The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik778Please respect copyright.PENANAVQkSrtLPVe
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.778Please respect copyright.PENANA3DhKGDWdBH
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik778Please respect copyright.PENANAJawxY5EINY
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn778Please respect copyright.PENANAzqSW5NIoTK
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni778Please respect copyright.PENANAvZYgJCnjSU
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi778Please respect copyright.PENANAEEkHdibCe9
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)778Please respect copyright.PENANANTKK9Ecc8N
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them778Please respect copyright.PENANABL20lJCWQK
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz778Please respect copyright.PENANAGgEkXpi4oV
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)778Please respect copyright.PENANA2B5aH7wKIw
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik778Please respect copyright.PENANA1XbHXbCVSp
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn778Please respect copyright.PENANAn46vOFi0mG
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha778Please respect copyright.PENANADI3WHPCUiK
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik778Please respect copyright.PENANA5UjV0Y02K1
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn778Please respect copyright.PENANA5rdhzJHOko
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz778Please respect copyright.PENANAheatGD0kbN
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz778Please respect copyright.PENANA9gQGdpqSH6
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni778Please respect copyright.PENANAqJeJRnyc0n
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik778Please respect copyright.PENANAXadzwtUcZ0
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name778Please respect copyright.PENANA0bCELZ16dU
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni778Please respect copyright.PENANATbesnYUEOm
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)778Please respect copyright.PENANAUJ7moNA5rl
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses778Please respect copyright.PENANAynyYrxVh54
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies778Please respect copyright.PENANARro44JuIw4
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder778Please respect copyright.PENANAgTBoHNaiwn
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation778Please respect copyright.PENANA3EaDS7YezM
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik778Please respect copyright.PENANAb0rz0av0NZ
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation778Please respect copyright.PENANAzfYuoLYogL
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik778Please respect copyright.PENANAltsX4ZjWjJ
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz778Please respect copyright.PENANAUW0cgT1buM
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik778Please respect copyright.PENANApWM7Ak6SNu
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks778Please respect copyright.PENANA2CGcE33gdT
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration778Please respect copyright.PENANAPKtFpgWrbI
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik778Please respect copyright.PENANALFhBorBh6o
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)778Please respect copyright.PENANAd7fSjj7yfn
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium778Please respect copyright.PENANAnqKLEdfMRB
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them778Please respect copyright.PENANAqaV9yemdX3
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak778Please respect copyright.PENANA8PUvzPH8RB
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them778Please respect copyright.PENANAGJV37oZH5s
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples778Please respect copyright.PENANAsftTIlWODy
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly778Please respect copyright.PENANARUQUYNY9gS
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants778Please respect copyright.PENANAnBTZx514i8
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 reik778Please respect copyright.PENANAceu34EPodd
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo778Please respect copyright.PENANAr7zL42gI9f
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik778Please respect copyright.PENANA7ebioA2tsE
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo778Please respect copyright.PENANA1hSZcHUtss
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik778Please respect copyright.PENANArkJDWkcOlk
elected as Obarikge778Please respect copyright.PENANAtW8QkFGWQ0
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz778Please respect copyright.PENANAs091DavqQa
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen778Please respect copyright.PENANAONgy0904ro
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen778Please respect copyright.PENANAWDL5hK65Ie
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen778Please respect copyright.PENANAHd2ZT2ryG7
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority778Please respect copyright.PENANAo22lccRUhp
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen778Please respect copyright.PENANALU7bXjBuGh
elected as Oberik778Please respect copyright.PENANA7nTSISWPPP
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace778Please respect copyright.PENANAz0eUIbDOJS
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen778Please respect copyright.PENANAMTxhCfccPg
elected as Oberik778Please respect copyright.PENANAtvY4l24pw5
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.778Please respect copyright.PENANAhl2cNnWY9I
reengaged enemies in a massive war778Please respect copyright.PENANAixMgkODjxc
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war778Please respect copyright.PENANAmVc1bItRMx
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz778Please respect copyright.PENANAjcZutq0TSg
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring778Please respect copyright.PENANAPcxKhGNOj1
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)778Please respect copyright.PENANAqyCQjETXDd
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants778Please respect copyright.PENANAYLLoh1KHnL
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands778Please respect copyright.PENANAk1r65p0zDx
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers778Please respect copyright.PENANAvMaPj1SOOe
