The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik390Please respect copyright.PENANA4hz4YLVmLy
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.390Please respect copyright.PENANAHgYQKR6wwy
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAFq3e6q7N17
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn390Please respect copyright.PENANAWYtuYcHONR
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni390Please respect copyright.PENANAe8y2EHZg7j
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi390Please respect copyright.PENANAh1OXtrocd4
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)390Please respect copyright.PENANAkCwlDe6YHI
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them390Please respect copyright.PENANAD59716vciF
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz390Please respect copyright.PENANAEvQyG9qIA1
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)390Please respect copyright.PENANAfSx0kngBEO
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAkA1cRKU0IH
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn390Please respect copyright.PENANA8ShSAEwpc0
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha390Please respect copyright.PENANAzS5NQUg4VT
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAi80cqKkLwF
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn390Please respect copyright.PENANATjjOob7Yia
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz390Please respect copyright.PENANAnGAIuc5e1b
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz390Please respect copyright.PENANAWGPVFBLuek
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni390Please respect copyright.PENANAyxb9lKii3z
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAT6KTOtaxdU
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name390Please respect copyright.PENANAiOhHtBTwjX
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni390Please respect copyright.PENANAHcrTE7nYHV
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)390Please respect copyright.PENANAF0n62t8DbA
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses390Please respect copyright.PENANAgzDbWi12Za
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies390Please respect copyright.PENANAtufIQqno4J
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder390Please respect copyright.PENANAkzzpkt5u29
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation390Please respect copyright.PENANALzXeYFL1kH
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik390Please respect copyright.PENANALGm8Ep491x
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation390Please respect copyright.PENANAze5ggVEOV7
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAtyYTZj6cQd
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz390Please respect copyright.PENANA7exO7nCTTR
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAib18dQ6mhY
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks390Please respect copyright.PENANA43iOMNi4wG
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration390Please respect copyright.PENANA5t94Fj4nmz
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik390Please respect copyright.PENANA7cp7QqYFNt
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)390Please respect copyright.PENANABv2t6v71sm
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium390Please respect copyright.PENANA2AmZBbIxBT
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them390Please respect copyright.PENANAf9Sg3KG4Qh
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak390Please respect copyright.PENANAmEA6lgYtVm
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them390Please respect copyright.PENANAIGE6X9yDDb
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples390Please respect copyright.PENANANCedlYjXEa
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly390Please respect copyright.PENANAE9czAsJXCp
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants390Please respect copyright.PENANAd0jvrSfqOt
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 reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAPOTbbvDlQT
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo390Please respect copyright.PENANAONKARmse1f
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAZHfE4mXHYw
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo390Please respect copyright.PENANAG4AdnzUh88
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik390Please respect copyright.PENANAC1SRQqwfvm
elected as Obarikge390Please respect copyright.PENANACQhenvmdP6
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz390Please respect copyright.PENANAAztQ1L2n1U
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen390Please respect copyright.PENANAem5R64QytQ
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen390Please respect copyright.PENANA9Kiyra93Po
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen390Please respect copyright.PENANAkv3nIt3K1b
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority390Please respect copyright.PENANA6UFBaMVBTA
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen390Please respect copyright.PENANAAOBTCf5tsS
elected as Oberik390Please respect copyright.PENANAIAEWsYEzVI
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace390Please respect copyright.PENANArqVki0zpy1
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen390Please respect copyright.PENANANOnXDKFyNA
elected as Oberik390Please respect copyright.PENANAP54WMnI1mu
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.390Please respect copyright.PENANAM65m4i16DS
reengaged enemies in a massive war390Please respect copyright.PENANAgl6r3qbFUB
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war390Please respect copyright.PENANAAEYrTMuFiy
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz390Please respect copyright.PENANA5iwltEWlqr
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring390Please respect copyright.PENANAXtFGTKfu9g
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)390Please respect copyright.PENANAcY1sTjWDZU
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants390Please respect copyright.PENANACnP5VRSEMy
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands390Please respect copyright.PENANAYCC1LgOWP3
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers390Please respect copyright.PENANAsx5eRTlpdP
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion390Please respect copyright.PENANAyvQkYG6PHo
