Thyré

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The Emperor of Thyros was the ruler of the Thyrosic Empire throughout its existence. The Emperor was referred to in the native Thyridic language as the Thyré, which broadly means divine ruler when translated into Atherin. The Emperor was traditionally an absolute monarch, wielding unchecked and autocratic power throughout all aspects of imperial life. This high level of authority made the Emperor of Thyros one of the most powerful leaders on the continent, however it also meant that the success or failure of the empire rested almost exclusively with the competency of its supreme leader.
The power of the Emperor stemmed from an amalgamation of secular and religious offices into the role. Broadly speaking the title of Emperor conferred upon the holder the kingship of the various kingdoms and grand duchies that had been annexed into the Thyrosic Empire, as well as patriarchy within the Imperial Church. This combination of secular and divine authority meant that the Emperor was able to draw on religious legitimacy during times of crisis.
Emperors during the golden age of the empire also attempted to cultivate an air of imperial majesty, setting themselves above and apart from both the common people and the nobility. This was accomplished through carefully stage-managed presentation of the Emperor to both the people and the elite, although the specific style of this presentation depended on the office holder. Emperors such as Soterios Nabassar relied on a highly-active public persona to set themselves up as someone ordained by Thyrnóc, however later Emperors secluded themselves from the public and lived entirely within the increasingly monumental Imperial Palace in Thyrra. Access to the Emperor was highly restricted to those outside of his inner circle, with even powerful businessmen and nobles having little chance of a one-on-one meeting with him.
Later Emperors were forced to abandon this approach to government as their rule came under increasing pressure from internal and external threats. The office of Emperor during this time transformed into something more approaching first-among-equals rule, with weaker Emperors increasingly reliant on the support of various generals or Chief Ministers to maintain their rule. During the Empire's terminal decline, the dynastic system of succession was virtually abandoned, and the Imperial office took on an almost republican character.
== List of Emperors ==
=== House of Nabassar ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Soterios Nabassar	Zenith 133	Proclaimed the Thyrosic Empire in Zenith 160 following the annexation of the Duchy of Tohrá into the Kingdom of Thyros. 	Zenith 214 (Age 80)
Natural Causes	Zenith 160 - 214 (54 years)
as Emperor of Thyros
Zenith 154 - 160 (6 years) 
as King of Thyros
Soterios II 	Zenith 159	Eldest son of Soterios Nabassar, succeeded to the Imperial Throne in 214 following the death of Nabassar. 	Zenith 236 (Age 77)
Natural Causes	Zenith 214 - 236 (22 years)
Sebastian I 	Zenith 201	Third son of Soterios II, succeeded to the Imperial Throne in 236 following the deaths of his father and elder brothers. 	Zenith 243 (Age 42)
Natural Causes	Zenith 236 - 243 (7 years)
Michael I 	Zenith 229	Eldest son of Sebastian I, succeeded to the Imperil Throne in 243 following the death of his father. 	Autumn 26 (Age 97) 
Natural Causes	Zenith 243 - 256
(13 years)
Soterios III 	Zenith 209	Fourth son of Soterios II, brother of Sebastian I and uncle of Michael I. Overthrew Michael following the 1st Collectivist Heresy. 	Zenith 265 (Age 56)
Assassinated	Zenith 256-265 
(9 years)
Michael I
(Second)	Zenith 229	Nephew of Soterios III, overthrown by his uncle, however he succeeded him following the assassination of the Imperial family by the Imperial Guard.	Autumn 26
(Age 97)
Natural Causes	Zenith 265
(3 days)
=== Thyressian Dynasty ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death 	Time In Office
Theodore I 	Zenith 221	Brother-in-law of Michael I, husband of Liana, the eldest daughter of Sebastian I and titular Prince of Thyressia. Michael I voluntarily abdicated the throne to him.	Zenith 283 (Age 62)
