The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik718Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1hzXRWniT
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.718Please respect copyright.PENANAe8WES6z9AN
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik718Please respect copyright.PENANABMqDulMQZg
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn718Please respect copyright.PENANAz4EnXi55q8
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni718Please respect copyright.PENANA6f03xtTWP6
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi718Please respect copyright.PENANAgGzgF9LBuC
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)718Please respect copyright.PENANAGGSyFQQ3qg
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them718Please respect copyright.PENANAkJ3fYiGts2
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz718Please respect copyright.PENANAjbCu0FWuuP
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)718Please respect copyright.PENANAjCZs41P9TA
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik718Please respect copyright.PENANACl0kL18aID
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn718Please respect copyright.PENANAa26ycFMhZF
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha718Please respect copyright.PENANAk0OrLlfkQL
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik718Please respect copyright.PENANAhyHZcugyQ3
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn718Please respect copyright.PENANAvQLL0YvAHt
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz718Please respect copyright.PENANArcBVesiNYW
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz718Please respect copyright.PENANAaRQVehOZKf
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni718Please respect copyright.PENANAMMjpT2DrR7
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik718Please respect copyright.PENANAlL57lA7cvs
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name718Please respect copyright.PENANAgd6lxbvxz2
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni718Please respect copyright.PENANA30AGqPiUXx
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)718Please respect copyright.PENANAqX8drNWzQW
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses718Please respect copyright.PENANAZxdE9XOM9U
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies718Please respect copyright.PENANAfCQ0J4ztO7
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder718Please respect copyright.PENANAh4BKDnRFgS
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation718Please respect copyright.PENANAxxjGMusONs
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik718Please respect copyright.PENANAmpQm47yLFG
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation718Please respect copyright.PENANARtgwHWyRPC
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik718Please respect copyright.PENANAAEOGezQ87U
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz718Please respect copyright.PENANAitAWoXdsws
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik718Please respect copyright.PENANARN3glnZQSq
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks718Please respect copyright.PENANAhkif1Qmyny
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration718Please respect copyright.PENANAqGu66d3WzO
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik718Please respect copyright.PENANA5soHvBLoYH
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)718Please respect copyright.PENANAhXk7aezqVD
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium718Please respect copyright.PENANARRFxh2jka0
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them718Please respect copyright.PENANAhFXxzwQNHV
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak718Please respect copyright.PENANA66jcs5iCeN
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them718Please respect copyright.PENANAk5GAdCSCOM
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples718Please respect copyright.PENANALUW2GbvsB4
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly718Please respect copyright.PENANAwTBwM6TcQg
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants718Please respect copyright.PENANAUOQvdiTm3R
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 reik718Please respect copyright.PENANA1UDOE2xecQ
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo718Please respect copyright.PENANAwharlf5ZD6
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik718Please respect copyright.PENANAqRxguw6qPZ
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo718Please respect copyright.PENANAsvMOtLa9Pw
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik718Please respect copyright.PENANA68JrWcEL18
elected as Obarikge718Please respect copyright.PENANA5jhuKx9Q4c
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz718Please respect copyright.PENANA9RDsSZtIhQ
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen718Please respect copyright.PENANAGiUfthrH3v
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen718Please respect copyright.PENANA5CNVxeeFwC
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen718Please respect copyright.PENANAIXk8XSfrln
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority718Please respect copyright.PENANA1aGx2kguAB
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen718Please respect copyright.PENANAtgWlt3MB1I
elected as Oberik718Please respect copyright.PENANAlxFE7pVAHE
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace718Please respect copyright.PENANAYWhFnS3nmA
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen718Please respect copyright.PENANAzEaujUAQiJ
elected as Oberik718Please respect copyright.PENANAtlFhscC6vZ
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.718Please respect copyright.PENANAqA2ubmKJ75
reengaged enemies in a massive war718Please respect copyright.PENANATyzS0f0CTR
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war718Please respect copyright.PENANA46mLbUFmJD
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz718Please respect copyright.PENANAFVIzHNv2WO
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring718Please respect copyright.PENANAIkLXZBTfVa
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)718Please respect copyright.PENANAiQVQms5eBi
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants718Please respect copyright.PENANA17fJUwdOzT
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands718Please respect copyright.PENANAP11O0QoDAO
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers718Please respect copyright.PENANAvP3hVPe4OF
