The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik723Please respect copyright.PENANAasF1sSWcbp
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.723Please respect copyright.PENANAnrXdSsKBTg
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik723Please respect copyright.PENANAe5m4OIRxcY
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn723Please respect copyright.PENANArbu9HCVKXn
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni723Please respect copyright.PENANANQyAhv7CMx
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi723Please respect copyright.PENANAO0rRhG5gFG
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)723Please respect copyright.PENANAZl2TYCa01V
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them723Please respect copyright.PENANApOFbUYrSSe
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz723Please respect copyright.PENANAxL5P5WU0sN
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)723Please respect copyright.PENANA6on7jOvihQ
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik723Please respect copyright.PENANA0e7snNe3h3
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn723Please respect copyright.PENANA1NfJyNiyGN
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha723Please respect copyright.PENANAwJ4Y6TJt6G
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik723Please respect copyright.PENANA5Z2CrhG6lJ
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn723Please respect copyright.PENANAqfoc8WtBdm
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz723Please respect copyright.PENANAGLu0oxwcaZ
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz723Please respect copyright.PENANA4M72LELXrC
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni723Please respect copyright.PENANAYoU6Y7RyP3
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik723Please respect copyright.PENANAWJwbigEmW9
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name723Please respect copyright.PENANASVwiTiwzno
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni723Please respect copyright.PENANAsVAwlV5Axh
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)723Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5Y5DiXkYF
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses723Please respect copyright.PENANAebvHU4E6li
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies723Please respect copyright.PENANAdaBYKHaQhm
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder723Please respect copyright.PENANAuiEAMKJCJF
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation723Please respect copyright.PENANArRk4P3fSVd
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik723Please respect copyright.PENANAehXVfTeyoh
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation723Please respect copyright.PENANALyasvTwtFd
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik723Please respect copyright.PENANARvHFR4bd62
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz723Please respect copyright.PENANAoIeGAODdPG
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik723Please respect copyright.PENANAzbtc9gx2oN
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks723Please respect copyright.PENANApLFfP8ERoo
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration723Please respect copyright.PENANArGtuDVOVpj
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik723Please respect copyright.PENANA4oi1rSU6xV
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)723Please respect copyright.PENANAmol3SnkuIt
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium723Please respect copyright.PENANABOfZElYDWq
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them723Please respect copyright.PENANA3SpztHHLoa
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak723Please respect copyright.PENANAyegc8VKvd8
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them723Please respect copyright.PENANAPK6oWSwoqI
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples723Please respect copyright.PENANAzb0jsw9PlS
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly723Please respect copyright.PENANAB4VZdWxoUZ
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants723Please respect copyright.PENANAbYOQsfCqOM
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 reik723Please respect copyright.PENANAE1rPzRr0yf
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo723Please respect copyright.PENANAjNXIwQ2V8p
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik723Please respect copyright.PENANADdGDKd0CJf
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo723Please respect copyright.PENANAoqq2xIf5yp
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik723Please respect copyright.PENANA5diwdGmToT
elected as Obarikge723Please respect copyright.PENANAlpvTcRhpBj
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz723Please respect copyright.PENANAcUAuCM5GJj
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen723Please respect copyright.PENANApwwitLgxLO
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen723Please respect copyright.PENANAuhsdIVbsF2
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen723Please respect copyright.PENANAMpWjNawDBR
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority723Please respect copyright.PENANAhGdCCa7pA2
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen723Please respect copyright.PENANA5kFqvNkakp
elected as Oberik723Please respect copyright.PENANAxtEJrjwQAr
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace723Please respect copyright.PENANAicdVPCJ5Eh
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen723Please respect copyright.PENANAVVCWGatzXM
elected as Oberik723Please respect copyright.PENANATB9KihVTuU
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.723Please respect copyright.PENANAfGFaH5Gy6F
reengaged enemies in a massive war723Please respect copyright.PENANAgdy4bXhRX2
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war723Please respect copyright.PENANALfHjOQYUJd
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz723Please respect copyright.PENANACiY7viTYgl
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring723Please respect copyright.PENANAnJkUMJgvLI
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)723Please respect copyright.PENANAvzy9CNcEEV
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants723Please respect copyright.PENANAxBFEuGVknW
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands723Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZRZDUgi4i
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers723Please respect copyright.PENANAdaYsjb6alu
