emperor

     

An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form. As a title, "empress" may inicate the wife of an emperor (empress consort) or a woman who is a ruling monarch (empress regnant). Emperors are generally recognized to be above kings in honor and rank.

Trivia about emperor

  • It's the royal title held by Heliogabalus, assassinated in his bathroom by his own Praetorian Guard
  • Title shared by a large moth or the largest penguin
  • Franz Joseph got plenty of new clothes when he ruled Austria for 68 years with this loftier title than king
  • In "Return of the Jedi", it's the royal title held by Darth Vader's cruel master Palpatine
  • Yuan Shih-K'ai was president of China from 1912-16, but really wanted to be this title
  • Title held in different countries at different times by Balbinus, Bao Dai & Bidatsu
  • Title held for 63 years by the man seen here(Hirohito)
  • The 2nd century B.C. Chinese leader Wu Ti was called the Warrior this (a higher rank than Xena)
  • Stephen L. Carter's novel "The ____ of Ocean Park"
  • This Beethoven piano concerto, Opus 73, sounds fit for more thn a king

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