The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik779Please respect copyright.PENANAhlmDOwM1A4
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.779Please respect copyright.PENANAkulZMg6vu2
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik779Please respect copyright.PENANAMWqpokKxv5
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn779Please respect copyright.PENANAKuqK3McKoK
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni779Please respect copyright.PENANAo1KjiW7176
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi779Please respect copyright.PENANAZd7Ifej6UC
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)779Please respect copyright.PENANAn1w4bo4bwY
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them779Please respect copyright.PENANAkAutJbU9hj
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz779Please respect copyright.PENANABTF6cgwU6J
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)779Please respect copyright.PENANAK3IsZCPMwe
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik779Please respect copyright.PENANA2otNN6zqdJ
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn779Please respect copyright.PENANAlSfs9zdQ9f
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha779Please respect copyright.PENANAWihUahb34k
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik779Please respect copyright.PENANA7rM50f1c4B
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn779Please respect copyright.PENANAnJpUPfu7PS
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz779Please respect copyright.PENANAmCGdUqkQYL
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz779Please respect copyright.PENANAb78XRi9sRt
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni779Please respect copyright.PENANAKbC7DZoLPn
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik779Please respect copyright.PENANAionlhK2Ak1
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name779Please respect copyright.PENANAp2NIEquSNI
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni779Please respect copyright.PENANAdih1auSQEA
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)779Please respect copyright.PENANAaua5m5oYDs
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses779Please respect copyright.PENANAjQirlMnyJN
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies779Please respect copyright.PENANArLMlIlDGdq
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder779Please respect copyright.PENANAErKMWNsEcr
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation779Please respect copyright.PENANAKYi6HHIgeO
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik779Please respect copyright.PENANARjSWdfzdBr
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation779Please respect copyright.PENANAc25rxbwAI3
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik779Please respect copyright.PENANAEukIWlAQu4
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz779Please respect copyright.PENANAKFGqVVOLMx
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik779Please respect copyright.PENANARM4H4tP8bZ
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks779Please respect copyright.PENANAtq1lEvIgsn
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration779Please respect copyright.PENANAc0sSJ2j7nN
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik779Please respect copyright.PENANAeLW4Fvl1GM
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)779Please respect copyright.PENANAD1JHERASZ4
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium779Please respect copyright.PENANAT45SosKsnn
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them779Please respect copyright.PENANAEglJhJwLOw
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak779Please respect copyright.PENANAPlueh4BEpp
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them779Please respect copyright.PENANADphxLSskot
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples779Please respect copyright.PENANA0XQJMdpP15
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly779Please respect copyright.PENANAxFkY3uCNm8
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants779Please respect copyright.PENANAVkcSxMqmfQ
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 reik779Please respect copyright.PENANA877x0QcD39
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo779Please respect copyright.PENANApqDKfr0Pz1
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik779Please respect copyright.PENANACKcKkTY9U4
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo779Please respect copyright.PENANAzVSLzZUU3j
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik779Please respect copyright.PENANAlQe0XdJCA6
elected as Obarikge779Please respect copyright.PENANApEyOTjqMX1
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz779Please respect copyright.PENANAOqIfhgyn4T
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen779Please respect copyright.PENANA7mb7jU78DB
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen779Please respect copyright.PENANASkyDWQktgK
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen779Please respect copyright.PENANA34GdtXKUBp
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority779Please respect copyright.PENANAC9vbzGvzg2
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen779Please respect copyright.PENANANXW9LkeTMW
elected as Oberik779Please respect copyright.PENANASu1VXyu0tK
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace779Please respect copyright.PENANAE9XUwps3lD
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen779Please respect copyright.PENANAfM3Ipo6dgE
elected as Oberik779Please respect copyright.PENANApItCvfdNl7
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.779Please respect copyright.PENANAkmIJBLkaUZ
reengaged enemies in a massive war779Please respect copyright.PENANACtnsf9m3ut
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war779Please respect copyright.PENANAc06KrQ1bQQ
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz779Please respect copyright.PENANARB9xHReTqT
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring779Please respect copyright.PENANAqyVIoAhTqe
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)779Please respect copyright.PENANAI2qx1AOgh7
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants779Please respect copyright.PENANAyVpSvXsiYZ
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands779Please respect copyright.PENANAJosYleWYK7
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers779Please respect copyright.PENANAlN6eCdYhOk
