The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik675Please respect copyright.PENANAvOmNYq2nwm
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.675Please respect copyright.PENANAMQ5qyxUo7K
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik675Please respect copyright.PENANADQmMDwc9Y4
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn675Please respect copyright.PENANAnONrlBJrS8
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni675Please respect copyright.PENANA2ERqnc4fPL
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi675Please respect copyright.PENANAAB4LbrZfED
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)675Please respect copyright.PENANAL8GFT01XUl
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them675Please respect copyright.PENANAvG9HgqP1gr
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz675Please respect copyright.PENANAfgpaxPcMlm
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)675Please respect copyright.PENANADI0E1CQIsp
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAYCUyiWlkmc
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn675Please respect copyright.PENANAZWeCpHFQpr
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha675Please respect copyright.PENANA1lV9mH11iM
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAl9MGmLSxNx
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn675Please respect copyright.PENANA07svaKG00U
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz675Please respect copyright.PENANAimK2Y88zQj
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz675Please respect copyright.PENANAqdzLKF86LU
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni675Please respect copyright.PENANAx3PqkBmSN0
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik675Please respect copyright.PENANA1mtkpcW8qt
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name675Please respect copyright.PENANAcgagvcrQn2
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni675Please respect copyright.PENANAjd4NvT0XUI
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)675Please respect copyright.PENANAcPBrE1KDbZ
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses675Please respect copyright.PENANAnHRZ4ebelS
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies675Please respect copyright.PENANAULDJCVsnOk
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder675Please respect copyright.PENANAMpETrk572g
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation675Please respect copyright.PENANAg9ZqumuAzi
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAH9rVptzzaj
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation675Please respect copyright.PENANA9h6MXG74qr
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAz5Wmtx21hd
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz675Please respect copyright.PENANAcUXy2nG8zS
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAGQVyufCKfx
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks675Please respect copyright.PENANAKGYF5ABZoy
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration675Please respect copyright.PENANAZ81a4hqpHV
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAOzTKiRfQTD
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)675Please respect copyright.PENANAi8kMZZETAA
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium675Please respect copyright.PENANAtzR316LiNZ
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them675Please respect copyright.PENANA7amzofUvKW
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak675Please respect copyright.PENANALlPyUqcl6D
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them675Please respect copyright.PENANA9NYFD12huZ
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples675Please respect copyright.PENANA4GrkesP0RM
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly675Please respect copyright.PENANAaFJnw2mgxv
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants675Please respect copyright.PENANAc85VWm19Je
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 reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAxeRikC6hzn
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo675Please respect copyright.PENANAPwuOznCWtG
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAehQf27SeRR
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo675Please respect copyright.PENANAKfcR7tha8i
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik675Please respect copyright.PENANAws73tShSL4
elected as Obarikge675Please respect copyright.PENANAPg83s4Q6ng
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz675Please respect copyright.PENANAlxmfgbv8eE
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen675Please respect copyright.PENANAT75v8RCBLW
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen675Please respect copyright.PENANAk6GXU45jDP
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen675Please respect copyright.PENANAMSVa2KnUnx
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority675Please respect copyright.PENANA8FbkLdcybV
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen675Please respect copyright.PENANA6RYK2GRyW2
elected as Oberik675Please respect copyright.PENANAJHfCuT9T8h
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace675Please respect copyright.PENANAU2eFGjfL0i
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen675Please respect copyright.PENANAk3DXDCG4g6
elected as Oberik675Please respect copyright.PENANALziGf3PAea
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.675Please respect copyright.PENANAVGrCjxbPKf
reengaged enemies in a massive war675Please respect copyright.PENANA3aOxv7Uz1i
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war675Please respect copyright.PENANAwhbf9rw6et
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz675Please respect copyright.PENANAc4chTP2ijh
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring675Please respect copyright.PENANAnh2k1OU8O8
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)675Please respect copyright.PENANANmDut8Y6Me
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants675Please respect copyright.PENANAlv6WnVjxLj
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands675Please respect copyright.PENANAZsEgvMm3n2
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers675Please respect copyright.PENANAeQrI8QEsZm
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion675Please respect copyright.PENANAVvcyc9IDsC
