I can't find out anywhere if he was an Imperial race, Nord, or breton. Also, according to lore, have there ever been any other dragonborn Imperials? I am pretty sure Uriel Septim from Oblivion had the dragon blood. Not sure on anything.
I just created a renegade Imperial that I want to role as siding with the Stormcloaks in Skyrim. I thought it was a cool idea.