The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik393Please respect copyright.PENANAQxwVQL4yDB
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.393Please respect copyright.PENANA6YZMIMTHkU
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik393Please respect copyright.PENANAHLHp6a5ZZk
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn393Please respect copyright.PENANAY71tal03r2
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni393Please respect copyright.PENANAJCI7hBj3sF
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi393Please respect copyright.PENANAf4jDoIZIun
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)393Please respect copyright.PENANAldZkkAuLdf
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them393Please respect copyright.PENANATC8aGL2GyD
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz393Please respect copyright.PENANA3LhPBDLhZo
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)393Please respect copyright.PENANAJyLG8lkxWA
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik393Please respect copyright.PENANAkDvjrW10o3
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn393Please respect copyright.PENANA49tkXVWeH2
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha393Please respect copyright.PENANACtxbC9k3ax
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik393Please respect copyright.PENANANAhvrIqYZq
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn393Please respect copyright.PENANARrLgXlqZAz
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz393Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ry4nOzjsf
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz393Please respect copyright.PENANAWZ072KplOy
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni393Please respect copyright.PENANANrEDOTNwFL
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik393Please respect copyright.PENANAdtOISutA6u
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name393Please respect copyright.PENANAT6aF5KgPBQ
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni393Please respect copyright.PENANAjG5InyZk22
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)393Please respect copyright.PENANAUWM88CxYla
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses393Please respect copyright.PENANANpulvs4tLB
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies393Please respect copyright.PENANAE0yRdLUNzc
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder393Please respect copyright.PENANAXWADw69OUY
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation393Please respect copyright.PENANANKKxthtfKl
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik393Please respect copyright.PENANAbXnrr8O9RD
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation393Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ft99SWoqs
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik393Please respect copyright.PENANATyLAHl1uIc
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz393Please respect copyright.PENANAcjnJTHVqdu
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik393Please respect copyright.PENANAzKR18M55mc
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks393Please respect copyright.PENANAEmgVVbPH2N
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration393Please respect copyright.PENANADSVl1FpRHP
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik393Please respect copyright.PENANA1xal0noLvO
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)393Please respect copyright.PENANAZOt3hjMggq
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium393Please respect copyright.PENANAekwWaLWmO0
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them393Please respect copyright.PENANA2OzJbnKvd9
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak393Please respect copyright.PENANApJBOeSytPz
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them393Please respect copyright.PENANADEXCfqcUdW
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples393Please respect copyright.PENANAkojoOx7fuq
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly393Please respect copyright.PENANA19svr82Ezc
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants393Please respect copyright.PENANAPPDoR45eRO
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 reik393Please respect copyright.PENANAqaNfRpKShQ
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo393Please respect copyright.PENANA0eeI0qtEjG
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik393Please respect copyright.PENANA0eDu2gDfXO
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo393Please respect copyright.PENANA32rjzzzcK5
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik393Please respect copyright.PENANATLLvR3Zym8
elected as Obarikge393Please respect copyright.PENANAC3vmzOgNFD
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz393Please respect copyright.PENANAJmewOaKt0m
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen393Please respect copyright.PENANANCiPoX00af
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen393Please respect copyright.PENANAHJ0CB3E5R4
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen393Please respect copyright.PENANAPxr1YqlNMx
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority393Please respect copyright.PENANAr4q5WNDnl9
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen393Please respect copyright.PENANAr7jGmy2CRQ
elected as Oberik393Please respect copyright.PENANACSRihATyDb
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace393Please respect copyright.PENANASFOE5crzsQ
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen393Please respect copyright.PENANAy5OjCZbvvK
elected as Oberik393Please respect copyright.PENANAUmqil5MN1D
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.393Please respect copyright.PENANAGSNRMXPRad
reengaged enemies in a massive war393Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZZqh4MxCx
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war393Please respect copyright.PENANAV5sebBLhZd
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz393Please respect copyright.PENANAqwb54bz2Fb
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring393Please respect copyright.PENANAjAN0LXMgy9
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)393Please respect copyright.PENANAgxM4xX9TdE
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants393Please respect copyright.PENANAzpXFVcUzo8
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands393Please respect copyright.PENANASKWajWLFxK
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers393Please respect copyright.PENANAV5zfgRcvIs