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion778Please respect copyright.PENANAN2YTvgdBbm
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators778Please respect copyright.PENANAG59xbpXMfo
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANANcPf3kMzOx
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAshs1Pu4l9L
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement778Please respect copyright.PENANAglmEMu8Zsn
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAoI52Ck3FTi
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANAHN5QuUhWDO
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen778Please respect copyright.PENANASnFNH32JgJ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen778Please respect copyright.PENANAAnrbWIK2u0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAYLX6v1wVUT
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAxM0HEGVeOq
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 Rownin778Please respect copyright.PENANAIpSk6iaCV4
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters778Please respect copyright.PENANAt4A47UYMuv
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANARIQgr4o3xp
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute778Please respect copyright.PENANAHR12aGPkx7
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAQqyZ28jwLM
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion778Please respect copyright.PENANA5SmdJ8f8LV
instigated a civil war778Please respect copyright.PENANAdfW6zJh0XY
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANAgNPQE1vZEl
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAlGmSmnywwt
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAvoCrzYPntN
elected as Kaiseraun778Please respect copyright.PENANA7KwF7lQ6SZ
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic778Please respect copyright.PENANAOISSY3AhyP
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas778Please respect copyright.PENANAE4uZkIIfNz
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands778Please respect copyright.PENANAGr7goaLSCk
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ii5mcGlen
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAxiMoXmQsjv
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)778Please respect copyright.PENANA2aUUqR90ny
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis778Please respect copyright.PENANAsLkxy1mv2B
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund778Please respect copyright.PENANAMlpYsGsx1D
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANA64av1tSwYr
elected as Kaiseraun778Please respect copyright.PENANAqINJEqZkTm
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship778Please respect copyright.PENANAEvVmhWR94S
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters778Please respect copyright.PENANAm8RJ2yrngZ
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANACmpeMgusl3
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAEDpWzg5Np0
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser778Please respect copyright.PENANAzIt8kJ2I24
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)778Please respect copyright.PENANA7VFKmVnONO
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANAWX51EjqFva
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo778Please respect copyright.PENANAXTwGXs0Vim
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANAjA2wP7NWpU
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAha3mV3vS8D
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries778Please respect copyright.PENANA5Pe8K7gOY4
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them778Please respect copyright.PENANAnYUYTH6bnA
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities778Please respect copyright.PENANAzpc6OAgw7l
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)778Please respect copyright.PENANARDcc504Ae3
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)778Please respect copyright.PENANAbWKpjfCV7n
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)778Please respect copyright.PENANAdcF9w4i3x4
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANA3s26GZWBFY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo778Please respect copyright.PENANAhfMLPql3Z9
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANA3wg55G4MOR
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo778Please respect copyright.PENANA8roVlRRcVf
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANAHUh3RBLARM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo778Please respect copyright.PENANA1OQcLzKaoJ
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAH0nNArrjK2
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAalNyCAdDnM
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes778Please respect copyright.PENANAKLm2UI6zBn
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)778Please respect copyright.PENANAzZEoeix379
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion778Please respect copyright.PENANAggPIyrGcrZ
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 Sudlands778Please respect copyright.PENANAysDy3YRqzK
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAdFv96pVcrz
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death778Please respect copyright.PENANAMZH6AQ4fDi
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAofCTZxOxnU
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAD9rDJri2Sw
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy778Please respect copyright.PENANAzuXbQQ6Y4P
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war778Please respect copyright.PENANA53sp5j1IAU
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAkwj8Gdj9j3
elected as Kaiserin778Please respect copyright.PENANAZBr7w0fKcn
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands778Please respect copyright.PENANA2HdFjmmvlz
caught up in a money laundering scandal778Please respect copyright.PENANAKGge72RGbN
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate778Please respect copyright.PENANA2mrkjdVVJp
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo778Please respect copyright.PENANAgmr1yEbEXy
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war778Please respect copyright.PENANA4JT3vyDRbN
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANADs4Wnan97s
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 marshal778Please respect copyright.PENANAkpnPzJDp6t
elected as Kaiseraun778Please respect copyright.PENANAZhUo0hyVUX
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now778Please respect copyright.PENANA4z7J0pM85H
current Kaiser