The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAF0atw4KZh1
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.1021Please respect copyright.PENANAKDNIMGQe0l
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAf2Osp61fZz
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn1021Please respect copyright.PENANAM33JzH2I5W
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni1021Please respect copyright.PENANAFH5hxU5Cru
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi1021Please respect copyright.PENANAd97xByDNOV
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAzWErv6WNbS
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them1021Please respect copyright.PENANAlNGq9Zy9DA
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1021Please respect copyright.PENANAImCLOudnNL
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAMyJ07CWEnh
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAxqG9VoSIkf
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn1021Please respect copyright.PENANA0slQKJa905
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha1021Please respect copyright.PENANAO5VF4nBVgA
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAKek5uvmyQm
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn1021Please respect copyright.PENANAbYXwyMX5Qr
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz1021Please respect copyright.PENANAbKS5NaCpxl
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz1021Please respect copyright.PENANA4GkkSYp3Zm
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni1021Please respect copyright.PENANAgwIfHswq6d
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAKwYKugzsj6
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name1021Please respect copyright.PENANAOsR7FG7nBj
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni1021Please respect copyright.PENANAodTUEvoH5o
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAb7dsxoaEOH
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses1021Please respect copyright.PENANAtOlNExT15R
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies1021Please respect copyright.PENANA4Icyx2Wfdx
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder1021Please respect copyright.PENANAo7svKecRWQ
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation1021Please respect copyright.PENANAVbkU1QnTI6
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAoenWIbbsxo
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation1021Please respect copyright.PENANAvkcSPxnz3R
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANADoysAodw4Y
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz1021Please respect copyright.PENANAFS2IJyP4kR
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAxZtJVQyTJb
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks1021Please respect copyright.PENANADG15WYUkXw
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration1021Please respect copyright.PENANAexfPJ6Md7F
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAghexhLxsiR
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAkQ7KNeYvHz
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium1021Please respect copyright.PENANAwt6ZvjBBIA
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them1021Please respect copyright.PENANA2teOUUGcpG
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak1021Please respect copyright.PENANAgNtHqbX8Ym
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them1021Please respect copyright.PENANAgrNUnzwBsa
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples1021Please respect copyright.PENANA2uIy3a3XiJ
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly1021Please respect copyright.PENANADkyPRlmoXJ
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants1021Please respect copyright.PENANAxYpCVI9WxO
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 reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANA16Ow6NUyUA
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1021Please respect copyright.PENANAJBh6N3qJd1
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAAsVnppyq2P
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo1021Please respect copyright.PENANAK7uksOxSQf
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAPs97ciCgge
elected as Obarikge1021Please respect copyright.PENANAq46sEaHf0X
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz1021Please respect copyright.PENANA2vL7nBP4gF
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen1021Please respect copyright.PENANAXJu0Lq1nyd
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1021Please respect copyright.PENANAwnk8zxqVnS
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen1021Please respect copyright.PENANAuvNoaXAa8Q
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority1021Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZH4fKDqQX
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen1021Please respect copyright.PENANAjuqM9wHEui
elected as Oberik1021Please respect copyright.PENANAYhXRFnrwkh
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace1021Please respect copyright.PENANA0AztvCUxtx
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen1021Please respect copyright.PENANAqe6L941TtH
elected as Oberik1021Please respect copyright.PENANALKMVXv6SBF
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.1021Please respect copyright.PENANAmBiHxAJ9Dn
reengaged enemies in a massive war1021Please respect copyright.PENANAGk9kJjfUPS
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war1021Please respect copyright.PENANARnOwDkBd6Q
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz1021Please respect copyright.PENANA8FVfj8elFS
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring1021Please respect copyright.PENANAJYbvahxVJu
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)1021Please respect copyright.PENANA2V42mfyWF5
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants1021Please respect copyright.PENANAU57dVV7CzJ
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands1021Please respect copyright.PENANAA5LKMgNQK6
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers1021Please respect copyright.PENANAaFA2PlwnGC
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion1021Please respect copyright.PENANAbJfNx8WClc
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators1021Please respect copyright.PENANAoQQGsRZaAY
