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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 [[KingMistmane's Sombravillage]] andwas theruled [[Umbrum]]over brieflyby an conqueredempress during the [[CrystalAge of EmpireHeroes]], with [[RadiantSable HopeSpirit]] wasseizing proclaimedthis Sombra'stitle empress.for <ref>{{C|FIM|37}}</ref>herself Afterafter {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}} succumbed to the [[Ethical Cancer]] she received fromlosing her adventure in [[AbyssiniaBeauty]], she deemed herselfdue to bea thespell Empressgone ofwrong. PonyvilleShe andtyrannized quicklythe conqueredvillage thefor smallsome towntime, byhoarding usingall aobjects machineof tobeauty turnfor allherself, ofbefore herbeing citizensdefeated intoby brainlessMistmane moronsand whilerepenting also increasingof her own intelligencemisdeeds.<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
* {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}} as the [[Empress Twilight Sparkle|Empress of Ponyville]].
* [[Cozy Glow]] as would-be Empress of Friendship
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