The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik418Please respect copyright.PENANAGOd4U2ZbU0
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.418Please respect copyright.PENANAYepaA26NdD
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAAQsGob3auQ
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn418Please respect copyright.PENANA7vfsyEnFMY
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni418Please respect copyright.PENANAyxN7piTPUz
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi418Please respect copyright.PENANA46LkjuPRGA
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)418Please respect copyright.PENANA0qCIdCr1OJ
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them418Please respect copyright.PENANArrTXanxsAd
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz418Please respect copyright.PENANAjAbpovRHyF
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)418Please respect copyright.PENANATvYHNXiUX8
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik418Please respect copyright.PENANA5dJiZ8ZgHT
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn418Please respect copyright.PENANAvWrylGUhfh
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha418Please respect copyright.PENANAidTaxRjaQL
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAIaME9iH1OZ
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn418Please respect copyright.PENANAgUnKOuR6Pl
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz418Please respect copyright.PENANA4EtbI1kCuY
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz418Please respect copyright.PENANAhgqBHIfAAy
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni418Please respect copyright.PENANAzktXaYpTnh
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik418Please respect copyright.PENANA05M5GG1qPK
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name418Please respect copyright.PENANAV2BAOfspbX
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni418Please respect copyright.PENANAaQdI9Umcj2
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)418Please respect copyright.PENANAuRvnzqkOxm
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses418Please respect copyright.PENANAThYByfYLuh
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies418Please respect copyright.PENANAcFHmAC6IOY
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder418Please respect copyright.PENANAvNIqTOGfo9
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation418Please respect copyright.PENANAHmcJPoEUyh
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAyRGtQuQmxC
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation418Please respect copyright.PENANAwOvpYgYfdC
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAauI9WQauTB
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz418Please respect copyright.PENANAUK4tOIAQ8v
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAUY9YQDoOKf
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks418Please respect copyright.PENANA4Bz7PWukK8
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration418Please respect copyright.PENANAj1EBYTkz4e
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAZUYxWNEI9W
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)418Please respect copyright.PENANATusz4TtH8h
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium418Please respect copyright.PENANA2k3p2iFDLW
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them418Please respect copyright.PENANAhxIfCYYp2e
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak418Please respect copyright.PENANADgyfG1HdeH
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them418Please respect copyright.PENANAOOhM4L3cS7
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples418Please respect copyright.PENANArwulikDjJP
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly418Please respect copyright.PENANAIpqafaeg4g
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants418Please respect copyright.PENANAAH3ZJtTJ7b
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 reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAlAbuktPAbL
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo418Please respect copyright.PENANANZtQ80Bry8
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik418Please respect copyright.PENANAnfiMhZYC3g
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo418Please respect copyright.PENANAAfUWQJ0TcK
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik418Please respect copyright.PENANArFe7bHv02Y
elected as Obarikge418Please respect copyright.PENANA4M7WV2C9AS
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz418Please respect copyright.PENANA6KOLznw4VO
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen418Please respect copyright.PENANAn98PZsyBHw
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen418Please respect copyright.PENANATK6HAQKp3i
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen418Please respect copyright.PENANArbib2CXQfT
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority418Please respect copyright.PENANAWSGYVhjcEU
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen418Please respect copyright.PENANAp5jmeuKLhH
elected as Oberik418Please respect copyright.PENANAqNzSQlPzvH
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace418Please respect copyright.PENANAPx8WEYJtF3
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen418Please respect copyright.PENANAziIri9bX7t
elected as Oberik418Please respect copyright.PENANAKD0AhFot86
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.418Please respect copyright.PENANArNlZ9hZYO8
reengaged enemies in a massive war418Please respect copyright.PENANA23RPSKctxj
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war418Please respect copyright.PENANALLnhnjHFsb
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz418Please respect copyright.PENANAUH8dww0GNT
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring418Please respect copyright.PENANAG7KVQjDYJJ
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)418Please respect copyright.PENANAw7UmFTEaeN
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants418Please respect copyright.PENANACpohBBFC7j
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands418Please respect copyright.PENANAp8h8SjC0T4
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers418Please respect copyright.PENANAaYvhkLUapE
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion418Please respect copyright.PENANATcQ8Ot3NR4
