The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik808Please respect copyright.PENANALqVrfwSLFy
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.808Please respect copyright.PENANAXWPkTigpLp
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik808Please respect copyright.PENANA7nz5XPmYYO
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn808Please respect copyright.PENANAEhEsfpZ908
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni808Please respect copyright.PENANAxb0L52DX4V
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi808Please respect copyright.PENANAlan5npfT5h
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)808Please respect copyright.PENANAaJeu1do4no
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them808Please respect copyright.PENANAQRGJygnOXS
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz808Please respect copyright.PENANADo60IerS7a
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)808Please respect copyright.PENANA5AI5vfYgve
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik808Please respect copyright.PENANAgfJBniHOpu
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn808Please respect copyright.PENANAwMDMbYNWjU
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha808Please respect copyright.PENANA8kqdf7vkOx
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik808Please respect copyright.PENANArxQpOfyZoC
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn808Please respect copyright.PENANAZwfBTGAuUD
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz808Please respect copyright.PENANAL3XHHhedx9
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz808Please respect copyright.PENANA5Yl0QXbjGN
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni808Please respect copyright.PENANADekNo1mkzS
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik808Please respect copyright.PENANAh4Da90PiIC
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name808Please respect copyright.PENANAp4933400Ww
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni808Please respect copyright.PENANAHjkD6Osgwi
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)808Please respect copyright.PENANAJzdgXDSZ36
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses808Please respect copyright.PENANA2VOC1ulCOi
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies808Please respect copyright.PENANAgXlooJjWcD
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder808Please respect copyright.PENANAaSoaAUP9O3
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation808Please respect copyright.PENANAizl3tKasaW
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik808Please respect copyright.PENANAbOJKZAtn8M
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation808Please respect copyright.PENANA2qAcP598Gv
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik808Please respect copyright.PENANAlSIJP7pnek
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz808Please respect copyright.PENANARa31YaP1F0
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik808Please respect copyright.PENANA45C45MenCv
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks808Please respect copyright.PENANAsp03n2hx8q
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration808Please respect copyright.PENANAeqURgPkIxa
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik808Please respect copyright.PENANACUgp1CdOFP
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)808Please respect copyright.PENANArxRf7YxvR4
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium808Please respect copyright.PENANApDg0Vpco9H
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them808Please respect copyright.PENANAWxQOA0XXwK
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak808Please respect copyright.PENANA1EGSQpW5WG
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them808Please respect copyright.PENANAO2QeOTZX8y
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples808Please respect copyright.PENANAkPWtuzb4it
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly808Please respect copyright.PENANAuFqFyTJOj6
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants808Please respect copyright.PENANAQRAzpbbjyK
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 reik808Please respect copyright.PENANAG88ioV5VIN
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo808Please respect copyright.PENANAilNupFdJts
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik808Please respect copyright.PENANAy0y76KR2jx
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo808Please respect copyright.PENANAhvq3aQ4Qax
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik808Please respect copyright.PENANA6Dy30FBihY
elected as Obarikge808Please respect copyright.PENANARLXNMynL39
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz808Please respect copyright.PENANAnIsKg9nGCp
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen808Please respect copyright.PENANAxmIGHSDACA
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen808Please respect copyright.PENANATTZviVnZme
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen808Please respect copyright.PENANACUuxi5C0S3
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority808Please respect copyright.PENANADlAjtuLD7u
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen808Please respect copyright.PENANAJqBvRmZSis
elected as Oberik808Please respect copyright.PENANAXMZJJlEVYm
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace808Please respect copyright.PENANAcrKLUnKVgs
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen808Please respect copyright.PENANALaGj2iJYiU
elected as Oberik808Please respect copyright.PENANAssJidYCFBW
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.808Please respect copyright.PENANAgDDW8ZD2sh
reengaged enemies in a massive war808Please respect copyright.PENANAhqJqhtEhS2
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war808Please respect copyright.PENANAhYCtLrLvVJ
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz808Please respect copyright.PENANA1SbC4dAZL3
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring808Please respect copyright.PENANAvu8GXJHmRc
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)808Please respect copyright.PENANAbFnf1fDCJq
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants808Please respect copyright.PENANATPlpnVIyur
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands808Please respect copyright.PENANAdq8njq1KIG
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers808Please respect copyright.PENANAUHIP4e8LgU
