The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik1022Please respect copyright.PENANArtlfUtpc64
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.1022Please respect copyright.PENANAVaWQlU7Vqu
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANA1gPob43bmc
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWw5frsHT44
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7a8JisXMv0
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi1022Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ju1w98dl9
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdO9NPkNRiY
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAubBDreMy4E
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPoJF91av5q
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAya5x2LVyU4
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkUTrJPJkYv
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAbyg2hCHPEp
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha1022Please respect copyright.PENANACL6C558Q1h
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAqSbuUG0SmK
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAk6znKqB4QR
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlrXdjckOTo
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAb7Wldk6YQL
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni1022Please respect copyright.PENANAioVamwL26J
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANA8GJJ45tOhm
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcH3QavuMX2
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni1022Please respect copyright.PENANAoOe5NPgpva
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAE1MxGQfF9m
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6W3uggwen
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies1022Please respect copyright.PENANA2HRllYNIOS
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder1022Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2midpQ6HH
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation1022Please respect copyright.PENANAbfsuVE77bC
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAKMKcLlrubm
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation1022Please respect copyright.PENANAAHZxRVmOuT
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsM1Vk94kdD
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANASBrqPGmKQ9
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5lsNildEOf
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJgxAfnFZZK
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration1022Please respect copyright.PENANArh5V9sGU8e
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMoURCbDMEl
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAF4HK0Bwy4c
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeKC3Tl9VH8
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAd8O2i7mKH4
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak1022Please respect copyright.PENANADkGKxuKSpd
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQ27yH4jYDt
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples1022Please respect copyright.PENANAZRXd5dxfad
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5LZVxA0CMg
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuGwp7639Fm
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 reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAteEvJ5HpkW
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAqT1HWnnRUR
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAgHyYUatsdM
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAB8kbUrS3x8
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAP8jKaTEQgR
elected as Obarikge1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWj6DVbYVxk
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz1022Please respect copyright.PENANA2Izgac04CU
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhxIbfYRp9l
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAekPSKUUUnU
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAETTgY0jPjY
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkKCzSsPlpH
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANACocdKgarVk
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANACbtqMx6Ghx
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMHcC8UAi0j
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvOCmOqaho2
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANA0WBuU4cfBX
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.1022Please respect copyright.PENANAbgPsTFjBRq
reengaged enemies in a massive war1022Please respect copyright.PENANATZzhOHAPR7
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war1022Please respect copyright.PENANApt2Vc3azNF
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAqlzMNxLY3J
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5K0a5f56Cr
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)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAAtVYoDOcB6
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWLXRjNEoZ6
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmGsQKXLnJR
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers1022Please respect copyright.PENANA8gxuTYQbhV
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeOefamHQu6
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhgB3chTjIU
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlEO14B8FHq
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAN93rUjmZ4G
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement1022Please respect copyright.PENANANFFBNleFps
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAUr3ymhM3S0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAelGo4dXYv7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANA66yM8PvxjN
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3VajmfhYb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA0VBOuoN2ys
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANApfz8KXXGrY
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 Rownin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAt4sAs8Q57z
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFy2PAligMA
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA6LZ3ru3fip
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsehmahDCzB
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfurxXA3yyP
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANALHVMAVlwmU
instigated a civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANA1crwH2XI89
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA2Dxa6qQ7FS
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANArV2SDDHYzE
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAr7NOGATdos
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANA8iGfNE1Y4J
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlRgdrwSMuc
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcikwT0TOgb
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAm0jnRI3gEF
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMsUgpAUfDD
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAS3iwd1R5PF
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)1022Please respect copyright.PENANA6dFRfP4SUl
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfFaGfcYKOH
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJMEFn5Yjhq
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA9EpEbBwV4u
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsWJCrvXBKE
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship1022Please respect copyright.PENANAEERuUIkZf5
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANAHAMqTCIHml
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAAGuZKLtSxd
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAiaQ89ZVWy1
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkCcMTtvBDc
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)1022Please respect copyright.PENANA9TuSGrx5AY
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAXxHlVmVcnw
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxmj0bM58lU
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeZQnRWu6x2
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWE3Jq333Lq
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7LG6nQw8jR
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnoDnitikFW
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities1022Please respect copyright.PENANAasHBK82xYE
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)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAbPDaOFXYnO
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAVeIKO2BKJc
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnG6Ze60t0y
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA204m0lPkFF
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANApEgRThytmy
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAg5BK3kHMnN
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuEFltCRd9O
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANArK93ywPClQ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGnO9zha7Dn
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAIw0g2gPIpw
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFC1PXahPgf
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFGCoGBEj4I
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)1022Please respect copyright.PENANApjErFD2p6N
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion1022Please respect copyright.PENANAoQYanis8UO
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 Sudlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuYV9HVHQpN
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhPWo8MkMRP
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death1022Please respect copyright.PENANAu0fZLzjyCu
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAYCNMFSPcdl
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAd8C9V676bX
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnehQYqnik0
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAwbcTRyN0Kd
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7b7cQJ0PBU
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAf4CxlfqnzD
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAwtABMtc6Ap
caught up in a money laundering scandal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAT3lOvseGfQ
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA64TIwEjZkB
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGQmjri3fNa
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAo43fsqsOM0
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlKK43bTgnm
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 marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA04GPIpq6s4
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANACfKkKfSvuy
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfvgZyz06mR
current Kaiser


