The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik745Please respect copyright.PENANAQGfGtFeSLd
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.745Please respect copyright.PENANAES3Fz4L0OL
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik745Please respect copyright.PENANA3tL7vs4cTi
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn745Please respect copyright.PENANAnBSv01yUIp
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni745Please respect copyright.PENANAz4fEL7mKTI
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi745Please respect copyright.PENANAb03CVvNrf9
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)745Please respect copyright.PENANA0RX8hdCnln
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them745Please respect copyright.PENANAUhNKhG4ZtD
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz745Please respect copyright.PENANAej5RyuToST
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)745Please respect copyright.PENANAEriwXmfF3F
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAeICT9sUqjh
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn745Please respect copyright.PENANAz18XRbrEof
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha745Please respect copyright.PENANAc1VRdugtgv
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAkr50A9XsOZ
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn745Please respect copyright.PENANAzlVk5JEKsW
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz745Please respect copyright.PENANAm6ctPQPVUE
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz745Please respect copyright.PENANAn9fblEQQZL
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni745Please respect copyright.PENANAyKDOStD5DH
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAs85nSvgTxo
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name745Please respect copyright.PENANAXIgUP9MGVR
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni745Please respect copyright.PENANAhakAxeYG7V
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)745Please respect copyright.PENANATY7ad7lvxJ
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses745Please respect copyright.PENANA5AEc7ty1fb
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies745Please respect copyright.PENANA0jT7SeIIdV
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder745Please respect copyright.PENANAcmkgFvwbUi
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation745Please respect copyright.PENANAYDJF8fgrY1
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik745Please respect copyright.PENANA7thv1fPTy1
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation745Please respect copyright.PENANAI1YSVuM3aw
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik745Please respect copyright.PENANA1NJu4Dm703
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz745Please respect copyright.PENANAssoTymgSuk
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAy0eIl1fjha
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks745Please respect copyright.PENANAiefqpzkwOi
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration745Please respect copyright.PENANAEBMpTv3vSx
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAaH8PS03d1r
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)745Please respect copyright.PENANANX18SjiX6n
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium745Please respect copyright.PENANA8qJPpHq0hg
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them745Please respect copyright.PENANAp8HPFtRltY
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak745Please respect copyright.PENANAVz1bCrCDi2
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them745Please respect copyright.PENANAgoFoTxxaSK
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples745Please respect copyright.PENANAr39CBn8QMG
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly745Please respect copyright.PENANAq0QPPlWPMt
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants745Please respect copyright.PENANARFruEj4iNT
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 reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAF9spoj6XYp
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo745Please respect copyright.PENANAwsIn8QwbE6
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAecX0C1qo2m
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo745Please respect copyright.PENANAmEv4yb62rk
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik745Please respect copyright.PENANAdPwVJsb0hj
elected as Obarikge745Please respect copyright.PENANAq1CgtfnJgg
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz745Please respect copyright.PENANAwWxpp2rpCm
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen745Please respect copyright.PENANAtKdSnw1aD3
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen745Please respect copyright.PENANADJ0wtcmWvR
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen745Please respect copyright.PENANAhWmio6IUQN
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority745Please respect copyright.PENANA4UrHfYK5Ca
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen745Please respect copyright.PENANAzGSEtseU5I
elected as Oberik745Please respect copyright.PENANAsHACgMfEIu
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace745Please respect copyright.PENANAPugFC1SuXx
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen745Please respect copyright.PENANA07vlg5uiEJ
elected as Oberik745Please respect copyright.PENANArrMFbKdgLm
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.745Please respect copyright.PENANAMVYKFBFHaG
reengaged enemies in a massive war745Please respect copyright.PENANAUeWkUsRcX5
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war745Please respect copyright.PENANAzGNbOPi0oN
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz745Please respect copyright.PENANABrlsym37Wg
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring745Please respect copyright.PENANAoqmBbZMljl
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)745Please respect copyright.PENANARBXYpYzuTC
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants745Please respect copyright.PENANA8EThMyIxfd
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands745Please respect copyright.PENANA2gSzPu39yg
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers745Please respect copyright.PENANAX0API6JixV
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion745Please respect copyright.PENANAzw1HMvx4aU
