The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik755Please respect copyright.PENANAgY0FF7yLRK
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.755Please respect copyright.PENANAdYofMIl7tw
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik755Please respect copyright.PENANA7RGZJiagKJ
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn755Please respect copyright.PENANA1rLkUmED3x
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni755Please respect copyright.PENANAGnWcmlothp
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi755Please respect copyright.PENANAsy8UfqHnEQ
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)755Please respect copyright.PENANAq0388v9EQI
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them755Please respect copyright.PENANAiqecMavR5v
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz755Please respect copyright.PENANAb5SfglaNgz
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)755Please respect copyright.PENANAp1QCHkAaAc
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik755Please respect copyright.PENANANHY5XhO0cW
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn755Please respect copyright.PENANArfOsBqrx24
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha755Please respect copyright.PENANAMDYQ9Y2Sh7
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik755Please respect copyright.PENANAmpnw26F1c8
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn755Please respect copyright.PENANA3xHATWgHXg
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz755Please respect copyright.PENANAtd323Rnd2Q
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz755Please respect copyright.PENANASAbxpTbzNM
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni755Please respect copyright.PENANAp66VLCwAkH
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik755Please respect copyright.PENANABdqudqjFSM
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name755Please respect copyright.PENANA5F4nVkQUTq
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni755Please respect copyright.PENANAO6r6jWxJdm
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)755Please respect copyright.PENANAxgmJKLvL5I
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses755Please respect copyright.PENANAefy8auNhQJ
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies755Please respect copyright.PENANAUdqP8MbLmq
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder755Please respect copyright.PENANAO4j6lzqZbc
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation755Please respect copyright.PENANAc8Hq53Zpey
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik755Please respect copyright.PENANAsQBAjHwVZf
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation755Please respect copyright.PENANA0KSwN7ouXx
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik755Please respect copyright.PENANAFJkczknFdl
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz755Please respect copyright.PENANAVaK4SrkEnF
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik755Please respect copyright.PENANACEdEzR7CLh
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks755Please respect copyright.PENANAO4TEjbb6Pm
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration755Please respect copyright.PENANAYSHj3LmfGp
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik755Please respect copyright.PENANAjVqNVrur9q
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)755Please respect copyright.PENANA7M4hbDyNAl
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium755Please respect copyright.PENANABMZKmI0wV3
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them755Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ggw4zbu0w
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak755Please respect copyright.PENANAUf8ptb95zN
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them755Please respect copyright.PENANAL0AU4b83Dn
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples755Please respect copyright.PENANAKQm0I37wgV
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly755Please respect copyright.PENANA2mu96j8TyP
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants755Please respect copyright.PENANA6W5OaK2mBr
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 reik755Please respect copyright.PENANACdIamZ38Cj
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo755Please respect copyright.PENANAOIZDw9CrJI
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik755Please respect copyright.PENANAYfSQIz6Hj7
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo755Please respect copyright.PENANAGUr0WWu9NW
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik755Please respect copyright.PENANA4vwbydXXN3
elected as Obarikge755Please respect copyright.PENANAJAQ8GLRLFK
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz755Please respect copyright.PENANA6SqMsFY29z
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen755Please respect copyright.PENANAciBqIIsUrv
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen755Please respect copyright.PENANAI4R7aluWul
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen755Please respect copyright.PENANAVaehcZfKOJ
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority755Please respect copyright.PENANALjsUaSo4Vz
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen755Please respect copyright.PENANAsMNdbYLDP3
elected as Oberik755Please respect copyright.PENANAn1LE5n2FiO
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace755Please respect copyright.PENANAharbXUMVY0
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen755Please respect copyright.PENANA6jUF8oClqV
elected as Oberik755Please respect copyright.PENANA0lcgDRWsrI
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.755Please respect copyright.PENANAGAMCyRPn1Z
reengaged enemies in a massive war755Please respect copyright.PENANAJLI857ieW0
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war755Please respect copyright.PENANAwCs5HxJrZ3
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz755Please respect copyright.PENANAcSXdAbgCyN
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring755Please respect copyright.PENANA6B1CKcYGxU
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)755Please respect copyright.PENANAjZEXcgpwLh
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants755Please respect copyright.PENANAs0WTr7w5ZW
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands755Please respect copyright.PENANACK4c6yaheu
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers755Please respect copyright.PENANAe3kDZwzppk
