The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik419Please respect copyright.PENANA6xqn1NXBuR
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.419Please respect copyright.PENANAKC91wDytWr
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik419Please respect copyright.PENANAosoUVo6xuc
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn419Please respect copyright.PENANABValOJCzgF
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni419Please respect copyright.PENANAw8AjrbsjIM
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi419Please respect copyright.PENANAS6NnWR8c2Y
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)419Please respect copyright.PENANAB06BPCywjb
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them419Please respect copyright.PENANA1E07K3CItd
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz419Please respect copyright.PENANAeK9VrWO6yz
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)419Please respect copyright.PENANAWZGg07xWUF
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik419Please respect copyright.PENANARHEwPJWZ3z
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn419Please respect copyright.PENANAnA3D2YgqL5
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha419Please respect copyright.PENANAIDizXVEksA
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik419Please respect copyright.PENANAjLBhd9h2h5
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn419Please respect copyright.PENANAxJpUjPV2di
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz419Please respect copyright.PENANApokWkZjmna
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz419Please respect copyright.PENANAzOJcLAZOnS
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni419Please respect copyright.PENANAu18gqwp6wY
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik419Please respect copyright.PENANA6H1ToTu0k8
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name419Please respect copyright.PENANAR8GlC8nvmm
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni419Please respect copyright.PENANAFSCpi34CPV
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)419Please respect copyright.PENANAdELUgFcvrw
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses419Please respect copyright.PENANAq9faMVdLY7
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies419Please respect copyright.PENANAMoT5Mc5S4r
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder419Please respect copyright.PENANAALIgBXOZSE
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation419Please respect copyright.PENANADgW8myyTlt
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik419Please respect copyright.PENANA1uAAeQspdz
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation419Please respect copyright.PENANAR8vWHdcYih
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik419Please respect copyright.PENANA1bN4Qm3biG
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz419Please respect copyright.PENANA0gVwaIR3lT
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik419Please respect copyright.PENANAYoj3TkeoCL
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks419Please respect copyright.PENANAlajeEqjZDf
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration419Please respect copyright.PENANAEpkIZDiEyx
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik419Please respect copyright.PENANAaaT4C5Fc0o
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)419Please respect copyright.PENANAHWJckmzycG
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium419Please respect copyright.PENANAEwpDMnU90w
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them419Please respect copyright.PENANA0L8HHcXDzv
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak419Please respect copyright.PENANAQeaLOYVCow
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them419Please respect copyright.PENANAkRrGIjwRXg
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples419Please respect copyright.PENANA10d62oOd2q
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly419Please respect copyright.PENANAwwzIjaODUc
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants419Please respect copyright.PENANAACJgNfxZ6E
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 reik419Please respect copyright.PENANAAKvcFs2TqX
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo419Please respect copyright.PENANA9dxkPeCHmS
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik419Please respect copyright.PENANAoTmxanEdyA
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo419Please respect copyright.PENANAIrapDGXsQD
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik419Please respect copyright.PENANAnnnMRlN4B0
elected as Obarikge419Please respect copyright.PENANA1iSTVhiDvr
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz419Please respect copyright.PENANABSmAJ5Ap8b
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen419Please respect copyright.PENANAIkowlkUV0C
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen419Please respect copyright.PENANA27PQakfo76
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen419Please respect copyright.PENANAfjSTAchP9f
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority419Please respect copyright.PENANAprgTimEGQY
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen419Please respect copyright.PENANAHqra4iRc5F
elected as Oberik419Please respect copyright.PENANA73D6QmdHIe
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace419Please respect copyright.PENANA7hK9WYaWRY
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen419Please respect copyright.PENANAc3XsThQV4N
elected as Oberik419Please respect copyright.PENANA816jFcmdLF
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.419Please respect copyright.PENANAT5biWkLxT8
reengaged enemies in a massive war419Please respect copyright.PENANApJo6V9h5hX
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war419Please respect copyright.PENANAXDhEqeDcD0
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz419Please respect copyright.PENANA2FucyuZBNZ
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring419Please respect copyright.PENANAwFNB0rT7np
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)419Please respect copyright.PENANA5uMprt8ia0
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants419Please respect copyright.PENANAx7XdV1UBoa
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands419Please respect copyright.PENANAdFgm5yB7JN
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers419Please respect copyright.PENANAtS5rJmP5M9
