The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik793Please respect copyright.PENANAIG75LNi3Ex
The Obereik is an elective monarchy lead by an Empress (Kaiserin (fem.)), Emperor (Kaiseraun (masc.)), or Imperial Monarch (Reiksreik (neut.)). Its heartland (the Reiksbund, Flusslants, and Zurlans) is a mostly martiarchal society, so it is usually the former.793Please respect copyright.PENANALKtqHrNx2C
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik793Please respect copyright.PENANA5HYdvU9tQp
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn793Please respect copyright.PENANAxVfB0yEoFf
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni793Please respect copyright.PENANAnVnoaUWfQh
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi793Please respect copyright.PENANAsAWv4Juh07
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)793Please respect copyright.PENANAJL6pPHbCqp
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them793Please respect copyright.PENANAW4vfJGZB4p
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz793Please respect copyright.PENANAG4ay34J6a1
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)793Please respect copyright.PENANAJdbCISkoeJ
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAZV9fwETB7J
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn793Please respect copyright.PENANA9zoePVI4Hm
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha793Please respect copyright.PENANAJrLKwvXhEd
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik793Please respect copyright.PENANA9TGno2ou08
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn793Please respect copyright.PENANAtxMkm4Ybdy
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz793Please respect copyright.PENANAcXPyDWnEFP
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz793Please respect copyright.PENANAgEB3UZV5oL
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni793Please respect copyright.PENANAtlHaRKzR9B
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAcIZJrr5q7p
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name793Please respect copyright.PENANASY1wNpmb0a
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni793Please respect copyright.PENANAycoRzV0Zyo
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)793Please respect copyright.PENANAgFZc3OZ5Ws
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses793Please respect copyright.PENANAFIKNhWPFch
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies793Please respect copyright.PENANAeBozATWRCj
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder793Please respect copyright.PENANAxMwe69GNuo
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation793Please respect copyright.PENANAXbds8YqcPr
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik793Please respect copyright.PENANASKRa4GkphL
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation793Please respect copyright.PENANAwHKs397j85
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAp9fry7L9U1
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz793Please respect copyright.PENANAFgHfM4jP9I
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAK0ySdPiWqB
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks793Please respect copyright.PENANAT61fSRWRpN
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration793Please respect copyright.PENANAv6EHGqXLbS
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAMhO3nDq5D5
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)793Please respect copyright.PENANAAKPfRiJjYE
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium793Please respect copyright.PENANAqEyCThs4Z9
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them793Please respect copyright.PENANAnEcUrAFUVm
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak793Please respect copyright.PENANAKhgSaMo9nX
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them793Please respect copyright.PENANAEPk17msjHF
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples793Please respect copyright.PENANAMSTj9S6sC9
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly793Please respect copyright.PENANAgnTVLrVoU8
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants793Please respect copyright.PENANAywJWQDVJUG
retired from Obarikge, first Obarikge to do so, setting a precedent for retirement allowance
Years 855-879
Hermesind thus Westran (Hermesind of the West), Kneoehtoi reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAyGVjyI0JWu
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo793Please respect copyright.PENANAyi6xxxjnjH
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAF9vgSodJj1
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo793Please respect copyright.PENANA0qZMYa6qF9
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik793Please respect copyright.PENANAXysVbf0oQX
elected as Obarikge793Please respect copyright.PENANAoP3gCCRgpA
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz793Please respect copyright.PENANAvncgBlK1EB
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen793Please respect copyright.PENANA86WtPu04lv
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen793Please respect copyright.PENANANTgjyXZfFO
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen793Please respect copyright.PENANAAl6OVvzkMg
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority793Please respect copyright.PENANAzjnfxI9ihh
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen793Please respect copyright.PENANA3dOyJrb33h
elected as Oberik793Please respect copyright.PENANAUtWm9rpf0l
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace793Please respect copyright.PENANAoWlIb5F6Az
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen793Please respect copyright.PENANAF1OHyMPqQL
elected as Oberik793Please respect copyright.PENANABYFRA8sgOG
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.793Please respect copyright.PENANA9FVFG29emN
reengaged enemies in a massive war793Please respect copyright.PENANAuPYMp6nrhc
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war793Please respect copyright.PENANAzQXked6cEV
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz793Please respect copyright.PENANA6v0uXfui3c
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring793Please respect copyright.PENANAPF54QSGCtT
cemented the title of 'Obereik' to refer to the land, while 'Kaiserin' (fem.) and 'Kaiseraun' (masc.) refer to the elected monarch (though 'Reiksreik' may be used informally)793Please respect copyright.PENANA56Q6lbK8Ov
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants793Please respect copyright.PENANAmbBCuAZC1y
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands793Please respect copyright.PENANA8vrHemzsZ6
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers793Please respect copyright.PENANA0gp7FV6PW8
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion793Please respect copyright.PENANAcBLWIKpSpv
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators793Please respect copyright.PENANAXwM2Ncc3f1
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANACoT1TvjqPM
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANAGqwPpTy5rF
