O {{Lore Link|Império de Cyrodiil (Interregno)|Império de Cyrodiil}}{{Ref|name=THOTE|{{Cite book|Verdadeiros Herdeiros do Império}}}}{{Ref|name=KOTD|{{Cite book|Cavaleiros do Dragão (livro)}}}} se refere a um estado {{Lore Link|Imperial}} que existiu durante os primeiros dias do {{Lore Link|Interregno}}. Apesar de identificado como um império, ele difere do {{Lore Link|Império Alessiano}}, {{Lore Link|Segundo Império}} e do {{Lore Link|Terceiro Império}} pois a única dependência do Império foi {{Lore Link|Cyrodiil}} em si, e nunca foi liderado por um imperador {{Lore Link|Draconato}}.

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With the collapse of the Second Empire in {{Year|2E 430}}, its provinces reasserted their independence, leaving the Imperial heartland of Cyrodiil to its own devices. The region remained a bastion of Imperial culture as the rest of {{Lore Link|Tamriel}} rejected its influence. Further, institutions that had been hallmarks of the Second Empire, including the {{Lore Link|Imperial Legion}}, the {{Lore Link|Elder Council}}, and the office of {{Lore Link|Tamrielic Emperors|emperor}}, survived the chaos relatively intact. As such, the Empire of Cyrodiil, as it would come to be known, succeeded the Second Empire as a matter of course. In the absence of legitimate claimants to the Ruby Throne, the Empire of Cyrodiil was ruled over by a succession of pretenders who became emperors mainly via conquest.