Emperor of the Libirachi Empire

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The **Emperor of the Fox Dynasty** (Libirachi:**狐狸王朝的皇帝和利比拉奇帝國的攝政王**), informally referred to as the **Emperor of the Libirachi Empire** (or in it's feminine term during the Fox Dynasty as **Empress of the Libirachi Empire**) is the monarch and head of state of the Libirachi Empire, with the title having been claimed by 17 leaders over 800 years between the 13th century and 1852 and then again from 2019 onwards.

In the interregnum period between 1852 and 2019, the title of emperor was abolished following the Libirachi War of Revolution and instead the role of head of state was carried out by the President of the Imperial Republic of Libirachi, although this regime would itself be overthrown in 2019 following a coup d'état and following the passing of the Assent Bill (2019), the title of emperor was renewed and granted to president Laura Fox who became both the first emperor in over 167 years and the first empress of the Libirachi Empire, a title her daughter Penny Fox would inherit in 2022 following the death of the first Empress Fox.

As head of state, the Libirachi emperor possesses vast amounts of power within the nation to do as they please, with the office of the president entirely down to appointment from the monarch, although an electoral system is maintained to give the illusion of a democratic republic. The emperor is also responsible for the duties formerly held by the president, including ceremonial roles such as opening the National Congress every November and appointing a head of government every Congress following elections, although these elections are by no means binding and instead act as guidance, or rather to demonstrate which loyal politician wields the most power at the time of election. The emperor is also simultaneously the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, following Penny Fox's assumption of the role in 2033.

The office of emperor possesses it's own unique seal, formerly belonging to the office of the president during the Imperial Republic of Libirachi, but in 2033 a new seal was introduced specifically for the Fox Dynasty, meaning that the title possesses two formal seals and are often used interchangeably, but the formal distinction is that the Fox dynasty seal is to be used on personal letters, laws and proclamations from the Empress Fox whilst the other seal is used jointly on proclamations and is often applied retroactively for former emperors of different dynasties.

 Past Emperors (Prior to 1852)

### Eskabar Libirachi (Sometime before 1230)

As the crusades raged across the middle east, a ragtag group of explorers and missionaries left behind by the Fourth Crusade in Constantinople led by the famed explorer Eskabar Libirachi made an expedition into the wild lands of the Mongol Empire, settling in a small village and winning over the support of local tribes through superior technology over the course of thirty years, until his death in 1230.

### Stanford Rightly I (1230 - 1270)

Despite technically being territory of the English monarchy, the land controlled by Libirachi's disciples officially declared itself independent in 1230 with the coronation of Grand Marshal Stanford Rightly I as King of the Grand Empire, later known as the Libirachi Empire in honour of its founding patron.

### Stanford Rightly II (1270 - 1345)

Establishing itself as a small nation nestled inside the Mongol Empire, the Libirachi populace came under several successive invasions before being repelled in 1323 by King Stanford Rightly II and his land armies.

### Visly Longwood (1346 - 1407)

As the Mongol Empire began to retreat, the new Prince Regent, Visly Longwood (former Grand Marshal of the Empire) seized the opportunity and expanded further into Asia, controlling thousands of villages and settlements and raising taxes to fight off local warlords. With the coronation of Longwood in 1346, a new precedent was set with the first Emperor of the Libirachi Empire leading the charge against the locals to further grow his nation.

### Henrik Longwood (1407 - 1456)

Growing dissent amongst the populace lead to the toppling of Visly I in 1407 after his heal had deteriorated to the extent his son was leading the Empire as Prince Regent. Crowned the same year, Emperor Henrik Longwood continued to edge the Empire's boundaries out into what would become India some 680 years later, continuing to grow the ethnic and cultural diversity, whilst clamping down on the abilities of the individual.

### Samuel Longwood (1457 - 1503)

Replaced by his son in 1457, the new Emperor Samuel Longwood furthered the push into India, whilst remaining weary about an assault on the Ming Dynasty in China, fearing the Chinese Wanli Emperor's power.

### Stanford Rightly III (1505 - 1567)

Passing away on March 15 1503, the Rightly family returned to power with Anton Rightly, who took the ruling name of Stanford Rightly III, beginning the second Rightly Dynasty and re-establishing the Libirachi army as a formidable fighting force over his 64 year reign.

### Istanbul Rightly I (1567 - 1620)

    Followed by Emperor Istanbul Rightly I, the last 27 years of his father's rule were governed by Lord Administrator Keet Rightly, who surrendered his powers to allow his nephew Istanbul to ascend to the throne. Under the guidance of Emperor Istanbul I, the Libirachi Empire solidified its boarders by beginning an assault of Ming Dynasty china, overthrowing the Chongzhen Emperor and cementing the Libirachi Empire as the largest land empire in history, overtaking the Mongol empire in the reign of Emperor Istanbul Rightly II.

### Istanbul Rightly II (1620 - 1692)

Following 26 years of rule by Lord Administrator Damian Rothchild I between his fathers death in 1620 and his coming of age in 1646, Istanbul Rightly II took the throne in 1647. Officially reigning between 1620 and 1695, 29 years of Istanbul Rightly II's reign were actually being run by sucsessive Lord Administrators, first Rothchild I between 1620 and 1646, and then following Rightly's death in 1692, Lord Administrators Damian Rothchild II, Henrik Blazes and Curtis Ezen ruled in 1692 - 93, 1693 - 94 and 1694 - 95 respectively before allowing Jillios Santaro to take the throne in 1695.

### Jillios I (1695 - 1754)

    Under the reign of Jillios Santaro I between 1695 and 1754, the Libirachi Empire took enormous strides in uniting the country underneath one regent, rather than being controlled by local warlords, allowing for a nationwide systematic bureaucracy to be established, advancing the nation's economic and wartime prowess whilst greatly improving quality of life for the citizens of the Empire.

### Jillios II (1754 - 1792)

Following his death in 1754, Santaro was succeeded by his son, Jillios Santaro II who furthered his father's work in creating a united country, and attempted to curb the power of the nobility in favour of his own government, although a rebellion led by the influential Libirachi family, direct descendants of the nation's founder and the highest noble family in the country. As the political struggle turned into a military struggle, Santaro abdicated on June 24 1792 before being executed only 5 days later on June 29 as the Libirachi family took power.

### George I (1792 - 1830)

    Under the leadership of George Libirachi I, the nation returned to its aristocratic heydays as the economy continued to flourish, leading to immense corruption within the great offices of state, whilst the Emperor began to distance himself from the day-to-day running of his regime.

### George II (1830 - 1834)

Dying in 1830, the Emperor was replaced by his son George Libirachi II who died only 4 years later of a heart attack whilst attempting to pacify rebel forces in China who were protesting the crashing Yen.

### George III (1834 - 1843)

Taking the throne from his father, George Libirachi III witnessed the collapse of the empire, with several regions breaking bonds with Beijing over the 1830 - 40s. Attempting to re-unite the stagnating empire, the Emperor was blown up in 1843 and replaced by his son, George Libirachi IV, the fourth member of the Libirachi (*Georgian*) dynasty in 14 years to take the throne.

### George IV (1843 -1852)

Continuing his father's re-unification work, Libirachi enlisted the assistance of Stanford Rightly, descendant of King Rightly I and Marshal of Mongolia, to help pacify the rebellious states. However, Rightly had been secretly uniting the breakaway nations into an alliance to topple the Emperor, beginning the Libirachi War of Revolution in 1849, which lasted until 1852, resulting in the execution of Libirachi and along with him, the death of the Libirachi monarchy.