The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik710Please respect copyright.PENANAQH57frLGG2
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.710Please respect copyright.PENANA0TVKhSLJBa
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAK0iCMjQznA
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn710Please respect copyright.PENANAzr1FEVqy3F
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni710Please respect copyright.PENANAFG4z8QejZO
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi710Please respect copyright.PENANALHPg0HVObt
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)710Please respect copyright.PENANAK0Ucqgf54p
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them710Please respect copyright.PENANAj2bFb8aDGh
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz710Please respect copyright.PENANAnEDPZ7W99h
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)710Please respect copyright.PENANANs5EU0287P
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik710Please respect copyright.PENANA3iJ2cb3UWD
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn710Please respect copyright.PENANAmgZitgXBFz
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha710Please respect copyright.PENANArV2CkZ6RBA
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAY0e7GQi5rL
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn710Please respect copyright.PENANAmYB0FxYn6q
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz710Please respect copyright.PENANAHRBOrM3qRQ
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz710Please respect copyright.PENANAoS4rrYTt37
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni710Please respect copyright.PENANA8RvmyxQna5
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAIVCzQvr7dj
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name710Please respect copyright.PENANAKw9HK0JDJF
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni710Please respect copyright.PENANA1Tgnp2IcIG
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)710Please respect copyright.PENANAzO0Xw3Y9Ji
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses710Please respect copyright.PENANAETylOI1ZFj
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies710Please respect copyright.PENANAYiFq513g2z
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder710Please respect copyright.PENANANG4vm3BaHp
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation710Please respect copyright.PENANA166wqV2Kt1
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAHntP1bOVEL
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation710Please respect copyright.PENANART6xfcEc6J
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAZEqkQZVUsw
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz710Please respect copyright.PENANAq67ZyiTqL1
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAkAj9x6osb3
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks710Please respect copyright.PENANAwxAgAUbjrS
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration710Please respect copyright.PENANALXwc55Wb4r
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAdtkEWxPHO0
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)710Please respect copyright.PENANAjM5KA6AlCJ
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium710Please respect copyright.PENANAvnwlqxge4y
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them710Please respect copyright.PENANAkMO5O8kYmb
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak710Please respect copyright.PENANAEUOAMDSbYG
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them710Please respect copyright.PENANA64h0BYqpIM
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples710Please respect copyright.PENANAqtc5UxbB0Z
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly710Please respect copyright.PENANAe7nV1GYsck
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants710Please respect copyright.PENANAp4flpFHZvs
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 reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAPZcOiVwmIR
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo710Please respect copyright.PENANAfTLitqI8kY
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAAVT5Tquznn
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo710Please respect copyright.PENANAQxO6eIe3Yo
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik710Please respect copyright.PENANAyhp4iEbS4B
elected as Obarikge710Please respect copyright.PENANAtRWynSb5d9
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz710Please respect copyright.PENANAPtDCVZn5lm
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen710Please respect copyright.PENANA69EhqRDCRv
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen710Please respect copyright.PENANAvd4Q9bsj2k
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen710Please respect copyright.PENANAkoL4nGkxEP
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority710Please respect copyright.PENANAVADVrETwqZ
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen710Please respect copyright.PENANAQlIhPQNCKh
elected as Oberik710Please respect copyright.PENANAVh0c8FQwAo
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace710Please respect copyright.PENANASGKHGRbMQ1
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen710Please respect copyright.PENANAGviNcKiy4t
elected as Oberik710Please respect copyright.PENANAaNRpPBP4A5
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.710Please respect copyright.PENANAD9ydrSRLGk
reengaged enemies in a massive war710Please respect copyright.PENANAGBcke6dbAX
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war710Please respect copyright.PENANAA0dlYN8eWe
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz710Please respect copyright.PENANAxjb1udH2vZ
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring710Please respect copyright.PENANAGca9uCvvdj
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)710Please respect copyright.PENANA6uo37NIr5I
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants710Please respect copyright.PENANA5EhVXtitrx
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands710Please respect copyright.PENANAzOqtfjFj78
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers710Please respect copyright.PENANADO16Cgxbhd
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion710Please respect copyright.PENANAy5RLEerg3Z
