The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik709Please respect copyright.PENANA4TRg4smEaf
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.709Please respect copyright.PENANAeI9CisbkRy
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAx4PxrMegtQ
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn709Please respect copyright.PENANAPgtD2fWpAA
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni709Please respect copyright.PENANALX2MCv82Yh
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi709Please respect copyright.PENANAEZhrT0MnFE
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)709Please respect copyright.PENANAVfLylsnXPn
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them709Please respect copyright.PENANAueXnbyvMJo
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz709Please respect copyright.PENANAyrjEuTTwMD
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)709Please respect copyright.PENANA2IBZBUv0hC
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAshNsX3lE3G
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn709Please respect copyright.PENANA5FJ24BGnvh
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha709Please respect copyright.PENANACK1LxLuHJ3
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3VwSGoqpB
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn709Please respect copyright.PENANAx61weB8mqN
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz709Please respect copyright.PENANAl7Vi0A91bZ
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz709Please respect copyright.PENANAEJT4XnJc3R
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni709Please respect copyright.PENANAormqPdEuwn
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik709Please respect copyright.PENANALvEI9KNQhR
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name709Please respect copyright.PENANARbpBDsP894
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni709Please respect copyright.PENANAnNwI9V3sg9
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)709Please respect copyright.PENANACgrHcv4PyY
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses709Please respect copyright.PENANAYw4MSe1TrP
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies709Please respect copyright.PENANAJIjjwIDcw4
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder709Please respect copyright.PENANAXm3LzXno2s
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation709Please respect copyright.PENANAaoEM1mlivO
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik709Please respect copyright.PENANArPhT2JAaKt
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation709Please respect copyright.PENANAKa6lyh7CQi
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAPY6TfAXn36
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz709Please respect copyright.PENANAM4hYvKgFL1
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAdAxARjgP2b
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks709Please respect copyright.PENANAZ2jT0svqM3
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration709Please respect copyright.PENANAIN9Wkt6Vqi
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAHhuGdn6ZJh
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)709Please respect copyright.PENANAacUIuLFdcI
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium709Please respect copyright.PENANA5b1ML0C2LU
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them709Please respect copyright.PENANAg338nFubLZ
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak709Please respect copyright.PENANAYNv4pVKiOx
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them709Please respect copyright.PENANArCIUjQRXZG
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples709Please respect copyright.PENANA09SQhZ16t7
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly709Please respect copyright.PENANA2ECweoGfFN
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants709Please respect copyright.PENANA7ByXqWvCDX
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 reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAs0agd1sQZV
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo709Please respect copyright.PENANACQUMmgvpce
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik709Please respect copyright.PENANASerHh78Wv1
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo709Please respect copyright.PENANAdMn7OAET8E
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik709Please respect copyright.PENANAd3ds2hP4jv
elected as Obarikge709Please respect copyright.PENANAq0kBIE3FJl
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz709Please respect copyright.PENANAfCzEQsoxsF
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen709Please respect copyright.PENANAHoTRyf6IWo
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen709Please respect copyright.PENANAbgtmXRj27p
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen709Please respect copyright.PENANAquJPVWH1Ei
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority709Please respect copyright.PENANAEgtVhSJaOK
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen709Please respect copyright.PENANAAHGGE4zJMa
elected as Oberik709Please respect copyright.PENANANp66QS5cGT
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace709Please respect copyright.PENANABogEAgg1ne
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen709Please respect copyright.PENANAKBMyfSWZtI
elected as Oberik709Please respect copyright.PENANA9IGdlBb7k2
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.709Please respect copyright.PENANASwKzWG8Ugh
reengaged enemies in a massive war709Please respect copyright.PENANAEqrE1NE05X
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war709Please respect copyright.PENANAQr6KLslEJ1
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz709Please respect copyright.PENANA3uG4ZjUD7O
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring709Please respect copyright.PENANAlG0OkiO45e
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)709Please respect copyright.PENANAIQzztuPP2G
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants709Please respect copyright.PENANACGzhTuvltM
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands709Please respect copyright.PENANAquXohS90Hv
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers709Please respect copyright.PENANARjs8aBlYiP
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion709Please respect copyright.PENANA4NtL0Jzyql
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators709Please respect copyright.PENANAvbjDhLbHde
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANA6W3uAybHiD
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANAwiN3lqYlOX
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement709Please respect copyright.PENANAVwmSOd0pXj
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAKDECxskoIy
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAdcmBCV2AW0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen709Please respect copyright.PENANARB04kQu1uo
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen709Please respect copyright.PENANAMUjLvmOCbU
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANA6lEpGWSJwv
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANAnjvsoK4H9D
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 Rownin709Please respect copyright.PENANAL7iE7Qb0tb
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters709Please respect copyright.PENANAJmdWnoIebz
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAv3gdAHn65E
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute709Please respect copyright.PENANAQPrhiTvvo9
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAiD0UQgaqyn
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion709Please respect copyright.PENANATZw4HJhN4d
instigated a civil war709Please respect copyright.PENANAgF1TTEszzF
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAmXwB1VEwxg
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANAh9HjD7JEcy
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAGTqZu3EWxx
elected as Kaiseraun709Please respect copyright.PENANAGJerhFcZd9
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic709Please respect copyright.PENANAMikvuXPiIu
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas709Please respect copyright.PENANAtypKtuyhEY
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands709Please respect copyright.PENANAZShUYfQO4o
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANApteXgXdytV
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANA6Jkp5tV81B
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)709Please respect copyright.PENANA7NajDyM6pb
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis709Please respect copyright.PENANAxepGdzkLn8
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund709Please respect copyright.PENANAC36gqYnAEt
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAJvKtiAollV
elected as Kaiseraun709Please respect copyright.PENANAtK3xNew4g2
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship709Please respect copyright.PENANANJCMUCZD4m
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters709Please respect copyright.PENANAETyqQQ4Q7b
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANArHu6tYBoJn
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANAhu7rzorB1w
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser709Please respect copyright.PENANAH07j3SAwRA
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)709Please respect copyright.PENANAIeKW7EjNwr
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAZUr64dh0XF
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo709Please respect copyright.PENANASbkavOs3lR
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAq1pvq3XXTO
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANApILM50xLkf
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries709Please respect copyright.PENANAN09ldqVwIp
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them709Please respect copyright.PENANAvuRZrWj4rC
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities709Please respect copyright.PENANAQorybmcXdS
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)709Please respect copyright.PENANANcitcrrM5p
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)709Please respect copyright.PENANAl1KxWLBxU1
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)709Please respect copyright.PENANAXqMaaDZX1H
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAaQIBjGtbjR
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo709Please respect copyright.PENANAbAecYVcifs
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAmFIQNj7Jxb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo709Please respect copyright.PENANAop0pvVyJ8F
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANA3Cfm2B3xLB
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo709Please respect copyright.PENANAPBSIw3Uh2j
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAzGRokiOSIx
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANAcWbrhLqk46
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes709Please respect copyright.PENANAQjAiLiTW5M
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)709Please respect copyright.PENANABNPwlHkISN
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion709Please respect copyright.PENANAENWUshd6HI
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 Sudlands709Please respect copyright.PENANAnxrnOGCp2W
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAAVKkScZNal
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death709Please respect copyright.PENANAZGYLQTNcd1
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAPj7bSvw7Bt
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANAKQxg00bI1P
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy709Please respect copyright.PENANAbUyxdtp9tL
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war709Please respect copyright.PENANAxzLR8l09U3
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAnYkQRCBPlZ
elected as Kaiserin709Please respect copyright.PENANAf3IkLjq6Rq
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands709Please respect copyright.PENANApRjqb7UX3l
caught up in a money laundering scandal709Please respect copyright.PENANARmKK2FtzIV
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate709Please respect copyright.PENANAy1EZooF1on
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo709Please respect copyright.PENANAWW4K2jHuns
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war709Please respect copyright.PENANABOSagnrUfh
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANA5yD1hdpotd
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 marshal709Please respect copyright.PENANAP4TykVsHjV
elected as Kaiseraun709Please respect copyright.PENANAJKEeXVnHk2
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now709Please respect copyright.PENANAoYF2SYK1qb
current Kaiser