The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcrdC7wybxl
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.PENANARtOfO0BNkZ
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmf9zrTx1A8
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMnnTVy5Je5
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPRskcwd7KQ
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi1022Please respect copyright.PENANAu3d8al6eJU
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAoqyO6BB0jh
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAVeLb3C95mf
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAr8fwZ65WPc
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfCJs3Ng3B3
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANA47wfhwFLBy
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAZDj3hL2zXj
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha1022Please respect copyright.PENANAgFGgK8ZmDy
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAAChflLdotr
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7iX4sdHMpI
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAtkYmwAgDRF
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAqSPiSySHgX
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni1022Please respect copyright.PENANAYPxdZ38MXO
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANANdX4su1ZVJ
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name1022Please respect copyright.PENANATgerAi4sOf
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.PENANAWAGYxD0Eo4
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)1022Please respect copyright.PENANA1HynlcQ5vb
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses1022Please respect copyright.PENANAElsh6vOA0H
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies1022Please respect copyright.PENANAj16snRrnDU
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhQyrIwm5G1
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5WYmO7jOxc
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzAdktWfxIn
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmEJiRobnjr
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANABooIjGfYsf
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQGfOudeMC7
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.PENANAciQLoDA4Hc
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks1022Please respect copyright.PENANAs5n9KoRHDd
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQmaB3KwNqg
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANA2yh44IjNOx
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPPbjtBx2Ky
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfD904DkMbk
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANARHa87im6dO
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcT6vIPrnmw
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them1022Please respect copyright.PENANA4516e9FiPi
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfDoFwTlszv
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly1022Please respect copyright.PENANAahuaUUDRRs
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANA9kOMEWtdiF
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.PENANAFFMtoIc8gS
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJeCCRVYk86
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAig50qZ0sfx
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANARIyCwYK7i8
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAXx5t1S9Sm1
elected as Obarikge1022Please respect copyright.PENANAIvIKw4UKfD
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuu0iChEglz
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.PENANAsnWT83heSn
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmGRIuamdZt
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.PENANAHrBW3FdXt0
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority1022Please respect copyright.PENANAZLMxL0mO9n
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANA6wxxe75HDd
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxiKUHgaVsS
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFxFmSv9H0e
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANABiRV2cRlRt
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAC8ii6LQtIl
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdCBNFFSuaU
reengaged enemies in a massive war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdx4NQCpDaU
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsJaMSstKMn
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz1022Please respect copyright.PENANA3Df4gFlk4O
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7qgwn0pf5Z
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.PENANARHq1M07xCF
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANArPw1K9oM3F
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANARrgoOQGcMP
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers1022Please respect copyright.PENANAt8bCKL3v2H
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANAEfscEvFCdS
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators1022Please respect copyright.PENANARKb2BnJWvl
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzzIC9Stjrz
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAyoRZc66lQm
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement1022Please respect copyright.PENANANXxzSh3jPp
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA2pymfuir29
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAiqPrqjaNBr
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAgwcl0x5pRK
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkBkSS6DyIx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzdTGbRm7ay
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuM5vIgCKeJ
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.PENANAmtTy3FvB1Q
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANABOJma8sFTe
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANARmLZGXmU9d
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMOkytSMxuP
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA98HpOJgYz5
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANA3MSydbSNkj
instigated a civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAULTdg01GKc
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMD4NH4bhf1
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAHz6UMQmtuw
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdr6Iv778yd
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPXa0IL1IoY
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic1022Please respect copyright.PENANAXAu14E0sKb
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas1022Please respect copyright.PENANAXWKYfYmtbt
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands1022Please respect copyright.PENANArXMmkTzmuJ
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA1JJsz9gFJ6
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANADElEEnj4PR
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAAeydFPSyiE
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis1022Please respect copyright.PENANAooqiv1gO4a
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeMXbMa29gf
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA66purD0YTB
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANA22GpN1ycwZ
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJbQIhtxi5y
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANAWgpctiYTm6
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA10UtVq6SEx
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAzHw3uOtsrh
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser1022Please respect copyright.PENANAbgY2QMsP4B
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.PENANAv0gnGh5Fob
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQi0gUnhZl4
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAk3xtkZwgb1
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAS1e8h1DL7W
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJmy1CI88ic
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries1022Please respect copyright.PENANAVEQmVkIZdH
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAVQDuPKP5zU
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities1022Please respect copyright.PENANA0VpJmIZJ3N
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.PENANA1UXnSU4E67
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)1022Please respect copyright.PENANABE6Fymrj6O
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAIcbLJa0JKU
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkwoAQEz56N
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANA35dKHDp6VV
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAOv3awwJpkR
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvpn7CeQuWt
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA7UMAwZBkOA
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuTdt2XsxnP
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAp1725N2j4n
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANADzoWI9H7vD
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes1022Please respect copyright.PENANAbJlW7nPtOp
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.PENANAF37IaZcJgP
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion1022Please respect copyright.PENANAagynG4uN1C
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.PENANAW9uQnssITd
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAUKMCIxo7j5
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeDeSMTj0cI
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANABG0vu8jE2a
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdgsUGLIVo4
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy1022Please respect copyright.PENANAZXpfmpzBPH
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANA6OZwvBLHVD
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAj8xwShowYt
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmgkMCdrlIW
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAblHqS0Ua6E
caught up in a money laundering scandal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxSwnNIwm7q
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAidT9nzf3or
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAgv0gbNyRFy
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMpXd3UF39G
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkPCXDufdSp
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.PENANAYrrFIjtTla
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdYl1wWLOn6
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now1022Please respect copyright.PENANAXtilDDAI1z
current Kaiser


