Emperor

An Emperor is a male monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife, mother, or a woman who rules in her own right, though more specific terms (empress consort, empress dowager, and empress regnant respectively). Emperors are generally recognized to be of a higher honor and rank than kings.

Both kings and emperors are monarchs. Emperor and Empress are considered higher monarchical titles. However, monarchs heading empires have not always used the title, similarly some have used the title without actually being the heads of Empires.

After the reformations of the Independent Republic of Directus Linyoa Kannan claimed the title and became of the first Emperor of the Directian Empire, though for a time his realm did not truly match the description of an Empire. The Solethinians, the leaders of the Soleilian Empire, also used the title of Emperor, some what more appropriately.