Lists of emperors

This is a list including all rulers who had carried the title of emperor or who ruled over an empire through history.

Emperors of short-lived monarchies

 * Emperor Jacques of the Empire of Haiti (1804–1806)
 * Emperor Augustine of the First Mexican Empire (1822–1823)
 * Emperor Faustin of the Empire of Haiti (1849–1859)
 * Emperor Maximilian of the Second Mexican Empire (1864–1867)
 * Emperor Sunjong and Gojong of the Korean Empire (1897–1910)
 * The Hongxian Emperor of the Empire of China (1915–1916)
 * The Datong Emperor of the Empire of Manchuria (1934–1945)
 * Emperor Bảo Đại of the Empire of Vietnam (1945)
 * Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Empire (1976–1979)

Self-proclaimed "emperors"

 * See also Self-proclaimed monarchy and micronation


 * Simeon Uroš, "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks" (held by Uroš V), in reality Despot of Epirus and Thessaly (1359–1369)
 * John Uroš, "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks", in reality Despot of Thessaly (1369–1373)
 * Jovan Nenad, "Emperor of Serbs" (1526–1527)
 * Andrés Novales, “Emperor of the Philippines” (1823)
 * Joshua Abraham Norton, “Emperor of the United States of America” (1859-1880)

Fictional emperors

 * Category: Fictional emperors and empresses