Typhoid Fever	Zenith 265 - 283 (18 years)
Michael II 	Zenith 260	First son and sixth child of Theodore I, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. 	Autumn 11 (Age 51)
Assassinated	Zenith 283- Autumn 11 (28 years)
Alexandros I 	Zenith 275	Eldest son of Michael II, succeeded to the throne following the assassination of his father by the Shipworkers' Union. 	Autumn 50 (Age 75)
Assassinated	Autumn 11 - 50 (39 years)
David I 	Autumn 1 	Second son of Alexandros, succeeded to the throne following the assassination of his father by agents of the Mún. 	Autumn 56
(Age 56)
Dysentery	Autumn 50 - 56 (6 years)
Sebastian II 	Autumn 3 	Third son of Alexandros, brother of Michael I. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his childless brother. 	Autumn 57
(Age 54)
Natural Causes	Autumn 56 - 57
(1 year)
Sebastian III	Autumn 33 	Fourth son of Sebastian II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. 	Autumn 67 (Age 34)
Killed in Action at En	Autumn 57 - 67 (10 years)
Sebastian IV 	Autumn 58 	Eldest son of Sebastian III, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. Chief Minister Nicodemus Katsaros served as regent. 	Autumn 77 (Age 19)
Poisoning	Autumn 67 - 77 (10 years)
David II 	Autumn 62 	Second son of Sebastian III, brother of Sebastian IV. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent.	Autumn 90 (Age 28)
Hunting Accident	Autumn 77 - 90 (13 years)
Alexander I 	Autumn 84 	Only son of David II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent. 	Autumn 110
(Age 26)
Plague	Autumn 90 - 110 (20 Years)
Alexander II 	Autumn 100	Eldest son of David II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent. 	Autumn 110 (Age 10) 
Plague	Autumn 110 (16 weeks)
Michael III 	Autumn 108	Second son of David II, brother of Alexander II. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. Chief Minister Nicomedus Katsaros served as regent. 	Autumn 110	Autumn 110 (2 days)
=== Katsarian Rule ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Nicomedus	Autumn 29 	Chief Minister of the Thyrosic Empire from Autumn 70 - Autumn 110, de-facto ruler of the Empire from Autumn 77 on. Following the extinction of the Thyressian Dynasty, Nicomedus was proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly.	Autumn 297 (Age 268)
Natural Causes or reported transcendence.	Autumn 110 - 297 (187 years)
Cephalus 	Autumn 180	Chief Minister of the Thyrosic Empire from Autumn 239 - Autumn 297, the handpicked successor of Nicomedus I. Succeeded to the throne following the death of Nicomedus following proclamation by the Crown Assembly 	Brave 19
(Age 139)
Executed by Alexander II	Autumn 297 - Brave 17 (20 years)
=== Lavender Schism ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Alexander III	Autumn 260	Captain of the Imperial Guard, overthrew Cephalus in a palace coup following the start of the Lavender Schism within the Imperial Church.	Brave 19 (Age 59)
Assassinated	Brave 17- 19 (2 years)
Peter I 	Autumn 257	Captain of the Imperial Guard, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly following the assassination of Alexander III 	Brave 23 (Age 66)
Executed by Michael IV	Brave 19 - 23 (4 years)
Michael IV 	Autumn 271	Prince of Thyressia, crowned Emperor by the Lavenderists in Tohrá, defeated Alexander II in the resulting civil war. 	Brave 25 (Age 54)
Executed by David III	Brave 23 - 25 (2 years)
David III 	Autumn 290	Duke of Fallyn, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly, defeated Michael IV in the resulting civil war. 	Brave 30
(Age 40)
Killed by the Great Earthquake of Brave 30	Brave 25 - 30 (5 years)
Nicholas I 	Autumn 279	Brother of Michael IV, Prince of Thyressia. Crowned Emperor by the Lavenderists in Tohrá, captured Thyrra following the Great Earthquake.	Brave 31 (Age 51) 
Assassinated by Obiareus, Duke of Pavrah	Brave 30 - 31 (1 year)
=== House of Daigh ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Caomhainn 	Autumn 291	Commander of the Northern Army, marched south to defeat Duke Obiareus in Túnsen and end the Lavender Schism.	Brave 60 (Age 69)
