The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik762Please respect copyright.PENANAmFS6rOGwgI
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.762Please respect copyright.PENANAWc9coN7UoJ
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik762Please respect copyright.PENANA8moo3W3xz0
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn762Please respect copyright.PENANAo7IlJ5zsYY
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni762Please respect copyright.PENANABF3hQCe3RV
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi762Please respect copyright.PENANA3wZN82zljI
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)762Please respect copyright.PENANAoZ4lhF004w
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them762Please respect copyright.PENANAyxacTfUc5d
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANAtb0aNlSbGL
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)762Please respect copyright.PENANAiTe8iY42np
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAU1naAlShAU
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn762Please respect copyright.PENANAHHPKi7DPss
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha762Please respect copyright.PENANAwFN8mXkU7n
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik762Please respect copyright.PENANARQO9es3nbu
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn762Please respect copyright.PENANAkJ2oImTUYd
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANAfUpa4KeNps
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANAAXLvN0QMt8
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni762Please respect copyright.PENANADqUaSjwOpV
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAkugwmfTv1n
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name762Please respect copyright.PENANAEHmBcdNlsA
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni762Please respect copyright.PENANAgz0wjWYlyY
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)762Please respect copyright.PENANA7E7qM6UJbm
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses762Please respect copyright.PENANAUoKBIcoYq0
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies762Please respect copyright.PENANAfo8DVhZUnH
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder762Please respect copyright.PENANAkZZ06dBFGV
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation762Please respect copyright.PENANAErRaSksLYV
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAFxhFdS443r
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation762Please respect copyright.PENANA5XPxD4ayF2
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAbSeooErwkU
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz762Please respect copyright.PENANAFZuDF6KSf7
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAQfNvW74HU6
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks762Please respect copyright.PENANALmU4cjqLjH
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration762Please respect copyright.PENANABrvqa2sVGo
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik762Please respect copyright.PENANA1zw0EFzl26
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)762Please respect copyright.PENANACYtFmWOufs
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium762Please respect copyright.PENANA2IAST2VjHq
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them762Please respect copyright.PENANAdTyZ7ziUHH
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak762Please respect copyright.PENANAvEsHU0g2Hi
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them762Please respect copyright.PENANAqi0HTQ37iw
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples762Please respect copyright.PENANAGsaL668C8j
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly762Please respect copyright.PENANAOLzAy10zIh
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants762Please respect copyright.PENANAVo940xv0IZ
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 reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAW2JL34WGFJ
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANA15C31fTMtG
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAX3suiIDmOb
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANASPKKWg0O9Y
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik762Please respect copyright.PENANAZdSrpVIF4L
elected as Obarikge762Please respect copyright.PENANAh4ZAhDDdCw
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz762Please respect copyright.PENANA0hpNpw0SYP
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAV8PpwtmflC
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAAPWQ3oVhmU
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAyyFw0l6Ll5
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority762Please respect copyright.PENANAGjLjyjsVmX
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen762Please respect copyright.PENANA27WkvxlVOr
elected as Oberik762Please respect copyright.PENANAxLXe3YoZFW
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace762Please respect copyright.PENANAiXgbDlCl4A
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAwTGmWwTYDv
elected as Oberik762Please respect copyright.PENANAQB3XocwR7q
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.762Please respect copyright.PENANALC5XRXbrGB
reengaged enemies in a massive war762Please respect copyright.PENANAaDR1CSj32F
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war762Please respect copyright.PENANAD5LnM04cvK
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz762Please respect copyright.PENANAk3PAC6iM7L
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring762Please respect copyright.PENANALJMgwyl4Dw
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANA249AAkwZmn
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants762Please respect copyright.PENANATTNlXQYsi1
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands762Please respect copyright.PENANACHCemgIBgk
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers762Please respect copyright.PENANAHIjarpZU2v
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion762Please respect copyright.PENANAS53fISBgDd
