The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik799Please respect copyright.PENANAbtFXIlZHwl
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.799Please respect copyright.PENANAMd5Bx2vWqL
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAaaajsGgwn2
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn799Please respect copyright.PENANACKi34Hg6SG
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni799Please respect copyright.PENANAzOS1U5iAzr
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi799Please respect copyright.PENANAK1OGEgdhRf
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)799Please respect copyright.PENANAdEHeSZtYzH
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them799Please respect copyright.PENANAmN2DiVSlWH
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz799Please respect copyright.PENANAWKDZC0Lqui
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)799Please respect copyright.PENANAW7OoAcUeng
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAd0GiSOtO9A
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn799Please respect copyright.PENANADGxcisSGSR
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha799Please respect copyright.PENANASWE0kXCZBb
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAWE6eVeYWop
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn799Please respect copyright.PENANAoNerhBgsBu
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz799Please respect copyright.PENANAyYaI82I71u
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz799Please respect copyright.PENANAcQrP8DEnZD
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni799Please respect copyright.PENANAPgXnGTKL1Z
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAoEL1SQVxRu
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name799Please respect copyright.PENANAJE3bJevJ5k
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni799Please respect copyright.PENANArWdZFVlroY
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)799Please respect copyright.PENANA56GIsIlm7m
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses799Please respect copyright.PENANACtM57Jw4qk
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies799Please respect copyright.PENANA4DATSra3cI
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder799Please respect copyright.PENANAoxf5kQmnHd
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation799Please respect copyright.PENANArNJsu3psE3
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAP5zOYCKhN1
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation799Please respect copyright.PENANABxDI81vav4
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAQlhOAYIsVy
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz799Please respect copyright.PENANASLFNa63Zu1
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAkekcMe5iVa
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks799Please respect copyright.PENANABtcloOHFlg
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration799Please respect copyright.PENANA9sgJs4FVgB
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAHVakiLjzpQ
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)799Please respect copyright.PENANAktcrHciN5R
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium799Please respect copyright.PENANALznlBcHVnG
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them799Please respect copyright.PENANAFcPkLjGUEC
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak799Please respect copyright.PENANA35BZLyQ2jk
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them799Please respect copyright.PENANAF8T3G2Xgtq
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples799Please respect copyright.PENANAGvGylZdq5K
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly799Please respect copyright.PENANAITL6NJaV1t
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants799Please respect copyright.PENANAePGYzVgxxW
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 reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAyl7U7EgqTB
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo799Please respect copyright.PENANAG6uMqOHtF0
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAoBAD73Gm6y
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo799Please respect copyright.PENANAiAVgzIxXZT
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik799Please respect copyright.PENANAeg0pHSA0gY
elected as Obarikge799Please respect copyright.PENANAotzdR1EjOi
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz799Please respect copyright.PENANApcgEt6JQDX
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen799Please respect copyright.PENANAKFz9Kwkeud
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen799Please respect copyright.PENANA3aiOj5RnxU
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen799Please respect copyright.PENANAk6LmL3etnX
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority799Please respect copyright.PENANA9gjlCuLOZq
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen799Please respect copyright.PENANALU1LQCG19T
elected as Oberik799Please respect copyright.PENANAJqisGAeVwF
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace799Please respect copyright.PENANAXmOfprWHsm
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen799Please respect copyright.PENANAEnBPpl43ja
elected as Oberik799Please respect copyright.PENANAoNMufO6YXu
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.799Please respect copyright.PENANAitu5QtZLW4
reengaged enemies in a massive war799Please respect copyright.PENANAQaU3vMisDR
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war799Please respect copyright.PENANAwwWAr3w4eH
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz799Please respect copyright.PENANANlc506xpCA
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring799Please respect copyright.PENANAFkt4LQBr7k
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)799Please respect copyright.PENANALV6iqQ1Se3
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants799Please respect copyright.PENANASgsJ238vhJ
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands799Please respect copyright.PENANAcEtkBrrJdR
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers799Please respect copyright.PENANAPEdSHcIcpI
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion799Please respect copyright.PENANAaiHripDnAG
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators799Please respect copyright.PENANAdo6hMSqEJl
