Emperor

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[[File:Arissa Lavigny-Duval.png|thumb|240px|Reigning Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval]]
The '''Emperor''' is the head of state and head of government of the [[Empire]]. The reigning Emperor is [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]].

All emperors are members of the [[Imperial Family]]. They must be of [[Royalty|royal]] blood or of royal marriage with the House of Duval.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/17-APR-3301 Synteini Slave Sale Honours Emperor]</ref> After an individual becomes the emperor, he or she reigns until death. The line of succession to the imperial throne is generally hereditary except if there's no suitable candidate acceptable to the [[Imperial Senate]].<ref name=":0">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=225156 Governments and politics in Elite Dangerous]
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The legitimacy of an emperor's rule depends on the recognition by the Imperial Senate. The [[senators]] are responsible for enforcing Imperial Law and they are only accountable to the Emperor. Senators and the chancellor are appointed by the Emperor.<ref name=":0" /> If the Emperor is unable to rule then the [[Chancellor]] can rule in the Emperor's stead.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/07ba16d2a4f6f8ebd10d5e7b07f87924bf8bca34 Chancellor Blaine Opens Senate Debate]</ref>

== Residence ==
The [[Imperial Palace]] on [[Capitol]] is the official residence of the Emperor. It is one of the great manufactured interstellar marvels of our age.<ref>Tourist Beacon 0144</ref> The emperor can make important statements and speeches in the palace or occasionally on the steps. Imperial marriage, mourning, procession and crowning are held there.<ref name=":1" /><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55af5cfe9657ba9342357514 Date Set for Imperial Wedding]
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== Protection ==
The [[Imperial Guard]] are assigned to protect the Emperor, certain senators and the [[Imperial Palace]].<ref name=":1" />

== Powers and duties ==
The Emperor is the sovereign ruler, head of the [[Empire]] and above the law. The emperor can sit in the [[Imperial Senate]], declare the opening and closure of each Senate session, declare the Senate's agenda, impose rules and regulation for the Senate to follow, and meet with foreign ambassadors in the name of the Senate. The Emperor can appoint [[Senators]], the [[Chancellor]] and hold them accountable.<ref name=":0" /> It is the Emperor's duty to ensure the success of the Empire and its continuation long into the future.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55a90ed59657ba7549f67b12 The Emperor Speaks out for Unity] - 18 JUL 3301
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== Election ==
Imperial succession is generally hereditary if there is a suitable candidate acceptable to the Imperial Senate. There are usually no elections. The rare exception is if there's not a clear line of succession then the Imperial Senate has the duty to decide who will rule the Empire. They must follow the rules set out by centuries of law and tradition. The Senate has one month to determine who will be the next ruler to sit on the Imperial Throne. The candidate must be of royal blood or of royal marriage, and must have a clear majority backing of the Senate in the final count.<ref name=":2">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55ed60f59657ba7e69c575d7 Chancellor Blaine Opens Senate Debate]
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== History ==
After the death of the [[Achenar]] colony's founder, [[Marlin Duval]], in 2296, her brother [[Henson Duval]] took over its administration and immediately began transforming the Republic of Achenar into the Empire.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> Henson's first act was to disband the council and assume sole responsibility for the leadership of the Achenar colony. He rejected the [[Federation]]'s requests that the colony join them, and declared that the leadership of the colony, and any affiliated systems, would be hereditary passed down from father to son. In 2320, [[Henson Duval]] was formally crowned as the first Emperor of the Empire.<ref name="Beacon0159" />

Early in his reign, the 15th Emperor [[Hengist Duval]] changed the laws of succession so that daughters of the Imperial line would also be able to become Emperor.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/561397259657ba7007435572 Senate Declares Arissa Lavigny-Duval Emperor]</ref> The [[Imperial Senate|Senate]] determined that the title 'Emperor' should be used for both male and female rulers.<ref name=":1">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5620c5189657bab1612a1853 Arissa Lavigny-Duval Crowned Emperor]</ref>

