The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik389Please respect copyright.PENANAfRqfL5Erpa
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.389Please respect copyright.PENANAHcWbBYjDCs
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik389Please respect copyright.PENANA8nm5FXf2IQ
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn389Please respect copyright.PENANAn3b0XtnANX
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni389Please respect copyright.PENANA4z1TJDda7r
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi389Please respect copyright.PENANAZMqz6Ab0FE
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)389Please respect copyright.PENANArENCkCp5Tc
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them389Please respect copyright.PENANASEiLZLw8Ye
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz389Please respect copyright.PENANAj2SQO7qxNl
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)389Please respect copyright.PENANA46lVL2OhIx
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik389Please respect copyright.PENANA8O6LyzkUGo
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn389Please respect copyright.PENANAMZPCGTW1Ef
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha389Please respect copyright.PENANAhOI6UPwItZ
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik389Please respect copyright.PENANA7eOFVzUh1z
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn389Please respect copyright.PENANAky9S5fuKjn
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz389Please respect copyright.PENANA6UWEWtPYvR
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz389Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1IJvjTaPo
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni389Please respect copyright.PENANAiMSOLorRxo
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAwqZtz7qVur
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name389Please respect copyright.PENANAd3HH2jEYG8
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni389Please respect copyright.PENANAkBKSgRSo7f
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)389Please respect copyright.PENANADSmSEx1lzw
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses389Please respect copyright.PENANA1xxc17Y24I
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies389Please respect copyright.PENANAWjw8w74Wqr
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder389Please respect copyright.PENANAWVH2WqPt0m
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation389Please respect copyright.PENANAQaLrSkHPTk
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAyLpK3wPm5Z
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation389Please respect copyright.PENANA1CtZWg8IAC
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAcbbWdY71ZE
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz389Please respect copyright.PENANAoYX7ZAEEq2
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAiHyJdP36pX
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks389Please respect copyright.PENANACWJQ9FRi5g
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration389Please respect copyright.PENANA9PDHPZ3ENO
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAKBul0X0mqU
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)389Please respect copyright.PENANArhAw06517s
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium389Please respect copyright.PENANAzK940A8cQ6
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them389Please respect copyright.PENANAd2dNiva4ge
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak389Please respect copyright.PENANABJdSLPIt6m
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them389Please respect copyright.PENANAdlS8D49pcP
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples389Please respect copyright.PENANAjqlE8PgCZ8
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly389Please respect copyright.PENANAneKBM6t1c2
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants389Please respect copyright.PENANAV7leOsq8rk
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 reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAyL3uYrCbWj
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo389Please respect copyright.PENANAg8HAhtmNqn
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAfRsGdwTg7l
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo389Please respect copyright.PENANAbpj5fHJZ0P
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik389Please respect copyright.PENANAR4VYpSzWF5
elected as Obarikge389Please respect copyright.PENANAvrLLfd7VyW
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz389Please respect copyright.PENANAPpQJqoNTfX
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen389Please respect copyright.PENANAfciDHPtJMZ
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen389Please respect copyright.PENANAMp4fg70Qlj
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen389Please respect copyright.PENANAv6QIE8pP3C
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority389Please respect copyright.PENANA7u65W6KlDu
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen389Please respect copyright.PENANA6LdtCChFzq
elected as Oberik389Please respect copyright.PENANAi1G0ZHFuNy
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace389Please respect copyright.PENANAyESmPSx1el
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen389Please respect copyright.PENANA1rIoqAjT5A
elected as Oberik389Please respect copyright.PENANAupnifNmP9t
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.389Please respect copyright.PENANAvOC6FxJEzo
reengaged enemies in a massive war389Please respect copyright.PENANA9zKtFkyZYy
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war389Please respect copyright.PENANAZS2ul0QFHR
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz389Please respect copyright.PENANAkGwdc6CrLH
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring389Please respect copyright.PENANADMCIRwwJbA
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)389Please respect copyright.PENANAU57A9MeRLR
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants389Please respect copyright.PENANA2AybPkY2sg
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands389Please respect copyright.PENANAwq5mHzBeRt
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers389Please respect copyright.PENANAU0mCpkeS8Y
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion389Please respect copyright.PENANANhfXmCaV2h
