The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik422Please respect copyright.PENANAEwREj8hjFi
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.422Please respect copyright.PENANAdE1CylptME
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik422Please respect copyright.PENANAxorEnwxcZ8
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn422Please respect copyright.PENANA5hK0eMp99O
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni422Please respect copyright.PENANA7JoHTIPnX0
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi422Please respect copyright.PENANARJQyoHc7yo
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)422Please respect copyright.PENANAHdKAVDSbqO
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them422Please respect copyright.PENANA3XMZG237yy
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz422Please respect copyright.PENANAqaWFWCPpfJ
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)422Please respect copyright.PENANAJrlzXxS3q2
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik422Please respect copyright.PENANA8bfRTalfw0
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn422Please respect copyright.PENANAOzqk8sw1AA
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha422Please respect copyright.PENANAx6HEoXHWRw
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik422Please respect copyright.PENANAjIq7KzP9zP
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn422Please respect copyright.PENANA3WPM47qeJX
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz422Please respect copyright.PENANABYNXnkNmTz
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz422Please respect copyright.PENANAWp2N7umw7y
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni422Please respect copyright.PENANAgF4eDWM2AK
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik422Please respect copyright.PENANAssOAabXN2f
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name422Please respect copyright.PENANA4Q5WvKbwwj
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni422Please respect copyright.PENANAELUSCQH5oI
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)422Please respect copyright.PENANA2tPxhI8lMJ
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses422Please respect copyright.PENANADFRZglSX7R
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies422Please respect copyright.PENANAycC5I12Ass
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder422Please respect copyright.PENANAS6GfF5nyDF
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation422Please respect copyright.PENANA9HgEQadSpS
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik422Please respect copyright.PENANAQo757pSOzt
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation422Please respect copyright.PENANAdI8E9jxb65
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik422Please respect copyright.PENANAbig1Rtwqq4
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz422Please respect copyright.PENANAeRqULdRfe1
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik422Please respect copyright.PENANArlpT2fFPKW
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks422Please respect copyright.PENANAMS42qwODMi
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration422Please respect copyright.PENANAHdgytZCETh
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik422Please respect copyright.PENANAE6jNEGKmbW
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)422Please respect copyright.PENANAOMkyQoMn0o
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium422Please respect copyright.PENANAY7j4TSzov7
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them422Please respect copyright.PENANA5V5PJ3L1oN
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak422Please respect copyright.PENANAUOwdcr1IjT
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them422Please respect copyright.PENANAxlNHiG2aGa
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples422Please respect copyright.PENANAei7RkPlrGd
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly422Please respect copyright.PENANAUxCMEyUQBB
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants422Please respect copyright.PENANAH47EtHQM4J
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 reik422Please respect copyright.PENANABQa2d3llDl
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo422Please respect copyright.PENANAgo2AuUZGma
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik422Please respect copyright.PENANAUHC1ZuIao3
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo422Please respect copyright.PENANABy5Bo6fFlv
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik422Please respect copyright.PENANA7yMyNh2S7A
elected as Obarikge422Please respect copyright.PENANAizZqc9MQOF
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz422Please respect copyright.PENANAC5gDxkKDpJ
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen422Please respect copyright.PENANAfoEc3Pd3Lr
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen422Please respect copyright.PENANArAVxNA3Tn4
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen422Please respect copyright.PENANAHpzoZe6DdJ
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority422Please respect copyright.PENANAnRcmUBkwac
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen422Please respect copyright.PENANAk16nXvell5
elected as Oberik422Please respect copyright.PENANAEeQRSsTS9L
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace422Please respect copyright.PENANAEWRCISeoS4
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen422Please respect copyright.PENANAwldzpNN472
elected as Oberik422Please respect copyright.PENANAvtXWUqgOT4
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.422Please respect copyright.PENANAFVr86MiavT
reengaged enemies in a massive war422Please respect copyright.PENANAHQds6hXV0u
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war422Please respect copyright.PENANArqhuO2C8Cs
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz422Please respect copyright.PENANAfaSA61HjB2
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring422Please respect copyright.PENANAMpvniAdLpg
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)422Please respect copyright.PENANA6vBTNmZitM
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants422Please respect copyright.PENANAK3TFNDMx15
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands422Please respect copyright.PENANAKnwyrhKOqU
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers422Please respect copyright.PENANAsj2u35osrr