After the assassination of [[Hengist Duval]], there was no clear successor to the Imperial Throne, because Hengist had decreed on December 19, 3300 that his son [[Prince]] [[Harold Duval]] was not of sound mind and thus ineligible. This left the choice of who would be crowned the next Emperor entirely to the Imperial Senate. [[Chancellor]] [[Anders Blaine]] was widely considered the strongest candidate for the throne, but the revelation of his indirect connection to [[Emperor's Dawn]] left [[Princess]] [[Aisling Duval]] and [[Senator]] [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval|Arissa Lavigny]] as the most convincing contenders.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/561249259657ba7207f31fd4 Imperial Succession Vote in Senate Today]</ref> Arissa Lavigny had previously declared that [[Prince]] [[Aristide Lavigny]] was not her biological father, and that she was the illegitimate daughter of [[Hengist Duval]]. This made her claim to the throne stronger than Aisling Duval's, since Aisling was Harold's illegitimate daughter.<ref>[http://elitedangerous.com/news/galnet/?read=20DEC33002fa394d61b9087f2f0343faadd867bcd Arissa Lavigny is the Daughter of the Emperor]</ref> Senator [[Denton Patreus]] was also briefly thought to be vying for the throne after he opined that the Emperor should be chosen based on merit rather than bloodline, and Senator [[Zemina Torval]] signaled her support for Patreus when she asserted that Patreus was the most popular Senator among the citizenry.<ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#Senator Patreus Declares Succession About Power Not Blood|GalNet: Senator Patreus Declares Succession About Power Not Blood]]</ref><ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#Torval Backs Patreus's Line on the Imperial Succession|GalNet: Torval Backs Patreus's Line on the Imperial Succession]]</ref> In the end, the Imperial Senate voted to elect [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]] as the next Emperor. She was crowned in the Imperial Palace as the 16th Emperor of the [[Empire]] on October 18, 3301.<ref name=":1" />

== Titles and Styles ==
* Greeting: ''Hail the Emperor''<ref name=":3" />
* Reverence: ''Bask in his Greatness. Bask in his Glory. Bask in her Greatness. Bask in her Glory.''<ref name=":3" />
* Title: ''His Majesty. Her Majesty.''<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/14-MAR-3301 Blaine Refuses Patreus’s Request - 14 MAR 3301]
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* Cheering: ''Long Live the Emperor!'' <ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55a4dc5d9657ba6d253de737 Long Live the Emperor! - 14 JUL 3301]
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These styles are visible below and above the [[Access Corridor]] of Imperial stations. Imperial sympathizers occasionally do the act of [[basking]].<ref name=":3">https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/37wmt2/ootl_on_the_whole_empire_bask_meme/</ref>

== List of Emperors ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" border="1"
! Name
! Reign
! Notes
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| [[Henson Duval]]
| 2320 - 2402
| Founder of the Empire and 1st Emperor; brother of [[Marlin Duval]], who founded the Republic of Achenar that preceded the Empire<ref name="Beacon0159">Tourist Beacon 0159, The Line of the Duvals</ref>
|-
| Saik Duval
| 2402 - 2483
| 2nd Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| Trasken Duval
| 2483 - 2541
| 3rd Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| Hennick Duval
| 2541 - 2604
| 4th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| Lucius Duval
| 2604 - 2684
| 5th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| Anders Duval
| 2684 - 2739
| 6th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| Hender Duval
| 2739 - 2799
| 7th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Trasken Duval II]]
| 2799 - 2858
| 8th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Trasken Duval III]]
| 2858 - 2943
| 9th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Olban Hensard Duval]]
| 2943 - 2991
| 10th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Gaylen Trasken Duval]]
| 2991 - 3061
| 11th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Atticus Obellan Duval]]
| 3061 - 3132
| 12th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Hender Saik Duval]]
| 3132 - 3182
| 13th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Hesketh Duval]]
| 3182 - 3233
| 14th Emperor<ref name="Beacon0159" />
|-
| [[Hengist Duval]]
| 3233 - 3301
| 15th Emperor;<ref name="Beacon0159" /> assassinated by [[Brendan Paul Darius]]
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| [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]]
| 18 October 3301 - Present<ref name=":1" />
| 16th Emperor;<ref name="Beacon0159" /> the first female Emperor, as well the first illegitimate member of the Imperial Family to be elected Emperor
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== Trivia ==
* Emperor is an imperial title that is of a higher honour and rank than king (royal title). An emperor is a monarch and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor</ref>
* Emperor is derived from the Latin ''Imperator'', meaning "commander" or "one who commands". In English, the feminine form is Empress (the Latin is ''imperatrix''). The realm of an emperor or empress is termed an ''Empire''.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_and_noble_ranks</ref>

== Videos ==
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== References ==
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