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators745Please respect copyright.PENANATvUlXjBuyw
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAroIqAHqLXu
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANAr7n9zWVrxG
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement745Please respect copyright.PENANAPafKoJQzXh
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANAbGWwJzPx2e
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAoTerTUjh2s
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen745Please respect copyright.PENANAVKhQDeCmNx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen745Please respect copyright.PENANAZGHa5o6FXW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANAMd3TDYBQ8Z
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANAOgysmfeSMg
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 Rownin745Please respect copyright.PENANAUIrNcCDjoK
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters745Please respect copyright.PENANAQxysSEGW8l
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANA8GZ1whN4VY
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute745Please respect copyright.PENANARrgIfUJFFA
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANA187uGf8NHt
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion745Please respect copyright.PENANAX2NecYNv20
instigated a civil war745Please respect copyright.PENANAiAYR1MQjKi
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAjePBaPrqZL
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANAQtgfW7ncMD
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANAZw6wsRPVmi
elected as Kaiseraun745Please respect copyright.PENANAYWpP6wK9AC
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic745Please respect copyright.PENANASG3gRQyh4t
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas745Please respect copyright.PENANAUpwVwCAPRu
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands745Please respect copyright.PENANAktXFkxpOzw
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAZoHJCdkJd7
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANAOHGZEWM4EI
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)745Please respect copyright.PENANAcx1cxKVa2G
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis745Please respect copyright.PENANAGQw0fSkkh1
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund745Please respect copyright.PENANAFeAcbF4uTS
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANA19B5o9il1z
elected as Kaiseraun745Please respect copyright.PENANAPLeL7rfAna
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship745Please respect copyright.PENANAc6jafimC8R
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters745Please respect copyright.PENANAMVKPQmmFaO
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAv36N90hKd3
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANAAxz91dxdjH
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser745Please respect copyright.PENANAe3ZbAR3Iy5
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)745Please respect copyright.PENANAwTkMfZQfrH
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANANO0mH6YyFL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo745Please respect copyright.PENANAw7Bsa5ovWr
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANALfz3Vn4MC3
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANApOw5HgNsNg
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries745Please respect copyright.PENANAWl5CR957ID
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them745Please respect copyright.PENANAu3lGqNtw2z
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities745Please respect copyright.PENANAHla5tyhMYI
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)745Please respect copyright.PENANAcUavL4qvtO
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)745Please respect copyright.PENANA9ejqcUWG8L
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)745Please respect copyright.PENANA7Wlf9cWG2H
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAbHKlQm42TD
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo745Please respect copyright.PENANA9dWhD38h9U
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAgTbO70Vv5O
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo745Please respect copyright.PENANAKNeeVS63uS
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANA8Athy7WdzE
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo745Please respect copyright.PENANAivkBQE49RT
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANA2cDX3s4qJi
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANA9anPsjcFzh
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes745Please respect copyright.PENANANOrBc0lc30
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)745Please respect copyright.PENANA4bk7aklUS3
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion745Please respect copyright.PENANAqu4IdoIpyT
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 Sudlands745Please respect copyright.PENANABILxMFncPF
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANAbrtbqgBHxy
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death745Please respect copyright.PENANAhtDi2BDrUx
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANAvLWLzA3bU1
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANA2wAUtTl50k
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy745Please respect copyright.PENANABxFotiixj3
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war745Please respect copyright.PENANAyx1tFUolsd
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANA5vYcA261fG
elected as Kaiserin745Please respect copyright.PENANA9TR0GZEhJC
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands745Please respect copyright.PENANA88HM53yUwp
caught up in a money laundering scandal745Please respect copyright.PENANAS3fSRRsvui
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate745Please respect copyright.PENANAmYkygGJ0jL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo745Please respect copyright.PENANAIKuv1c5bD8
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war745Please respect copyright.PENANAKdC9Prg1d6
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANAMS30qzsNSv
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 marshal745Please respect copyright.PENANA6VsDbFQ9gR
elected as Kaiseraun745Please respect copyright.PENANAhuniW8vvnX
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now745Please respect copyright.PENANAFKvc9jhtJp
current Kaiser