The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik403Please respect copyright.PENANARBAXOEzJLP
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.403Please respect copyright.PENANAge6dNjLa1b
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik403Please respect copyright.PENANAr7pyUIvE2C
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn403Please respect copyright.PENANAG1RnYrNVp0
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni403Please respect copyright.PENANAtbAD6kgnB3
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi403Please respect copyright.PENANAj11zxPvDPg
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)403Please respect copyright.PENANAYgxFRoZ4cx
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them403Please respect copyright.PENANAMsHb4RfYRK
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz403Please respect copyright.PENANAZwysQZ7sJD
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)403Please respect copyright.PENANA2qORPCLzVY
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik403Please respect copyright.PENANAhqnLNrjiyv
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn403Please respect copyright.PENANA1Sye0fnVoR
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha403Please respect copyright.PENANA6sKnOTzMTi
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik403Please respect copyright.PENANATUOhoOIM4z
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn403Please respect copyright.PENANAqGlqLbdjb4
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz403Please respect copyright.PENANA5TTkO2aQEQ
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz403Please respect copyright.PENANAxJTlVCunHS
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni403Please respect copyright.PENANAC87bR6ZXkZ
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik403Please respect copyright.PENANAdgapRCZT4h
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name403Please respect copyright.PENANAB0NqZfDoZH
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni403Please respect copyright.PENANA8nv7hYHBHB
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)403Please respect copyright.PENANAHsH2D4GvnU
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses403Please respect copyright.PENANA3iC5R9b5VY
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies403Please respect copyright.PENANAPobnyjGfR3
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder403Please respect copyright.PENANAHrZdTf6Ih2
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation403Please respect copyright.PENANAfiSrjInCQH
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik403Please respect copyright.PENANA9rNaADGszB
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation403Please respect copyright.PENANAVa8vm5hAJ8
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik403Please respect copyright.PENANA5SGaI2ZT5K
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz403Please respect copyright.PENANAaGu6RPV4UE
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik403Please respect copyright.PENANAWGQwRoRbiM
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks403Please respect copyright.PENANAOt4P2VAqgt
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration403Please respect copyright.PENANAjn6wPogCXM
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik403Please respect copyright.PENANA91Uj9gAU0d
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)403Please respect copyright.PENANACWYrazTuVC
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium403Please respect copyright.PENANAQkJ4YID5Qu
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them403Please respect copyright.PENANAMVJeKI5OlF
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak403Please respect copyright.PENANAaNWCMwGE9h
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them403Please respect copyright.PENANAFDYV8ruZHh
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples403Please respect copyright.PENANAX3G6cYR6gd
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly403Please respect copyright.PENANAhXECHtCpS6
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants403Please respect copyright.PENANAYfCVbDkDi5
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 reik403Please respect copyright.PENANAfqGaxWkSCd
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo403Please respect copyright.PENANAtkcLic57AU
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik403Please respect copyright.PENANAdUpuBkansJ
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo403Please respect copyright.PENANAJvcvR0uUCg
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik403Please respect copyright.PENANAmm4uwzpfHF
elected as Obarikge403Please respect copyright.PENANAlQzrsHXysQ
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz403Please respect copyright.PENANApWUlSnj6Qn
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen403Please respect copyright.PENANAmsM94P6FXU
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen403Please respect copyright.PENANAl3TXhsFlXV
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen403Please respect copyright.PENANANhw039r5vt
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority403Please respect copyright.PENANACRZgmXCBME
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen403Please respect copyright.PENANAsF5jbTKQMg
elected as Oberik403Please respect copyright.PENANAkhvi8m0VVi
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace403Please respect copyright.PENANAisZYouPwGN
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen403Please respect copyright.PENANArmrsPVWByI
elected as Oberik403Please respect copyright.PENANAZO38UfhQk0
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.403Please respect copyright.PENANAOK6ML146Ac
reengaged enemies in a massive war403Please respect copyright.PENANA7kRE7FdD1U
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war403Please respect copyright.PENANALgXveH7lvb
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz403Please respect copyright.PENANA4E6q78MGbn
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring403Please respect copyright.PENANAhms0cnZ6T5
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)403Please respect copyright.PENANAMXihSyUZ9P
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants403Please respect copyright.PENANApZF3cfraGH
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands403Please respect copyright.PENANAG9gwPOiTR6
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers403Please respect copyright.PENANAlSi3ZT3UzL
