The elected Emperor, also called Electorate Emperor[1], was one the claimants for the imperial throne during the Age of Three Emperors, the centuries-long civil war in The Empire. They were elected in the traditional manner by the Electors from among the Elector Counts. It must be noted that many, perhaps even the majority, of the Electors simply boycotted these elections and that no elected Emperor was ever chosen or acknowledged by all the Elector Counts.
Their main rivals were the Ottilian Emperors, joined later by the Wolf Emperors, who passed their claims to the throne to their respective heirs in a hereditary manner.
This line of claimants came to an end in 1979 IC when the Grand Theogonist of Sigmar refused to acknowledge the election of the infant Countess Magritta of Marienburg.[3][2]
| known elected Emperors
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| name & original title
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reign
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notes
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sources
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| Wilhelm of Stirland
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1359 - ?
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technically last true Emperor of the Empire.
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Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), pgs. 8, 11
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition), pg. 59
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pgs. 10, 30
Altdorf: Crown of the Empire pg. 14
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| Hjalmar the Tyrannical
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1414 - 1420
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Count of Nordland. Enthroned by a divided Electorial College and a deranged Grand Theogonist, after six brutal years he was assassinated by being skewered through the eye with a tent peg.
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Drachenfels (novel), Act One, Chapter III; Act Four, Chapter II,
Salzenmund (book), History, pg. 9, Timeline, pg. 12
Altdorf: Crown of the Empire pg. 15
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| Frederik III
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c. 1448
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Sent knights to fight in the Crusades
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Tome of Salvation, pg. 198
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| Dieter III
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c. 1645 IC
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Imposed Missing Ear Tax to reduce fashionable ear trimming, riots ensured
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Altdorf: Crown of the Empire pg. 15
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| Sigismund IV
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at least 1695 - 1712
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Killed by a Wyvern during the First Siege of Altdorf during Waaagh! Gorbad.
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Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), pg. 11
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition), pg. 59
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 31
Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition), pgs. 7, 8, 15
Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (6th Edition), pg. 65
Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (7th Edition), pgs. 6, 7, 14
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (8th Edition), pgs. 10 , 16
Altdorf: Crown of the Empire pgs. 11 & 15
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| Carolus II[*]
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? - 1940[*]
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married to Empress Irina, victims of the poison feast.
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Drachenfels (novel), Prologue, Chapter III
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (4th Edition) pg. 274
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| Magritta of Marienburg
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1979
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election was not acknowledged by Grand Theogonist, last of the line
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Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition), pgs. 8, 11
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition), pg. 59
Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), pg. 31
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See also
Notes
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The following information is not to be considered officially sanctioned and/or is not written from an in-universe
point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.
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* Altdorf: Crown of the Empire pgs. 11 and 69 mention Carolus I that was the poisoned victim of Drachenfels in 1937 IC. Given that the book is a product of WFRPG 4th edition as is Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (4th Edition) that states 1940 IC, 1937 seens to be a mistake. The book contains other mistakes as well, such as mentioning Wilhelm II instead of Wilhelm III.
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