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion808Please respect copyright.PENANAItoabJyRKJ
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators808Please respect copyright.PENANAMKtp3WNnbM
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANArAcPiBldUf
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANACaJdhJhVH6
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement808Please respect copyright.PENANAE4pgwSJE69
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANA1cjI0K4nlT
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANARy9l2bp7y4
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen808Please respect copyright.PENANAGTQl5z1oIg
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen808Please respect copyright.PENANA95cJ0XQan3
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANAyiqM5JCCH2
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANAcZOZTC0K4H
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 Rownin808Please respect copyright.PENANAgN9DH9DiuS
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters808Please respect copyright.PENANAHybTZZ76iu
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANATBBjMmUcrW
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute808Please respect copyright.PENANAzCWU8nYX4g
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANATAFlMDzdcG
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion808Please respect copyright.PENANAgyn3F9PQIA
instigated a civil war808Please respect copyright.PENANA3Cfnmawou7
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANAYsN30HQtqG
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANAJ22pMbejds
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANAztVpbDD2xv
elected as Kaiseraun808Please respect copyright.PENANArSBy4ljJAC
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic808Please respect copyright.PENANAquBnXTgb37
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas808Please respect copyright.PENANAYVJKk53X6s
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands808Please respect copyright.PENANApsHJ5wT7tW
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANAKFRAgrwF9A
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANAYEEA7Bx974
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)808Please respect copyright.PENANA93qD5DYWfi
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis808Please respect copyright.PENANACjLEByo33H
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund808Please respect copyright.PENANANgZ13SbZ6w
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANAA9r2f3JKcA
elected as Kaiseraun808Please respect copyright.PENANAcOFDu4vUGU
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship808Please respect copyright.PENANAmLkPKpYbNN
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters808Please respect copyright.PENANAC62l0thIKb
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANA4Uedqw51RG
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANAlIuAjb3nHB
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser808Please respect copyright.PENANAgpR4ANBj6N
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)808Please respect copyright.PENANA9MsJaTtHmJ
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANA29hpSs61DQ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo808Please respect copyright.PENANAfS5yZ4YaiZ
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANASjVLqoJf03
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANA6HXQjHsQzt
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries808Please respect copyright.PENANAl4ot5LZvIs
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them808Please respect copyright.PENANAE5vnNVMMzg
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities808Please respect copyright.PENANArhOfUACVta
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)808Please respect copyright.PENANAwaYgbU1Vvi
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)808Please respect copyright.PENANAx4mReoIgyO
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)808Please respect copyright.PENANAbVRX6sr5p6
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANAT2I0DGmrBE
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo808Please respect copyright.PENANAEQ46oc3egF
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANANfYea2QUHp
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo808Please respect copyright.PENANAkNHVfu6OMD
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANAPihoe4xU08
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo808Please respect copyright.PENANAfWtal1iGvx
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANA0pmN5zdvA7
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANAPM38KpMJuw
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes808Please respect copyright.PENANAcqGyxKsojH
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)808Please respect copyright.PENANAZF2rrnFfaX
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion808Please respect copyright.PENANA4cdzRCDtlS
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 Sudlands808Please respect copyright.PENANAoYY3gpyg3i
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANAo84pIOXEUK
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death808Please respect copyright.PENANAWFPTd57ze1
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANA7CBJxo82Tx
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANAmo9u4Tkzfj
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy808Please respect copyright.PENANAAp77CJESCc
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war808Please respect copyright.PENANATrKAunWeh5
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANAFzh7WHJuLu
elected as Kaiserin808Please respect copyright.PENANArsqEZtYceF
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands808Please respect copyright.PENANALRYs6bkewA
caught up in a money laundering scandal808Please respect copyright.PENANAbuSxRQxA95
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate808Please respect copyright.PENANAcqk3RKg5tX
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo808Please respect copyright.PENANAR78ZrvvtiW
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war808Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6p3jp03Bl
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANAsSActj6OFX
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 marshal808Please respect copyright.PENANApfrpQWO8tU
elected as Kaiseraun808Please respect copyright.PENANAm4tsf8jYWK
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now808Please respect copyright.PENANAJPGE0vchqf
current Kaiser