The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik688Please respect copyright.PENANAHvmbH7rXDG
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.688Please respect copyright.PENANALkzkFZb7Hk
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik688Please respect copyright.PENANAEM4J5HWcvk
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn688Please respect copyright.PENANANUJ7sBCrY3
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni688Please respect copyright.PENANAlv3B5AAafg
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi688Please respect copyright.PENANACKZwe7GUiS
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)688Please respect copyright.PENANAEpKnUNVSVV
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them688Please respect copyright.PENANAZyI7qKByhY
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz688Please respect copyright.PENANAI3kWnDRpFu
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)688Please respect copyright.PENANAbpEtoW9hAU
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik688Please respect copyright.PENANAxHxRxhAYZy
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn688Please respect copyright.PENANAha8MSZaPfV
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha688Please respect copyright.PENANAOXGKbGHaGx
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik688Please respect copyright.PENANArudLGI2e8h
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn688Please respect copyright.PENANAXtju8O3W8t
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz688Please respect copyright.PENANATW1M8t7GEN
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz688Please respect copyright.PENANA3A4CNQS745
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni688Please respect copyright.PENANAGSozjqdZAm
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik688Please respect copyright.PENANATHzGJbTHdW
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name688Please respect copyright.PENANANia5A7jxlh
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni688Please respect copyright.PENANAxcaTpHIqPY
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)688Please respect copyright.PENANAF7eacCKWs6
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses688Please respect copyright.PENANAY58gSsjaFV
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies688Please respect copyright.PENANAThECpjlbkO
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder688Please respect copyright.PENANAiOMDIT2U8y
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation688Please respect copyright.PENANAP1mMvI2asN
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik688Please respect copyright.PENANAMfQOyGFqHI
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation688Please respect copyright.PENANABkcTMv0CGy
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik688Please respect copyright.PENANARmeQXcVs6J
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz688Please respect copyright.PENANAGiCL8hK9EZ
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik688Please respect copyright.PENANAqMEzChoicB
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks688Please respect copyright.PENANAR0XTW2CIdg
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration688Please respect copyright.PENANAtWXhYKgz3I
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik688Please respect copyright.PENANA7li45ZcXJG
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)688Please respect copyright.PENANAVmac1mGtE5
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium688Please respect copyright.PENANAOaPiKGAZkJ
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them688Please respect copyright.PENANAh5bOjeRUx0
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak688Please respect copyright.PENANAwmpZ8Otz9R
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them688Please respect copyright.PENANANvNcMIuu8g
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples688Please respect copyright.PENANAKOGqKdQ2EP
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly688Please respect copyright.PENANAzfcCGLkGTS
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants688Please respect copyright.PENANAb1XpsoHZai
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 reik688Please respect copyright.PENANAtLgNMmchjV
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo688Please respect copyright.PENANAd2ZkpA8nFr
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik688Please respect copyright.PENANAvw9xb3jt1y
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo688Please respect copyright.PENANAFsTLj5HvFV
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik688Please respect copyright.PENANAMtS3TCUiO1
elected as Obarikge688Please respect copyright.PENANATzNQbq0EOg
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz688Please respect copyright.PENANAm17lWaBfaA
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen688Please respect copyright.PENANA3wWNQclREN
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen688Please respect copyright.PENANAI6rVBpXrVV
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen688Please respect copyright.PENANAq8FfyOQYH0
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority688Please respect copyright.PENANAV1VyKx3rQs
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen688Please respect copyright.PENANAsLvy8KyBRG
elected as Oberik688Please respect copyright.PENANA0i5FnsPK5J
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace688Please respect copyright.PENANACSIQUYHEOF
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen688Please respect copyright.PENANAIxiCLTJlXh
elected as Oberik688Please respect copyright.PENANAmQiuqg48bo
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.688Please respect copyright.PENANAZxxY2pr3ig
reengaged enemies in a massive war688Please respect copyright.PENANAUnEDpXBBZg
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war688Please respect copyright.PENANAundyx8G5j3
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz688Please respect copyright.PENANAFas2KW6ue2
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring688Please respect copyright.PENANA8cYNfOr7Xh
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)688Please respect copyright.PENANAm8Dgjhd4Od
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants688Please respect copyright.PENANAjiWhTmMpIF
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands688Please respect copyright.PENANAizRMnoDRd9
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers688Please respect copyright.PENANAmVcJSuc18Z
