The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAaOvSF3BdMh
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.PENANAO2zEqhIU65
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdIN03XHqjt
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAj6RcKOEwM0
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQJ3TOdIR5e
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi1022Please respect copyright.PENANAM5kCGsGYoq
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFD5TcLd3k8
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxdZvxdCJJD
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAZfrHN9giIZ
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAqw3Z7HZvSb
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAf9bBSMspeP
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzXfwYeBevI
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha1022Please respect copyright.PENANAoFy0LEhORp
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAysEti55wtW
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANA4ma5C01zZC
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAiiYrQWQ5hx
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsvEfekax3X
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni1022Please respect copyright.PENANAKE9goZYM3K
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANALtSov1Dh9B
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzLpi4OC5WV
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.PENANAPHJ5CYrGL4
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAckCVgLJHys
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdI3GC3Tdf6
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies1022Please respect copyright.PENANAd75xqOKTqQ
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhqwuZFNzJv
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation1022Please respect copyright.PENANAIJ8wXsn5Rl
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQJnUkmqZVZ
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation1022Please respect copyright.PENANAIRmqYMZItP
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzGpX3F8HXA
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANArXIYMZ2vjk
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.PENANA2HOfaLMBsI
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMrmKe0E14e
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration1022Please respect copyright.PENANAe7FjWquyG3
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAk59s1q5Dlc
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAS7zFBF7UdF
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium1022Please respect copyright.PENANAu1NfKSB2GC
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWvB0TV0Ci2
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxVyi9b34dh
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFnvCBjgrp6
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples1022Please respect copyright.PENANALeU9fIeYRf
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly1022Please respect copyright.PENANAoGGqQbXLyR
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxLDPTjoXQf
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.PENANA1nSyEpEzy1
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANArNOxlxzFwU
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkfpD9Zewy6
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7gLIw3joyR
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAC2VdbSwnMJ
elected as Obarikge1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7kywfVFGTI
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz1022Please respect copyright.PENANA1CbBE4uw52
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.PENANAuem8VTY1HY
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANASmqBqkJVPi
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.PENANAIgw7k590xW
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeu0ApNGHRU
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzBy8bpPS35
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmoflRRxnqw
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace1022Please respect copyright.PENANAU1NeY4U47D
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANA8CMcdMtxWr
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAaHFPcWPx1Z
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.1022Please respect copyright.PENANAofDcg3y12n
reengaged enemies in a massive war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuZvbECPfo3
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAu0FGXFLNrR
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsmGR5IHquA
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring1022Please respect copyright.PENANARITiCZDNl5
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.PENANAL2V0e6Eldy
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcywurp1bMT
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANA4CDiiBnYcD
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers1022Please respect copyright.PENANA89kYW9GG4W
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANAndrjTqZxII
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators1022Please respect copyright.PENANARnlOZ8OLyq
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAr7ggHlvx5D
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAksB4trZFmr
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsKyGW1Cuz0
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA9qY5APugOn
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPv7W9ljQvM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAS279CjF33g
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQZJ1l0wLR7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANATaLa3ZtxW7
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMCy5mctBAE
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.PENANA1Abh5zKQAC
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxOoGV9HZIh
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA4bddEHu0TP
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnEcugQlaho
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnj92IWsqwZ
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANAe51JlEijcP
instigated a civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeh51EaZDGv
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhWzzVAVHbm
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANA32kBDEImhY
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAyhkktQRrVe
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAOiIV76urOT
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic1022Please respect copyright.PENANADgapGPg5kA
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas1022Please respect copyright.PENANARBA0i6ar23
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAjNcJ1tKaus
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA6DmIdZr3n8
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnxl7lu542u
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAoBYabnsRNI
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5eNGjdSG9F
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcTBLejX4LW
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnvhEr3fEKS
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6B86Baj30
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship1022Please respect copyright.PENANAjbtiTM95qz
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANA3iATiKh5RJ
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAirdum4bks3
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANA9BYrvEknnl
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlOZ5pxObPG
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.PENANAEHvoKvZyV1
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAEWYTd1RNR2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANA0Kp6q344Uc
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAtb1dwBG5vx
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAN26Hd3mTc5
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries1022Please respect copyright.PENANAk8HvLqSosR
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPMwHf0z6q8
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities1022Please respect copyright.PENANARqoRQuAjnR
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.PENANAdd63Tf3l1r
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7q2R8Nf9C5
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)1022Please respect copyright.PENANA9oiCjfw5J4
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWXiBkDdAd7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANACFb67Kr9N2
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAu9E37F0nS0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAy6ScB7TusM
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAg0a6r8Lke3
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAOWuox7HKhF
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAp1ZOsTo0fK
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAUcB7ZgMI7n
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes1022Please respect copyright.PENANAH0YoCKwSx5
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.PENANAjLWvqTGYNI
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion1022Please respect copyright.PENANAHari2awJOL
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.PENANAIr1jp4Zb8S
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMMQwson8Xq
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnlogDHyd61
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAewgFUl2Hmf
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAb9X2v7Pmoy
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy1022Please respect copyright.PENANAVm4tRDrx8F
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAST4bLHO8o3
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMVdeHZtm7o
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdpPUrApVpS
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAYvBG7Zmll7
caught up in a money laundering scandal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMrpyZPRo9b
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWSOy0yV1YX
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWfdn8cLnBk
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvxoFFjkoLJ
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGm7fC7eXZg
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.PENANAyEuyeLo3dN
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGpf1PCiPyn
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now1022Please respect copyright.PENANAj4dUzxDN9T
current Kaiser


