List of Lyncanestrian monarchs

The Imperial coat of arms of Lyncanestria since the accession of Robert II.

The Lyncanestrian monarchy can be traced to the Proclamation of 1865. Issued by Philippe V of Barrois, it declared a united Empire following the Lyncanestrian League's victories in their war for independence from Vannois who sought to form a more centralized grip on the western princes of the former Holy Audonian Empire. The monarchy was codified with the Constitution, in which a monarchy was formally established and whose powers became regulated by law.

The succession to the Imperial Crown is delineated in Article 2 of the constitution, which creates a constitutional and elective monarchy. The elective monarch rules for life, or until deemed incapacitated. For most of its history, the Lyncanestrian monarchy has been held by the Villeneuve House of Barrois.

In 1928, the Federal Council elected the first woman Empress regnant, Queen Catherine of Barrois, who remains the only woman to date elected monarch. Her son, Robert I, remains the only foreign-born Lyncanestrian monarch elected emperor.

Since 6 July 2013, the emperor of Lyncanestria has been Philippe IV.

List of monarchs

Name	Portrait	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	House
Philippe I Philippe Pierre Nicolas b. 4 September 1814 d. 27 May 1898		27 October 1865	27 May 1898 His death	Concurrently Philippe V as King of Barrois	Villeneuve
Charles I Charles Jean b. 12 October 1833 d. 9 January 1905		31 May 1898	9 January 1905 His death	Concurrently Charles II as King of Barrois	Villeneuve
Philippe II Philippe Antoine Guillaume b. 8 May 1835 d. 24 November 1907		10 January 1905	24 November 1907 His death	Concurrently Philippe VI as King of Barrois	Villeneuve
Louis I Louis Frédéric Émile Amédée b. 20 February 1842 d. 8 July 1928		26 November 1907	8 July 1928 His death	Concurrently Louis VII as King of Antenfoi	Luçon
Catherine I Catherine Élisabeth b. 3 April 1858 d. 7 October 1942		17 July 1928	7 October 1942 Her death	Only woman elected Empress regnant; Concurrently Catherine I as Queen of Barrois	Villeneuve
Robert I Robert Jean Victor b. 22 June 1879 d. 8 August 1958		10 October 1942	8 August 1958 His death	Concurrently Robert II as King of Barrois	Villeneuve-Lugarne
Guillaume I Guillaume Auguste b. 26 September 1900 d. 1 February 1989		8 August 1958	8 January 1984 His abdication	Concurrently Guillaume IV as King of Barrois	Villeneuve-Lugarne
Philippe III Philippe Robert b. 29 September 1922 d. 17 August 1999		9 January 1984	17 August 1999 His death	Concurrently Philippe VII as King of Barrois	Villeneuve-Lugarne
Guillaume II Guillaume Claude Alexandre b. 17 April 1944 d. 6 July 2013		17 August 1999	6 July 2013 His death	Concurrently Guillaume V as King of Barrois	Villeneuve-Lugarne
Philippe IV Samuel Philippe Alexandre b. 19 August 1973		6 July 2013	Incumbent	Concurrently Philippe VIII as King of Barrois	Villeneuve-Lugarne

See also

• Monarchy of Lyncanestria