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[[File:TE The Empress of Ponyville.png|thumb|300px|[[Empress {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle|Empress Twilight]], the “harsh, but fair” ruler of [[Ponyville]]]]
An '''Empress''' is often seen as an equivalent of a [[Queen]] for [[empire]]s instead of [[kingdom]]s. It's male equivalent is [[Emperor]].
==History==
The history of empresses is even more vague than queens. The term itself has been engraved in [[Equestria]]n culture, being historical empresses must have existed at some point in the distant passpast. When[[Mistmane's {{IDW|Kingvillage]] Sombra}}was andruled theover [[Umbrum]]by brieflyan conqueredempress during the [[CrystalAge Empireof Heroes]], with [[RadiantSable HopeSpirit]] wasseizing proclaimedthis Sombra'stitle empress.for <ref>{{C|FIM|37}}</ref>herself Afterafter losing her [[Twilight SparkleBeauty]] succumbeddue to thea [[Ethicalspell Cancer]]gone shewrong. receivedShe fromtyrannized herthe adventurevillage infor [[Abyssinia]]some time, shehoarding deemedall herself to be the Empressobjects of Ponyvillebeauty andfor quicklyherself, conqueredbefore thebeing small towndefeated by usingMistmane aand machine to turn allrepenting of her citizens into brainless moronsmisdeeds.<ref name = "FIM44">{{CCAR|FIM|44Campfire Tales}}</ref><ref nameWhen =[[King "FIM45"Sombra]] and the [[Umbrum]] briefly conquered the [[Crystal Empire]], [[Radiant Hope]] was proclaimed Sombra's empress. <ref>{{C|FIM|4537}}</ref>
After {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}} succumbed to the [[Ethical Cancer]] she received from her adventure in [[Abyssinia]], she deemed herself to be the Empress of Ponyville and quickly conquered the small town by using a machine to turn all of her citizens into brainless morons while also increasing her own intelligence.<ref name = "FIM44">{{C|FIM|44}}</ref><ref name = "FIM45">{{C|FIM|45}}</ref> [[Flawless Rarity]] and, in an attempt to take her down from the inside, {{IDWFIM|Princess Luna}} tried to align themselves with the empress to take over all of Equestria, but Twilight instead defeated both of them and decided to rule the entire world by her lonesome. However, she was cured shortly thereafter. <ref name = "FIM44"/><ref name = "FIM45"/> Later, the {{FIM|Pegasus}} filly [[Cozy Glow]] attempted to declare herself Empress of Friendship, but was thwarted in this ambition.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|School Raze}}</ref>
==List of empresses==
* [[Ketztwctl Empress]]
* [[Radiant Hope]] as Empress of the Crystal Empire
* {{IDWFIM|Twilight Sparkle}} as the [[Empress Twilight Sparkle|Empress of Ponyville]].
* [[Cozy Glow]] as would-be Empress of Friendship
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