Cyrodilic Emperors

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**Notice**: The table below lists all known **Tamrielic and Cyrodilic Emperors**. These are individuals who ruled the Cyrodilic Empires of Tamriel and Cyrodiil, including emperors, regents, potentates, and others who assumed control of the Imperial City and the Ruby Throne. The table is organized according to ruling dynasties and interregnal periods.

### Non-canonical Monarchs

This *The Elder Scrolls: Rebellion* section is non-canon.The subject matter of this article or section does not take place in the "real" ***Elder Scrolls* universe**.

**Notice**: The table below lists all known **Tamrielic and Cyrodilic Emperors** in the Rebellion timeline.

## Notes

1. ↑ According to developer Template:TIL Ami-El was still emperor in 1E 358.
2. ↑ The Legend of Red Eagle mentions Hestra invaded the Reach after 1E 1030.
3. ↑ Dates of Shor-El's reign are unknown, but they are mentioned after Hestra in *Where were you when the Dragon Broke?* as part of the Emperor Oversoul.
4. ↑ The final emperor of the Alessian Empire is unidentified. His office was abolished in 1E 2331 when the Alessian Empire and Alessian Order were dissolved at the conclusion of the War of Righteousness.
5. ↑ Reman I died in 1E 2762 and it is reasonable to assume that his successor was crowned almost immediately afterwards.
6. ↑ The exact year of Kastav's death and the ascension of his successor, Reman II, is not specified by Annals of the Dragonguard. Sky Haven Temple was cut off from contact with Kastav in 1E 2804 and under siege during 1E 2805 and 1E 2806, so no news of the outside world reached the members of the Dragonguard stationed there. Only after the siege was lifted did they become aware of Reman II's ascension. However, given his 39 years of rule mentioned on his epitaph and his death in 1E 2843 according to Reman II: The Limits of Ambition, Reman II likely deposed Kastav in 1E 2804. Reman II was probably only officially crowned after Kastav's death in 1E 2812
7. ↑ Brazollus Dor was placed between Reman II and Reman III by High King Emeric in High King Emeric Answers Your Questions. Despite being ruler, nearly all issues of policy and politics were delegated to his Potentate, Sidri-Ashak.
8. ↑ It's controversial which assassin organisation really killed the last Akaviri Potentate. While literature speaks of the Dark Brotherhood, a Morag Tong assassin in ESO implies his ancestor was responsible for the assassination.
9. ↑ It is unknown when the warlord Attrebus gained the Imperial Throne during the Interregnum. According to the *Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition*, Attrebus' reign is established to have occurred prior to the city of Rimmen's secession from Elsweyr in 2E 812, and Akaviri expelled from Cyrodiil by Attrebus later settled in Elsweyr and founded Rimmen. As Rimmen was extant as early as 2E 576 per *House Tharn of Nibenay* when Leovic of the Longhouse Emperors was in power, Attrebus could only have reigned sometime between the onset of the Interregnum in 2E 430 and whenever Durcorach, the first Longhouse Emperor, ascended to the throne.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Varen's Rebellion is stated in *Pirate Queen of the Gold Coast* to have begun 2E 576 and continued into the following year, but the end-date of the conflict (when Leovic died) is not explicitly identified in any existing sources. It is known, however, that after Varen Aquilarios was crowned emperor, he and his Companions spent two years (according to Lyris Titanborn) questing for the Amulet of Kings before returning to the Imperial City and causing the Soulburst in 2E 579. Therefore, Leovic's death and the end of Varen's Rebellion occurred in 2E 577.
11. ↑ Leovic held the office of emperor at least as early as 2E 566, when the *Gold Coast Guide* was published.
12. ↑ During the Alliance War, as each alliance fleetingly gained control of the Imperial City, they would crown a figurehead Emperor from among their warriors. These Emperors' reigns were extremely short-lived and their names have been lost to history.
13. ↑ During the Alliance War, as each alliance fleetingly gained control of the Imperial City, they would crown a figurehead Emperor from among their warriors. These Emperors' reigns were extremely short-lived and their names have been lost to history.
14. ↑ At some point prior to 2E 812, the remnants of the defeated Kamal (race) army that invaded Tamriel in 2E 572 seized the Imperial Throne from the successors of the warlord Attrebus. This suggests that at least one Kamal ruled as Emperor for a time.
15. ↑ Cuhlecain proclaimed himself emperor upon capturing the Imperial City, but he was assassinated before he could be formally crowned. His successor Tiber Septim, who became the first emperor of the Third Empire of Tamriel after completing the conquest of the continent 42 years later, honored Cuhlecain as "Emperor Zero".