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators675Please respect copyright.PENANAxxCt4XokuH
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAYQpq87IHEH
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANAhT5TgUvMOJ
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement675Please respect copyright.PENANA7dA3oy7nUU
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAM3D4kbL9qW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAPJyYMTK74N
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen675Please respect copyright.PENANALBOdysVdai
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen675Please respect copyright.PENANAEvdZclyVnB
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAtGZhqudwDw
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANAxwMwWMRQcC
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 Rownin675Please respect copyright.PENANAvBGP1LOWKc
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters675Please respect copyright.PENANAovHbKYFYY8
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAPHgWNUBRTL
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute675Please respect copyright.PENANA1iM90fUcL6
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAWCrEr8Yt16
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion675Please respect copyright.PENANAd1AEY33KeR
instigated a civil war675Please respect copyright.PENANAdROzlQn70U
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANA4kFVycS3VD
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANAbFofLPLxCM
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAkBNflvxJyL
elected as Kaiseraun675Please respect copyright.PENANAVIM2bdsaEO
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic675Please respect copyright.PENANADuCnTvU1Xo
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas675Please respect copyright.PENANAhqbCAgpcOX
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands675Please respect copyright.PENANAB6EiQSNc3H
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAl0V52TZ0AP
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANAvi1ZpEVXYc
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)675Please respect copyright.PENANALp51mEwb1S
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis675Please respect copyright.PENANAeLRbqp1ifD
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund675Please respect copyright.PENANAQOd3QdPqiw
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAmowlTnvQT3
elected as Kaiseraun675Please respect copyright.PENANAlmBEY9Lyjy
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship675Please respect copyright.PENANArvJErJzb4Z
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters675Please respect copyright.PENANAcTh39eRyLD
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAbdFB1iASUW
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANAll14ixRykc
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser675Please respect copyright.PENANA6QmJZezvXC
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)675Please respect copyright.PENANAP977WXQMSU
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAkb1K5ifEi6
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo675Please respect copyright.PENANApM9RRFe9Ha
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAPxEszLIkNt
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANA1AtRli3WQb
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries675Please respect copyright.PENANA8VHcIFtxPR
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them675Please respect copyright.PENANA5fROWKbMLc
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities675Please respect copyright.PENANAS42RMS2VBN
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)675Please respect copyright.PENANAfECDYSlCk7
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)675Please respect copyright.PENANA6pEBc8DvbQ
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)675Please respect copyright.PENANA5EZUyU84NN
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANAuV7PRtAbAW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo675Please respect copyright.PENANAbHlq6xqu1g
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANA1FmSt3w7TS
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo675Please respect copyright.PENANAHGMPxDBChI
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANA6bP73Wq4pp
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo675Please respect copyright.PENANAyruJ0KGXQT
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAlU0i0lPLvG
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANAv8OT2OH7JH
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes675Please respect copyright.PENANA7eLmXAbpQz
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)675Please respect copyright.PENANAfJVm5ig5JD
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion675Please respect copyright.PENANAF2F78NxK0F
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 Sudlands675Please respect copyright.PENANAQl0hI0NoEA
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAs7v8zaiH0Q
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death675Please respect copyright.PENANAoTPlxeAoYh
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAFjw5paCR81
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANASukdbHUKvW
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy675Please respect copyright.PENANA6YEOrGIjXj
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war675Please respect copyright.PENANAJmC0teEsKd
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANA6dDhVpPLLw
elected as Kaiserin675Please respect copyright.PENANATRGzmRKz7D
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands675Please respect copyright.PENANAcdUoMIeaSp
caught up in a money laundering scandal675Please respect copyright.PENANAEqMrDImLIx
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate675Please respect copyright.PENANA8dKOBccskJ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo675Please respect copyright.PENANAQKD7K6oPVV
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war675Please respect copyright.PENANA8IKa7veQwp
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANA1wDvYfm3Zz
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 marshal675Please respect copyright.PENANAyqXN956KLF
elected as Kaiseraun675Please respect copyright.PENANAVRNLqLXWBu
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now675Please respect copyright.PENANAmo6FyfN3IQ
current Kaiser