The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik711Please respect copyright.PENANA4SkpfHEIZu
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.711Please respect copyright.PENANA445likHBlh
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAeGMBezJa76
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn711Please respect copyright.PENANAHVD8drRbJk
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni711Please respect copyright.PENANAww14Zptv3I
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi711Please respect copyright.PENANA36o6HOyfAx
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)711Please respect copyright.PENANAki12WzNVDP
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them711Please respect copyright.PENANAlKKYvfjTgs
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz711Please respect copyright.PENANAK0qxKUUTlM
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)711Please respect copyright.PENANAAWCdajVcGG
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAAVjghHjfGV
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn711Please respect copyright.PENANA1ljzIjSr9o
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha711Please respect copyright.PENANArsmrYSyceq
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAyXKidpMJs5
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn711Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZRMB0pGVP
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz711Please respect copyright.PENANAj0H5JHTxSd
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz711Please respect copyright.PENANA0zU8bW7YVv
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni711Please respect copyright.PENANANg2K3553wp
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6vmf7guhs
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name711Please respect copyright.PENANAHOCxR52Pre
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni711Please respect copyright.PENANAtWr55dxt7Q
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)711Please respect copyright.PENANANm58l0Y5Ad
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses711Please respect copyright.PENANAv7kWuM7Yrk
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies711Please respect copyright.PENANAjFbgq151yY
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder711Please respect copyright.PENANAAnSc6blTag
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation711Please respect copyright.PENANA85EF6SQ8AK
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAexXsU933XA
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation711Please respect copyright.PENANApmansWO83T
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAG9VodDcJsJ
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz711Please respect copyright.PENANAkJTv2Hqjbg
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik711Please respect copyright.PENANArt9YZ3RdH2
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks711Please respect copyright.PENANAQs5OnW97Jf
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration711Please respect copyright.PENANAY0Scbbi7PY
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik711Please respect copyright.PENANA9GfT5dpym1
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)711Please respect copyright.PENANAwY2fZbbIOh
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium711Please respect copyright.PENANAa1DBzZCwvp
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them711Please respect copyright.PENANASYc9Og6qnf
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak711Please respect copyright.PENANAC6t6Q08HJ8
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them711Please respect copyright.PENANAjptEKw0h73
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples711Please respect copyright.PENANA83I2nQN9UN
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly711Please respect copyright.PENANAghVkRyykD2
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants711Please respect copyright.PENANAexYq9KgxRs
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 reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAIxx0QLYVgo
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo711Please respect copyright.PENANAl8G4FCMTkL
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAd6UDmslpXt
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo711Please respect copyright.PENANARMoByFXR3b
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik711Please respect copyright.PENANAMB6mhQE1S4
elected as Obarikge711Please respect copyright.PENANAB7pZd7eHss
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz711Please respect copyright.PENANAgKVeXNT3A3
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen711Please respect copyright.PENANAmwbe7KXupb
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen711Please respect copyright.PENANAFVTyhKuAdy
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen711Please respect copyright.PENANAHU0bUNim0q
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority711Please respect copyright.PENANAeKW2CfONKu
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen711Please respect copyright.PENANAm8Vsw1d77v
elected as Oberik711Please respect copyright.PENANAk6n0KwB5QT
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace711Please respect copyright.PENANASwKxDi25Fl
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen711Please respect copyright.PENANAHZgZbeV6ot
elected as Oberik711Please respect copyright.PENANAK9j3TbA2w1
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.711Please respect copyright.PENANAQjBToja5SB
reengaged enemies in a massive war711Please respect copyright.PENANA7uUoPg4enF
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war711Please respect copyright.PENANA79hXUbve1Z
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz711Please respect copyright.PENANAGfmr1Vcxsi
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring711Please respect copyright.PENANAkAXe84QlDl
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)711Please respect copyright.PENANA3mMQzirZGs
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants711Please respect copyright.PENANAW6qd6Asaiu
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands711Please respect copyright.PENANA9FU629CnhY
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers711Please respect copyright.PENANAzOKEbwGQ71
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion711Please respect copyright.PENANAsQMsgs7i8s
