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Gwent cardart nilfgaard emhyr var emreis — Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, during whose reign the Empire reached its greatest extent

	Emperors rule their empires, but two things they cannot rule: their hearts and their time. Those two things belong to the empire.
- Emperor Emhyr Deithwen to his wife, The Lady of the Lake

The Emperor/Imperator (Nilfgaardian language: Ker'zaer or Her'zaer)^[1] or Empress/Imperatrix is the absolutistic leader and ruler of the Nilfgaardian Empire. The main imperial domicile, the seat of the court, is the Imperial Palace in the City of Golden Towers but there's also a summer residence in Loc Grim Palace.

Although sharing the realm with a number of barons, counts, dukes, princes, senators, and other aristocrats, the Emperor's rule is totalitarian and disloyalty is often punished by death.^[2] The Emperor is also the religious head of state as the hereditary High Priest of the Great Sun.^[3]

The personal guard of the Emperor is the Impera Brigade.

Notable Emperors

Torres var Emreis
Fergus var Emreis
Usurper (? — 1257)
Emhyr var Emreis (1257 — 1290s)
- Peter Evertsen as Coadjutor of the Empire in late Emhyr's days
Morvran Voorhis (1290s — 1301 or earlier)
Jan Calveit (1301 or earlier — no earlier than 1328)

Trivia

Ker'zaer sound similar to Kaiser, a German word for emperor used historically in Austria and Germany. The Dutch term keizer is even more similar. On the other hand, her'zaer might come from Herzog and have a similar meaning to Nilfgaardians.

Notes

In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, there's a possibility of Ciri becoming the Empress of Nilfgaard and thus Emhyr's successor, but this contradicts canon (novels by Andrzej Sapkowski) which states that Morvran Voorhis was the successor of Emhyr. In the game, Voorhis alludes that being Emperor is his intention, which he hopes to realize with help from his father. One possible workaround this plothole would be if Morvran ruled together with Ciri.

References

↑ The difference in usage between the two is currently unknown. "Ker'zaer" is used more often. "Her'zaer" appears only on a noticeboard posting in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and is spoken by Nilfgaardian soldiers in Polish version of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, even though in the English version they tend to go with "ker'zaer".
↑ Blood of Elves
↑ Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni

[1] The difference in usage between the two is currently unknown. "Ker'zaer" is used more often. "Her'zaer" appears only on a noticeboard posting in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and is spoken by Nilfgaardian soldiers in Polish version of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, even though in the English version they tend to go with "ker'zaer".

