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Ellory I
Ellory I a few months before his death, 1996
6th Emperor of the Cygnians
Reign	1943 — 1996
Coronation	5 May 1946
Predecessor	Theodore IV (as Emperor) Franklin Jonathan Heller (as Chancellor of the Republic)
Successor	Theodore V
Chancellors	Derrick Mayweather Otto Humphrey Sir Jonathan Behrens Martin Oliver Scott Joanne Seinfeld
Supreme Commander of the Cygnian People's Army
Tenure	8 April 1943 — 5 May 1946
Predecessor	Franklin Jonathan Heller
Successor	Position abolished Himself (as Commander-in-Chief of the Cygnian Imperial Armed Forces)
Born	8 October 1921 Cygnian Imperial Palace, Swanstone, Empire of Cygnia
Died	4 December 1996 Collingham Coffeehouse, Swanstone, Cygnia
Burial	St Theodore Cathedral, Swanstone, Cygnia
Spouse	Victoria Geraldton
Issue	Theodore V Princess Louise, Duchess of Carnarvon Princess Abigail, Duchess of Broome
Full name
Ellory Alexander William Theodore Victor Albert Louis Alias: Elliott William Kennedy
House	House of Hamilton-Campbell-York-Lancaster
Father	Theodore IV
Mother	Gertraud Wolfshiem
Religion	Church of Cygnia

Royal Family of Cygnia
HIM The Queen HIH The Prince Consort HIH The Prince of Wales HIH The Princess of Wales HIH The Duke of Bunbury HIH The Duchess of Bunbury HIH Prince George of Bunbury HIH Princess Charlotte of Bunbury HIH Prince Louis of Bunbury HIH The Duke of Albany HIH The Duchess of Albany HIH The Princess Imperial HIH The Duke of Melbourne HIH Princess Beatrice of Melbourne HIH Princess Eugenie of Melbourne HIH The Earl of Hobart HIH The Countess of Hobart HIH The Duke of Charlotte HIH The Duchess of Charlotte HIH The Duke of Carnarvon HIH The Princess Alexandra HIH Prince Michael of Carnarvon Notable deceased members HIM George I HIM Queen Charlotte HIM George II HIM Queen Caroline HIM King William HIM Queen Adelaide HIM Queen Victoria HIH Albert, Prince Consort HIM Edward I HIM Queen Alexandra HIM George III HIM Queen Mary HIM Edward II HIM George IV HIM Queen Elizabeth
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Prince Ellory aged seven, 1928

Ellory I in 1968

Ellory I (Ellory Alexander William Theodore Victor Albert Louis; 8 October 1921 — 4 December 1996) was Emperor of the Cygnians from 8 April 1943 until his death. Ellory I is also known to be the first Cygnian Emperor to pay taxes to the Government.

Ellory I was the youngest son of Theodore IV, and was given his name for its connection to swans. As the youngest of five children, he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder siblings, especially his oldest brother, Alexander. He attended Swanstone Imperial Academy for the first years of his schooling years, until the age of twelve. Throughout his early life Ellory was known as a calm, intelligent and sensitive child who was constantly aware of his surroundings.

Prince Ellory was eleven years old when the Imperial Palace Massacre took place on 3 May 1933. A group of Imperial Army soldiers entered the Palace on a pretext and proceeded to shoot the Imperial Family, their aides, guards and maids. While everyone else in the Imperial Household was killed, Ellory himself was shot in the chest, though the bullet did not hit any vital organs. He managed to hold his breath and play dead for long enough to convince the assailants that he too had been murdered. When the soldiers left, Ellory quietly rose and, after a brief moment of grief, fled the premises. According to his biography, Emperor in Hiding, he obtained a disguise and a bus ticket and escaped to the countryside.

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Titles and honours

• 8 October 1921 — 3 May 1933: His Imperial Highness The Prince Ellory of Cygnia
• 10 May 1933 — 3 March 1943: Elliott William Kennedy, Esq.
• 3 March 1943 — 8 April 1943: His Imperial Highness Prince Ellory Hamilton-Kennedy, Commander-in-Chief of the Cygnian Revolutionary Army, Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Committee
• 8 April 1943 — 5 May 1946: His Imperial Highness Prince Ellory Hamilton-Kennedy, Commander-in-Chief of the Cygnian Revolutionary Army, President of the National Constituent Assembly, Chief Executive of the Provisional and Transitional Council of the Cygnian Realm
• 5 May 1946 — 4 December 1996: His Imperial Majesty The Emperor

His full title was His Imperial Majesty Ellory the First, by the Grace of God, of the Cygnian People Emperor, Head of the House of Hamilton-Campbell-York-Lancaster, Defender of Faith

• In Latin: Ellory I, Dei Gratia Cygniarum Imperator, Domus Hamilton-Campbell-York-Lancaster Princeps, Fidei Defensor

On coins, where the Latin title was present, Domus Hamilton-Campbell-York-Lancaster Princeps was omitted to conserve space. Ellory I was the first Emperor to be known as "Defender of Faith" rather than "Defender of the Faith". He chose to remove "the" in 1975 to stress the equal importance of his non-Church of Cygnia subjects.