The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik708Please respect copyright.PENANAiSf3TATV1B
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.708Please respect copyright.PENANASBajmcHtCJ
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAXBUXzVMpxu
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn708Please respect copyright.PENANA3R3h2XSDEC
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni708Please respect copyright.PENANAN6b9MVWdOL
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi708Please respect copyright.PENANAESGdKdDaMK
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)708Please respect copyright.PENANAVSlbzo5Hhi
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them708Please respect copyright.PENANAMaFcLR3DE4
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz708Please respect copyright.PENANA7AdWhWmfv8
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)708Please respect copyright.PENANA9l9HmMNPvr
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAnPiYnl2rIT
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn708Please respect copyright.PENANAYGabiM0HkL
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha708Please respect copyright.PENANAixABzIT1Lz
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAdu9smQ7R1c
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn708Please respect copyright.PENANAm52dJK9wFM
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz708Please respect copyright.PENANAAYOpwASzQK
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz708Please respect copyright.PENANAplNCXzZpMt
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni708Please respect copyright.PENANAIGhWCGH6jK
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik708Please respect copyright.PENANA8oN4dLSWHf
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name708Please respect copyright.PENANAgBkAGmwrNs
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni708Please respect copyright.PENANAh4nR9rVuGB
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)708Please respect copyright.PENANAiQPAFPlwob
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses708Please respect copyright.PENANAtIj0hd9duE
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies708Please respect copyright.PENANAmwroZCU1un
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder708Please respect copyright.PENANAwWQna5lURu
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation708Please respect copyright.PENANAGxkDDKuvAx
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAiyfqe41evG
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation708Please respect copyright.PENANAXevtJvv2UN
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik708Please respect copyright.PENANA1uVS3XHOmV
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz708Please respect copyright.PENANA6hh8O13eOR
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAsx8kVCtzGF
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks708Please respect copyright.PENANAauw5IfHpn9
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration708Please respect copyright.PENANAHunzzE5f3b
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAf6MxTquGBG
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)708Please respect copyright.PENANAYJzE1TsdTL
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium708Please respect copyright.PENANAhMt20GTnD3
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them708Please respect copyright.PENANAuqqz0rsCbJ
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak708Please respect copyright.PENANAhoSS3QkJsN
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them708Please respect copyright.PENANAWwHVnMZOos
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples708Please respect copyright.PENANAz8YOPNhR0V
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly708Please respect copyright.PENANAR7ojs1WYi9
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants708Please respect copyright.PENANA0Evknoa8j2
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 reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAcaJouKemKs
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo708Please respect copyright.PENANAkPnRfBjN5Y
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik708Please respect copyright.PENANA5BKovnHCkR
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo708Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ7r1uZWQN
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik708Please respect copyright.PENANAJeZYXzdxBG
elected as Obarikge708Please respect copyright.PENANAzRQlLiKLLg
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz708Please respect copyright.PENANAdh6IYMV7fU
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen708Please respect copyright.PENANA0wht7QAHFW
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen708Please respect copyright.PENANAa98GJuOle6
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen708Please respect copyright.PENANANaPAvvBjJN
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority708Please respect copyright.PENANAm0QNyLqsvx
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen708Please respect copyright.PENANAJtDiWiZC7R
elected as Oberik708Please respect copyright.PENANAVG6UNULT4R
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace708Please respect copyright.PENANAnRnbb5G5I2
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen708Please respect copyright.PENANAoQLXa7wwXB
elected as Oberik708Please respect copyright.PENANA5seJRAthnc
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.708Please respect copyright.PENANAi9oDR9x2Q8
reengaged enemies in a massive war708Please respect copyright.PENANACBLcZfQ9A2
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war708Please respect copyright.PENANAD49abPRDM3
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz708Please respect copyright.PENANA60tO80Y1Q7
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring708Please respect copyright.PENANAO17WGn5mVV
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)708Please respect copyright.PENANApUOdVYm8EN
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants708Please respect copyright.PENANAO0ULlqEqlP
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands708Please respect copyright.PENANAncke91xYOw
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers708Please respect copyright.PENANAWPKcHU3HBA
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion708Please respect copyright.PENANA94b4m2lRrl
