The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik722Please respect copyright.PENANAM6NMdPiPYy
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.722Please respect copyright.PENANAisM13NCTxJ
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik722Please respect copyright.PENANANPclr2h4xl
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn722Please respect copyright.PENANAc4xvZrrTDY
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni722Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZE18kUlvb
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi722Please respect copyright.PENANAQncXr8DbIy
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)722Please respect copyright.PENANAwfGEiAKKIV
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them722Please respect copyright.PENANA7jtjGaAOn9
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz722Please respect copyright.PENANAJnqeEF2gEx
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)722Please respect copyright.PENANA8xa5rVmjhO
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4US8ry63e
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn722Please respect copyright.PENANAH1uNZk2QGr
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha722Please respect copyright.PENANAMLoA3ZpWoZ
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik722Please respect copyright.PENANA0nloI3Nwcl
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn722Please respect copyright.PENANAcUdGEvU78A
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz722Please respect copyright.PENANAM6OEuNHj64
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz722Please respect copyright.PENANAtrsvVXAoM6
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni722Please respect copyright.PENANAm2KEOVAHwk
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAzG3GrUsVTu
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name722Please respect copyright.PENANALkfyHlJelM
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni722Please respect copyright.PENANASFKj6kmNKr
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)722Please respect copyright.PENANAQhpKrQN8Ik
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses722Please respect copyright.PENANAdeENgd9JEY
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies722Please respect copyright.PENANAWCpi761y9s
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder722Please respect copyright.PENANAKWI4DYRqax
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation722Please respect copyright.PENANAo7ytJJ56WP
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAXJBz5bhRLm
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation722Please respect copyright.PENANAF5PJuV195G
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik722Please respect copyright.PENANA1ALSWVbUSV
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz722Please respect copyright.PENANAHIQMX8SJWh
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAt4eQSWMHd7
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks722Please respect copyright.PENANAehAXyIF5B1
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration722Please respect copyright.PENANAM02LEHzT3a
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAOzonBgJ080
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)722Please respect copyright.PENANA5nJpZJGhE9
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium722Please respect copyright.PENANApTpPDPimqC
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them722Please respect copyright.PENANA7BYmj3vdmR
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak722Please respect copyright.PENANA4nW00TvGlf
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them722Please respect copyright.PENANAclJKpfo0TM
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples722Please respect copyright.PENANAdr6StCulvd
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly722Please respect copyright.PENANAwyj6YGuQsH
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants722Please respect copyright.PENANAF1uqZRJH9v
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 reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAsM8LURe7wf
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo722Please respect copyright.PENANAEBPHOyxnQb
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAdWrDhCnrR3
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo722Please respect copyright.PENANApcexYyfNOz
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik722Please respect copyright.PENANAGytx57mYZl
elected as Obarikge722Please respect copyright.PENANAMC8WsMQerS
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz722Please respect copyright.PENANAiREOxj9d4x
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen722Please respect copyright.PENANAaF8zAKJJx6
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen722Please respect copyright.PENANAtjcnHc9iST
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen722Please respect copyright.PENANAjx02kvENBl
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority722Please respect copyright.PENANA0QKPEzrnhR
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen722Please respect copyright.PENANAUqrNgFH0SK
elected as Oberik722Please respect copyright.PENANAq1XeJthiCa
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace722Please respect copyright.PENANACniKcPretx
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen722Please respect copyright.PENANADzIKG5oP4d
elected as Oberik722Please respect copyright.PENANAIEaUDTCbfR
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.722Please respect copyright.PENANAwo4Q5vLE30
reengaged enemies in a massive war722Please respect copyright.PENANAw87Id7Oz5N
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war722Please respect copyright.PENANAPTsJZj5N6x
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz722Please respect copyright.PENANA6b0SDDvEFo
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring722Please respect copyright.PENANA7YFuUVwcsB
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)722Please respect copyright.PENANARIdcmpyeII
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants722Please respect copyright.PENANAaH1tFkj2LK
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands722Please respect copyright.PENANA0rZutDtYzS
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers722Please respect copyright.PENANAjmTvBDcxmy
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion722Please respect copyright.PENANA8MqdmVOqt6