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion403Please respect copyright.PENANA25VEDwfCbf
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators403Please respect copyright.PENANA7ZXfPZyREt
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAzZMxyTUgMM
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANA33q0kRuZVP
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement403Please respect copyright.PENANA8x2lbcOR1L
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANABALIVAxLAG
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANA62gomT1KIV
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen403Please respect copyright.PENANAWuKOX1f3CK
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen403Please respect copyright.PENANA7y7V659Rsx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANAYc7ugur7YB
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANA0JSw9diZ94
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 Rownin403Please respect copyright.PENANAh2MLQ1fewX
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters403Please respect copyright.PENANAe3DYkT5A4U
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAv0D3GpPuaB
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute403Please respect copyright.PENANABVmkFFgvwE
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANAu5wGVWLSEn
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion403Please respect copyright.PENANABNNry21Zgb
instigated a civil war403Please respect copyright.PENANAJs2aIHgm2q
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAtjGH5MJPGN
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANAMl686FhY11
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANA5qhAsAdxXN
elected as Kaiseraun403Please respect copyright.PENANAJruvyh85uH
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic403Please respect copyright.PENANAQCsj70Y3p2
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas403Please respect copyright.PENANAYcc9gK5oP8
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands403Please respect copyright.PENANAfjEjcwHYSh
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANA6sL5OemPZf
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANANrSRTs8B8E
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)403Please respect copyright.PENANAQHxzzOM80n
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis403Please respect copyright.PENANAnlsc7t87t0
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund403Please respect copyright.PENANArUL3aEvmY0
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAzHUsnVlxHG
elected as Kaiseraun403Please respect copyright.PENANAD2CQUyXTdz
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship403Please respect copyright.PENANAwMR7MZ9P3Z
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters403Please respect copyright.PENANAlDgBQzGP0i
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAygnyJMkUpG
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANAwuYgZKyERC
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser403Please respect copyright.PENANAwHZv0DFPHu
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)403Please respect copyright.PENANAOMHfhiBDxy
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAaIrRXdQ4D1
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo403Please respect copyright.PENANAzZSNKJVbmP
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAV5qTx3bnFf
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANAn2ruuPa5mf
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries403Please respect copyright.PENANAhwYK3musRu
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them403Please respect copyright.PENANAwF51GkUHoC
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities403Please respect copyright.PENANAPZXKgF4tV5
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)403Please respect copyright.PENANAS7bT9H1Gad
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)403Please respect copyright.PENANAxNfKxsYik1
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)403Please respect copyright.PENANAB9hcF6bMlp
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAQkYHmyRnFL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo403Please respect copyright.PENANAYGJeV7sTez
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAr9wT5Cz4pL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo403Please respect copyright.PENANAqcrUuVUuBd
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAA0UlyaU1FK
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo403Please respect copyright.PENANALMDqPjJti9
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANA8XhO07Mvzz
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANAWUfFvmC3Im
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes403Please respect copyright.PENANA0NEMKbfIL4
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)403Please respect copyright.PENANALbdkTyeP80
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion403Please respect copyright.PENANA32n9sldcVR
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 Sudlands403Please respect copyright.PENANAQZ0tyj2co5
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANAw6TnZqPQc9
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death403Please respect copyright.PENANAtkNscz9r1h
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANAIWuKjZLQkH
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANA5RcKTJHUl1
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy403Please respect copyright.PENANAy736nYuExk
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war403Please respect copyright.PENANADYTXMkZ42L
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANAmGqwh0C4r0
elected as Kaiserin403Please respect copyright.PENANAj4vS4QyHTv
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands403Please respect copyright.PENANA9wF6hXiyzs
caught up in a money laundering scandal403Please respect copyright.PENANAikWH3YbtWd
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate403Please respect copyright.PENANAdh28bPHt0b
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo403Please respect copyright.PENANAhWUEwPZ8Uh
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war403Please respect copyright.PENANA6V1ZAkyDLV
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANA9ikNkFV47r
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 marshal403Please respect copyright.PENANADqBXp6gTTw
elected as Kaiseraun403Please respect copyright.PENANA4BD657Ftqg
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now403Please respect copyright.PENANAt1kX777tAj
current Kaiser