Emperor

The Emperor of Ivez Empire is the hereditary Head of State of the Empire. He is crowned after the demise or abdication of the previous incumbent. The first Emperor was Ivez The Great, who united the Ivez Empire by 1784 and thereby formed the modern state. Since 1808, the Constitution of Ivez determined the powers of the Emperor, and made him a ceremonial figurehead. The true government lies with the Imperial Cabinet and the Parliament, while the Emperor holds a mainly symbolical power by signing laws and holding public speeches.

Imperial
Since Ivez The Great, there have been 7 Emperors and 1 Empress. Of them, 5 were succeeded by demise. Orod and Delan III were succeeded by abdication. On average, the Emperor has ruled between 20 and 30 years per incumbent. Since 1962, the inheritance of the Imperial title is set to Absolute Primogeniture.

Emperor's Palace
The Emperor's Palace has been the seat of the Emperor since its completion in 1817. Before that, the Ivez Palace in southern Kudonez, near Alworp was the residence of the Emperor, and its still is his summer residence. In the Palace, there are several chambers which have specific purposes: the Cabinet Chamber is where the Imperial Cabinet meets each week in the Ministerial Council. A small adjacent room is where the Prime Minister meets with the Emperor each Tuesday in what is known as the 'Tea Meeting'. In the Ball Room and Art Room, banquets are held year-round for special guests that vary from CEOs to Labourers. Each 15 June, the so-called 'Miners Banquet' is a public event in which the heaviest jobs are given attention. On 22 September, this is also the case with the 'Entrepreneurs Banquet'.

Ivez Day
The National Holiday is the Birthday of Ivez the Great, on 12 May. On this day, the Emperor and his household leads a day-long Parade in one of the big cities of the Empire. This city determines a route in which they can express their city through art, innovation, architecture, and the public. This was instigated under Delan III in 1962. Before 1962, Empress Orod held a Procession of Notables before the Emperor's Palace every year. This was first done in 1882 by Delan II, but was deemed outdated by Delan III. This Procession had a mostly passive and submissive nature, while the Parade was seen as more active and inclusive of the Emperor.