The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik770Please respect copyright.PENANAZqWXK2TXtU
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.770Please respect copyright.PENANAfj337YqG5S
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAtyDFLHHEwx
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn770Please respect copyright.PENANA5l5XKgsL6U
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni770Please respect copyright.PENANAXL7fNq7CyH
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi770Please respect copyright.PENANAENvQsPim1a
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)770Please respect copyright.PENANAbdO6wQ7AlX
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them770Please respect copyright.PENANABcHADueL4t
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz770Please respect copyright.PENANA37Sbq7Z3JY
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)770Please respect copyright.PENANA6Eo1plUasq
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAqm74wQDBhj
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn770Please respect copyright.PENANAmyTnuMDGks
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha770Please respect copyright.PENANAVQbWbWWu77
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAaaPwVSPcNI
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn770Please respect copyright.PENANA4FmDZGAMXL
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz770Please respect copyright.PENANABoiJmYPjvs
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz770Please respect copyright.PENANAbmEmfKdqa0
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni770Please respect copyright.PENANA84NNR55ZT2
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik770Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ed8wUCF3Y
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name770Please respect copyright.PENANAWXU0fdZ10y
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni770Please respect copyright.PENANA0i1Qwuw1hw
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)770Please respect copyright.PENANAjKAWXkIH70
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses770Please respect copyright.PENANAgWxaC1jLEC
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies770Please respect copyright.PENANA5gOl1N2S5Z
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder770Please respect copyright.PENANAyMXcXjth1N
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation770Please respect copyright.PENANAzMl4QUwhL4
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAy1fAExU9dD
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation770Please respect copyright.PENANA9x1Bn1hH5t
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAljPafJ8EJl
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz770Please respect copyright.PENANAMkh60rCpmy
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAvfnC7vkfkI
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks770Please respect copyright.PENANAS8FmJZUvsA
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration770Please respect copyright.PENANAerKIAxzDMc
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik770Please respect copyright.PENANArJ37DXSwVm
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)770Please respect copyright.PENANAGnLVJSlaDu
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium770Please respect copyright.PENANAkviaKbOZsU
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them770Please respect copyright.PENANAxmgE8SVq7x
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak770Please respect copyright.PENANAeh8tiKIx43
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them770Please respect copyright.PENANA6Zlids91uV
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples770Please respect copyright.PENANADJJjRLPjd7
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly770Please respect copyright.PENANAh6zxXImXet
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants770Please respect copyright.PENANAPujEaSMwJP
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 reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAbe9ioT70bU
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo770Please respect copyright.PENANAfthnyKVzJS
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAb4UByvjTRj
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo770Please respect copyright.PENANAC1cvpB9jAP
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik770Please respect copyright.PENANAFQBCoBJFO6
elected as Obarikge770Please respect copyright.PENANATJnaTl7mrk
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz770Please respect copyright.PENANAsa7ITk6hB7
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen770Please respect copyright.PENANAbmrWIorQsi
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen770Please respect copyright.PENANA8pmpvRlTKM
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen770Please respect copyright.PENANAKgTCJ6tuwn
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority770Please respect copyright.PENANAVpxlw6q2x3
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen770Please respect copyright.PENANAs2YgeQezy2
elected as Oberik770Please respect copyright.PENANACuG8uZiYUV
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace770Please respect copyright.PENANAKzFfQ3OTd9
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen770Please respect copyright.PENANAHf91Eg4H5g
elected as Oberik770Please respect copyright.PENANALwkIysnEGv
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.770Please respect copyright.PENANAZLsvnpXyRT
reengaged enemies in a massive war770Please respect copyright.PENANAezA22FiwbM
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war770Please respect copyright.PENANAdpVK0kYqyS
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz770Please respect copyright.PENANASdDhPkZEI6
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring770Please respect copyright.PENANAGvhP2jjkEx
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)770Please respect copyright.PENANAwadGiCWd7C
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants770Please respect copyright.PENANATBapi6WfB3
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands770Please respect copyright.PENANAbHIyuYJXJe
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers770Please respect copyright.PENANALdK75g8z3z
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion770Please respect copyright.PENANAfxfas3kPa2