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators762Please respect copyright.PENANAYtY704kVnH
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAFNHDQIXnkR
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAywRn2pQLVy
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement762Please respect copyright.PENANAUozHUfEC9z
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAcp6FvDqmd2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAUHmI0oa9EF
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAvgKI412Ujf
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen762Please respect copyright.PENANAYVaeDNErfh
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANANxgD3sdrS5
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAvvvIGKqt81
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 Rownin762Please respect copyright.PENANAnPuEGSaMfu
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters762Please respect copyright.PENANAeWjIUDMtRt
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA5w4uWQLesa
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute762Please respect copyright.PENANA2LkVqFO9uX
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAaVSNo7pLXg
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion762Please respect copyright.PENANAfUKFU0Xgwc
instigated a civil war762Please respect copyright.PENANA8NHWGD9lrj
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA2Mv7WtLIg0
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAspyu883Q7O
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAGKYAYYS1gn
elected as Kaiseraun762Please respect copyright.PENANAMpRq2rdI4l
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic762Please respect copyright.PENANAlX8kT8Ey7U
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas762Please respect copyright.PENANAufTqJnkemy
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands762Please respect copyright.PENANArx6n5QVEjM
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANATcdxbamijq
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAHSLLFLyUik
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)762Please respect copyright.PENANAzmU2poGX4X
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis762Please respect copyright.PENANAFXkHgcUMu7
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund762Please respect copyright.PENANAoOhndhO8ux
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANA4Kw5Y9YaaV
elected as Kaiseraun762Please respect copyright.PENANAjuRUEp0AMV
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship762Please respect copyright.PENANADImR1RMMfP
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters762Please respect copyright.PENANAf4EWr3Ue4g
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAugfdhuGQ8o
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANA1rfqeuSkrZ
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser762Please respect copyright.PENANAjn3Fii7ixR
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANAEWG54maV6K
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAtgsXgZuYjG
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANA87dn83cDjv
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANASEHyZ6eraL
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANA0x3hxPmh1a
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries762Please respect copyright.PENANAEDpoltcNtO
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them762Please respect copyright.PENANAR8FYNCI1wb
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities762Please respect copyright.PENANAZMcWNqYdG9
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANAkytoiDyv4z
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)762Please respect copyright.PENANAqogB566hHc
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)762Please respect copyright.PENANA7wbSUbf9T4
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAthj8baR8FS
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAWnuDXBIkqC
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAQusuERX1SX
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANArfGtsrxMMx
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAvZGecZsIzX
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo762Please respect copyright.PENANAYZ7Ic7EK0w
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAGW367vZy4L
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAqmEG2w4LIV
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes762Please respect copyright.PENANAKBqRxpcqPW
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)762Please respect copyright.PENANA3GUbUdoUam
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion762Please respect copyright.PENANAVPYsXvS3fy
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 Sudlands762Please respect copyright.PENANAsJ4ItKL4AV
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAmKGuvCZIPG
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death762Please respect copyright.PENANAT9p4dmM0fr
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAiMuZbf9CUS
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAv7enzTnwx9
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy762Please respect copyright.PENANAWj96dMLvUz
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war762Please respect copyright.PENANAfWpQxeJUTj
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANAzs5DlgSUmN
elected as Kaiserin762Please respect copyright.PENANAX78xwBzo9Z
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands762Please respect copyright.PENANA3j8iew2mby
caught up in a money laundering scandal762Please respect copyright.PENANAMkILmatA8l
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate762Please respect copyright.PENANAihkDGYR7lA
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo762Please respect copyright.PENANA2m5QMb43PK
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war762Please respect copyright.PENANAQHfedthhMc
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANALFy2mC3lLC
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 marshal762Please respect copyright.PENANA3oMheMO6ET
elected as Kaiseraun762Please respect copyright.PENANAW7uTaxJD1W
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now762Please respect copyright.PENANAkXCy7S3aaW
current Kaiser