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators708Please respect copyright.PENANApfeuZB6sBq
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAIezbpMtIC2
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANAhpYvqreG5j
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement708Please respect copyright.PENANA7a3lxmdCGH
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANA5wmVqt4nsc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAq7krQmSauP
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen708Please respect copyright.PENANA7Zu6EWtgS4
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen708Please respect copyright.PENANAC0D8volFjq
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANAxMVZPJTaoe
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANAljvlfWxNdh
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 Rownin708Please respect copyright.PENANAZhcESgI4pp
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters708Please respect copyright.PENANAQucyba5Tkj
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAXdO5Fo6GI7
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute708Please respect copyright.PENANAp69lzk5C9Q
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANAdAuBHTNtsH
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion708Please respect copyright.PENANAAMeHsPkJxD
instigated a civil war708Please respect copyright.PENANAyAvhpYLzdp
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAawX55sOKDY
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANAi39YqKRCYh
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANAFCmbi722em
elected as Kaiseraun708Please respect copyright.PENANAqxan61CV1A
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic708Please respect copyright.PENANAYHfkWQHwKY
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas708Please respect copyright.PENANA1lwLPVQdtz
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands708Please respect copyright.PENANACafyXOa9NB
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAGwRIGvCGpv
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANAJADNN6Oye8
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)708Please respect copyright.PENANAsCJxCwSQvK
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis708Please respect copyright.PENANAuXmLpldyH7
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund708Please respect copyright.PENANACR6T5a3a3W
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANA9VGWKeQjyo
elected as Kaiseraun708Please respect copyright.PENANAUzOcFxDHar
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship708Please respect copyright.PENANATavGlnS306
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters708Please respect copyright.PENANAqqJjF7TFgK
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAcF45xE952u
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANAHpX47ivqrK
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser708Please respect copyright.PENANA748sTEu4G7
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)708Please respect copyright.PENANAbnYXUHzTgf
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANApHgMu9YXtR
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo708Please respect copyright.PENANAlnxaYrq1OR
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAI4KO4xOZ57
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANAVYNfLr0Fni
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries708Please respect copyright.PENANAESvsQlRuwp
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them708Please respect copyright.PENANAzev3lD3iSl
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities708Please respect copyright.PENANAs1R4fGYElU
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)708Please respect copyright.PENANAQpFRQlVgG6
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)708Please respect copyright.PENANA0FAynkISNj
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)708Please respect copyright.PENANAbudjzKCBpq
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANA0PJ9bqlx0l
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo708Please respect copyright.PENANAJUhqdVp8ZU
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANAV5spaBHWcR
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo708Please respect copyright.PENANAnDeXlHoZKj
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANADEOOmKItSr
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo708Please respect copyright.PENANAT7EuqyNYEy
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANAvpu9l1Z1uw
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANARlHyDY7zvs
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes708Please respect copyright.PENANA2nd0cXRQfo
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)708Please respect copyright.PENANAHlRgi5twfI
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion708Please respect copyright.PENANAzDua04SXPl
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 Sudlands708Please respect copyright.PENANAV6lOzRz2F2
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANAOf6sR30gzr
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death708Please respect copyright.PENANAA6WZ45hHTR
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANAlujZajUuN9
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANASJEH1VrKa0
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy708Please respect copyright.PENANAJAH4QajWAY
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war708Please respect copyright.PENANAM6Puklka16
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANA2SOVy4GdBw
elected as Kaiserin708Please respect copyright.PENANAQneRefVefY
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands708Please respect copyright.PENANAhNuuvcnuEI
caught up in a money laundering scandal708Please respect copyright.PENANA8lDK8OpxK9
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate708Please respect copyright.PENANApL3g4rX9Op
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo708Please respect copyright.PENANAaO7YqHiRgD
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war708Please respect copyright.PENANADyCZJNhIsT
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANACmrYwYK8FO
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 marshal708Please respect copyright.PENANAkXNCaN6CoI
elected as Kaiseraun708Please respect copyright.PENANAItWV1qWnGL
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now708Please respect copyright.PENANAeNHfVVWVH0
current Kaiser