Natural Causes	Brave 31 - 60 (29 years)
Ciaran  	Brave 30 	Third son of Caomhainn, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. 	Brave 73 (Age 43) 
Immolated by a Great Wyvern on a hunting trip.	Brave 60 - 73 (13 years)
Seoras  	Brave 57 	Eldest son of Ciaran, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. 	Brave 92 (Age 35)
Soul stolen by the Kira Jungle.	Brave 73 - 92 (19 years)
=== House of Samaras ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Anatolio  	Brave 50 	Captain of the Imperial Guard on expedition in the Kira Jungle, proclaimed Emperor by his soldiers following the death of Seoras 	Brave 110
(Age 60)
Natural Causes	Brave 92 - 110
(18 years)
Cyrano 	Brave 82 	Nephew of Anatolio, succeeded to the throne following the death of his uncle. 	Brave 118 (Age 25)
Suicide	Brave 110 - 118 (8 years)
Soterios IV	Brave 85 	Brother of Cyrano, succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. 	Brave 159 (Age 74)
Natural Causes	Brave 118 - 159 (41 years)
Sebastian V	Brave 146	Grandson of Soterios IV, succeeded to the throne following the death of his grandfather. Prince Michael of Túnsen served as regent.	Brave 208 (Age 62)
Transformed into a mighty oak.	Brave 159 - 208 (49 years)
=== Túnsenian Dynasty ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Michael V 	Brave 135	Cousin of Sebastian V, succeeded to the throne following the disappearance of the Imperial Family. 	Brave 220 (Age 85)
Natural Causes	Brave 208 - 220
(12 years)
Michael VI 	Brave 170	Eldest son of Michael V, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. 	Brave 229 (Age 59)
Murdered by Michael VII	Brave 220 - 229 (9 years)
Michael VII	Brave 177	Born Prince Alexander of Thyros, brother of Michael V. Succeeded to the throne following the fratricidal murder of his brother.	Brave 232 (Age 54)
Suicide	Brave 229 - 232 (3 years)
=== House of Daigh (II) ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Nicholas II 	Brave 180	Great-Grandson of Ciaran, son-in-law of Michael VI. Proclaimed Emperor following the storming of the Imperial Palace by steelworkers.	Brave 258 (Age 78)
Natural Causes	Brave 232 - 258 (26 years)
Theodore II 	Brave 236	Third son of Nicholas II, succeeded to the throne following the death of his father. 	Brave 270 (Age 34)
Killed in battle at Avena	Brave 258 - 270 (12 years)
Michael VIII	Brave 250	Fifth son of Nicholas II, brother of Theodore II. Succeeded to the throne following the death of his brother. 	Brave 273 (Age 23)
Executed	Brave 270 - 273 (3 years)
=== Final Emperors ===
Name 	Birth 	Succession 	Death	Time in Office
Dorion 	Brave 242 	Proclaimed Emperor by the garrison at Talarth following the capture and execution of Michael VIII by the Korkhali Elves. 	Presumed Brave 275 (Age 33)
Captured following the siege of Talarth	Brave 273 - 275 (2 years)
Alexander II 	Brave 237 	Chief Minister of the Thyrosic Empire, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly in Thyrra during the siege of Talarth 	Brave 279 (Age 42)
Assassinated	Brave 275 - 279 (4 years)
Peter II 	Brave 240 	Minister of Shipping & Trade, overthrew Peter II in a palace coup 	Brave 285 (Age 45)
Killed by a large apple.	Brave 279 - 285 (6 years)
Michael IX 	Brave 241 	Commander of the Thyrran City Guard, proclaimed Emperor by the Crown Assembly following the death of Peter II 	Brave 291 (Age 50)
Killed, alongside the entire Crown Assembly, by a demon within the Imperial Palace	Brave 285 - 291 (6 years)
Michael X 	Brave 240s	Vicepatriarch of the Imperial Church in Thyrra, assumed the role of Emperor following the deaths of Michael IX and the Crown Assembly	Red 7 (50-60)
Killed in a Kutai raid	Brave 291 - Red 7 (16 years)
Nicholas III 	Brave 243 	Titular Prince of Thyressia, assumed the role of Emperor following the death of Michael X in a Kutai raid 	Red 9 (Age 66)
Natural Causes	Red 7 - 9 (2 years)
Alexandros II	Brave 260 	Leader of the Royal College of Surgeons, proclaimed Emperor because he happened to be in the room at the time 	Red 16 (Age 44)
Killed during the Sack of Thyrra	Red 7 - 16 (9 years)