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators722Please respect copyright.PENANAEXtJiMExtk
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAUvS6l0SgQd
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANAhyJop29TO4
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement722Please respect copyright.PENANA3jMZP7dkCt
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANA0vsdaW2W3j
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAdptPDEDvFn
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen722Please respect copyright.PENANABt2Pgt4rs7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen722Please respect copyright.PENANAElVOYm25qL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANApH4cBjzoLm
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANAStvA1jgjEE
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 Rownin722Please respect copyright.PENANAzsAkCQKXCh
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters722Please respect copyright.PENANAQQ2pn5bFmm
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAJN6WfV4KrZ
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute722Please respect copyright.PENANAqLJQ4UBDDq
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANAvwLZ91LiAP
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion722Please respect copyright.PENANAzS2tE7dAzL
instigated a civil war722Please respect copyright.PENANAyCizXV0F4w
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAECny1suiu5
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANARSoLV6DY1R
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANAMh666vyj0m
elected as Kaiseraun722Please respect copyright.PENANAntoTZe2n8z
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic722Please respect copyright.PENANAGrxF6BggKo
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas722Please respect copyright.PENANA5UFKI8U60F
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands722Please respect copyright.PENANASh5ellPwLz
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAasbS1yPoTZ
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANArGVrUlD9V1
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)722Please respect copyright.PENANAqYgxXy8jmL
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis722Please respect copyright.PENANA10vnAyaohI
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund722Please respect copyright.PENANAFRTjLFygZi
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAPVSQgqCSwA
elected as Kaiseraun722Please respect copyright.PENANAgjNqvxTwii
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship722Please respect copyright.PENANAOosPEPyK7r
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters722Please respect copyright.PENANA4DoqjINN6S
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAigcR8zChqb
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANAOBDfJsHUhr
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser722Please respect copyright.PENANAshQFPbDl7N
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)722Please respect copyright.PENANAUGlfOX1A80
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAMWsampT6HO
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo722Please respect copyright.PENANAyu9teHUHNF
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANATwX5m6bG2s
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANAd3a5yR4S8b
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries722Please respect copyright.PENANAR4D4EYUQjK
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them722Please respect copyright.PENANAE3vhkrzZTA
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities722Please respect copyright.PENANAT5RUAd6z4f
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)722Please respect copyright.PENANAOqsncc3hXf
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)722Please respect copyright.PENANAPqSN4HCnow
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)722Please respect copyright.PENANACxeYOrcYGn
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAjFt6GAcd3F
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo722Please respect copyright.PENANAFZXQRzqZPR
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAwS6PDLPvJA
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo722Please respect copyright.PENANAipKoydOxPL
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANA3actdXkjMk
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo722Please respect copyright.PENANAgdWFc3xSzK
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANAFTObKF4l3V
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANAip15O5NQox
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes722Please respect copyright.PENANAAnFMg5HNyQ
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)722Please respect copyright.PENANAQjxu5GXSxf
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion722Please respect copyright.PENANAdNxspOOGHJ
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 Sudlands722Please respect copyright.PENANAq0FCgd9ef1
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANAvyNEEmzl5O
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death722Please respect copyright.PENANAbNJLMjTmkF
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANARE9qPAhij0
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANAP8pD9fE8Kr
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy722Please respect copyright.PENANAQSU2KDTlrM
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war722Please respect copyright.PENANALgU7OYKQQU
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANAYl9JxWLpNv
elected as Kaiserin722Please respect copyright.PENANAf8eM5pv6qf
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands722Please respect copyright.PENANArfw96EZKjj
caught up in a money laundering scandal722Please respect copyright.PENANAlgbmTLUzPy
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate722Please respect copyright.PENANAR6wI51JURb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo722Please respect copyright.PENANALj6eH8GV8j
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war722Please respect copyright.PENANA0c0ylspwtI
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANA2CQF9PXF6C
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 marshal722Please respect copyright.PENANAv91e6WeoTM
elected as Kaiseraun722Please respect copyright.PENANAYZFGP7jg0t
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now722Please respect copyright.PENANASclNyXTeZM
current Kaiser