The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik721Please respect copyright.PENANA3SDJgd593b
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.721Please respect copyright.PENANAkAJaYUGNcj
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAfpcjZdnnlk
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn721Please respect copyright.PENANAF6bk886qYU
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni721Please respect copyright.PENANA4oYkMxqulx
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi721Please respect copyright.PENANAxlXDrnMo0p
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)721Please respect copyright.PENANA86sc2rnYBw
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them721Please respect copyright.PENANAthROyijfmV
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz721Please respect copyright.PENANAysGEo6OG1W
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)721Please respect copyright.PENANA6QMhI8YKRz
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAuMPEM04eh0
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn721Please respect copyright.PENANAfYevM8o69H
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha721Please respect copyright.PENANAyMKWQvttbp
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7aD7jAQHG
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn721Please respect copyright.PENANALbqzUsplB4
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz721Please respect copyright.PENANAAXQAEyyqTM
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz721Please respect copyright.PENANAQVQXMHE7ec
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni721Please respect copyright.PENANAHcHj6oMV6V
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAZoAu0q1vIQ
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name721Please respect copyright.PENANAMVhU3QK509
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni721Please respect copyright.PENANAAcuQGFnRg2
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)721Please respect copyright.PENANAyEbXMQBvQS
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses721Please respect copyright.PENANA4qryo01qM3
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies721Please respect copyright.PENANAGKkJgvNUNU
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder721Please respect copyright.PENANAQI7fzXVglL
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation721Please respect copyright.PENANArDDLQd4y5r
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAL1OgT12xfL
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation721Please respect copyright.PENANAJhVKfSBNso
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAvV6HpE0BXO
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz721Please respect copyright.PENANAs5qMyXmJYd
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik721Please respect copyright.PENANA5qZ8o4aXxm
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks721Please respect copyright.PENANANb2hVXyCzr
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration721Please respect copyright.PENANAf0tDY40Gid
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAUAiwrdOnxU
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)721Please respect copyright.PENANAmkr3RMCfj2
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium721Please respect copyright.PENANAkVduxJhQ3h
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them721Please respect copyright.PENANAMZHXhHgzDN
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak721Please respect copyright.PENANAgJYDrX4dh3
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them721Please respect copyright.PENANAVzxaKUfgg5
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples721Please respect copyright.PENANAHGvYZtt8cx
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly721Please respect copyright.PENANAEqR4A8uEs3
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants721Please respect copyright.PENANAyARMUh2pKZ
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 reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAu8YzM9DfEq
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo721Please respect copyright.PENANACqNK8YDiA1
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAFXtCrQwt37
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo721Please respect copyright.PENANA15FwecTXoh
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik721Please respect copyright.PENANAafLbsSFqCn
elected as Obarikge721Please respect copyright.PENANAVWEK92lXch
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz721Please respect copyright.PENANA6aCnUwLWQ0
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen721Please respect copyright.PENANApZFa4VNg4b
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen721Please respect copyright.PENANAc0TotSyHoD
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen721Please respect copyright.PENANASNRBqJdAOc
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority721Please respect copyright.PENANArSMWYgjE0Y
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen721Please respect copyright.PENANAugc4DeBija
elected as Oberik721Please respect copyright.PENANAs1im5TThLs
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace721Please respect copyright.PENANACOdBX8FN47
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen721Please respect copyright.PENANAqUUXChEUdr
elected as Oberik721Please respect copyright.PENANAazGRhbGDaU
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.721Please respect copyright.PENANAYYlWu3XbdM
reengaged enemies in a massive war721Please respect copyright.PENANAdg9f0qRjNA
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war721Please respect copyright.PENANAAuvAdOtXJg
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz721Please respect copyright.PENANAu33TKZpw9R
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring721Please respect copyright.PENANAb7dTVWOAyG
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)721Please respect copyright.PENANADDYEiUtNTo
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants721Please respect copyright.PENANAPGsXnIpBRO
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands721Please respect copyright.PENANAlEuYjzvcaH
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers721Please respect copyright.PENANAJbfv7qubTk
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion721Please respect copyright.PENANACJANDXJ5Le
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators721Please respect copyright.PENANANa2Or0cdrm
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAsV8PQ8l2rb
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANAw7qWwyq0jF
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement721Please respect copyright.PENANAUHPfhVV6Rq
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANAhEZMlYK9hO
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAmqWWjHuHzY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen721Please respect copyright.PENANA7FBub4DGO8
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen721Please respect copyright.PENANAP1P68imSqD
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANAzkkVXbPjD0
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANASgP16kafNK
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 Rownin721Please respect copyright.PENANA5j7IxM4jZS
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters721Please respect copyright.PENANAGTLje04YEd
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANA7YncTr42NU
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute721Please respect copyright.PENANAg7tuYpkjuJ
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANAYbC1fcrxcj
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion721Please respect copyright.PENANAXChSRLTjul
instigated a civil war721Please respect copyright.PENANALmK5GDASc6
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANArFFLepWZHJ
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANAy3AnWJd5Wl
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANA4Rrl770DFE
elected as Kaiseraun721Please respect copyright.PENANARH0KxIGqIT
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic721Please respect copyright.PENANAK6cszbgwik
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas721Please respect copyright.PENANA0xMGNZWbXT
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands721Please respect copyright.PENANAc5cOruzTaD
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAckfcGY2bxH
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANANuRLSUEIqO
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)721Please respect copyright.PENANAnLiOnw09eb
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis721Please respect copyright.PENANAp0f2gRvvYb
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund721Please respect copyright.PENANAv9iXY3wCJz
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAPCwsTLMpuR
elected as Kaiseraun721Please respect copyright.PENANAamegjpaAq1
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship721Please respect copyright.PENANAHCOlKneU3n
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters721Please respect copyright.PENANAe4e65Z3nsJ
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANACNnvGhzHrn
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANAsgvy608dFO
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser721Please respect copyright.PENANAuOeGifEcsH
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)721Please respect copyright.PENANAdNuDXAc2XL
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAw273UBoPQM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo721Please respect copyright.PENANA0vFHQWzsg8
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANADDNaZW1B5q
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANA53V00FvvOy
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries721Please respect copyright.PENANASUkJeoMCYi
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them721Please respect copyright.PENANAga8ciBgt7G
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities721Please respect copyright.PENANA9BBcHf4J7y
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)721Please respect copyright.PENANASXuGwBl4Vu
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)721Please respect copyright.PENANA8UoWNxAq9n
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)721Please respect copyright.PENANAAStQb7OUyG
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAfLArtKal0N
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo721Please respect copyright.PENANARAyh5q8IKg
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAc2WJdpfPtJ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo721Please respect copyright.PENANAQK97lD8Xai
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANAl3zE0XuLFK
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo721Please respect copyright.PENANAtU3e4ZDNwS
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANAI6sDGNY1Lc
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANA3hMiDJZolc
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes721Please respect copyright.PENANAcwaxZgRGgQ
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)721Please respect copyright.PENANAla9UpK6HsC
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion721Please respect copyright.PENANAzg43MxFBCU
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 Sudlands721Please respect copyright.PENANAuKudw5l8uD
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANAk9yFBOkrD4
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death721Please respect copyright.PENANANcHbmrkJsk
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANAS2u3eUMOXM
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANAIQPrxhL1xo
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy721Please respect copyright.PENANAv5uPOJu3K7
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war721Please respect copyright.PENANA6hMCDpm05A
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANA6MIorHatxE
elected as Kaiserin721Please respect copyright.PENANAMAETtSH8g6
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands721Please respect copyright.PENANAe6yvaQq1zg
caught up in a money laundering scandal721Please respect copyright.PENANALVnOv7ZKvU
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate721Please respect copyright.PENANARCulY8B1ke
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo721Please respect copyright.PENANA3Iqw5dR4KO
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war721Please respect copyright.PENANAgGZPclDqjs
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANAfmrtq2NhaQ
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 marshal721Please respect copyright.PENANApe0IYPUiTQ
elected as Kaiseraun721Please respect copyright.PENANAvs5cYkv30O
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now721Please respect copyright.PENANAEtVjCdg3I8
current Kaiser