The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik705Please respect copyright.PENANApRoBvsy7vO
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.705Please respect copyright.PENANA0Tlbjmg3Tm
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAqVZgBBMRgL
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn705Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZgvLkZ8j8
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni705Please respect copyright.PENANAf8csWgNRw1
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi705Please respect copyright.PENANAXJivlpAgJE
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)705Please respect copyright.PENANAtNfMgGLSyD
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them705Please respect copyright.PENANABI3Oi8ESWB
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz705Please respect copyright.PENANAxnU7CZTLwa
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)705Please respect copyright.PENANAHnpqz7IBhY
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAHluBz4Bu1d
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn705Please respect copyright.PENANAf9qMeVYVl9
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha705Please respect copyright.PENANAkoYPmieKTk
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAD2mdcwk5RC
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn705Please respect copyright.PENANAzODfxo2UV6
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz705Please respect copyright.PENANAzYzNlX7tpJ
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz705Please respect copyright.PENANA9Rls2n0AUe
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni705Please respect copyright.PENANACeSioiOZbq
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik705Please respect copyright.PENANA0b9xfaTqhJ
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name705Please respect copyright.PENANA9gmS9ZIjla
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni705Please respect copyright.PENANAoAIJVRyHnc
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)705Please respect copyright.PENANAk7sfYD3ep2
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses705Please respect copyright.PENANAtcOWxRJ9tB
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies705Please respect copyright.PENANAOV8xDhuaTS
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder705Please respect copyright.PENANAWXpqRZPfLO
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation705Please respect copyright.PENANAavZyYhlvti
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik705Please respect copyright.PENANA4J90wYXqlo
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation705Please respect copyright.PENANAZD09hYcly7
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAXrXrsOftgh
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz705Please respect copyright.PENANAT1P7ZAnZUl
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAgn3BkyirNi
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks705Please respect copyright.PENANAoTI9iwoVJr
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration705Please respect copyright.PENANAlkTza1pQIQ
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAmW3ByrENq0
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)705Please respect copyright.PENANAjiOMXkJQCi
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium705Please respect copyright.PENANAtvH3buqHxN
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them705Please respect copyright.PENANAab2iAK8PoI
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak705Please respect copyright.PENANAjnJw8t5WfK
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them705Please respect copyright.PENANAg95P9oEXcP
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples705Please respect copyright.PENANAa8g75sCytY
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly705Please respect copyright.PENANAqQp785TyqR
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants705Please respect copyright.PENANA2EjHhoHhxl
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 reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAcjzhjGutku
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo705Please respect copyright.PENANAJJxaOVxAar
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik705Please respect copyright.PENANA8kBpkq82jD
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo705Please respect copyright.PENANAwd5mMLeTFb
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik705Please respect copyright.PENANAQtOBA7ddAw
elected as Obarikge705Please respect copyright.PENANAHrvbecXDIp
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz705Please respect copyright.PENANA4LoD39dBYt
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen705Please respect copyright.PENANAk7l16cPVvr
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen705Please respect copyright.PENANAgpwPkXTeOz
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen705Please respect copyright.PENANAPDUG2Q7WYJ
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority705Please respect copyright.PENANAyKkcCBT1uq
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen705Please respect copyright.PENANAkMzgLKLp84
elected as Oberik705Please respect copyright.PENANAejn1Vv8mme
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace705Please respect copyright.PENANAhA6ej1uFXX
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen705Please respect copyright.PENANA6PCVJOyaUF
elected as Oberik705Please respect copyright.PENANAfK4E2p5NFd
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.705Please respect copyright.PENANARX412tzbjE
reengaged enemies in a massive war705Please respect copyright.PENANA2vp7tNGfQH
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war705Please respect copyright.PENANAjOGMpWGG6U
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz705Please respect copyright.PENANA9EYyTrQWPd
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring705Please respect copyright.PENANAMVNz5sQzMe
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)705Please respect copyright.PENANAJRNkMDPbkU
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants705Please respect copyright.PENANAB4NLVWrrdx
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands705Please respect copyright.PENANAyM85Srrcty
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers705Please respect copyright.PENANAL5dALuMxdg
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion705Please respect copyright.PENANA9enBa9pyXf
