The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik680Please respect copyright.PENANAIfirXN0LGJ
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.680Please respect copyright.PENANA1Jhtjf5cYx
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAAOcQ90VChQ
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn680Please respect copyright.PENANANFN2Eq16lp
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni680Please respect copyright.PENANA8XoMmgMJyc
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi680Please respect copyright.PENANAwKLPbaFwvQ
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)680Please respect copyright.PENANAJlgbXCiZET
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them680Please respect copyright.PENANAZAgeADaIjr
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz680Please respect copyright.PENANAfnbnYKf5rI
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)680Please respect copyright.PENANAV72xxGu19b
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik680Please respect copyright.PENANA47VmVUcCqz
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn680Please respect copyright.PENANABzGuvsImiv
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha680Please respect copyright.PENANA4xWDlkn6k2
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAAGHiMyWPbF
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn680Please respect copyright.PENANAkrkLxWQY5k
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz680Please respect copyright.PENANAH2zjjnIwbh
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz680Please respect copyright.PENANAaMCzEB2ybW
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni680Please respect copyright.PENANAfwMLmtTeFx
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAMKDgQTrGCQ
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name680Please respect copyright.PENANAjQFddP0Ban
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni680Please respect copyright.PENANAMRpwgANcsi
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)680Please respect copyright.PENANA39XsYwkV1H
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses680Please respect copyright.PENANAmb5h7pAGFH
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies680Please respect copyright.PENANAkj2FcQVf03
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder680Please respect copyright.PENANAAxgo18Dq9o
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation680Please respect copyright.PENANAKAvNNFAIGA
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAH0hVGzzSDJ
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation680Please respect copyright.PENANAwcR4euvDyS
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAZoBcxbE2f5
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz680Please respect copyright.PENANA1gKTZJfNpc
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAfQBWmvAEeG
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks680Please respect copyright.PENANADZywPNKcXQ
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration680Please respect copyright.PENANAOBd0QS6LQz
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAXor0gZ3qBD
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)680Please respect copyright.PENANAepDcWCxNvC
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium680Please respect copyright.PENANASd1kC2wW2u
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them680Please respect copyright.PENANAp6G9JUVCGj
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak680Please respect copyright.PENANAfHUVVJzILo
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them680Please respect copyright.PENANALTcFN7lfl0
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples680Please respect copyright.PENANAIE5qgYf4fm
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly680Please respect copyright.PENANAKwJgMyI0ck
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants680Please respect copyright.PENANAPmY48VUgRi
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 reik680Please respect copyright.PENANA7NU1rBAYbE
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo680Please respect copyright.PENANAxBrgWtKW1L
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAzhNv8IusUM
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo680Please respect copyright.PENANACJaHZk8zbI
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik680Please respect copyright.PENANAWHWhsSuSAv
elected as Obarikge680Please respect copyright.PENANAeRtDTtGxhd
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz680Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ2TBjro1p
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen680Please respect copyright.PENANAakngjQwZ5G
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen680Please respect copyright.PENANA9dD4sxgjM8
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen680Please respect copyright.PENANAwOV0kmq1V2
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority680Please respect copyright.PENANAi5bvXTTLu8
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen680Please respect copyright.PENANAXi3fuXRsPm
elected as Oberik680Please respect copyright.PENANAHwzzR9sO31
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace680Please respect copyright.PENANAKWmrGZ8seg
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen680Please respect copyright.PENANAAfInQI9ETi
elected as Oberik680Please respect copyright.PENANAum7G3TkAtx
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.680Please respect copyright.PENANAL2NP7YNKxA
reengaged enemies in a massive war680Please respect copyright.PENANAwzCQQZSdOR
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war680Please respect copyright.PENANAKMN1pvxQRq
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz680Please respect copyright.PENANASUcxlr6BCL
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring680Please respect copyright.PENANAgiv23s0jER
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)680Please respect copyright.PENANASTF6B23yva
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants680Please respect copyright.PENANAQJMrrHwyfZ
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands680Please respect copyright.PENANAp2jwMUAGRP
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers680Please respect copyright.PENANAr0mDXZqLhj
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion680Please respect copyright.PENANA511K4Bv8A0