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators770Please respect copyright.PENANA1O4CELfplt
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAUdFOFeSywx
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANA4Cimvg4V1F
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement770Please respect copyright.PENANAjORLKBIiCH
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANAhTXfZQZxCX
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANACSZpoqcayr
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen770Please respect copyright.PENANAjHAzAk4KVI
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen770Please respect copyright.PENANAS4SQbY9Mhc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANA3fpFfhNoZx
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANAGoBI5ifH9O
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 Rownin770Please respect copyright.PENANAHsjXKIFcSc
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters770Please respect copyright.PENANAFn0AtI2qiX
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANA4zIzHqj4mb
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute770Please respect copyright.PENANAYdKDgRf8hB
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANA3adXton1hl
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion770Please respect copyright.PENANA7iGmkL9nzJ
instigated a civil war770Please respect copyright.PENANAM1GqRu9Qjw
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAzI7OixHlzx
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANAb99lTQilmB
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANARkmrr6Ekz4
elected as Kaiseraun770Please respect copyright.PENANACtqw4JvqMn
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic770Please respect copyright.PENANAK6XFtL6pDv
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas770Please respect copyright.PENANAskQ4e2Gn9e
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands770Please respect copyright.PENANAHISxrONauc
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAwHjSsealYR
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANAtg5WxjauAn
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)770Please respect copyright.PENANAnFRlpsc8En
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis770Please respect copyright.PENANArjfCwkdsuw
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund770Please respect copyright.PENANALehcGFxNMN
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANATMa4hNZSqy
elected as Kaiseraun770Please respect copyright.PENANAW0PSQn16aJ
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship770Please respect copyright.PENANANHeA0rj10C
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters770Please respect copyright.PENANAMnVey8tY18
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAlmOnE8BoT2
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANAc7Qs9eyMAd
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser770Please respect copyright.PENANA65ckpXnBJp
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)770Please respect copyright.PENANAjffS9Pwv3W
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAubASbk5Wbb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo770Please respect copyright.PENANAizAzy5NBDK
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAvA2acOhrKS
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANA21OdRRDw3P
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries770Please respect copyright.PENANAekukFiJiLG
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them770Please respect copyright.PENANA2TXjQy4dyc
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities770Please respect copyright.PENANAjgzQwKijgy
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)770Please respect copyright.PENANAS6tWbGYgpj
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)770Please respect copyright.PENANA4dNlEumx09
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)770Please respect copyright.PENANApN0lXw9PYR
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAfkv2WUuLSs
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo770Please respect copyright.PENANAwBhXMojyme
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAONWQWNeMAH
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo770Please respect copyright.PENANA4MXiCuxjol
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAurwBc0rJjx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo770Please respect copyright.PENANAJMUFwOwcb4
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANAoOM9SDLqup
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANAG1HzI8IFCz
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes770Please respect copyright.PENANAJuLrV4bcux
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)770Please respect copyright.PENANAuJiydTQRjM
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion770Please respect copyright.PENANAC4o714H8nB
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 Sudlands770Please respect copyright.PENANAGpEjscLKDD
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANAcEACpMlzg9
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death770Please respect copyright.PENANA7e1IzbOc4w
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANA5Xd33DXjoB
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANAcHKNPryhLC
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy770Please respect copyright.PENANAZrTNbZXfVA
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war770Please respect copyright.PENANAWQt9S6QNIY
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANALZCILUzNng
elected as Kaiserin770Please respect copyright.PENANAuU1f3MiC8T
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands770Please respect copyright.PENANAlwqR1YuSO5
caught up in a money laundering scandal770Please respect copyright.PENANAUNWxubqMzN
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate770Please respect copyright.PENANAYsZG1isS4y
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo770Please respect copyright.PENANASKgxivjCge
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war770Please respect copyright.PENANAusS7ZR8o6Q
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANAd1JduZnLzV
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 marshal770Please respect copyright.PENANACoTFWjTA5Z
elected as Kaiseraun770Please respect copyright.PENANAr41vX3NvVH
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now770Please respect copyright.PENANA4n2UeoZMRl
current Kaiser