The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik762Please respect copyright.PENANA1yF88BV5aC
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.762Please respect copyright.PENANAaIHKREU4ga
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAAZcgbMeWdW
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn762Please respect copyright.PENANARvbLc02t6Y
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni762Please respect copyright.PENANAiYYrw9CdA7
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi762Please respect copyright.PENANAPGL0eAPl0L
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)762Please respect copyright.PENANAbkpVYBGcY4
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them762Please respect copyright.PENANAbVI2czXkkI
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANADZ3M0r9D7W
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)762Please respect copyright.PENANAhnFvMt3sT6
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAZAAKtuouNp
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn762Please respect copyright.PENANA4LtCUBD2ch
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha762Please respect copyright.PENANAUbR7G0OWYc
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3VBOH3k5r
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn762Please respect copyright.PENANAOrweL6DEd7
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANAzkk8FuKFCO
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANAbrATk6wdMy
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni762Please respect copyright.PENANANImObIuujz
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAGlHFHQosDz
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name762Please respect copyright.PENANAc38Q0FPF7o
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni762Please respect copyright.PENANAaKZECf447Y
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)762Please respect copyright.PENANAroYsKWmR9t
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses762Please respect copyright.PENANAblznC7UOfJ
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies762Please respect copyright.PENANATOdze9TLPr
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder762Please respect copyright.PENANA4t6dTe874p
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation762Please respect copyright.PENANAPc4lignmxJ
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik762Please respect copyright.PENANASgJ0QbvUrR
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation762Please respect copyright.PENANAQNaw8Xtavq
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAl9aEM9bPBI
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANAS0eqKDY5dL
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAO0HgGGjnSy
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks762Please respect copyright.PENANAgQIX2LQ1aq
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration762Please respect copyright.PENANAgZXwG9scQU
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik762Please respect copyright.PENANArVYV4mDELI
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)762Please respect copyright.PENANA8Iwb4nFC47
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium762Please respect copyright.PENANA8qP7BFOjSM
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them762Please respect copyright.PENANAzUhSZvt2Ox
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak762Please respect copyright.PENANASuwpUCSUaC
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them762Please respect copyright.PENANAUAjEAlaWS5
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples762Please respect copyright.PENANASVmICXnafq
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly762Please respect copyright.PENANAIneTuQrNzB
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants762Please respect copyright.PENANA9HewbpAstB
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 reik762Please respect copyright.PENANATjbxvCARyr
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAg1RN7nlWjW
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik762Please respect copyright.PENANANj4qbgW4HC
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANA41Wdcu8NDu
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik762Please respect copyright.PENANALJ7Q70AIdl
elected as Obarikge762Please respect copyright.PENANAqQAFtIdTJD
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz762Please respect copyright.PENANARkIoyYyqDx
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAE7roEYnUVj
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAUbZ2FiBPMu
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen762Please respect copyright.PENANANWTnf9yfcq
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority762Please respect copyright.PENANAnKJlKHtlSe
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAu7JgoxEUVh
elected as Oberik762Please respect copyright.PENANAKqwbQQoGji
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace762Please respect copyright.PENANA5puhat0Wn5
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen762Please respect copyright.PENANA2uQuftsEAn
elected as Oberik762Please respect copyright.PENANAaDu20J8g94
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.762Please respect copyright.PENANAo0grYETu9b
reengaged enemies in a massive war762Please respect copyright.PENANAkYDeuwZ7iC
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war762Please respect copyright.PENANAGUZSj4GOg6
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz762Please respect copyright.PENANA4vp8Yy2pbA
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring762Please respect copyright.PENANAwvVqnSjj5G
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANAci7u4LeHyk
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants762Please respect copyright.PENANAbCANCU7W99
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands762Please respect copyright.PENANAVtWLfkTSxt
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers762Please respect copyright.PENANAHdgoZbn0lj
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion762Please respect copyright.PENANAqoEypTSCuU
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators762Please respect copyright.PENANAXS1DGDzize
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA47Mw6QejZC
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAPdjpaJdsoZ
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement762Please respect copyright.PENANAt0Tpqhvqab
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANALtnatE3cJl
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAZBISwNWzfJ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAdVHmfhFjBv
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAGbCptOwwfn
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANApqnsUizLs7
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAJXeCgt1GtF
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 Rownin762Please respect copyright.PENANAFQ8Kj8vFxj
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters762Please respect copyright.PENANAi3kpQhSaNp
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA2ubfYrp6eT
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute762Please respect copyright.PENANANwG3VokNys
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANA2LxXYAyJx3
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion762Please respect copyright.PENANA1OA8f1ChkI
instigated a civil war762Please respect copyright.PENANAUaarIxypYl
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAFHz9mWHCPD
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANARuRw5IQdDl
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAxQgzz3ZDg7
elected as Kaiseraun762Please respect copyright.PENANAt7svry2wnL
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic762Please respect copyright.PENANAjuWZ6XIBuT
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas762Please respect copyright.PENANAqvuNyf6Ixz
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands762Please respect copyright.PENANATMzAcCzBT8
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAoQJdv5QUkw
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAhFPC50PLH0
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)762Please respect copyright.PENANAsTICsQFV3F
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis762Please respect copyright.PENANAmQcGLDGxyo
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund762Please respect copyright.PENANABAeIiCuAGc
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA5mdUSFPneN
elected as Kaiseraun762Please respect copyright.PENANAihsnZSzyN2
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship762Please respect copyright.PENANAwOhJb7BcV6
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters762Please respect copyright.PENANA5D3Gt1Bprv
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAl9n3M8ulOn
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANA1BNKU95ccf
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser762Please respect copyright.PENANAgSa11heEEs
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANARaHJ8vlmuN
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA0F9SnpFEXY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAm9ItqGuxxg
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA3HH0Q2gfnJ
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAsDTS1dtprK
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries762Please respect copyright.PENANAg9CSFNtrw8
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them762Please respect copyright.PENANAZLlRDzym81
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities762Please respect copyright.PENANAEhcJZjH8OO
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0xQMRMiQG
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)762Please respect copyright.PENANANwKwYHaYQH
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)762Please respect copyright.PENANAragYPXmIq9
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAiGczaOl6Ai
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAnui9Vj01M3
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAhR5Wy231LT
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAknMmD0XA9F
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAVfxjTgDyxf
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAfGvzJWqyCF
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAyREbgofUxq
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAFz749obVBw
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes762Please respect copyright.PENANAatPdTQkuhd
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANA2vvzlRozBt
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion762Please respect copyright.PENANAq0tGKA6myU
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 Sudlands762Please respect copyright.PENANAoIWm9Hgpux
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAoeWIL5ZB23
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death762Please respect copyright.PENANA4fX4hbLn3n
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANA7wfqvshYTM
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAvZdgHXR37w
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy762Please respect copyright.PENANAAzhGwOVNiL
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war762Please respect copyright.PENANAV9phqZQATV
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAfb30BdHXwe
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANA6LXd9UDwRN
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands762Please respect copyright.PENANAdcxDjJIdI7
caught up in a money laundering scandal762Please respect copyright.PENANAMHdsJlpO7c
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAzkVWM9MJpp
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAYiLe5iuiEL
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war762Please respect copyright.PENANAJh6IjruzGI
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANA5wpJxHOx5b
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 marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANANKm4rNfFiH
elected as Kaiseraun762Please respect copyright.PENANAK8GQl2pezj
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now762Please respect copyright.PENANAVYIoMWU5Y7
current Kaiser