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement793Please respect copyright.PENANAQEoMZdR08B
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANA6u6iJALEWF
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAQqwqoZmT13
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen793Please respect copyright.PENANAQAlBWOXVRu
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen793Please respect copyright.PENANA0kq1ZWT6if
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANAOafUqYTmpe
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANAU5mnFwDqEv
exacted tribute from the peoples of the Kingdom of Merceint, the Kopcohag, the Goiratii, and the Kingdom of Boultani, and some of the Jaglawmyar and Rownin793Please respect copyright.PENANAdrDp4It011
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters793Please respect copyright.PENANA088zghQbr9
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAPsS8K9ZGXj
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute793Please respect copyright.PENANAs5767cHS3A
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANACn4NkNrtu0
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion793Please respect copyright.PENANAmx6VLmbcwh
instigated a civil war793Please respect copyright.PENANAFNWIpem8Gg
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAFGUjtx4jiW
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANAISIlOO0zYx
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANAe4Xpswq2ev
elected as Kaiseraun793Please respect copyright.PENANAvPkfqdtPdJ
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic793Please respect copyright.PENANAOCvY0PSAsI
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas793Please respect copyright.PENANAOKPFaybfV8
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands793Please respect copyright.PENANAWVpSHDjObv
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAyHmHWQQyJK
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANAvAyOrAOPJW
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)793Please respect copyright.PENANA0FYF9utkZs
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis793Please respect copyright.PENANAeY0xtmjTs6
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund793Please respect copyright.PENANAU058k12doG
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANABHLqYBKjlL
elected as Kaiseraun793Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3g86KvIaF
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship793Please respect copyright.PENANAK4mZ1aFRcG
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters793Please respect copyright.PENANAyBabofsCzQ
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAhwyIHq1BI1
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANA1GTTlhESFJ
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser793Please respect copyright.PENANAt9afgk4lBx
created governorships of the Flusslants and Zurlans, limited imperial election to the Reiksbund, gave all governorships imperial elector status sans eligibility for imperial election (governors can elect a Kaiser, but not become one)793Please respect copyright.PENANAt2mjBK2Pb5
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAb95BPpNx7g
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo793Please respect copyright.PENANAnV38okyI14
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAMkLvm3MYwv
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANAKnuyLFgwMZ
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries793Please respect copyright.PENANAWl3xpF8uCE
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them793Please respect copyright.PENANAYDIC1I42Y3
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities793Please respect copyright.PENANAsmAyNn5qxi
crowned Zygmunt Rudy (Sigismund the Red) as Kniaze Bernaji nad Wlotcki (Prince of Bernaje at Vlotska) and Wielki Kniaze z Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Prince of the Sudlands)793Please respect copyright.PENANAsYamDHzn18
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)793Please respect copyright.PENANAhbVcYASAXW
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)793Please respect copyright.PENANAy8oulO3ggP
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAwkicPitzN0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo793Please respect copyright.PENANAipSnDfpOQx
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAo8TbQpVgqZ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo793Please respect copyright.PENANAr6wHgDKzrE
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANA72TdrzrSHL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo793Please respect copyright.PENANAqT2YgDGYta
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANAxj7wVO1IAe
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANAqjpxf78jGd
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes793Please respect copyright.PENANAZKpcsYJelD
oversaw internal expansion of Grand Principalities politics and legal regions, creating 3 new principalities with princes elected by their local nobility so as to keep the Kaiser relatively hands-off of the Sudlands (except for crowning new Grand Princes)793Please respect copyright.PENANAeYmPYJER5Y
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion793Please respect copyright.PENANAnaMux2ZFEU
absent to crown a new Grand Prince in the Sudlands when Zsigmond II died, thus unable to prevent an internal war between vassals in the Sudlands793Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9u7rYCsJW
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANAdcEJFD20If
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death793Please respect copyright.PENANAZKXWTtpo2X
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANACR0chTI69W
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANA9v2cweqs8U
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy793Please respect copyright.PENANAI3Z5jafSuE
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war793Please respect copyright.PENANAikAd4gp4XM
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANASlXQau6fNF
elected as Kaiserin793Please respect copyright.PENANAIjjVv4ujEW
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands793Please respect copyright.PENANArwFAhOS226
caught up in a money laundering scandal793Please respect copyright.PENANAEkkqjFKhNR
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate793Please respect copyright.PENANAv9XhJWtwI3
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo793Please respect copyright.PENANAovV54g8T1m
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war793Please respect copyright.PENANA8hpQXIIMZ8
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANAwywfvQNijg
gave massive funding to the construction of a cathedral in Mittestadt, as well as smaller variants in Bernaje, Larax, Zurgarten, and Trusten
Years 1490-now
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal793Please respect copyright.PENANArVvQpjznvX
elected as Kaiseraun793Please respect copyright.PENANAIzC1RhL38U
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now793Please respect copyright.PENANATOf5EqxdvI
current Kaiser