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators389Please respect copyright.PENANAZvWQppAu4A
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAXr5k4Y0IwW
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAczRur5ojwF
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement389Please respect copyright.PENANAGgeUuffi8t
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAHqvwWIEh0f
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAVq5emUfFKU
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen389Please respect copyright.PENANA7tT28t1ldA
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen389Please respect copyright.PENANAyoBUpYyesv
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAr0LuOVIQly
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAiDxYnxpGtK
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 Rownin389Please respect copyright.PENANAMkBwsy1FSl
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters389Please respect copyright.PENANAje8IAvAU5a
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAXNbMHqvQfT
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute389Please respect copyright.PENANAj0Mi3ODoQE
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAtWuSn8RRZ5
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion389Please respect copyright.PENANAwhqs4spsL7
instigated a civil war389Please respect copyright.PENANAn00UEf0miD
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAs3y8XXg5Il
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAlxGGxs167M
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANALMyOiODwAG
elected as Kaiseraun389Please respect copyright.PENANA9xP0hEc8MN
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic389Please respect copyright.PENANAcXULdeNU8L
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas389Please respect copyright.PENANAEb8aEteVEV
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands389Please respect copyright.PENANAop6j7IcIiT
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANA0ONNZ86MM4
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAZNYNFvVf0n
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)389Please respect copyright.PENANA3FrtAXit6F
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis389Please respect copyright.PENANANDicutgd7P
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund389Please respect copyright.PENANALix2MPeDOR
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAzinyMShDyd
elected as Kaiseraun389Please respect copyright.PENANAAZBn29zkl8
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship389Please respect copyright.PENANAAlqNgqsnKR
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters389Please respect copyright.PENANAnDumzIEwC5
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAAZwcDwmTX3
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAAColvNetFg
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser389Please respect copyright.PENANAjvthIcdA2k
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)389Please respect copyright.PENANAtUtjbtbgsc
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAQN8YqzWxKH
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo389Please respect copyright.PENANArOlBqnA86H
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANA3Hm80e5L50
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANA7MvWvZDg6B
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries389Please respect copyright.PENANAnTs4M0dywL
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them389Please respect copyright.PENANAmzWhKYjvJy
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities389Please respect copyright.PENANAGTBKVZhSlf
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)389Please respect copyright.PENANAAHeiFAxTYs
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)389Please respect copyright.PENANA4WmHiegsgB
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)389Please respect copyright.PENANAnZ0s3Xinpm
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAKKI8IN8EHz
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo389Please respect copyright.PENANAU0VhEwwx7m
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAyCtZQ6bjRv
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo389Please respect copyright.PENANA0hAFkHgH1Y
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAHHujfm7X4W
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo389Please respect copyright.PENANANbgqgMm8FL
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAKxBp4FVLdC
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAsUiYgPVKkg
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes389Please respect copyright.PENANA3a9cw8Vl8I
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)389Please respect copyright.PENANA76muSBiPSj
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion389Please respect copyright.PENANA0tjU9KdGL1
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 Sudlands389Please respect copyright.PENANAlBGU2TH0AP
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAxDnjoIinl6
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death389Please respect copyright.PENANA3BQnsxgfcU
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAVu58JxgilR
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAHt65vNiMNy
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy389Please respect copyright.PENANAxNk2gtyQ0P
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war389Please respect copyright.PENANAsM3XmTURdJ
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAgwvCsByPz9
elected as Kaiserin389Please respect copyright.PENANAO88B8kAVam
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands389Please respect copyright.PENANA5BgPH6Gahm
caught up in a money laundering scandal389Please respect copyright.PENANA9bEsKBOtbh
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate389Please respect copyright.PENANAyh88Ykerd1
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo389Please respect copyright.PENANAdeSOcbfQz3
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war389Please respect copyright.PENANApPKShYx7Y4
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAtK8bAMO8Vq
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 marshal389Please respect copyright.PENANAKwaTLiLzkO
elected as Kaiseraun389Please respect copyright.PENANAUwg5Hv65v4
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now389Please respect copyright.PENANA2vzsRfYiWX
current Kaiser