The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik760Please respect copyright.PENANAU4WpCmoRNI
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.760Please respect copyright.PENANAt0T5tQEjVB
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAOqx38tVkaX
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn760Please respect copyright.PENANAZWZlg5KWci
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni760Please respect copyright.PENANAzQw2G1nKU2
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi760Please respect copyright.PENANATc9tdJokDw
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)760Please respect copyright.PENANA1WKL3eTGsd
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them760Please respect copyright.PENANAbADqrNxcyZ
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz760Please respect copyright.PENANAN44pGmx71R
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)760Please respect copyright.PENANAYy93Ptl3W0
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAZKohW5M6LN
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn760Please respect copyright.PENANAhpC92LoxHX
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha760Please respect copyright.PENANA1zhbz6ee4h
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAoibBBmbkef
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn760Please respect copyright.PENANAothwxcwhJN
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz760Please respect copyright.PENANAlAodsj8NBz
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz760Please respect copyright.PENANAt21j4Igfal
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni760Please respect copyright.PENANAA2EZlTh7Zh
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik760Please respect copyright.PENANA7SRUWTuEWV
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name760Please respect copyright.PENANABycWVFpbAZ
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni760Please respect copyright.PENANAaKOTQUiN1O
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)760Please respect copyright.PENANAY8sdlFIpIv
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses760Please respect copyright.PENANAENjys619gL
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies760Please respect copyright.PENANAMqKVFbswcW
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder760Please respect copyright.PENANA3FwW54eXpc
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation760Please respect copyright.PENANA3GMVNMqUKM
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAyuVukBjjjL
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation760Please respect copyright.PENANAcmX6ayymY7
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAeGhCz3cg84
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz760Please respect copyright.PENANAdYW9waHZyH
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAISY5yCM9aY
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks760Please respect copyright.PENANARnChG5Uirm
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration760Please respect copyright.PENANAqP6vfph3Po
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAAO3COTChRR
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)760Please respect copyright.PENANAzrj2gscDTM
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium760Please respect copyright.PENANA7Mc7EVal6C
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them760Please respect copyright.PENANAIu2ODSHnZs
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak760Please respect copyright.PENANAGxakAuZMaB
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them760Please respect copyright.PENANAraSg9MWDEh
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples760Please respect copyright.PENANA0KLCsr0bJa
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly760Please respect copyright.PENANAIkd6FN0mVx
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants760Please respect copyright.PENANAt5Ao1uDjhK
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 reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAr6GpkGLKY1
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo760Please respect copyright.PENANA4nYMPgE5xP
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik760Please respect copyright.PENANAjAtjiMfHMD
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo760Please respect copyright.PENANAUGlnG4NosH
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik760Please respect copyright.PENANArWtcqV4k0G
elected as Obarikge760Please respect copyright.PENANAQz1N72bw9D
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz760Please respect copyright.PENANAZvnYB7Z5kN
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen760Please respect copyright.PENANAISf4vNYYMz
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen760Please respect copyright.PENANARHZ4iTFVBo
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen760Please respect copyright.PENANAo1kaeWLA8s
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority760Please respect copyright.PENANA02SzAOAvl9
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen760Please respect copyright.PENANAVq9pEqpYUg
elected as Oberik760Please respect copyright.PENANANR643yAxuw
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace760Please respect copyright.PENANAlkGbaufbbN
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen760Please respect copyright.PENANAYLAkZDjw9z
elected as Oberik760Please respect copyright.PENANAVjEtJyKgVz
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.760Please respect copyright.PENANAWnXdb53wVl
reengaged enemies in a massive war760Please respect copyright.PENANA8kz99MoEPe
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war760Please respect copyright.PENANAeR2wyGnBVh
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz760Please respect copyright.PENANAxmDXGJ7bM0
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring760Please respect copyright.PENANAVWUUxtLzH5
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)760Please respect copyright.PENANAnmWQm3ug0h
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants760Please respect copyright.PENANAFzBHhgiw75
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands760Please respect copyright.PENANA4WcKbAw0eH
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers760Please respect copyright.PENANAC3vaeuocXW
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion760Please respect copyright.PENANAzHPG68coq8
