The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik775Please respect copyright.PENANAsc3p16J8eY
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.775Please respect copyright.PENANAAZqfAEePB9
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAiwHUC9i5UG
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn775Please respect copyright.PENANAoddTOSxDAt
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni775Please respect copyright.PENANA19WL3Bkb6A
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi775Please respect copyright.PENANAfldMDdP1VW
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)775Please respect copyright.PENANAB5C6ZtHHMD
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them775Please respect copyright.PENANA9OIMa55ZZy
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz775Please respect copyright.PENANAURXjU3OdtV
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)775Please respect copyright.PENANAUn9crLEr7x
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAWugrW06vHT
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn775Please respect copyright.PENANAXsYYYKK3A7
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha775Please respect copyright.PENANApccYfpPkXe
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAKAKTKXbuEH
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn775Please respect copyright.PENANAhWXfhCGMgj
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz775Please respect copyright.PENANAJnUpqj4fVi
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz775Please respect copyright.PENANAVGENZjwNlg
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni775Please respect copyright.PENANAUwSSrYdBYD
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik775Please respect copyright.PENANA5YqNYB68QG
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name775Please respect copyright.PENANAk5b7gaLFZ6
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni775Please respect copyright.PENANAIw5USacZ2C
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)775Please respect copyright.PENANAc7hg3IMQLm
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses775Please respect copyright.PENANAO2kN5ynUZk
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies775Please respect copyright.PENANALzzzUlCbA2
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder775Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ0o8pude1
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation775Please respect copyright.PENANAdHezJR4aL9
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAIw4QHa4krl
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation775Please respect copyright.PENANAiwXtZ5JLUg
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAO1T9fSrGmA
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz775Please respect copyright.PENANAoxkrbQh5Hg
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAGRgJf9fYxb
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks775Please respect copyright.PENANAzaVwwAHRtR
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration775Please respect copyright.PENANAuuOZCdtIqE
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAvBOqmKFCRq
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)775Please respect copyright.PENANAvBBTTK3tqh
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium775Please respect copyright.PENANAeuxhUl1IGS
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them775Please respect copyright.PENANAH7xcvSj33f
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak775Please respect copyright.PENANA14wVVipQ9G
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them775Please respect copyright.PENANAyowHbQ48SF
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples775Please respect copyright.PENANABJscuXMtII
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly775Please respect copyright.PENANADvEl7KleYA
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants775Please respect copyright.PENANAnl1x1j7KA8
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 reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAjNOj2LSmfY
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo775Please respect copyright.PENANAulXlJBFOGN
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAQK8EWQQGWk
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo775Please respect copyright.PENANAX8gwCADGSf
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik775Please respect copyright.PENANAbxIk3J5ZiS
elected as Obarikge775Please respect copyright.PENANArjeMc5IlFj
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz775Please respect copyright.PENANA00CmDSAEiR
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen775Please respect copyright.PENANAa7d3q2zIR1
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen775Please respect copyright.PENANADz53XMXseq
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen775Please respect copyright.PENANAKBBbkihrj9
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority775Please respect copyright.PENANAfUhfG9ARiy
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen775Please respect copyright.PENANAj052LAUR0x
elected as Oberik775Please respect copyright.PENANA5RFLxg5Iu4
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace775Please respect copyright.PENANATJ6l4yoAOy
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen775Please respect copyright.PENANAuKRrtXN6Og
elected as Oberik775Please respect copyright.PENANAOkaptHFaVd
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.775Please respect copyright.PENANAQQ56ZDFs7a
reengaged enemies in a massive war775Please respect copyright.PENANAUhFz9LuveL
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war775Please respect copyright.PENANA4W5w7o3egT
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz775Please respect copyright.PENANArBHXAI5f4k
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring775Please respect copyright.PENANAvM2R0B49dn
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)775Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9uHS1BTvL
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants775Please respect copyright.PENANAtZJVBxLluk
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands775Please respect copyright.PENANAF7hwWBBkGx
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers775Please respect copyright.PENANA2HRpnBI1eW
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion775Please respect copyright.PENANALjGCSR2YKn
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators775Please respect copyright.PENANAvteAytqNby
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANASODpAlaVp4
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANAp8pO7K32wR
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement775Please respect copyright.PENANAeYNcUDha0s
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANAYB9ZBlaemY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANA8OR0XwUfiG
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen775Please respect copyright.PENANAeepKvalJzc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen775Please respect copyright.PENANAPw0bKRYR41
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANA3PK0xTA84w
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANAPnKmEMRQgQ
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 Rownin775Please respect copyright.PENANAbiCoV5Cw2L
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters775Please respect copyright.PENANAYtvHcihLj0
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANABQANQNxDr2
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute775Please respect copyright.PENANACjyEN9OZMb
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANAgK08FWny3H
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion775Please respect copyright.PENANAbaQ670x7mF
instigated a civil war775Please respect copyright.PENANA6Rpckjhbxm
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANAE9UWyn2eqw
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANAJHf4YY3lJd
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANAQfUIUwiEZn
elected as Kaiseraun775Please respect copyright.PENANA7YZ2GaebEF
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic775Please respect copyright.PENANABs2B8JzBo8
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas775Please respect copyright.PENANALgQQMtcBPw
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands775Please respect copyright.PENANAiykr7AF8hW
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANA6sBirASwTa
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANAlnaqFJRSAE
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)775Please respect copyright.PENANAZaLRAgPcMr
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis775Please respect copyright.PENANAn5hUX3CBD5
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund775Please respect copyright.PENANAb1vcrXwuxv
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANArkOAXlJDBe
elected as Kaiseraun775Please respect copyright.PENANAnvyrkivNIK
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship775Please respect copyright.PENANAbTyvjP9Jjt
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters775Please respect copyright.PENANAEBWTgGu7IS
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANAaL5fctO8QV
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANA3Z9mNt8zQs
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser775Please respect copyright.PENANAiz8yUnCiwF
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)775Please respect copyright.PENANA9tOj3tArzl
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANAIkyGi5ubVh
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo775Please respect copyright.PENANAHHBoHYgaZO
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANABjyTgzoV2r
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANAgvuwiYOzql
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries775