The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik399Please respect copyright.PENANA2otfvtQPOx
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.399Please respect copyright.PENANAWAZippfWvo
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAZZc9KksG1A
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn399Please respect copyright.PENANANx6kGbaRxx
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni399Please respect copyright.PENANAMQJk1R32KN
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi399Please respect copyright.PENANAxsQ6766vjW
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)399Please respect copyright.PENANA9uuPk0VigA
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them399Please respect copyright.PENANA0DdFnSMHl1
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz399Please respect copyright.PENANA45Wpgs973h
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)399Please respect copyright.PENANAG4whoUxbM4
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAhIHR1vBBE0
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn399Please respect copyright.PENANAye6RTvlpAF
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha399Please respect copyright.PENANA6GFLwkqZPl
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAef2OKgr3Ve
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn399Please respect copyright.PENANAbPHiqwWDqd
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz399Please respect copyright.PENANAIe620YZyId
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz399Please respect copyright.PENANAJHgr0C3Qkd
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni399Please respect copyright.PENANABL19vLshdu
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAIEVCjfnFRW
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name399Please respect copyright.PENANAyCr6QYSaq8
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni399Please respect copyright.PENANAOytpPpvYdt
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)399Please respect copyright.PENANA8PE1BjyqaW
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses399Please respect copyright.PENANAub6iq0ARCi
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies399Please respect copyright.PENANAIktj6kEEkw
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder399Please respect copyright.PENANAw2v2ua6Iz8
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation399Please respect copyright.PENANADhWjeZnNzt
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAu5uRRFa6zZ
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation399Please respect copyright.PENANAj7weWsUWZD
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAfCI28j8lMY
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz399Please respect copyright.PENANAdyk83kSKeg
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAqBATjb4bLF
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks399Please respect copyright.PENANAvqV7zp3MEV
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration399Please respect copyright.PENANA7YlafBCBYL
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik399Please respect copyright.PENANA7HkbdX8MSG
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)399Please respect copyright.PENANARJae6JUsVZ
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium399Please respect copyright.PENANAdx15USIDhs
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them399Please respect copyright.PENANAanPf1rPURp
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak399Please respect copyright.PENANABGWPqKFpwF
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them399Please respect copyright.PENANA5zCD1XqhoZ
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples399Please respect copyright.PENANAjnWZol3IA4
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly399Please respect copyright.PENANAQWVuZzTsXy
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants399Please respect copyright.PENANAnTUELkwJHc
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 reik399Please respect copyright.PENANAoqLNWYUhQc
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo399Please respect copyright.PENANAQxl7Jtlw8B
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik399Please respect copyright.PENANA9gU1p29XVP
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo399Please respect copyright.PENANAg6xXFaL9wM
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik399Please respect copyright.PENANA4WhvQ5CigG
elected as Obarikge399Please respect copyright.PENANAb18KqUPjL2
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz399Please respect copyright.PENANA2nuCWivQDq
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen399Please respect copyright.PENANAI5HtA7qHtS
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen399Please respect copyright.PENANA8SHHq40g5D
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen399Please respect copyright.PENANArI22CdfJlt
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority399Please respect copyright.PENANA7WctbQJEUT
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen399Please respect copyright.PENANAnc7TLVvYcm
elected as Oberik399Please respect copyright.PENANAdQAazUpLNo
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace399Please respect copyright.PENANAj2M2Vy5zOS
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen399Please respect copyright.PENANAc90iyKyAQf
elected as Oberik399Please respect copyright.PENANA7hUBWGgjOn
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.399Please respect copyright.PENANAYNe4MfZKzH
reengaged enemies in a massive war399Please respect copyright.PENANAXqAGFBlfaa
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war399Please respect copyright.PENANATiuCHIh869
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz399Please respect copyright.PENANAZWBIxiUjOL
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring399Please respect copyright.PENANAcqrwNgVuyT
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)399Please respect copyright.PENANAzynyx95CU7
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants399Please respect copyright.PENANALB7HWH6INz
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands399Please respect copyright.PENANAnFTytjvS3B
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers399Please respect copyright.PENANAEr1DMC8QGl
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion399Please respect copyright.PENANAiotnhWN1tD
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators399Please respect copyright.PENANA0ymyoXIvP3
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANATNsIgjyJlN
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANAnqSVggNubo
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement399Please respect copyright.PENANA247CGAgrHC
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAhKWFMPL5Ey
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAkQvlgWencd
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen399Please respect copyright.PENANAO4Ze9k3Vba
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen399Please respect copyright.PENANASA2tHmmYb9
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAs0F8oraagr
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANABCzS006syQ
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 Rownin399Please respect copyright.PENANAj7YKS5A93i
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters399Please respect copyright.PENANAFr7u7jjnuD
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAWvRxHHayO5
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute399Please respect copyright.PENANAK3qi9nabOR
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANADMP0O3XorH
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion399Please respect copyright.PENANAKWyiFvyRFp
instigated a civil war399Please respect copyright.PENANAHGZgldI3wk
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAzaq4viLGNG
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANAwCPIkbatBT
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANArj7MDWJVkv
elected as Kaiseraun399Please respect copyright.PENANAAf77gsCzpP
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic399Please respect copyright.PENANAXS3NqDQEpX
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas399Please respect copyright.PENANAVnd2Us2MBs
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands399Please respect copyright.PENANARBbWFo95J4
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANApF33u7AIm3
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANALXzXagEEGq
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)399Please respect copyright.PENANA4Wg3WbWH6W
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis399Please respect copyright.PENANAi8O4RKLC00
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund399Please respect copyright.PENANAMTpMkdCXDy
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAueTzoKDh2G
elected as Kaiseraun399Please respect copyright.PENANAJbQnYloWTv
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship399Please respect copyright.PENANAZYzxEIrw6a
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters399Please respect copyright.PENANAE8PUyZdVoF
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANA6VwzFLzf8p
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANARUre8xsBwE
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser399Please respect copyright.PENANAr7C0jYgTjG
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)399Please respect copyright.PENANA8yMDnB0Cyh
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAPLaArC4p3Z
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo399Please respect copyright.PENANA4dcjNycau0
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAi0hTXpBzwI
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANAxlDpMqrURs
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries399Please respect copyright.PENANAhA0yEb2kon
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them399Please respect copyright.PENANAELrQ9Vr5WX
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities399Please respect copyright.PENANA7thoELpxcI
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)399Please respect copyright.PENANAwCShKYi5oH
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)399Please respect copyright.PENANATf3T8iDgIh
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)399Please respect copyright.PENANAJL5MJSxPtw
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANARCmWaxYGhc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo399Please respect copyright.PENANA4zMAKQQJq0
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAIDPobhM2T0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo399Please respect copyright.PENANA2PlMlIKsz9
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANAp4AxvO3Q7r
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo399Please respect copyright.PENANABK4uWPSSC8
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAM4sSaW2rAl
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANAMYxdlMeUsw
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes399Please respect copyright.PENANADxDfwr1CRx
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)399Please respect copyright.PENANAuZrwAjE10Z
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion399Please respect copyright.PENANAt9X95X9aUE
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 Sudlands399Please respect copyright.PENANAOuXjDlrvly
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAvxUPVPTrnY
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death399Please respect copyright.PENANAgP3M4FtimK
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAI5PDQNwgVq
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANAMf9U7cNFrH
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy399Please respect copyright.PENANAwNRg7WlvXd
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war399Please respect copyright.PENANAXRpgTLRY8x
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAKEvtDx8zdc
elected as Kaiserin399Please respect copyright.PENANAAQvFYrpdwR
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands399Please respect copyright.PENANAe9wSd2RlyB
caught up in a money laundering scandal399Please respect copyright.PENANAJ17vGyFaR6
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate399Please respect copyright.PENANASdpxCRpAKe
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo399Please respect copyright.PENANAdFbEpvjTz1
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war399Please respect copyright.PENANAaTrAvB0NPq
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAQFGD4ppbtH
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 marshal399Please respect copyright.PENANAV7yAl1TQlX
elected as Kaiseraun399Please respect copyright.PENANA9Gr78aaRGP
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now399Please respect copyright.PENANAInEwihgfGz
current Kaiser