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators390Please respect copyright.PENANANnXT2XdjWW
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAkucON5TwL0
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANAP51JJQhley
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement390Please respect copyright.PENANAhYFMnTsk5D
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANAlG4pkq5qbw
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAYG2ohKRlcW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen390Please respect copyright.PENANAGh0fPVLof0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen390Please respect copyright.PENANAlqKV0cRoBu
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANAg6tMdOSYdb
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANA72wurhz1LJ
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 Rownin390Please respect copyright.PENANAs3fkFNCLIc
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters390Please respect copyright.PENANAjMRdc8fZMu
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANA5Znms99yLF
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute390Please respect copyright.PENANAnhFRBeRoK9
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANALFOUQq3hEx
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion390Please respect copyright.PENANA5zzoKSKJyi
instigated a civil war390Please respect copyright.PENANAzNfqLm9Cqu
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAVFPGiEU6u4
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANAiAOkgny46e
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANAT9zU3bjf9n
elected as Kaiseraun390Please respect copyright.PENANAP78sf21TkN
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic390Please respect copyright.PENANAGownTnEOKT
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas390Please respect copyright.PENANApkHFuR44Cc
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands390Please respect copyright.PENANA2wiXFGtIkK
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAMK1Ey5bioB
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANAWtnrBpvDhV
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)390Please respect copyright.PENANAb6tobvDEAl
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis390Please respect copyright.PENANAm8y8TUgITg
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund390Please respect copyright.PENANAX9mJK2q7XH
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAnv7OEZeICM
elected as Kaiseraun390Please respect copyright.PENANAnU73JuIE5W
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship390Please respect copyright.PENANALowGD9Xs8z
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters390Please respect copyright.PENANA4NcRFdy9IU
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANA0XJJNBcQhF
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANApohUHnHsW3
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser390Please respect copyright.PENANAHqKMRQMMqY
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)390Please respect copyright.PENANAh8IipzvNkd
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANArV67sawsLS
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo390Please respect copyright.PENANAs1xvvCdhfL
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANA4mzGt8rznP
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANAzP8rAaYuN7
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries390Please respect copyright.PENANAy5DD4DcZS1
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them390Please respect copyright.PENANA0BnAB6wIS3
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities390Please respect copyright.PENANAgiDtUXpkSf
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)390Please respect copyright.PENANAfKo8ZdzINb
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)390Please respect copyright.PENANALyTbOT7WCZ
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)390Please respect copyright.PENANAbbGWCKWwrD
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAH9WKbHxYS0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo390Please respect copyright.PENANANhPf673N7A
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAr1heMpxkaV
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo390Please respect copyright.PENANA0NwRaP9f94
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAmesSbfSAlP
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo390Please respect copyright.PENANAQAX5tNEiq2
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANAOPrFh0AhdA
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANAp27UdjaRge
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes390Please respect copyright.PENANA8iPZTLuGp6
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)390Please respect copyright.PENANAbOvWmferAp
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion390Please respect copyright.PENANAQyV4xSxyVV
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 Sudlands390Please respect copyright.PENANAWi5ZQaBGmV
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANASM1ReVDHoL
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death390Please respect copyright.PENANAi8lC557TSA
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANA4N7ayBUPhp
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANAKvMiHokSkZ
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy390Please respect copyright.PENANAmLzh7aYtK8
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war390Please respect copyright.PENANACkm56Zty0P
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANAhTGWJIPEal
elected as Kaiserin390Please respect copyright.PENANAKPY7D1MerL
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands390Please respect copyright.PENANA9L9KjdaBPX
caught up in a money laundering scandal390Please respect copyright.PENANAt5P7eGJwAu
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate390Please respect copyright.PENANAl4hyvEYCLt
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo390Please respect copyright.PENANA9fe2ROA7sZ
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war390Please respect copyright.PENANAU5Hw0H29MJ
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANAaa7yTjhVF4
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 marshal390Please respect copyright.PENANAqyzpVjyvg7
elected as Kaiseraun390Please respect copyright.PENANAvN9jKC8G2J
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now390Please respect copyright.PENANAXeUtXr1Sqp
current Kaiser