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators705Please respect copyright.PENANAjVbw7bDl4h
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAKlON0bkrby
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANA9YlYNxxWEX
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement705Please respect copyright.PENANA2Wy6CEgcSz
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAGvGzJjVI1T
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAGFce1Zi1jM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen705Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4n6rvmb2F
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen705Please respect copyright.PENANARIMHsSVp6x
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAhJfSUs3p9g
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANAWbBrGWuMll
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 Rownin705Please respect copyright.PENANArbFnraOZwp
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters705Please respect copyright.PENANAsGGJKD46dN
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAUg4bd9zDw4
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute705Please respect copyright.PENANASkhAywA4CP
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAEy6vPjOLeJ
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion705Please respect copyright.PENANAtfKyCy4czB
instigated a civil war705Please respect copyright.PENANAB1bYQVfxwV
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAySNCdb5t59
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANAM0iQBljZUh
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAzlCfwWQz2u
elected as Kaiseraun705Please respect copyright.PENANAjed1S1Km3I
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic705Please respect copyright.PENANAN0bCyO37U9
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas705Please respect copyright.PENANA5aAXYpFQnz
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands705Please respect copyright.PENANASQDCfEOHDx
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANA7dDGtUchFQ
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANApdGNx4aBjM
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)705Please respect copyright.PENANA0jDyoyK6Pb
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis705Please respect copyright.PENANASWq6iGP1eG
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund705Please respect copyright.PENANAYLrr4zOZzw
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAlJWfTJ58ns
elected as Kaiseraun705Please respect copyright.PENANAEjYxYZWFmE
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship705Please respect copyright.PENANAuR4sG27rVF
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters705Please respect copyright.PENANAlOFpFFel79
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAMuDPLBAmL0
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANAdXmsxdAvHz
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser705Please respect copyright.PENANAh2WU2vgln2
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)705Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3l8hOg7hN
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAUlGxyFqEZt
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo705Please respect copyright.PENANApQyDQ0CilX
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAdWLdRmDvjE
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANA2mtn8K7TRy
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries705Please respect copyright.PENANAZf7ApN6tN2
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them705Please respect copyright.PENANAKW6QMEyHyR
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities705Please respect copyright.PENANAUVH4Uewj5N
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)705Please respect copyright.PENANAZVAT9dANWF
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)705Please respect copyright.PENANAL2gjmkQyPT
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)705Please respect copyright.PENANAM4MSmQMcFM
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAqx8oYwDhnT
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo705Please respect copyright.PENANA89AqnKStWh
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANA4WbG6k3gwu
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo705Please respect copyright.PENANA8VvsxYVbrN
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANA9UIBPNp5ab
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo705Please respect copyright.PENANAPvYUxRrDY7
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANARRjr7n8aXU
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANAUd1LzbP4Mn
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes705Please respect copyright.PENANAOxOT0FBGtM
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)705Please respect copyright.PENANAAGuj1fyAMT
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion705Please respect copyright.PENANABwMKOLN8TG
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 Sudlands705Please respect copyright.PENANA4cb6TKPYji
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAlkgvfvOUVq
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death705Please respect copyright.PENANAGWRpagQFV1
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAq2suJflcCs
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANAUSuwx0D3FM
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy705Please respect copyright.PENANARbqFAwNBnm
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war705Please respect copyright.PENANAZpSDdZhWZX
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAlOX8fqAvFF
elected as Kaiserin705Please respect copyright.PENANA3s8w2AgRr2
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands705Please respect copyright.PENANApyahg7VvvD
caught up in a money laundering scandal705Please respect copyright.PENANAkLC7eGafcf
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate705Please respect copyright.PENANAHm5be0kqTh
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo705Please respect copyright.PENANAA4l2x71jmm
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war705Please respect copyright.PENANAcWnkfQxpUx
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAjqtZw9O3RU
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 marshal705Please respect copyright.PENANAH9s1eKqpam
elected as Kaiseraun705Please respect copyright.PENANAQRSyye0XZO
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now705Please respect copyright.PENANA2aIsfEW8X7
current Kaiser