Emperor William XXIII of the House Avent

Spoilers ahead, proceed with caution

His Imperial Radiance, Firstborn Son of the Earth; Guardian of the Solar System; King of Avalon; Lord Sovereign of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile; Prince Imperator of the Arms of Orion, of Sagittarius, of Perseus, and Centaurus; Magnarch of Orion; Conqueror of Norma; Grand Strategos of the Legions of the Sun; Supreme Lord of the Cities of Forum; North Star of the Constellations of the Blood Palatine; Defender of the Children of Men; and Servant of the Servants of Earth.

—Their children:

—IRENE, second-born child.

—~~FAUSTINUS,~~FAUSTINUS, thirteenth-born child. Famously said to resemble Hadrian Marlowe.

—MATTHIAS, thirty-fourth-born child.

—RICARD ANCHISES, forty-seventh-born child.

—PHILIP, fifty-second-born child, a notorious gambler and womanizer.

—ELEANOR, seventy-seventh-born child.

—ELARA, seventy-eighth-born child.

—SELENE, ninety-ninth-born child, potentially betrothed to HADRIAN MARLOWE.

—ALEXANDER, one hundred seventh–born child and former squire to Sir HADRIAN MARLOWE.

—TITANIA, one-hundred-eighteenth-born child.

—VIVIENNE, one hundred twenty-sixth–born child.

—His ancestor, KING WILLIAM VII WINDSOR, called WILLIAM THE ADVENT, the God Emperor, Emperor of Avalon and Eden, Last King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, King-in-Avalon, and Lord Sovereign of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile. The first Sollan Emperor, deified by the Chantry.

—His predecessor and mother, TITANIA AUGUSTA III, whose reign first brought humanity into contact with the Cielcin. Fondly remembered for her hawkish response to the crisis.

—Other Imperial ancestors mentioned in Lord Marlowe's account:

—EMPEROR TITUS III

—EMPEROR TITUS V

—EMPEROR VICTOR I

—EMPEROR WINSTON THE GOOD

Advised by The Imperial Council

Serves as head of The Imperial Legions

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Empire of Silence

Mentioned

Broken Binding Edition, Introduction
Chapters 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 23, 29, 37, 38, 41, 42, 52, 56, 58, 61, 64, 66, 72, 75, 77

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