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion718Please respect copyright.PENANA6dFTmFpDMa
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators718Please respect copyright.PENANAp6tpnzk9dY
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAAacpGNUiG5
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANArWM4aKAwWk
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement718Please respect copyright.PENANAyC43YFOZgx
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANA8DlRNLMvHY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAy2tkW4As50
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen718Please respect copyright.PENANAYpgkpq3AqL
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen718Please respect copyright.PENANAo5P1aw7HX5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANASAa9rRakwY
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y3h8jwqte
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 Rownin718Please respect copyright.PENANAwb1zy3zH0l
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters718Please respect copyright.PENANAw5Q3uri4vw
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANA2SVAmi60mG
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute718Please respect copyright.PENANAOAYoObx6YW
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANAsYDQiL7Ns0
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion718Please respect copyright.PENANA7iUCI9EKaF
instigated a civil war718Please respect copyright.PENANAGPFQKztEJX
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAAY0FXEPDKI
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANAKP8ZxptFTE
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANAXSMoRAkv5V
elected as Kaiseraun718Please respect copyright.PENANAFKOV8yiPgw
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic718Please respect copyright.PENANAA63Sw7KDzb
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas718Please respect copyright.PENANAjTrqBptFNd
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands718Please respect copyright.PENANABogIB6A9rK
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAPNV6IuBJwJ
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANAXme54BlZ7b
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)718Please respect copyright.PENANAMTxQ8jEDiF
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis718Please respect copyright.PENANASBYdgt89QL
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund718Please respect copyright.PENANAiQb0IackOl
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANA5zkCLdCocd
elected as Kaiseraun718Please respect copyright.PENANADzhGJVPM0m
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship718Please respect copyright.PENANAF3UjTB5NRm
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters718Please respect copyright.PENANABoxE4KqouY
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAn05I4yclL4
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANAPCRUO5rScx
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser718Please respect copyright.PENANAlqy8zZoBuC
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)718Please respect copyright.PENANA63JRnqdflZ
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAr5DuKg6tlc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo718Please respect copyright.PENANAyiSI2ws5ij
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAxwpoFBfmgh
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANAR9rEQqaqMk
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries718Please respect copyright.PENANAnAKmw8CVEr
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them718Please respect copyright.PENANAQdblxJAHt3
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities718Please respect copyright.PENANAGYIxInXMNK
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)718Please respect copyright.PENANASJbXYEJOtG
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)718Please respect copyright.PENANA1WB7fZA7X6
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)718Please respect copyright.PENANApMjknyHmt3
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAISSYM2GfVm
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo718Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4tGiocC9z
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAEuvMsBFatM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo718Please respect copyright.PENANA1NmQhrwNL4
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANAyK9r9RwA6L
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo718Please respect copyright.PENANAh4cqckLuA9
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANAmKMOiN4iZS
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANA0DWuo4JGgz
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes718Please respect copyright.PENANA35YCEYaQq3
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)718Please respect copyright.PENANAjfg9PwqH4f
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion718Please respect copyright.PENANApZKZjKOHbw
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 Sudlands718Please respect copyright.PENANAMK9K4cQAdj
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANA5pVpL8GfRu
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death718Please respect copyright.PENANAgzMqBttPO1
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANAIZKpGolzop
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANAepWjDsWodu
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy718Please respect copyright.PENANAZiA829GOAH
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war718Please respect copyright.PENANA4I0rg84ReM
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANA0pmE4nkoDv
elected as Kaiserin718Please respect copyright.PENANAE071ayQ01x
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands718Please respect copyright.PENANAHMtT6s1Dgp
caught up in a money laundering scandal718Please respect copyright.PENANAPgvMUMnogR
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate718Please respect copyright.PENANA6ieciAPT1y
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo718Please respect copyright.PENANADA3E7H4HNA
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war718Please respect copyright.PENANAPiaE2fuet7
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANAXjhANQR4hf
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 marshal718Please respect copyright.PENANASO7JYjTz7G
elected as Kaiseraun718Please respect copyright.PENANA5EsfJFjzjO
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now718Please respect copyright.PENANAvYhXLcXEmA
current Kaiser