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators710Please respect copyright.PENANAspeItkGtnj
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAean51yAm4o
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANA8RK0rjITdK
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement710Please respect copyright.PENANAWgzhZzIbNL
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAId95hu6ZOn
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAshBXAXFbdy
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen710Please respect copyright.PENANAlRyi346chZ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen710Please respect copyright.PENANAp1HzKkbpGt
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAnSHCXP8oJw
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANAp7UijbqfNc
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 Rownin710Please respect copyright.PENANAVXu74Lnm5p
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters710Please respect copyright.PENANAPn2atI8mtV
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANASwwcO2SM7h
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute710Please respect copyright.PENANAh1oYlhFgXy
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAMToZ6EOCB6
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion710Please respect copyright.PENANA8ke6E9d8Km
instigated a civil war710Please respect copyright.PENANAd73Wj2HAUM
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANApU2R4Nwb5K
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANApdRxeHUFtr
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAqGtGLkvH4a
elected as Kaiseraun710Please respect copyright.PENANA3BySLWYA62
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic710Please respect copyright.PENANAEWRc21XImi
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas710Please respect copyright.PENANAkmEmSKSvoB
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands710Please respect copyright.PENANAyg3incm0Pd
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAuQgmkya2o9
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANA3dlQ3baodw
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)710Please respect copyright.PENANAdaMu1JCXvh
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis710Please respect copyright.PENANA6E2uRtwW82
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund710Please respect copyright.PENANATUhobIRetU
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAmAxA9Ngbah
elected as Kaiseraun710Please respect copyright.PENANALrY61d6tq3
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship710Please respect copyright.PENANA5FXYp2g5DB
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters710Please respect copyright.PENANAmH1q7CAM0X
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAiXxzJy3hlq
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANA4t3Q4OmXAk
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser710Please respect copyright.PENANA2Kgd5PpwX7
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)710Please respect copyright.PENANAJPUIllgqft
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANA9vfguZAB5i
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo710Please respect copyright.PENANAp9shzXXqPH
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANABvcpEoBXO3
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANAYE0ObSB1lt
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries710Please respect copyright.PENANABoU8UniibU
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them710Please respect copyright.PENANAngknFwV9Ua
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities710Please respect copyright.PENANAlBKsdLAobe
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)710Please respect copyright.PENANADAnJTIp20s
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)710Please respect copyright.PENANAq5Z9VM8NkA
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)710Please respect copyright.PENANA4BJLaZbUOn
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAOFWG5anJN8
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo710Please respect copyright.PENANANoSdBXeqVH
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAFp6oZkvp5B
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo710Please respect copyright.PENANASm3hNQICWj
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANA0CYeTp2w2O
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo710Please respect copyright.PENANAOI3MOQEji6
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAxu8KjCT2wP
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANAAzahfgnrP8
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes710Please respect copyright.PENANAjUNvM0zGxL
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)710Please respect copyright.PENANAt8K8CsJheQ
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion710Please respect copyright.PENANAj4Iimcst5Z
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 Sudlands710Please respect copyright.PENANAdbroMyJG1p
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAzpyF2mC3LC
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death710Please respect copyright.PENANAfTH7KMWCni
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAIPtZyccI77
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANAkAHIFrkUkL
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy710Please respect copyright.PENANASBuS5ieE0W
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war710Please respect copyright.PENANAEqYG0lNAMH
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANALmtuGvWe0S
elected as Kaiserin710Please respect copyright.PENANAjrsPg6bk8R
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands710Please respect copyright.PENANA0UWTHSkofm
caught up in a money laundering scandal710Please respect copyright.PENANAPglOwkeDHN
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate710Please respect copyright.PENANAnmLmj5l87Y
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo710Please respect copyright.PENANA1MB8SRU9ji
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war710Please respect copyright.PENANAJNMYBEslil
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAelba1qIMsE
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 marshal710Please respect copyright.PENANAzFV76ayWWp
elected as Kaiseraun710Please respect copyright.PENANAF8GndnZ3jr
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now710Please respect copyright.PENANAzQRpmCBXLp
current Kaiser