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators418Please respect copyright.PENANALin7D7J5JF
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAYCsiOO4dZ5
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANARMshTmBXVW
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement418Please respect copyright.PENANAiHsffWq2mu
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANA4yqSnENEAx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAsY3El2Swht
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen418Please respect copyright.PENANAKeNGFQVH2w
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen418Please respect copyright.PENANAfKOmA34MXS
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAuM287mz4tR
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2uarw6JRf
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 Rownin418Please respect copyright.PENANAFDexDhW0xo
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters418Please respect copyright.PENANA3i6Mmsssnx
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANA5VZ9eYik5M
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute418Please respect copyright.PENANAMCKK60at6k
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAJA65SftsDy
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion418Please respect copyright.PENANAcGLxXAQOCa
instigated a civil war418Please respect copyright.PENANA3EHHUGRQyC
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAw1uTZ1qC2p
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANAV74Gc5jnbD
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAwmyfozf1FL
elected as Kaiseraun418Please respect copyright.PENANAm4mwbtqc0Z
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic418Please respect copyright.PENANAqqadUFtiNK
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas418Please respect copyright.PENANAsLRQfsQkRU
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands418Please respect copyright.PENANADKBsKO2An0
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAGIVrl0M3NK
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANAGY3PVoJwfh
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)418Please respect copyright.PENANA51QInk9WtU
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis418Please respect copyright.PENANAOAA3Wql27B
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund418Please respect copyright.PENANAbnM2lhP7eM
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAqgmIVKKr5M
elected as Kaiseraun418Please respect copyright.PENANA67Ofd4WSdk
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship418Please respect copyright.PENANAn9fQct312G
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters418Please respect copyright.PENANAORHeeRTkz3
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAL5QhGGlViG
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANA08Q6U3Ecsl
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser418Please respect copyright.PENANAbmjBchZO7h
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)418Please respect copyright.PENANAJbtvGBjiBc
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANADb1Ki3tEkY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo418Please respect copyright.PENANAv9Ro4zN1Dv
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAtQZQow0stS
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANAaOJ1eO0fMt
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries418Please respect copyright.PENANAb55tlDiefq
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them418Please respect copyright.PENANAm0Rw1OJ5JL
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities418Please respect copyright.PENANAh9SxQGiBSJ
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)418Please respect copyright.PENANAMn5Y4IB0gb
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)418Please respect copyright.PENANAiBUfLtngZY
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)418Please respect copyright.PENANAklaHBR4Aze
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAUV2eMMwuel
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo418Please respect copyright.PENANA57ghKANfnh
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAPNIzJfphdP
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo418Please respect copyright.PENANAcG0ltAA1eS
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANAG8H0tvwihT
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo418Please respect copyright.PENANAlErnnyHvZY
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAaubYVtmwlv
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANAQH9c55UcaN
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes418Please respect copyright.PENANAqfVYSbLeoQ
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)418Please respect copyright.PENANAtjHsOq3nT8
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion418Please respect copyright.PENANAOFDh42LoLq
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 Sudlands418Please respect copyright.PENANA8DSqW4Rd3l
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANABMhVD7Xv5c
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death418Please respect copyright.PENANAYXmuognLvj
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAYux8J2CKg2
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANA3VIRPwZDrE
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy418Please respect copyright.PENANAOK1zHvJHD0
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war418Please respect copyright.PENANAcWyMUlh3XQ
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAHXaFexDt4i
elected as Kaiserin418Please respect copyright.PENANA5EEiMm1dox
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands418Please respect copyright.PENANAOUvwnkJFs0
caught up in a money laundering scandal418Please respect copyright.PENANAQyfTBA4eOJ
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate418Please respect copyright.PENANA4A2PJDVl73
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo418Please respect copyright.PENANAMoWcXbxORD
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war418Please respect copyright.PENANAyVnFXdiGvi
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAByJIX3PmWs
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 marshal418Please respect copyright.PENANAxtaWYDPYCI
elected as Kaiseraun418Please respect copyright.PENANAilQZxljpGa
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now418Please respect copyright.PENANAroNQ5ON7hS
current Kaiser