Leader of Occitania

The Leader of Occitania is the head of state of the nation of Occitania. Currently, the title of the leader is the Emperor (Empress) of the Occitans, Corsicans, Basques, Gallians, Africans, Palunis, Numidians, Baytikans, Lusitans, Ispanians, and Catalans, though it is commonly known as the Emperor (Empress) of Occitania. There have been four legitimate Emperors and one independent King of Occitania, with four total legitimate leaders of Occitania. The first Emperor was Emperor Frederic, previously King of Occitania. The current Emperor (Empress) is Empress Helena.
== List of independent Kings of Occitania ==
=== House Occitania ===
The first ruler of a united Occitan nation was King (later Emperor) Frederic, of House Occitania. To date, he is the only King of an independent Kingdom of Occitania; all others have been vassal Kings of the Emperor of Occitania (or the Emperor themself).
#	Reign	Name 	Epithet/Nickname	Arms	Claim 	Notes
1	WD1-WD32
(32 days, 74 total)	King Frederic	
* "the Worthy" 	 	Right of Grandeur	Later became first Emperor of Occitania.
== List of Emperors of the Occitans, Corsicans, and Basques ==
=== House Occitania ===
On WD32, King Frederic declared himself Emperor over the Occitans, Corsicans, and Basques. The Kingdom of Occitania was consequently raised to an Empire. After Frederic passed away, his two sons went on to become Emperors as well, before House Occitania's rule over the Empire came to a close at the Second Battle of the Carcassonne, where Emperor Savaric was slain by Alari, the Archduke of Occitania and Margrave of Septimania (who later became Emperor himself).
#	Reign	Name 	Epithets/Nicknames	Arms	Claim 	Notes
1	WD32-WD74
(42 days, 74 total)	Emperor Frederic	
* "the Unifier"
* "the Worthy"
* "the Elder"	 	Right of Grandeur 	Earlier the King of Occitania.
2	WD74 
(<1 day)	Emperor Guinòt 	
* "the Unlucky" 	 	Son of Emperor Frederic	Assassinated at coronation.
3	WD74-WD135 
(61 days)	Emperor Savaric 	
* "the Terrible"
* "the Tyrannical"	 	Son of Emperor Frederic	Slain by Alari at the Second Battle of the Carcassonne.
=== Interregnum ===
Between WD135 and WD138, there was no Emperor of Occitania, as Savaric had been slain but no new Emperor had been elected by either Savaric's advisors or the Provisional Council.
=== House Esterèu ===
On WD138, troops of the loyalist military in Peitau declared their general Robert Esterèu as Savaric's successor. Esterèu was a trusted advisor of Emperor Savaric and the commander of the last remaining loyalist troops; he was the most obvious choice for Savarites looking for a leader. Emperor Robert was never viewed as a legitimate ruler by anyone but loyalists. He was arrested at Nauned on WD145 when he and his troops surrendered in the final bastion of the loyalist regime to the Provisional Government.
# 	Reign	Name 	Epithets/Nicknames	Arms	Claim 	Notes
4*	WD138-WD145
(7 days)	Emperor Robert	
* "the Disgraced"
* "the True"	 	Elected by loyalist troops in Peitau	Surrendered at Nauned to Provisional forces on WD145; not recognized as a legitimate Emperor.
=== House of the Carcassonne ===
On WD141, the Interregnum came to a complete end when Archduke Alari was elected Emperor by the Provisional Council. The primary war hero of the revolutionaries in the Occitan Civil War, Emperor Alari's military prowess and tactical knowledge were instrumental in defeating Savaric's loyalist forces. Alari is the current Emperor of Occitania.
#	Reign	Name 	Epithets/Nicknames	Arms	Claim 	Notes
4	WD141-WD146
(5 days, 36 total)	Emperor Alari	
* "the Victor"
* "the Warrior"	 	Elected by Provisional Council	War hero of the Occitan Civil War, slew Emperor Savaric and achieved great military fame.
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== List of Emperors of the Occitans, Corsicans, Basques, Gallians, Africans, Palunis, and Numidians ==
=== House of the Carcassonne ===
On WD146, the Provisional Council passed a law that renamed the legal title of the Empire to include all ethnic territories contained within it, in order to be more representative of the Empire's population. This had no change on anything but the name; all other functions remained identical, and no change in Emperor occurred.
#	Reign	Name 	Epithets/Nicknames	Arms	Claim 	Notes
4	WD146-WD156
(10 days, 36 total)	Emperor Alari	
* "the Great"
* "the Victor"
* "the Warrior"	 	Elected by Provisional Council	War hero of the Occitan Civil War, slew Emperor Savaric and achieved great military fame.
== List of Emperors of the Occitans, Corsicans, Basques, Gallians, Africans, Palunis, Numidians, Baytikans, and Lusitans ==
=== House of the Carcassonne ===
On WD156, Baytika, under the leadership of Yazim Amir, voted to unify with Occitania. This again led to a vote to rename the Empire to reflect new members of the nation. Like before, this had no change on anything but the name; all other functions remained identical, and no change in Emperor occurred. Between WD172 and his death, Emperor Alari was seriously ill, and came under the regency of Johan Tarrasso. After Alari's death due to his sickness on WD177, Regent Johan has continued his regency over Empress Helena, as she is a child.
#	Reign	Name 	Epithets/Nicknames	Arms	Claim 	Notes
4	WD156-WD177
(21 days, 36 total)	Emperor Alari 	
* "the Great"
* "the Victor"
* "the Warrior"	 	Elected by Provisional Council 	War hero of the Occitan Civil War, slew Emperor Savaric and achieved great military fame. Under regency of Johan Tarrasso after WD172.
5	WD177-present
(66+ days)	Empress Helena	 	 	Granddaughter of Emperor Alari, ascension confirmed by Grand Assembly	Minor at ascension. Under regency of Johan Tarrasso.