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion723Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0e5GIuzqY
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators723Please respect copyright.PENANAfSerFTX1lK
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAi40rFIXAeL
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANA6CVvnh6WlB
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement723Please respect copyright.PENANA37mvP48zUW
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAgznS5TMicx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3Ew0bcKrZ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen723Please respect copyright.PENANABXuWGTywMh
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen723Please respect copyright.PENANAhoWFJiKmYr
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAOcDCyxdfZ0
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANAZTWk7zTJYU
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 Rownin723Please respect copyright.PENANAf4BbuTD0Ni
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters723Please respect copyright.PENANAAXMPxJUkXY
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAx2okjCUTRw
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute723Please respect copyright.PENANApED7bUeiqo
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAppMMx1jt35
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion723Please respect copyright.PENANArC7Wt8bVGn
instigated a civil war723Please respect copyright.PENANAouOqTjjUkZ
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAky8N6pMwoR
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANATDbwP6uGNE
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANABFleMSuNCj
elected as Kaiseraun723Please respect copyright.PENANAbzPvog20iJ
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic723Please respect copyright.PENANAjjOdTDxpBu
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas723Please respect copyright.PENANAc6EsDSUNUY
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands723Please respect copyright.PENANAdO3TAOhaJ4
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAFc2cLp8Sze
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANAoFFlhEVC9e
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)723Please respect copyright.PENANABSWhw1Zkpy
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis723Please respect copyright.PENANAXDGshc1WE7
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund723Please respect copyright.PENANAbz26bhkHt7
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAkSf6U3A3RC
elected as Kaiseraun723Please respect copyright.PENANAgaQAghpomm
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship723Please respect copyright.PENANAY4T2x9sV1k
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters723Please respect copyright.PENANA22bTja2J6m
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANANhzDvfRyOg
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANAxGm4lcYblh
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser723Please respect copyright.PENANApLl1tHRbqI
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)723Please respect copyright.PENANAv6bgSksD0z
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANALWoAKLYtDl
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo723Please respect copyright.PENANAYsOjGST9tq
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAQahzPkD0AR
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6Ekh6nUEw
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries723Please respect copyright.PENANAvFmBGshrIl
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them723Please respect copyright.PENANA0UPHmHJl8M
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities723Please respect copyright.PENANAmEtQnvUYJp
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)723Please respect copyright.PENANArUybVoISVz
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)723Please respect copyright.PENANA82NgMFtKlp
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)723Please respect copyright.PENANAF9GfFjFPPH
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANA1pdwFFPVYT
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo723Please respect copyright.PENANAAgNUjJhQhZ
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAkmsx5lLksT
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo723Please respect copyright.PENANAljb8TbAXsy
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAaDCHcQBfkl
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo723Please respect copyright.PENANA4b1qFu8d5Q
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAP5I6xbjxvt
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANAd55im8O7aK
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes723Please respect copyright.PENANANMT0fvaxiW
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)723Please respect copyright.PENANAogmAIr53iq
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion723Please respect copyright.PENANAXlNo6AUnAR
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 Sudlands723Please respect copyright.PENANAw7fAunz4rG
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAtrOMEPThyP
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death723Please respect copyright.PENANAgaSRs7ujQ6
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAOPl7o2Zx0G
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANAIXvF2smiwZ
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy723Please respect copyright.PENANA14JolcBHng
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war723Please respect copyright.PENANAaLoNEwdggV
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAZNnePBItnV
elected as Kaiserin723Please respect copyright.PENANA7WXu40wpxa
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands723Please respect copyright.PENANAVlAx7Rcndl
caught up in a money laundering scandal723Please respect copyright.PENANATA0rW45nfV
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate723Please respect copyright.PENANAH5xnob0Fl7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo723Please respect copyright.PENANAROgzF3KOQN
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war723Please respect copyright.PENANAsFk42WTPwG
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANAqfjFNAlh1N
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 marshal723Please respect copyright.PENANATJUotSHT6f
elected as Kaiseraun723Please respect copyright.PENANAw8Ul3B4OBA
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now723Please respect copyright.PENANAE1aiRhl28s
current Kaiser