seed, 1711, Helena, Oren
Son of Alexander, Duke of Furnestock |
Lucille of Leuven (betrothed) |
3rd of Sun's Smile, 1731 Helena, Oren (aged 20) |
Elected with support from Daniel VI |
Second Protectorate (1731 - 1737)
Adrian de Sarkozy was granted the title "Lord Protector of Oren" following the death of the previous Emperor, Alexander II. After six years, the Lord Protector fell ill, leading to his untimely death. However, before he passed, he decreed in his will that his rightful successor and next Emperor was Peter III.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Adrian de Sarkozy Adrian Leopold 1731 – 1737 |
10th of the First Seed, 1693, Belvitz, Adria, Man
Son of Joseph, Duke of Adria and Victoria of Adria |
Maria of Haense Reza, Haense 4 children |
12 The Amber Cold, 1737 Helena, Oren (aged 44) |
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House of Helane (1737 - 1784)
Emperor Peter III Sigismundic was declared the rightful Holy Orenian Emperor in the Instrument of Coronation, proclaimed by the then-ruler of Oren, Lord Protector Adrian de Sarkozy.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Peter III Peter Anthony 1737 – 1784 |
1704, Carolustadt, Man
Son of Emperor Antonius I |
Lorena of Cascadia Ves, Kaedrin 2 children |
1784 Helena, Holy Orenian Empire (Aged 80) |
Firstborn son of Emperor Antonius I |
House of Novellen (1784 - 1868)
Empress Anne I was elevated to the Imperial throne upon the death of her father, Emperor Peter III. Co ruling with the Emperor 'jure uxoris', Joseph II, together they formed the House of Novellen.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Anne I Anne Augusta 14th of Sun’s Smile, 1784 - 20th of Snow's Maiden, 1800. |
12th of Malin's Welcome, 1735 Helena Daughter of Emperor Peter III and Lorena of Cascadia |
Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor Helena 6 children |
20th of Snow's Maiden, 1800 (Aged 65) |
Firstborn daughter of Emperor Peter III | ||
Joseph II Joseph Clement 14th of Sun’s Smile, 1784 - 12th of Sun's Smile 1814 |
1st of Malin's Welcome 1731 Adria Son of Adrian de Sarkozy, Duke of Adria |
Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress Helena 6 children |
12th of Sun's Smile 1814 (Aged 83) |
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Crowned as Co-Emperor alongside Anne I | |
John VIII John Charles 10th of Grand Harvest 1815 - 12th of Owyn's Flame, 1837 |
1754 Helena |
Wilhelmina of Cathalon (divorced in 1814) Helena No children |
12th of Owyn's Flame, 1837 (Aged 80) |
Firstborn son of Empress Anne I and Emperor Joseph II | ||
Philip II Philip Augustus 12th of Owyn's Flame, 1837 - 16th of Tobias' Bounty, 1849 |
1759 Helena |
Judith Alice of Rochefort (died in 1815) Helena 5 children |
16th of Tobias' Bounty, 1849 (Aged 90) |
Brother of John VIII | ||
Philip III Philip Amadeus 19th of Tobias' Bounty, 1849 - 1868 |
15th of Horen's Calling, 1815 Providence Son of Prince Philip, Duke of Adria and Amadea of Pompourelia |
Anastasia of Kositz Providence, Oren 8 children |
Malin's Welcome, 1869 | Grandson of Philip II. | ||
Anastasia I Anastasya Viktoria 11th of Horen's Folly, 1853 - Malin's Welcome, 1868 |
15th of Horen's Calling, 1815 Providence Daughter of Viktor Siguine Ruthern and Princess Helen Antonia of Crestfall |
Philip III Providence, Oren 8 children |
Malin's Welcome, 1868 | |
Crowned as Co-ruler alongside Philip III. |
House of Novellen (1868 - 1868)
Following the sudden deaths of Emperor Philip III and Empress Anastasia I, their youngest son Frederick Novellen declared the dissolution of the Holy Orenian Empire, on grounds that it was the final will of his parents, and reformed it into the Kingdom of Oren and the independent Grandmarch of Westfall. Peter Novellen, the eldest son of the deceased Imperial rulers, rejected his younger brother's dissolution of the Empire and was proclaimed Emperor Peter IV by his followers. From there, he would go on to fight a four-month civil war to establish himself as Emperor in the Brothers' War, but would be ultimately killed when his followers attempted to storm New Providence during the Battle for New Providence.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death | Coat of Arms | Succession right |
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Peter IV Peter Augustus 5th of Malin's Welcome, 1868 - 14th of the Sun's Smile, 1869. |
14th of the Sun's Smile, 1842 Free City of Ulyssa Son of Emperor Philip III and Empress Anastasia I |
Lucia Annunziata d'Azor Vuillermoz 0 children |
14th of the Sun's Smile, 1868 (Aged 26) |
Firstborn Son of Emperor Philip III
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