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAKIW25Z9tOn
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANA7c6O2NXsk1
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement799Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZAWcuJzW0
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANA0Kh461SnW7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAI3tTfgVR7q
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen799Please respect copyright.PENANAZLcVHhGb4q
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen799Please respect copyright.PENANA6oRSBXECI5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANAsbn6VW1nXl
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANA6l4ZsjUVgX
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 Rownin799Please respect copyright.PENANAHRxNRywEFg
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters799Please respect copyright.PENANAVfDggp0qi0
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANALUCRRNptrk
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute799Please respect copyright.PENANAsxDQ54xnxf
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANA48oFD8D3Vr
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion799Please respect copyright.PENANASKEK5R7dqA
instigated a civil war799Please respect copyright.PENANAIioFZIarXo
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAhmRtDkvxAa
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANAZPAE5EMkgg
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANAXZQerUUGPf
elected as Kaiseraun799Please respect copyright.PENANA1CKANBZTkN
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic799Please respect copyright.PENANAPYBpVz2OWR
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas799Please respect copyright.PENANAuYFjRiLHRX
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands799Please respect copyright.PENANAyRmrnHbd52
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANA2a97rnSwkg
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANAK2WxseeJgQ
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)799Please respect copyright.PENANAY25OQgT5LN
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis799Please respect copyright.PENANAQA0yfET6Uw
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund799Please respect copyright.PENANAqLA8FUHEx1
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAa4vlfAzdab
elected as Kaiseraun799Please respect copyright.PENANAHxQZgv6Auu
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship799Please respect copyright.PENANAE3YKEIHiZl
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters799Please respect copyright.PENANAf8km6Gv4zg
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAlZvTjSu7Kk
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANArDHLac4rI6
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser799Please respect copyright.PENANAfxWdOPn8HI
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)799Please respect copyright.PENANA7wrLcmg47g
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAvELCq10seP
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo799Please respect copyright.PENANAGxvbbpZC7H
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANASQlxkP1I4x
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANA3EOiny8GNm
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries799Please respect copyright.PENANAtZJWiu3uiW
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them799Please respect copyright.PENANAJoGojq0RWz
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities799Please respect copyright.PENANArJhxOQBIjs
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)799Please respect copyright.PENANAWDoVcMQw9J
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)799Please respect copyright.PENANAa5RvwoCZQj
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)799Please respect copyright.PENANAk9DPFRSQSo
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAYOyYwfBzaH
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo799Please respect copyright.PENANADLLChiqxx0
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANABv6kHXrqZ1
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo799Please respect copyright.PENANAiNu7SXG9l3
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAlAPmhlsPk2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo799Please respect copyright.PENANAWf37dFwpCu
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANAdAsQF8VedD
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANAfq9nkQSDzA
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes799Please respect copyright.PENANAFM00VHLou9
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)799Please respect copyright.PENANAEkERpM9wD1
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion799Please respect copyright.PENANAszZg8dV06K
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 Sudlands799Please respect copyright.PENANAS4kOPRmMs8
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANAAKABtPUby4
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death799Please respect copyright.PENANAeOmF1F8zSp
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANACd6WU7Lwdj
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANAymSqqQHLAE
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy799Please respect copyright.PENANAfMT0PVMILQ
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war799Please respect copyright.PENANASvCiaX85EL
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANAgRbNe9fLv3
elected as Kaiserin799Please respect copyright.PENANAafAYupcXPl
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands799Please respect copyright.PENANAuqKaW96EjE
caught up in a money laundering scandal799Please respect copyright.PENANAHFEuz8NBiF
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate799Please respect copyright.PENANAVopzuV5TTO
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo799Please respect copyright.PENANA16OL1QIpgz
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war799Please respect copyright.PENANAg9B0fKWILN
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANACnHLV8bZoP
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 marshal799Please respect copyright.PENANAZyHDS9krIP
elected as Kaiseraun799Please respect copyright.PENANA2uIeeYV7iU
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now799Please respect copyright.PENANAIBo7PaEGaO
current Kaiser