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion755Please respect copyright.PENANAgu7P5P2ADP
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators755Please respect copyright.PENANAAh017TxWsQ
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAZ26AyMRdhZ
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANAprrjNmiP6P
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement755Please respect copyright.PENANA2AkfHinTeo
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAXonEu9f0Qq
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANA9Wf3Uvlutz
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen755Please respect copyright.PENANAToQc5XyKmZ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen755Please respect copyright.PENANAp6ipG9LBrx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAYqPmwAlekI
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANA6ue6vprLZT
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 Rownin755Please respect copyright.PENANAH5eAYElafX
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters755Please respect copyright.PENANAFLTX8AlmWA
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANACXnSnubdDo
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute755Please respect copyright.PENANAKuFgQOd51C
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZrdMAoMPk
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion755Please respect copyright.PENANAUKgFLhtn77
instigated a civil war755Please respect copyright.PENANAryM2UKauP9
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAOPAlyk84yi
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANA784Uv1oFGX
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAY7CpKJ4Guy
elected as Kaiseraun755Please respect copyright.PENANAiMMqrdlUvV
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic755Please respect copyright.PENANAWFY4wCy3Db
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas755Please respect copyright.PENANALwqJjfkrc1
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands755Please respect copyright.PENANA0tBvjUvrdx
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAtieFF8fs51
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANAPlDTwoQbms
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)755Please respect copyright.PENANAwKp9q3kAEr
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis755Please respect copyright.PENANATYqALwxa4d
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund755Please respect copyright.PENANAwEfrRaBkO4
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANA4TaE8Nx53E
elected as Kaiseraun755Please respect copyright.PENANAlOEPRoxMoe
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship755Please respect copyright.PENANAN684zhXCo7
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters755Please respect copyright.PENANAXK8QS0v8N4
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAVjgEJm3uuJ
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANABs1TVtUvIr
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser755Please respect copyright.PENANAnGurMhjVMP
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)755Please respect copyright.PENANAt5T6fLJr38
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAUQyHNTsbF5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo755Please respect copyright.PENANAOQjhXuW7s8
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAhhFupOOKLe
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANA7ASS0YRigT
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries755Please respect copyright.PENANAeuRW7SGCPa
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them755Please respect copyright.PENANAKuSnLYaYBo
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities755Please respect copyright.PENANARuD2bYe5O3
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)755Please respect copyright.PENANA7luJiVQ0D2
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)755Please respect copyright.PENANAz4pqYpYKxk
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)755Please respect copyright.PENANAvvGoyhKdYe
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANA16KzsTb5Ml
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo755Please respect copyright.PENANAGHTjMMLt0N
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAyMGd43IcSe
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo755Please respect copyright.PENANAYJ5nQdvG2b
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAovNMqMRtTp
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo755Please respect copyright.PENANARox1rwiCd7
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAJEW5y1CYAa
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANA5EaTnEFEeJ
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes755Please respect copyright.PENANAQQA0IAU1xl
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)755Please respect copyright.PENANA4Yo6QcJzMP
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion755Please respect copyright.PENANAsstFskG8xM
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 Sudlands755Please respect copyright.PENANAksyiQOnUau
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAeK6xumNtOs
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death755Please respect copyright.PENANALWnwNbsGlF
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANARFLXMFPBnd
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0kWP3BE2i
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy755Please respect copyright.PENANAWGIWkrECh6
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war755Please respect copyright.PENANA9p1uoZUBfe
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAGr0YZZNOae
elected as Kaiserin755Please respect copyright.PENANAsUFnDAlnAc
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands755Please respect copyright.PENANA7Hnus7FNGy
caught up in a money laundering scandal755Please respect copyright.PENANAFmPdTDSwGd
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate755Please respect copyright.PENANAeEOrLzamqF
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo755Please respect copyright.PENANAxhs2JBIOvy
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war755Please respect copyright.PENANA73JNn1s75o
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAxen4gH8vDS
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 marshal755Please respect copyright.PENANAghmEgEpdXO
elected as Kaiseraun755Please respect copyright.PENANAQXDg3jOrQY
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now755Please respect copyright.PENANADqqCTgJX7w
current Kaiser