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion422Please respect copyright.PENANAZBHK8wcBrE
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators422Please respect copyright.PENANAluiMjvdSou
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAwMD4jkJze3
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANAqpBqbvRnTs
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement422Please respect copyright.PENANAg4F6cTxDb5
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAhu7ZdO7Pm9
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANA76Ny3hciJx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen422Please respect copyright.PENANAxndSnZ4ePn
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen422Please respect copyright.PENANANLnP5gc7Zh
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAibk1svBtkC
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANALAKC6nnhyj
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 Rownin422Please respect copyright.PENANAmJA4REn4Iu
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters422Please respect copyright.PENANA0DApBMQ3ed
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAJqz7C39wiG
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute422Please respect copyright.PENANAylUW4BIb0j
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAmjTn05cj0n
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion422Please respect copyright.PENANAnfwP5weoxV
instigated a civil war422Please respect copyright.PENANAJamA4vAsk7
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAbGXG3AESpf
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANAQRfUEZPQ6A
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAg2HcliQaSC
elected as Kaiseraun422Please respect copyright.PENANAx9OKhUAKvn
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic422Please respect copyright.PENANAflZg3JlQIg
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas422Please respect copyright.PENANAF4LMb1LqS7
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands422Please respect copyright.PENANARCSPPl1LJb
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAsJfZg28Po5
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANAZRjmTqk70K
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)422Please respect copyright.PENANAWQD5l7uvHW
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis422Please respect copyright.PENANAvpzS0mzXpr
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund422Please respect copyright.PENANAzQOO5oGtRh
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAGH1ZQpYR7D
elected as Kaiseraun422Please respect copyright.PENANAUv65vajKay
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship422Please respect copyright.PENANAikjRzNLoi2
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters422Please respect copyright.PENANAjOwFEVnCMz
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAgmgUc7SLhA
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANASlC2Sdf9mJ
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser422Please respect copyright.PENANAQVGsnTN9cH
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)422Please respect copyright.PENANAbc1HJT9kvQ
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAz2lTJJ8iDD
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo422Please respect copyright.PENANAPSReNwPcVZ
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAjl8wzzKHjM
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANArP6McrL5vs
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries422Please respect copyright.PENANACNuWJFl5Vq
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them422Please respect copyright.PENANAupTEsoiKna
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities422Please respect copyright.PENANASDBlHJjqpz
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)422Please respect copyright.PENANAbWH7DB1ZEU
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)422Please respect copyright.PENANAqK8sbCVPpM
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)422Please respect copyright.PENANA7IV5rh30KC
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAVFjRpdduMp
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo422Please respect copyright.PENANAFAXgegiSnh
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANABW5RilaoTX
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo422Please respect copyright.PENANAgLNdJ08KW9
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAofln7IQsay
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo422Please respect copyright.PENANAVKPeEoYsiy
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAMptbUn28CV
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANAJRiBkpJrFW
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes422Please respect copyright.PENANATCF1lhzyly
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)422Please respect copyright.PENANAgSa52M1oLo
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion422Please respect copyright.PENANAFxg2iF5PYB
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 Sudlands422Please respect copyright.PENANAo4i0vllqUq
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAgLE77ceDBm
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death422Please respect copyright.PENANAYuzftq8QqZ
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAG3lwF9rOsq
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANACcCEvbJ9Ak
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy422Please respect copyright.PENANAffkCUdnHxf
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war422Please respect copyright.PENANAnFvMOOHHzO
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAC3MsfWxrWv
elected as Kaiserin422Please respect copyright.PENANAhaXhMqWnFS
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands422Please respect copyright.PENANA4mB2w2iTP7
caught up in a money laundering scandal422Please respect copyright.PENANAyHrdmfh2zK
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate422Please respect copyright.PENANAARDLfvc9qZ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo422Please respect copyright.PENANAdARmYw47GI
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war422Please respect copyright.PENANAxIHJJL8sD9
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAqtM67qoWmO
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 marshal422Please respect copyright.PENANAuWYIZfHNhU
elected as Kaiseraun422Please respect copyright.PENANA0iwS7H4mma
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now422Please respect copyright.PENANA872JIGlvgJ
current Kaiser