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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Nah, for example the OG Emperors, the Roman Emperors, had a cultural prohibition against kings so they used the title Imperator.

Honestly there's a case to be made that a real Emperor wouldn't have a kingdom title.