The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAKElCd7O5km
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.PENANAczSQSY7XzK
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAivvBZWGLSD
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAb6dxFSFkxg
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni1022Please respect copyright.PENANA8GPDoSzmAU
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi1022Please respect copyright.PENANAHGyoyDrRuv
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)1022Please respect copyright.PENANABozYXUnw4F
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvd4gp6bGjO
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJkqJ0QREv7
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAV3BCvh2WBi
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAIxyuvx8qMD
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvXF3AbBc28
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha1022Please respect copyright.PENANATXvPN09hdO
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfzZEl5GbWM
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn1022Please respect copyright.PENANAI9St25yZpM
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdNDk8JHNIW
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAccBPcGqxCn
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni1022Please respect copyright.PENANARtnXKsS1AC
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAoIxMnIROql
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name1022Please respect copyright.PENANAiAO7Wyy0YE
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.PENANAsBlsjCACMX
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcZ2iiNbUe9
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmlWufUA0RW
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies1022Please respect copyright.PENANAHYFNmtELuq
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder1022Please respect copyright.PENANAyQrngWK4R1
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQZHRnIljC5
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAXTJKBK1ZUP
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdzwyLC9Tmo
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPrBmI7O4vX
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz1022Please respect copyright.PENANA0Mue2O7tjQ
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.PENANA9XI47g2T1L
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks1022Please respect copyright.PENANAMEjyVUINJF
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration1022Please respect copyright.PENANASuxXpH8fpz
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvUNto08x9F
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhnEVcM82NQ
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnHJ2CLDTex
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them1022Please respect copyright.PENANABi8PgCEcE8
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak1022Please respect copyright.PENANABcUkdv8QOj
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them1022Please respect copyright.PENANACGpzcaOHOV
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples1022Please respect copyright.PENANAupSVaYMQbA
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly1022Please respect copyright.PENANAqVLQUDtMQi
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQCJVPzOJv5
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.PENANApSoNHwvyyu
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAN4benuW35U
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAYBmjJruFVO
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAQjuosixzYA
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik1022Please respect copyright.PENANA1kirb8lVZh
elected as Obarikge1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnh7DYAufUT
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz1022Please respect copyright.PENANAG7Kyva6cxF
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.PENANAdobc9W00S5
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAevrUxeVUQC
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.PENANAH5R4uy2CGh
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority1022Please respect copyright.PENANA218iwRHjiU
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlKElamBuTr
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANAXw5NHVjNah
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace1022Please respect copyright.PENANASRkDqALqyM
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANApvCMEW9nGu
elected as Oberik1022Please respect copyright.PENANALCOxpL9boR
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcSX1DM6J2P
reengaged enemies in a massive war1022Please respect copyright.PENANASLIw8siXD8
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAVPzeeuRgSr
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz1022Please respect copyright.PENANA4tJZZtp0NU
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeml8SJ2vZ3
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.PENANAxJIuCLxgne
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxOgfPkD4lW
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9nJJAWVY7
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJAkXh1v2cP
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANA4iZSLBoGRZ
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGfHxHLC97d
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAddbwQhOFTr
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAojAmGUBP5n
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement1022Please respect copyright.PENANACF3HJavFl1
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAUDRdsvB4FY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANATheUA4lGBz
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAdd9RFaAkiB
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen1022Please respect copyright.PENANAni77WRRzDd
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAHDFkWU7Qx8
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAs2LptQuoty
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.PENANAee8yqJckPn
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlZOTKcj7sO
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAo6OkwxFvDj
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute1022Please respect copyright.PENANARKGrLrk8JS
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAroF8x2efON
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion1022Please respect copyright.PENANASkfWLQwgMS
instigated a civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAhVa7TcgDeq
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAcCbKneYsgu
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAehPdE9o9cz
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5LgFolkQsw
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGjYctVrFGV
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic1022Please respect copyright.PENANAPXtDLrZ6hZ
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas1022Please respect copyright.PENANAeYmLhtBnPr
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAbCjX5E3uAf
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvxzOlVwD1W
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAxDhADRJSVg
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAgi8Jj2WePL
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis1022Please respect copyright.PENANAfcKT6Kdok1
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund1022Please respect copyright.PENANAwEdn8AyEOD
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5NQY7IKNuC
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAk6OR7iOB5N
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlNbXJJKwtX
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters1022Please respect copyright.PENANAmsPWvA08ZU
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAlt0IFNBf48
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAV8XCsJu2g3
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5Qjq5qSmpj
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.PENANAQU07eg78Cc
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANA1Ep03MdYZz
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAorUuT73IlV
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAAvAn04hHrN
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFO3SE3eMZB
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries1022Please respect copyright.PENANAP58g5gFgzD
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them1022Please respect copyright.PENANAO7TO5JtR33
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities1022Please respect copyright.PENANAnzajhnWNJk
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.PENANA36mCDB5KlF
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAkbWJkyWkOt
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)1022Please respect copyright.PENANAi0vUld7F6g
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAC48A3sLmec
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAFWOPqmhVaD
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGjcNHD1QeL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAAcwtLDpAg6
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGfRM8IOQIz
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAT3p0XufGgj
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAi9MwUnipBp
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAGWjq7DUoDC
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes1022Please respect copyright.PENANA2Wc0g7kDmt
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.PENANAtDHL7qox4n
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion1022Please respect copyright.PENANA9pRLvWLlWP
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.PENANAEKQmGJstIJ
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANATrK944Ocvt
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death1022Please respect copyright.PENANAsz3dkK16kM
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA5hWGk41e0W
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANAYcUS3luSr7
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy1022Please respect copyright.PENANAvOlbVfzC4Z
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANAjFAwAF6jvW
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANA2CR2ddYQFr
elected as Kaiserin1022Please respect copyright.PENANADNg8E4sFaX
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands1022Please respect copyright.PENANAt33qf5EN3A
caught up in a money laundering scandal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAu73NPn0P4J
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate1022Please respect copyright.PENANAaAML6hPa9L
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo1022Please respect copyright.PENANAuDNbcSeS6B
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war1022Please respect copyright.PENANASrqktwu98q
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal1022Please respect copyright.PENANAraKQtt1lSV
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.PENANAq2FAs3OCti
elected as Kaiseraun1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4EYcwaeSW
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now1022Please respect copyright.PENANAJIcN9SPl5H
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