Emperor of the Levantines

The Emperor of the Levantines, sometimes called Holy Levantine Emperor is a semi-defunct title of the ruler of the Holy Levantine Empire (considered by itself to be the successor of Great Levantia) during the Middle Ages through the 20th Century. Prior to the Second Great War, the title was, without interruption, held in conjunction with title of King of Dericania and King of Culfra, and these two titles were considered to be the two constituent crowns of the Holy Levantine Empire. Though the Empire and its institutions came to a functional end during the Second Great War, the Empire, and thus the Emperor, have continued through the Empire-in-fact, a legal fiction which sets both in full union with the Urcean Crown. The terms of the title's continuance - and its possession by the Apostolic King of Urcea - are set forth in the Treaty of Corcra, the document that ended the South Levantine phase of the Second Great War.

Contemporary role
The titles, honors, and regalia of the Emperor of the Levantines mostly convey an additional nominal honor upon the Apostolic King of Urcea in the modern form of the office, though it is not entirely without some limited administrative and legal responsibilities. Levantine Union law has determined that any defunct or absent title historically associated with the Holy Levantine Empire returns to the person of the Emperor. This generally requires the Emperor's participation in any adjudication relating to former Levantine titles dissolved after the Second Great War and Third Fratricide. This legal distinction is important in settlements before the Cort de Antics, as recognition of titles as defunct is a necessary legal step before settlements can be reached.

The Emperor continues to serve as patron of the Imperial Order of the Holy Cross, a knighthood order now recognizing meritorious service on behalf of the Levantine Union.