The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik761Please respect copyright.PENANAT0YvpUgziy
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.761Please respect copyright.PENANA9h9qk7dvMl
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik761Please respect copyright.PENANA8pnnozZurr
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn761Please respect copyright.PENANA1vYDL6pUcK
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni761Please respect copyright.PENANA7dZfnkhzOO
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi761Please respect copyright.PENANAYkS8aqb6Y5
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)761Please respect copyright.PENANA0vN8adkIgW
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them761Please respect copyright.PENANAq6Bz2ivEjU
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz761Please respect copyright.PENANAlWE0fivS75
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)761Please respect copyright.PENANA9Eg3wlGJZL
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik761Please respect copyright.PENANAYDqunU32u7
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn761Please respect copyright.PENANAHm1DJYngRi
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha761Please respect copyright.PENANA8d7cM6cGuo
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik761Please respect copyright.PENANAgSez8KWLld
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn761Please respect copyright.PENANA3NXsQt5vve
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz761Please respect copyright.PENANA3BIX88d5b7
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz761Please respect copyright.PENANA5WadWgIbND
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni761Please respect copyright.PENANA3PvUdTit95
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik761Please respect copyright.PENANA4oRIxmqL2G
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name761Please respect copyright.PENANADdQyjIb78s
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni761Please respect copyright.PENANAu6UvPnBuwr
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)761Please respect copyright.PENANAYmLQAg719R
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses761Please respect copyright.PENANAuEKcFeu7Gu
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies761Please respect copyright.PENANAMw5vZzyX4u
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder761Please respect copyright.PENANADbUDx1SIUz
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation761Please respect copyright.PENANAmptfxYyzCa
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik761Please respect copyright.PENANA7Ltbot8yRV
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation761Please respect copyright.PENANAqOsefERgfS
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik761Please respect copyright.PENANAzKQv3b592g
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz761Please respect copyright.PENANAVZIUigYeCK
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik761Please respect copyright.PENANAcMEAjPrvSU
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks761Please respect copyright.PENANAYIJlq7nCLq
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration761Please respect copyright.PENANAosYpk3Zmxo
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik761Please respect copyright.PENANA9EK2idScML
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)761Please respect copyright.PENANAW7lOhjdvtq
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium761Please respect copyright.PENANAIO0kbSbtea
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them761Please respect copyright.PENANA80aVw5F4rz
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak761Please respect copyright.PENANAJlQaiemeX1
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them761Please respect copyright.PENANAn1OOoufTcg
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples761Please respect copyright.PENANA9j8CkXaHA5
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly761Please respect copyright.PENANAPJscIja8JD
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants761Please respect copyright.PENANAHWGkNlNHLn
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 reik761Please respect copyright.PENANAg0dTFpSM3f
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo761Please respect copyright.PENANAseMqkBSn0A
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik761Please respect copyright.PENANAim0D4EGjJq
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo761Please respect copyright.PENANAGhKFVYhqQ2
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik761Please respect copyright.PENANAWWsmQngxsM
elected as Obarikge761Please respect copyright.PENANAbsQdzu5xlw
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz761Please respect copyright.PENANATeLcNAlUUM
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen761Please respect copyright.PENANAP6bHuVqxfQ
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen761Please respect copyright.PENANAzxsUTWIjeb
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen761Please respect copyright.PENANAinrlp4OnqD
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority761Please respect copyright.PENANApANnGyUEmI
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen761Please respect copyright.PENANA75eXy4h4xq
elected as Oberik761Please respect copyright.PENANAudaBMnUakV
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace761Please respect copyright.PENANA00r1mlUPUS
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen761Please respect copyright.PENANAcSeCm8VpPs
elected as Oberik761Please respect copyright.PENANAfw9VyEJ9Ka
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.761Please respect copyright.PENANAqhT0gtap0G
reengaged enemies in a massive war761Please respect copyright.PENANAtBqwIxpf3D
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war761Please respect copyright.PENANAtYXQGQhO5l
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz761Please respect copyright.PENANAwCzh3UsGGD
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring761Please respect copyright.PENANAfG8IbPZ6t9
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)761Please respect copyright.PENANAElBvyDlkiF
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants761Please respect copyright.PENANAtxvfwIGbQy
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands761Please respect copyright.PENANAnrW0ApzrdR
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers761Please respect copyright.PENANAYmH7uTHARp