16. ↑ "There has been some disagreement regarding Pelagius' relationship with Tiber Septim. A version of a Brief History of the Empire referred to Pelagius as Tiber's eldest son, but it has since been revised. Some passages in The Real Barenziah suggest that Tiber's wife, referred to as the Empress, had multiple "children". The likeliest explanations include that Tiber and the Empress had female children otherwise unrecorded to history, or that the general public were referred to as the Empress' "children". Other possibilities include that the Empress had children that were not Tiber's, the two of them had secret offspring, or a mistake on the part of the author. Regardless, the throne ended up with Kintyra.
17. ↑ Book 3 of The Wolf Queen indicates that Antiochus was not offered the throne until some time had passed after the death of Pelagius II. A Brief History of the Empire indicates that he took the throne twelve years before the War of the Isle in 3E 110, which leads to the same date.
18. ↑ Book 5 of The Wolf Queen states that Antiochus fell into a coma in 3E 119 and that his funeral was in 3E 120. The Madness of Pelagius agrees, stating that Kintyra ascended the throne "just over a year" after Pelagius' birth in 3E 119. Both books are contradicted in the Biography of the Wolf Queen, which explicitly places his death in 3E 112. To add to the confusion, see the note about the date of Pelagius III's birth. This chart uses the 120 date, since most references state that to be the correct date.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 In The Wolf Queen, although there is uncertainty over the date of Kintyra's death, it is stated that Uriel III was crowned "four years previously" to the year 3E 125, implying that he was crowned in 3E 121. A Brief History of the Empire explicitly states that Uriel took the throne in 121. The Biography of the Wolf Queen states that Kintyra was executed in 3E 114 and that Uriel ascended to the throne "seven years later". Thus, while all three books agree on the date of Uriel's ascension, the Biography implies a seven year interregnum during the War of the Red Diamond when nobody wore the Imperial crown. The precise date given in Broken Diamonds implies that Kintyra was held in captivity for some time before her death.
20. ↑ Magnus' Race is never stated. However his wife Hellena, the mother his son Pelagius, is described as "Cyrodiil". So Magnus must have been Breton as Pelagius is Breton.
21. ↑ The Madness of Pelagius says that Pelagius III died in the 34th year of his life, which translates to 3E 153.
22. ↑ Both Brief History of the Empire and The Madness of Pelagius put the length of Katariah's reign at 46 years. To fit in with later events, this reign must end in 3E 200.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Daggerfall version of Brief History says "In two years, he was dead" while the later version says that Cassynder died "Three years after [his accession]". It is impossible to determine exactly which year these statements are intended to mean, but 3E 202 seems reasonable.
24. ↑ Brief History of the Empire describes the reign of Uriel Septim IV lasting 43 years. This must have extended into 3E 246, as The Rear Guard describes a law made "in 3E 246, during the reign of Uriel IV". The Daggerfall Chronicles place Uriel's death in 3E 247, but it doesn't seem possible to stretch his reign into this year given other events. It is possible this date has been superseded.
25. ↑ Although the Brief History of the Empire states Cephorus II became emperor in 3E 268, this is clearly an error. The same book states that Uriel Septim V also became emperor in 268, so it is more logical to assume the latter is correct and that Cephorus simply followed on from Uriel IV. Cephorus is described as "a cousin more closely related to the original Septim line", although his precise line of descent is not clear.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 *The Third Era Timeline* states that Uriel VI died and Morihatha was crowned in 3E 320, and *Tamriel's Timeline, The Daggerfall Chronicles* suggests the year was 3E 317. However, *Brief History of the Empire* notes that Morihatha was born a month after her father left for Akavir in 3E 288, and that she was 25-years-old as Empress, which would put her coronation in 3E 313.
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 The Brief History of the Empire states that Pelagius reigned for 49 years, but this has been acknowledged as an error - the correct span is 29 years.
28. ↑ Marcella is the first half breed ruler of the Varian Dynasty.
29. ↑ The first Nordic Varian Emperor.
30. ↑ The first Nordic half-breed Varian Emperor.
31. ↑ Claudius II is tri breed with Imperial, Nordic, and Dunmeri breeds.

