Alusian Imperial Regent

The was the ruler of the Empire of Alusia from the late 5th century A.U. onwards.
== Background ==
Since the end of the Legitimist Crisis in the 470s, the Alusian government has held the official position that the Alusian Imperial House is extinct. Any who pretend to be legitimate heirs to the House of Alusia were thus contravening state doctrine and guilty of treason, making them by definition ineligible for the throne. Without any member of the family to confer status, the succession-by-adoption strategy of the Chevik era was also deprecated. Thus, while the title of Emperor was not abolished de jure, it was de facto, and was replaced for all practical purposes by the role of Imperial Regent (see e.g. Darko Koraksic).
== Role ==
The Regent was appointed by consensus of the most senior civil and military ministers of Alusia: the appointment process was especially dominated by the brass and the much-feared Department of State. Regents had no term limits or fixed period of time between reappointments, but could theoretically be recalled by the civil service. While nominally an autocrat, the regent was considered a first-among-equals and the executive power of the regent varied significantly with the personal influence of the individual holding the title. Regents were often curtailed by the civil service through abrogation of orders. As of the mid 6th century A.U., Darko Koraksic was considered the most autocratic of the Imperial Regents to date, matching the absolute power of certain Alusian Emperors and Despots of old.
== Notable Regents ==
*Vilma Ornoff
*Darko Koraksic
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