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators680Please respect copyright.PENANAmekd7dBhAI
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANA104j4QqjN0
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAFXokEb1yuw
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement680Please respect copyright.PENANAFt466gWx6H
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANAhrQ6ZIFBK0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1UUsXs4Ct
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen680Please respect copyright.PENANAPUJiwKVUI5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen680Please respect copyright.PENANAiMi0hKhvWb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANA3PzUfBumJV
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAd05QEdDUgQ
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 Rownin680Please respect copyright.PENANAKnYgW4RtuO
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters680Please respect copyright.PENANAyVd9UKjOLR
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANA1eg1FpgtdU
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute680Please respect copyright.PENANAVrfSwEwJry
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANAIidxce3SeW
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion680Please respect copyright.PENANAmSEK0b1esD
instigated a civil war680Please respect copyright.PENANAfumzWyLPIf
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAboBSBonsmd
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANA3caJ28XAfV
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANA2S2GclrFub
elected as Kaiseraun680Please respect copyright.PENANAhwEwEWZjju
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic680Please respect copyright.PENANAEyztJrJHJy
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas680Please respect copyright.PENANAwEpEdBFYLj
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands680Please respect copyright.PENANA5JRowYJse2
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAY8IozIIOJ8
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAueCws4bIh6
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)680Please respect copyright.PENANAa7StVo8mO3
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis680Please respect copyright.PENANAFNtoUAEMFR
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund680Please respect copyright.PENANAzrP8xmQ8dK
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAIEDIIpSO85
elected as Kaiseraun680Please respect copyright.PENANAfnpTnf1NyR
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship680Please respect copyright.PENANAoNtWjO0BUc
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters680Please respect copyright.PENANA8oMn6IOBh8
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAmCuGHQ4qq0
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAA18NHRoTwM
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser680Please respect copyright.PENANAOZjOsrf5sa
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)680Please respect copyright.PENANAzjQaEvlILB
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAqBiaLarHXG
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo680Please respect copyright.PENANAyorzXsTkgW
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANALVxc6LSPxS
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAs6wMrfklLC
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries680Please respect copyright.PENANAhJnXUBaZVH
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them680Please respect copyright.PENANASJW9CTmoKy
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities680Please respect copyright.PENANAnuAlxjrSzA
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)680Please respect copyright.PENANAGzkvf7oyiU
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)680Please respect copyright.PENANAPWfbjbRKNs
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)680Please respect copyright.PENANAxFZlvcc41m
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANA0UrOQZWeB5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo680Please respect copyright.PENANAca1ziyGzf0
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAI7yKO0jUvE
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo680Please respect copyright.PENANATHQHzIrKqq
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANA74exhZ0aGA
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo680Please respect copyright.PENANACMd0pEOujr
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANAhYyVSBcobF
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAB9tdLZT5Yg
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes680Please respect copyright.PENANAtqPquhsIw2
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)680Please respect copyright.PENANATMdHT1lCx1
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion680Please respect copyright.PENANAMRSLr4HRHN
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 Sudlands680Please respect copyright.PENANA5oZ77OXP2a
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANALGCdFjH3Qu
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death680Please respect copyright.PENANA5rKpEomUCT
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANAoOHMKF9euM
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAQkOldeODrn
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy680Please respect copyright.PENANA4xEoivhgYe
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war680Please respect copyright.PENANAFgY5dp4KCF
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANA0u20CvTUzn
elected as Kaiserin680Please respect copyright.PENANAoSBTGymFG1
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands680Please respect copyright.PENANAF0V4bQyeTW
caught up in a money laundering scandal680Please respect copyright.PENANARFhRRdfNRH
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate680Please respect copyright.PENANAto6OCKxLal
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo680Please respect copyright.PENANA5gdlZ9ONWK
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war680Please respect copyright.PENANAY6vKkb8GHZ
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANA8PQr5z0jTW
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 marshal680Please respect copyright.PENANAMnmdMIMnBm
elected as Kaiseraun680Please respect copyright.PENANA6bA90JxEZu
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now680Please respect copyright.PENANAY2GyOWUhHZ
current Kaiser