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion393Please respect copyright.PENANAWj7VxUwlO6
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators393Please respect copyright.PENANAxG7P5NPBnl
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANA8CDngcxke5
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANACkpGw0rGxj
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement393Please respect copyright.PENANAOk6FL9PsAT
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANASoyPfcDlgl
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANAJTsC0PtzxU
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen393Please respect copyright.PENANAducyxjVeoB
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen393Please respect copyright.PENANAWTJAUtWYbg
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANAJjlv9SZaz5
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANAPDHFfO7yJY
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 Rownin393Please respect copyright.PENANATKWtMbAUqL
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters393Please respect copyright.PENANAbEVbI6DxfE
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANATC0fhXKxrU
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute393Please respect copyright.PENANAZucHTnL32j
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANAoQiHco8wpr
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion393Please respect copyright.PENANAJjiMxvYaoT
instigated a civil war393Please respect copyright.PENANAniSnU9jnSD
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANASaRXICCIFO
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANAN8U44QowHW
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANAIo1JGxsQCW
elected as Kaiseraun393Please respect copyright.PENANAmeSODbB7wY
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic393Please respect copyright.PENANAdubMv6DBPn
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas393Please respect copyright.PENANAjx7OFMQsuj
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands393Please respect copyright.PENANALm90TqAi8e
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANAtn4pheb53h
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANACkSGVnWAvZ
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)393Please respect copyright.PENANAZdubJZALrL
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis393Please respect copyright.PENANADnRBiASCx6
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund393Please respect copyright.PENANAszNS1f7B4v
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANActYSU2Nm5Z
elected as Kaiseraun393Please respect copyright.PENANA3EslpfYmIb
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship393Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0MlhzMwFf
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters393Please respect copyright.PENANAjt25pJeH5l
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANAERmcLlbdif
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANASAARJdkjHy
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser393Please respect copyright.PENANAYIjSRrNDAt
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)393Please respect copyright.PENANA1g5dCT79NZ
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANAxXyfbcexCy
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo393Please respect copyright.PENANAvYzxWm3oZn
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANA6Jqly0V803
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANAoj3KU4XY08
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries393Please respect copyright.PENANApc6p11BUkK
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them393Please respect copyright.PENANA08dbVXRVfR
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities393Please respect copyright.PENANAy7109FZzmY
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)393Please respect copyright.PENANAdjS6ji8coR
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)393Please respect copyright.PENANA7LbffpFBht
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)393Please respect copyright.PENANArMXJ0wBPcL
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANAsvrBwVduda
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo393Please respect copyright.PENANALjRH7AHodi
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANAdJC7tBNgFD
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo393Please respect copyright.PENANAsT6YucdN0x
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANAfkDBF1lXOy
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo393Please respect copyright.PENANAWd1U60FrDs
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANA0QVekRotbT
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANAMu1cSeBDK1
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes393Please respect copyright.PENANADCVC1jkgyd
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)393Please respect copyright.PENANAG9ypEFx4Va
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion393Please respect copyright.PENANAfUpyFsIrAu
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 Sudlands393Please respect copyright.PENANAGTPYNRjR7j
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANAzPfKTtxoRg
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death393Please respect copyright.PENANAJfzOVWekBq
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANAFgxqy6akwk
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANAb3eehVzrg1
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy393Please respect copyright.PENANAHAdkD5HmSP
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war393Please respect copyright.PENANA8Fo8yIowte
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANA1bzUZihjoT
elected as Kaiserin393Please respect copyright.PENANAP6azkxi3Cb
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands393Please respect copyright.PENANArOdnBORWgF
caught up in a money laundering scandal393Please respect copyright.PENANAhKCyMgMtfg
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate393Please respect copyright.PENANABWmfTREZzU
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo393Please respect copyright.PENANAbXzhFjquDn
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war393Please respect copyright.PENANA1VfUWsFZgm
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANA3zdzmj0huP
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 marshal393Please respect copyright.PENANAENQZpIwSwa
elected as Kaiseraun393Please respect copyright.PENANAJBdg8AtgjZ
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now393Please respect copyright.PENANA6b6HwGDmS2
current Kaiser