St Richard the Lionheart

Richard I, better known as Richard the Lionheart of the House of Plantagenet ruled the Luthori as Rzeczpospolita King, Rzeczpospolita Emperor and finally Holy Luthori Emperor from February 2143 until The Act of Succession 2442 finally accepted he wasn't coming back from the crusades and named a successor. With a reign spanning 299 years he is the longest reigning monarch in Terra by an order of magnitude.

He assumed the throne under a system of elected monarchy known as the Rzeczpospolita, but during his second term the Holy Luthori Empire was created in October 2149 with Richard declared as Rzeczpospolita Emperor. He remained theoretically an elected monarch but the franchise was shifted from the citizenry to the legislature, who required a two-thirds majority to elect a new Emperor. A new constitution in May 2174 change his title to Holy Luthori Emperor.

Titles and styles

 * Titles
 * Holy Luthori Emperor (May 2174–January 2442)
 * Rzeczpospolita Emperor (October 2149–May 2174)
 * Rzeczpospolita King (February 2143–October 2149)