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion688Please respect copyright.PENANASRP7oASGoq
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators688Please respect copyright.PENANAmb0caCeLRJ
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAXjYzDAtq83
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANAHsT3v35SF0
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement688Please respect copyright.PENANAQHJbJTD9UB
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANAMyMwO4lIle
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAeQrP4ct47I
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen688Please respect copyright.PENANAhMeN602xay
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen688Please respect copyright.PENANAurmkIyWBtc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANAXTDEKTb0AC
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANARLI9hNUhTE
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 Rownin688Please respect copyright.PENANACHfgvL3MXs
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters688Please respect copyright.PENANAqHotepnyeN
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANA9Gy1EdU67n
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute688Please respect copyright.PENANA4MUA7JgW9x
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANAlqxk4VtI1k
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion688Please respect copyright.PENANARimZ89MDEG
instigated a civil war688Please respect copyright.PENANAr6Vs31ksBd
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAaISoVFafKW
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANAJBsTONhWnw
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANApcRwYVIWT5
elected as Kaiseraun688Please respect copyright.PENANAby04VPyMBy
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic688Please respect copyright.PENANAX48O9ByqZu
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas688Please respect copyright.PENANAQWZziyQWOZ
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands688Please respect copyright.PENANACe5gHjwUyo
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAlAG7MD6WSW
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANA5o8zGLsSgN
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)688Please respect copyright.PENANAsHXlxh8B5P
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis688Please respect copyright.PENANAxKv6P8EInD
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund688Please respect copyright.PENANAL0VyZDPGAk
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAAE5kR31OBA
elected as Kaiseraun688Please respect copyright.PENANAQECJGd5nUb
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship688Please respect copyright.PENANAGRMAeSuOsR
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters688Please respect copyright.PENANAh4HDxxQWIO
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAB16lJlg7G6
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANAdiAIvwyI99
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser688Please respect copyright.PENANAShu6GJpjsf
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)688Please respect copyright.PENANAw0Oh1N0KYm
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAhypZasiUk1
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo688Please respect copyright.PENANApK2zBo4xiU
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAruPkfsbLZY
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANAtdr9hw7L24
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries688Please respect copyright.PENANAx8qqo3sQoe
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them688Please respect copyright.PENANAs44XecF1q2
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities688Please respect copyright.PENANAXWsTR4jiS7
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)688Please respect copyright.PENANAWpzD6M9f4n
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)688Please respect copyright.PENANArKr69E0q27
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)688Please respect copyright.PENANAlXssyWG6GB
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAQxmushfwNk
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo688Please respect copyright.PENANAzVp0zKtJ0x
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANApdVGYTqNnv
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo688Please respect copyright.PENANA5RJBhV6D6u
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANADR2LhEtnB1
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo688Please respect copyright.PENANABiFsb5VMrR
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANAp3XPzbGmDw
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANAbVaVMFTb30
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes688Please respect copyright.PENANA9CLqR5VmPu
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)688Please respect copyright.PENANAnWyOV4nCQf
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion688Please respect copyright.PENANA1MZlzp5UBi
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 Sudlands688Please respect copyright.PENANAxdOVow3hxk
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANAi3CN85VovZ
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death688Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2LBwuTfIQ
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANAjVsAHqxhws
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANAuc4EFDi3yG
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy688Please respect copyright.PENANA6XlVFwmG1k
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war688Please respect copyright.PENANAqu3NkVuU7Q
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANA6rM3IBfvRB
elected as Kaiserin688Please respect copyright.PENANAFYpxazSng2
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands688Please respect copyright.PENANACKJJOpP1Td
caught up in a money laundering scandal688Please respect copyright.PENANAFRCUVIs5gK
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate688Please respect copyright.PENANAnOCRisavA2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo688Please respect copyright.PENANAbU7xXTQCBX
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war688Please respect copyright.PENANAIe0zMbeTRG
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANAWlD6xQ7qL9
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 marshal688Please respect copyright.PENANA71psxXoXc1
elected as Kaiseraun688Please respect copyright.PENANA8swibQpqGv
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now688Please respect copyright.PENANAWpYPrY45av
current Kaiser