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANATk30baJrvI
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANAgBg95wF9rj
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement1021Please respect copyright.PENANAxGorxEic6a
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANA41bQPpfgpl
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAOiG6onX10c
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen1021Please respect copyright.PENANAY2hhtMRptM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen1021Please respect copyright.PENANAKvjJkrJRMg
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANAtmhvOiWL3p
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANA5C4XOHZy9L
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 Rownin1021Please respect copyright.PENANAyhJpHbBhEt
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters1021Please respect copyright.PENANAhVWTbgnmlG
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANA89Waa8mVFb
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute1021Please respect copyright.PENANAoPMTuaP5Jv
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANArd0mFGt41M
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion1021Please respect copyright.PENANAs1UK4dv3kd
instigated a civil war1021Please respect copyright.PENANAFGLSqwWsDc
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAJ14ODkmRcd
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANASTfmNC1dVW
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANAztP59ND5xC
elected as Kaiseraun1021Please respect copyright.PENANA6S069Hirph
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic1021Please respect copyright.PENANALkcX9PDbzz
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas1021Please respect copyright.PENANAMuYHordy8K
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands1021Please respect copyright.PENANA0dLGfULrp9
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAT0DevYnnS1
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANARHGA1fjBpz
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)1021Please respect copyright.PENANASKHJmtm9cB
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis1021Please respect copyright.PENANAzCiRq8hYA0
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund1021Please respect copyright.PENANARCanW7ZH83
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANADK7y8OwijJ
elected as Kaiseraun1021Please respect copyright.PENANAVzHXuZ6bCl
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship1021Please respect copyright.PENANASsC9IWtEi2
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters1021Please respect copyright.PENANAfwoxngGDyT
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANA5g33tzQAAV
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANAKPuwc1Dmxf
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser1021Please respect copyright.PENANAyDYlYEANfC
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)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAv2w3P6fCzc
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAb0jduGIvoE
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1021Please respect copyright.PENANAAdFwSjtcJ6
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAoKAVB0Ygsl
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANAimgyNkKUp6
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries1021Please respect copyright.PENANASKzaGBJD0W
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them1021Please respect copyright.PENANAOUru8lbw5Z
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities1021Please respect copyright.PENANAq9llulMKYl
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)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAsvyXDYu9ED
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAOny9zdq1iB
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAmvag8PP7KL
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANA5R3k2RsXkt
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1021Please respect copyright.PENANAXHKrcEhIPM
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAEM75sz4ia4
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1021Please respect copyright.PENANADSznMxmj8T
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAEY4GdnWNlj
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo1021Please respect copyright.PENANANbDOjH3uhd
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANADQ5FABawZj
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANA2nX5IXqd6o
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes1021Please respect copyright.PENANAEHrpTcze3j
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)1021Please respect copyright.PENANAcJgnitbXiG
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion1021Please respect copyright.PENANALe8PThG0El
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 Sudlands1021Please respect copyright.PENANAs55lfcvjhe
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANA0fIiiMrR2k
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death1021Please respect copyright.PENANAebKzllqKUk
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANAMPYhglekrb
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANAiylBQEO8Zb
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy1021Please respect copyright.PENANAh4ESJvSfew
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war1021Please respect copyright.PENANA3CWNLpR6Gr
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANAcZirLiRToa
elected as Kaiserin1021Please respect copyright.PENANAxpQDhKDvqK
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands1021Please respect copyright.PENANAlY3xcyLlMF
caught up in a money laundering scandal1021Please respect copyright.PENANAgq4msdFJkJ
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate1021Please respect copyright.PENANAViygz0iP9T
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo1021Please respect copyright.PENANAXQFh3gWmnO
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war1021Please respect copyright.PENANA8lcf3JHh29
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANAbBAySifgxC
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 marshal1021Please respect copyright.PENANABZsSkLzyRQ
elected as Kaiseraun1021Please respect copyright.PENANAQH1NpYX5NJ
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now1021Please respect copyright.PENANAzlTzO7A3Vi
current Kaiser