[2] Blood of Elves

[3] Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni

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+[[File:Gwent cardart nilfgaard emhyr var emreis.png|thumb|Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, during whose reign the Empire reached its greatest extent|250px]]
-[[File:Emhyr triumph Novigrad.jpg|thumb|250px|Emperor Emhyr var Emreis, as triumphant.]]{{BigQuote|text = Emperors command multitudes, yet cannot control two things: their time and their health.|citation = Emperor Emhyr, {{Tw3}}}}
+{{Quote|text = Emperors rule their empires, but two things they cannot rule: their hearts and their time. Those two things belong to the empire.|citation = Emperor [[Emhyr var Emreis|Emhyr Deithwen]] to [[Cirilla Fiona (imposter)|his wife]], {{TLotL}}}}
+The '''Emperor'''/'''Imperator''' ([[Nilfgaardian language]]: ''Ker'zaer'' or ''Her'zaer'')<ref>The difference in usage between the two is currently unknown. "Ker'zaer" is used more often. "Her'zaer" appears only on a [[Nilfgaardian Lessons|noticeboard posting]] in {{Tw3}} and is spoken by Nilfgaardian soldiers in Polish version of {{TB}}, even though in the English version they tend to go with "ker'zaer".</ref> or '''Empress'''/'''Imperatrix''' is the absolutistic leader and ruler of the [[Nilfgaardian Empire]]. The main imperial domicile, the seat of the court, is the [[Imperial Palace]] in the[[Nilfgaard (city)| City of Golden Towers]] but there's also a summer residence in [[Loc Grim Palace]].
-The '''Emperor'''/'''Imperator''' ([[Nilfgaardian dialect]]: ''Ker'zaer'')<ref>''[[Nilfgaardian Lessons]]''</ref> or '''Empress''' is the absolutistic leader and ruler of the [[Nilfgaardian Empire]]. Although sharing their realm with a number of barons, counts, dukes, princes, senators and other aristocrats, the Emperor's rule is totalitarian and disloyalty is often punished by death. The Emperor is also the religious head of state, bearing the inherited title of High Priest of the [[Great Sun]], among others.<ref>''[[Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni]]''</ref>
+Although sharing the realm with a number of barons, counts, dukes, princes, senators, and other aristocrats, the Emperor's rule is totalitarian and disloyalty is often punished by death.<ref>{{BoE}}</ref> The Emperor is also the religious head of state as the hereditary [[archpriest|High Priest]] of the [[Great Sun]].<ref>{{WGW}}</ref>
+The personal guard of the Emperor is the [[Impera Brigade]].
-The Imperial Court is located in [[Nilfgaard of Golden Towers|Nilfgaard, the City of Golden Towers]], but there is also a summer residence at [[Loc Grim Palace]] on [[Loc Grim|the lake of the same name]].<ref>[[Time of Contempt]]</ref> Arguably, the most notorious emperor was [[Emhyr var Emreis]], also known as ''Deithwen Addan yn Carn aep Morvudd'' (which translates to "the White Flame Dancing on the Barrows of his Enemies"), whose reign spanned from 1257 to 1290.
 == Notable Emperors ==
-* [[Torres]]
+* [[Torres var Emreis]]
 * [[Fergus var Emreis]]
-* [[Usurper]] (? — 1257), whose name was removed from everywhere by his successor
+* [[Usurper]] {{Small|text=? — 1257}}
-* [[Emhyr var Emreis]] (1257 — 1290)
+* [[Emhyr var Emreis]] {{Small|text=1257 — 1290s}}
+** [[Peter Evertsen]] as Coadjutor of the Empire in late Emhyr's days
-* [[Morvran Voorhis]] (1290 — 1301)<ref name=":0">[[Lady of the Lake (novel)|Lady of the Lake]]</ref>
-* [[Jan Calveit]] (1301 —  ?)<ref name=":0" />
+* [[Morvran Voorhis]] {{Small|text=1290s — 1301 or earlier}}
+* [[Jan Calveit]] {{Small|text=1301 or earlier — no earlier than 1328}}
 == Trivia ==
-* Ker'zaer sound similar to ''Kaiser'', a German word for emperor used historically in Austria and Germany. The Dutch term keizer is even more similar.
+* Ker'zaer sound similar to ''Kaiser'', a German word for emperor used historically in Austria and Germany. The Dutch term ''keizer'' is even more similar. On the other hand, her'zaer might come from ''Herzog'' and have a similar meaning to Nilfgaardians.
-* In {{Tw3}}, there is the possibility of making [[Ciri]] Empress of Nilfgaard and thus Emhyr's successor, but this contradicts canon sources (novels by [[Andrzej Sapkowski]]) which state that [[Morvran Voorhis]] was the successor of Emhyr. In the game, Voorhis alludes that being Emperor is his intention, which he hopes to realize with help from his father.
-== Notes and references ==
+== Notes ==
+* In {{Tw3}}, there's a possibility of [[Ciri]] becoming the Empress of Nilfgaard and thus Emhyr's successor, but this contradicts canon ([[The Witcher series|novels]] by [[Andrzej Sapkowski]]) which states that [[Morvran Voorhis]] was the successor of Emhyr. In the game, Voorhis alludes that being Emperor is his intention, which he hopes to realize with help from his father. One possible workaround this plothole would be if Morvran ruled together with Ciri.
-<references />
+==References==
+<references />
+[[ar:إمبراطور]]
+[[it:Imperatore]]
 [[pl:Cesarz]]
 [[ru:Император Нильфгаарда]]
 [[uk:Імператор Нільфгарду]]
-[[it:Imperatore]]
-[[Category:Culture]]
 [[Category:Political titles]]
-[[Category:Government of Nilfgaardian Empire]]
+[[Category:Nilfgaardian Government]]