## References

1. ↑ *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Third Edition: Eras*
2. ↑ *Cleansing of the Fane*
3. ↑ *On Minotaurs*
4. ↑ *Rislav The Righteous*
5. ↑ *Bangkorai, Shield of High Rock*
6. ↑ *PGE*
7. ↑ *Where Were You ... Dragon Broke*
8. ↑ *PGE*
9. ↑ Tomb in Sancre Tor: *"Here lies Reman of Cyrodiil. He defeated the Akaviri Horde and brought peace to Tamriel. 2762."*
10. ↑ *The Book of the Dragonborn*
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 *Annals of the Dragonguard*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Tomb in Sancre Tor: *"Here lies Reman II of Cyrodiil, crowned Emperor of Tamriel in the year 2812. He fell in battle against the Dark Elves, in the fifty-seventh year of his age, after a reign of thirty-nine years and eight months wanting a day."*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 *Reman II: The Limits of Ambition*
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *High King Emeric Answers Your Questions*
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Tomb in Sancre Tor: *"Here lies Reman III, last Emperor of the Cyrodiils, the scourge of the Dark Elves, who was cruelly slain by treachery, in the year 2920. He reigned forty-three years."*
16. ↑ *2920, The Last Year of the First Era*
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 *The Brothers of Darkness*
18. ↑ *2920, The Last Year of the First Era*
19. ↑ *Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Seat of Sundered Kings: Cyrodiil*
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 *Travails and Triumphs of a Monarch*
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 *The Royal House of King Eamond*
22. ↑ *The Wolf of Solitude*
23. ↑ *Chronicles of the Five Companions 1*
24. ↑ *House Tharn of Nibenay*
25. ↑ Events of The Elder Scrolls Online
26. ↑ Sister Terran Arminus's dialogue in The Elder Scrolls Online
27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 *Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition*
28. ↑ *The Arcturian Heresy*
29. ↑ 29.00 29.01 29.02 29.03 29.04 29.05 29.06 29.07 29.08 29.09 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 *Brief History of the Empire v 1*
30. ↑ 30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 Tamriel's Timeline, *The Daggerfall Chronicles* — Ronald Wartow
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 *The Wolf Queen, v2*
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 *The Wolf Queen, v3*
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 *Biography of the Wolf Queen*
34. ↑ *The Wolf Queen, v5*
35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 *The Madness of Pelagius*
36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 *The Wolf Queen, v4*
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 *The Wolf Queen, v6*
38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 *The Wolf Queen, v7*
39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 *The Third Era Timeline*
40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 *Brief History of the Empire v 2*
41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 *The Wolf Queen, v8*
42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 *Brief History of the Empire v 3*
43. ↑ *The Fall of the Usurper*
44. ↑ *Report: Disaster at Ionith*
45. ↑ 45.00 45.01 45.02 45.03 45.04 45.05 45.06 45.07 45.08 45.09 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 *Brief History of the Empire v4*
46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Intro speech in TES4 by Uriel Septim "*I was born 87 years ago...*". The speech was made in 3E 433.
47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 The Black Horse Courier, Special Edition
48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Events of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion*
49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 *Rising Threat*
50. ↑ *Lord of Souls*
51. ↑ *The Infernal City*
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 *The Great War (book)*
53. ↑ 53.00 53.01 53.02 53.03 53.04 53.05 53.06 53.07 53.08 53.09 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 53.33 *Dynasties: The Varians of Cyrodiil*
54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 *The First-Three Non Emperors of Cyrodiil*
55. ↑ *Life of Reman the Great*
56. ↑ *The Great Saint*
57. ↑ *The Great Steel*
58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Second Edition: Cyrodiil*
59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.3 *The Varian Dragon*
60. ↑ 60.00 60.01 60.02 60.03 60.04 60.05 60.06 60.07 60.08 60.09 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17 60.18 60.19 60.20 *The Fifth Era*
61. ↑ *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Second Edition: Cyrodiil*
62. ↑ *The Lion Lady of Cyrodiil*
63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 *Peace within Cyrodiil: First Second Varian Emperors*
64. ↑ *The Lion Lady of Cyrodiil*
65. ↑ *A Incident in Anvil*
66. ↑ *The Incident in Anvil*
67. ↑ *Brief History of the Empire, Book I*
68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.3 *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Fourth Edition*
69. ↑ Dialogue with Claudius
70. ↑ 70.00 70.01 70.02 70.03 70.04 70.05 70.06 70.07 70.08 70.09 70.10 Brief History of the Empire, Book III
71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 *Pocket Guide to the Empire, Fourth Edition: Eras*
72. ↑ *Dossier: Kanato Vulpon*
73. ↑ *The Bruma Killer (Book)*
74. ↑ 74.0 74.1 Rumors heard during the Orcish Invasion; *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
75. ↑ Dialogue with Titus Varian III
76. ↑ *The Four-Day Siege*
77. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Invasion*
78. ↑ *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 725*
79. ↑ 79.0 79.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 733*
80. ↑ *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 687*
81. ↑ 81.0 81.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 758*
82. ↑ 82.0 82.1 *Dynasties: The Rising Aventos*
83. ↑ *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 720*
84. ↑ 84.0 84.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 766*
85. ↑ *The Fifth Era Timeline*
86. ↑ *The Ten Year of Two-Emperors*
87. ↑ Events of *The Elder Scrolls VI: Underworld*
88. ↑ 88.0 88.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 819*
89. ↑ 89.0 89.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 852*
90. ↑ 90.0 90.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 861*
91. ↑ 91.0 91.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 918*
92. ↑ 92.0 92.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 989*
93. ↑ 93.0 93.1 *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 991*
94. ↑ *Year in Cyrodiil: 5E 963*
95. ↑ *A New Heir to the Throne*
96. ↑ Events during *The Elder Scrolls VI: Akavir*
97. ↑ *The Great Steel*
98. ↑ 98.0 98.1 98.2 98.3 Events of *The Elder Scrolls: Rebellion*; Non-canon
99. ↑ *The Tamriel Sun*

The following references are considered to be unofficial sources. They are included to round off this article and may not be authoritative or conclusive.
1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Members of the Hew's Bane Thieves Guild Answer Your Questions*
2. ↑ Template:TIL, The Imperial Library
3. ↑ Special ZOS Lore Master Interview with Lawrence Schick
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 *An Elder Scrolls Novel: Rebellion*