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators760Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7AexdL5ng
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAm7vGDmpS9c
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANAdD8mt9aAP8
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement760Please respect copyright.PENANA5HW8oT7RqV
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAf84eDvhrg2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAXmuXJKib0f
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen760Please respect copyright.PENANA35nVZwdUbW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen760Please respect copyright.PENANAXoDXprEaFx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAJxiuAMPUtt
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANAtafN0X287a
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 Rownin760Please respect copyright.PENANA7C1vTcClHl
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters760Please respect copyright.PENANAIjcAdZTZGQ
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAd1bhC5JO2S
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute760Please respect copyright.PENANAZ459IMkQ0m
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAvgdJO0kSF6
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion760Please respect copyright.PENANAg0bKN13DlA
instigated a civil war760Please respect copyright.PENANAanNvxcvA96
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAhuQwtn9Mob
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANACICGNDp3KT
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANATVYftB3YWC
elected as Kaiseraun760Please respect copyright.PENANABJXhkaay9Y
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic760Please respect copyright.PENANA9hANxFe5TX
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas760Please respect copyright.PENANAvnCONiv4Fy
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands760Please respect copyright.PENANAw1oH1j9Gej
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAqHJU6oQgIJ
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANAssa37pUnTy
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)760Please respect copyright.PENANArzZoXpGywA
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis760Please respect copyright.PENANApks4vlGQ9u
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund760Please respect copyright.PENANAWT2aDJm4Qd
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANA8nvoKcgTHO
elected as Kaiseraun760Please respect copyright.PENANAcPdDzuoAF2
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship760Please respect copyright.PENANAobFrElcxlf
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters760Please respect copyright.PENANArP9B06WBXD
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAJcdQeYFaCI
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANAfb7Y4KJd9H
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser760Please respect copyright.PENANAifT2kxScev
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)760Please respect copyright.PENANAIjhyxuoWb7
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANANs240IBEC7
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo760Please respect copyright.PENANAtq74QN0NvR
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANA7A7H9CqJyv
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANAzU7APRLGv8
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries760Please respect copyright.PENANAAQs2UvVYsc
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them760Please respect copyright.PENANA5N2EcZHI5D
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities760Please respect copyright.PENANAudhEE92JDc
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)760Please respect copyright.PENANAdmCgFQZ8iG
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)760Please respect copyright.PENANABIfh9lbZpK
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)760Please respect copyright.PENANAYPIHpO27CE
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAaPuGdinKTf
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo760Please respect copyright.PENANAKzMs2mbsqp
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAMbA8KEuaeb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo760Please respect copyright.PENANAX14bkMRIJW
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAoO4C6CDW21
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo760Please respect copyright.PENANAvaL6Mc0LLW
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAOpd71cz9h8
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANANeNSRjDzzf
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes760Please respect copyright.PENANABUgoH68IOb
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)760Please respect copyright.PENANAeY2lkW9zAS
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion760Please respect copyright.PENANAyGQVcJ8CgK
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 Sudlands760Please respect copyright.PENANAK8N9hwuU2w
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAWFrK7GLwnJ
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death760Please respect copyright.PENANAf4DCNOSjiJ
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAC323Tf6xyO
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANAdW7xw6fsuu
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy760Please respect copyright.PENANAP8dPUOMFb6
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war760Please respect copyright.PENANAjhYgMIi9xC
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAgLZ1TC0LXR
elected as Kaiserin760Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7B3JEhEgP
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands760Please respect copyright.PENANAhpp1jRGW36
caught up in a money laundering scandal760Please respect copyright.PENANAwXPcNU1k4o
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate760Please respect copyright.PENANAEtOlaCbzCx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo760Please respect copyright.PENANAT2RT1cWQq4
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war760Please respect copyright.PENANAb9UU7GVfXx
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAPm9YNPXEYF
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 marshal760Please respect copyright.PENANAJ878naGHq7
elected as Kaiseraun760Please respect copyright.PENANABq07PCqplS
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now760Please respect copyright.PENANAL2t5esn4VX
current Kaiser