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion419Please respect copyright.PENANAKmbwpJgWNS
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators419Please respect copyright.PENANAaMcXTyUXfe
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAkAnGaaPIAj
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANArlhPVBBuio
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement419Please respect copyright.PENANA9vWC9IDxav
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAbxuKGXKZIX
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAAfVP7lQASx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen419Please respect copyright.PENANA2LcFsEHB9U
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen419Please respect copyright.PENANAY7tYSEpipy
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANA7ag8GanOTF
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANA84V0c21Bqr
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 Rownin419Please respect copyright.PENANA2E8eDgQgeZ
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters419Please respect copyright.PENANA5BnQJzfWGl
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAYglUT6urjh
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute419Please respect copyright.PENANAQd11zvLy3B
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAVooechgUCb
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion419Please respect copyright.PENANA8J0vIpWAIN
instigated a civil war419Please respect copyright.PENANAqcdPaWeZPF
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAeM3OR9I5qS
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANA5ELQj0c1yM
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANA7lpRQI23ZK
elected as Kaiseraun419Please respect copyright.PENANACIoYXmsH8H
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic419Please respect copyright.PENANAzL5eKVlC0f
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas419Please respect copyright.PENANAJt3KddHV1Z
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands419Please respect copyright.PENANADvkBppkZBb
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANANF6ArxrQ0v
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANA2flLTUFuiP
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)419Please respect copyright.PENANAKpZx2g7f4T
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis419Please respect copyright.PENANAN7yIiGTXA7
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund419Please respect copyright.PENANAR6KQCL2eQR
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANApilHOSYHSN
elected as Kaiseraun419Please respect copyright.PENANAtcnMigNAjR
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship419Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZAzh47fQm
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters419Please respect copyright.PENANAjAVKJBCwnO
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAHjdg9AzwRQ
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANAUTfhkRJ8bx
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser419Please respect copyright.PENANAfxj6IcBrNl
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)419Please respect copyright.PENANA1lKWtkfRm7
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAnGGVzJoaqd
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo419Please respect copyright.PENANAhYqaCVCUYV
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANACU5IRiZnAa
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANA0s6cJXjcLS
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries419Please respect copyright.PENANAbWNmzw7mHu
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them419Please respect copyright.PENANAmToqBhHNuV
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities419Please respect copyright.PENANAXs2xvaoc4c
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)419Please respect copyright.PENANAYywuVIq3kJ
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)419Please respect copyright.PENANAnoarJlN95z
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)419Please respect copyright.PENANAcpnoqUHVsh
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAOfhMFUJkYU
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo419Please respect copyright.PENANAjQmBg568ts
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAPJrLZsdjku
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo419Please respect copyright.PENANAToysBazbxp
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANAwGSbOUDEea
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo419Please respect copyright.PENANAaeRgVpbUeR
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAAqTb2MMe8z
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANA3L9xdtxEQ7
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes419Please respect copyright.PENANAkiNq1uO08A
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)419Please respect copyright.PENANAqXBgeHamAP
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion419Please respect copyright.PENANArsoQTMeIqb
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 Sudlands419Please respect copyright.PENANAgDBGrLtwmA
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAX7HMFVUqMl
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death419Please respect copyright.PENANAsUuNoXirOA
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAUB6lwE8CGS
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANA9bJs6kRlLE
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy419Please respect copyright.PENANAQQb70aaD6x
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war419Please respect copyright.PENANAsgRZTobQv5
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAfKFgRu4WgD
elected as Kaiserin419Please respect copyright.PENANApajcBYwCNG
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands419Please respect copyright.PENANA1p4MxVTFe1
caught up in a money laundering scandal419Please respect copyright.PENANAPUiqiLZbC8
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate419Please respect copyright.PENANArPMuBjjtCW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo419Please respect copyright.PENANAHVUpz9aDAe
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war419Please respect copyright.PENANATjMia1b4zT
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAyTud88IC8O
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 marshal419Please respect copyright.PENANAZxITjqMN3y
elected as Kaiseraun419Please respect copyright.PENANAU5RinHBqYo
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now419Please respect copyright.PENANAbBaO0cgLWa
current Kaiser