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion779Please respect copyright.PENANAbk9y6caivs
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators779Please respect copyright.PENANALPT3VNfuqM
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAYlH7aNfs2Y
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANASk2p6lsGx4
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement779Please respect copyright.PENANAS4P9tE5YNR
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANAY8CzcYJOro
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAHodbblNLb3
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen779Please respect copyright.PENANAFM0AyuiqWd
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen779Please respect copyright.PENANAW0l59mkIeI
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANA3jBMVZ0RgP
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANA9YDKibVkTy
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 Rownin779Please respect copyright.PENANA7lzNeHaZC0
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters779Please respect copyright.PENANACg6L9UOTGR
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAwS3ofFJq9t
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute779Please respect copyright.PENANAnpKtGUYTmd
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANAtMqu5t2ebk
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion779Please respect copyright.PENANA4vv64KxpvA
instigated a civil war779Please respect copyright.PENANAzaNuvjKdF9
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAKXXdC6TkvH
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANAsJO57UtrSO
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANAP5BzuxDjfv
elected as Kaiseraun779Please respect copyright.PENANAHpYpYEwoYV
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic779Please respect copyright.PENANAKDH0oJRI9n
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas779Please respect copyright.PENANAXqZCK2qnPp
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands779Please respect copyright.PENANAdpb705MbWh
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAkKTbUYNJJX
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANA5PLzTyJNAm
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)779Please respect copyright.PENANADur5Md4z1J
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis779Please respect copyright.PENANA7EqPcTrcCa
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund779Please respect copyright.PENANAP7TpBqTpHw
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANA1qv60rsgql
elected as Kaiseraun779Please respect copyright.PENANA9LNszzzkZd
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship779Please respect copyright.PENANAtjJf0F2tEl
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters779Please respect copyright.PENANAUNRwpfkIZB
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAakcla80rY7
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANA3SpgglGaCI
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser779Please respect copyright.PENANAeQBRyrtt86
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)779Please respect copyright.PENANA4oqpU4Nunx
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANABLus1hJxJl
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo779Please respect copyright.PENANA9kM8DISBEF
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAlwths5xqZZ
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANAiSUU9HMwF4
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries779Please respect copyright.PENANAN2kHoFRhFj
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them779Please respect copyright.PENANAdpk30CzVvh
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities779Please respect copyright.PENANAz3wTktMrdW
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)779Please respect copyright.PENANAamBpupXJwq
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)779Please respect copyright.PENANAkQuNRXspoe
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)779Please respect copyright.PENANAIkSPpPO8MH
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAdSXnUIFars
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo779Please respect copyright.PENANAnyRieLM3ol
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAkHEJo1bfCM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo779Please respect copyright.PENANAWDQvJPwgTe
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAikJ1PYNTGJ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo779Please respect copyright.PENANAYIrClgB8ni
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANACiwV6D0G7u
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANAiw7r3ercQR
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes779Please respect copyright.PENANAsq4JKto2i4
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)779Please respect copyright.PENANA6nKGouN41L
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion779Please respect copyright.PENANABLd1vfscr6
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 Sudlands779Please respect copyright.PENANA3ohLRtAIN3
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANAxdgTS6ySd0
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death779Please respect copyright.PENANAWTEQb8fJ7L
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANAiNTqxdJKkb
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANA3VbmUxUXGn
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy779Please respect copyright.PENANAsO5p5Wk1PA
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war779Please respect copyright.PENANA56nU6gRqJx
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANAL8L2zhWSMe
elected as Kaiserin779Please respect copyright.PENANApBOm9ZafVk
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands779Please respect copyright.PENANAnruDQJu0YK
caught up in a money laundering scandal779Please respect copyright.PENANAEAYuNP9mqj
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate779Please respect copyright.PENANAKYZrtplGrq
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo779Please respect copyright.PENANAgnBRlpNW6Y
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war779Please respect copyright.PENANA15FLZkyEZd
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANAM5qcFtunAe
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 marshal779Please respect copyright.PENANADjhSw88Uvn
elected as Kaiseraun779Please respect copyright.PENANA2JKz8p3Jht
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now779Please respect copyright.PENANA89pBJUseLk
current Kaiser