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators711Please respect copyright.PENANAkzXe0YMweM
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANA5YRSiQ3xLG
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANAicwsTe6isF
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement711Please respect copyright.PENANA2XpAO7ux8t
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAQd59kY4Jqv
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAiXIpYJQJrl
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen711Please respect copyright.PENANA7rdzmvxwDb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen711Please respect copyright.PENANAAzaBKpOGqM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANACMAV9EuLAl
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANAH3oFkY6Ynb
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 Rownin711Please respect copyright.PENANAusom6Mi1pa
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters711Please respect copyright.PENANAcvQH5UaDrJ
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANA74SjqKSymn
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute711Please respect copyright.PENANAv1IWFDVXMi
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAQpDtsBe9JW
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion711Please respect copyright.PENANAfN3Acnjah2
instigated a civil war711Please respect copyright.PENANAqmQkt9Ca82
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAjs4dc5Og4x
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANA1aaJacShiu
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAg18cU57RYj
elected as Kaiseraun711Please respect copyright.PENANAGQ8ue1Ks78
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic711Please respect copyright.PENANAbkutjxgqpi
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas711Please respect copyright.PENANAWD73a85CFM
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands711Please respect copyright.PENANAUF4Ubp31VL
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAKRnAGClnTF
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANAEV5ixkmTe3
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)711Please respect copyright.PENANAN7rBbs2U1P
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis711Please respect copyright.PENANA0KegPf57sW
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund711Please respect copyright.PENANA2qNUdfvPYu
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANA3Xv1gftlaH
elected as Kaiseraun711Please respect copyright.PENANA1pSXnRVS3R
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship711Please respect copyright.PENANAAtOFFunoWL
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters711Please respect copyright.PENANAS6qE566U8M
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAZWMyPEDw1Z
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANAN92bvb131r
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser711Please respect copyright.PENANAuQXxSBUH1J
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)711Please respect copyright.PENANAKHnyA330oo
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAgDJvhkmkQ3
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo711Please respect copyright.PENANAoE46iF20TP
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANACBDQhzjomn
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANABAoqdKZ7Wx
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries711Please respect copyright.PENANAPSq0aQBrym
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them711Please respect copyright.PENANA8Er3cMMadz
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities711Please respect copyright.PENANAmv2poIRzfc
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)711Please respect copyright.PENANA17xLAAHGpu
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)711Please respect copyright.PENANA6xua42oNnO
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)711Please respect copyright.PENANAvWINL6gRAh
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAJkwW5ZcCTD
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo711Please respect copyright.PENANAoL21S2QYJo
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAu6Z7UTkMno
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo711Please respect copyright.PENANAc82cc7vki3
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANA6WfqTpGgU7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo711Please respect copyright.PENANAvi2CuJIrxw
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAWBZQn1qU7G
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANAZbqDPHXAkp
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes711Please respect copyright.PENANAbiQ68PEppq
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)711Please respect copyright.PENANAR8f2Y1yefK
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion711Please respect copyright.PENANANFRroj4Oa7
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 Sudlands711Please respect copyright.PENANALW1kPXxeOM
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANANJT0QgzNX7
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death711Please respect copyright.PENANAezo2dgY629
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAEjX2UPhFYR
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANAfIEJy8W62f
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy711Please respect copyright.PENANAViLDqqgpkC
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war711Please respect copyright.PENANApCFBNcw4nt
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAxObE3v8tkK
elected as Kaiserin711Please respect copyright.PENANAOgYG5lrjtP
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands711Please respect copyright.PENANAjbAguIEmeh
caught up in a money laundering scandal711Please respect copyright.PENANAU4OCnolLot
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate711Please respect copyright.PENANAJIWwUkrG9V
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo711Please respect copyright.PENANADCzAIeK0Re
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war711Please respect copyright.PENANAmYvitGGRRH
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAZVYudjzGl2
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 marshal711Please respect copyright.PENANAzwlCWJect1
elected as Kaiseraun711Please respect copyright.PENANA32b4mv6r1b
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now711Please respect copyright.PENANAJOedg40OhM
current Kaiser