Emperor of Orion

The Emperor of Orion is a hereditary imperial title once held by the sovereign emperors of the Empire of Orion, from that empire's founding in 2515 to its dissolution in 2675. The title continues to exist in the peerage of the Republic. The position was created after the Third Orionese Revolution in 2512 supplanted the communist People's Commonwealth of Orion and Stefan Angevre, the leader of the peaceful transition, was acclaimed Emperor by the parliament after a plebiscite. The Orionese rapidly developed a parliamentary monarchy, mirroring that of the Terran Empire, with loyal supporters and important persons granted titles of nobility and vast estates in the Orion colonies. However, the monarchy was significantly less powerful than the Terran monarchy, and the Emperor of Orion mostly acted as a figurehead. Despite this, the Emperor held considerable prestige as a national symbol, and was considered second only to the Terran Emperor in dignity among human political leaders.
== List of Emperors of Orion ==
The imperial office was occupied continuously from 2514 to 2675 by the House of Angevre.
The royal house was established by Stefan Angevre, the leader of the popular revolt that restored liberal democracy in Orion. While initially sharing power with the popularly-elected parliament, the monarchy transferred much of its reserve power to the newly-established nobility, creating an unstable feudal situation. After the long and troubled reign of Emperor Henry I, empress Eleanor I called for a halt of further internecine violence and reasserted the authority of the National Assembly. Thereafter, the Orionese monarchy was largely symbolic and served a ceremonial function.
* Stefan I (2468-2528), reigned 2515-2528
*son, Henry I (2493-2537), reigned 2528-2550
*daughter, Eleanor I (2513-2577), reigned 2550-2564
*son, Henry II (2537-2581), reigned 2564-2580
* son, Stefan II (2568-2622), reigned 2580-2622 (regency 2580-2588)
*daughter, Eleanor II (2592-2653), reigned 2622-2653
*daughter, Margaret I (2619-2654), reigned 2653-2661
*brother, John I (2620-), reigned 2661-2675