Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-26145872-20161216044323

It's clear that the Dragonborn is the most qualified person for the position of Emperor, seeing as how he/she has Dragon's blood, a traditional trait that all Emperors should have. Only the Dragonborn has the power to keep the Empire together and push back the Dominion with his/her Thu'um. The Dominion may be powerful, but can't stand up to the raw power of a Dragon.

Ideally, the Emperor ought to be either an Imperial or a Breton.