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion761Please respect copyright.PENANAkAvj0zY9Ig
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators761Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZoO36utaP
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAKMhLogpdRi
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAhyZ4RSsIIT
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement761Please respect copyright.PENANAPf7KJMq1qz
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANA0AM54KGXLW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAHQHvUGF598
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen761Please respect copyright.PENANAjfxr8ijK6D
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen761Please respect copyright.PENANAdMtUKDH1GQ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAXZ1RLQj5qm
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAI5aixU9Jei
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 Rownin761Please respect copyright.PENANAk1RmuCIupU
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters761Please respect copyright.PENANAFJHg4wY9ci
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAsdqYcxgnBb
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute761Please respect copyright.PENANADzmidszaHC
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAaVp8kVm3bt
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion761Please respect copyright.PENANAHgR9CZe4jN
instigated a civil war761Please respect copyright.PENANAlwEr2hOSPf
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAkPZKk5xhIj
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAp5HCw68Q6R
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAHeyCFxHnML
elected as Kaiseraun761Please respect copyright.PENANAnRCH1DyeYL
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic761Please respect copyright.PENANAr4KuE5Sxgj
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas761Please respect copyright.PENANAxQ6Tr551vc
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands761Please respect copyright.PENANAKx5ND2v57A
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAS8zkwGR5oO
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAqUMME371W6
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)761Please respect copyright.PENANAsiw0gD07Vs
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis761Please respect copyright.PENANAVyMmFFYHCc
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund761Please respect copyright.PENANAXJdCUlgHXD
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAPzhx3myL1E
elected as Kaiseraun761Please respect copyright.PENANAMfmNtA9yPe
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship761Please respect copyright.PENANACFc91CiP9i
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters761Please respect copyright.PENANAybWbnFRALV
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAW8YvghElZu
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAotvW4aCbkg
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser761Please respect copyright.PENANAUBqRGLliBe
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)761Please respect copyright.PENANA04XZ6oJWxJ
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAMd7FYTceg4
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo761Please respect copyright.PENANAIOLs0u9dli
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAh6LM3QsMmW
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAgaQ8dMvh7U
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries761Please respect copyright.PENANAhoSpRQEjAr
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them761Please respect copyright.PENANA7nhGvwkU1C
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities761Please respect copyright.PENANA1WyO0PPR5s
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)761Please respect copyright.PENANAN3Of80zZZD
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)761Please respect copyright.PENANABC3dAIaZIy
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)761Please respect copyright.PENANANmWPeRJ0N4
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANA2Eu96Bj0B9
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo761Please respect copyright.PENANA0qL1GXvVL1
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAYFWxq7DHDH
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo761Please respect copyright.PENANAJNvoAvyWNq
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANAGRJ6uBzZ3w
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo761Please respect copyright.PENANAiFOpMRyaYb
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAvhLn29ETTI
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAQYqeP85k3t
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes761Please respect copyright.PENANAU7WczzSCjY
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)761Please respect copyright.PENANAQEBJbG9Ce4
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion761Please respect copyright.PENANAp0xXH23ubJ
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 Sudlands761Please respect copyright.PENANAcV0Yy4jF1I
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAc14Izm0Gv5
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death761Please respect copyright.PENANAnyQtNKXyqm
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAXb2CCwGml6
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAiA6IwuXF0m
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy761Please respect copyright.PENANAecg7QPHF1T
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war761Please respect copyright.PENANApLHE3eHe0V
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANABMVKrWEYiQ
elected as Kaiserin761Please respect copyright.PENANAc8FdfezKHq
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands761Please respect copyright.PENANAZhDKpmT9ZA
caught up in a money laundering scandal761Please respect copyright.PENANA5DAZxhhyZN
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate761Please respect copyright.PENANA6MNECRRMZM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo761Please respect copyright.PENANA1EEdMlPBF0
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war761Please respect copyright.PENANAYozeXeb1FT
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAvt2kX55BCI
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 marshal761Please respect copyright.PENANAPv31uVqWNm
elected as Kaiseraun761Please respect copyright.PENANAuCLT9ApVeN
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now761Please respect copyright.PENANAqRrLKlJvgb
current Kaiser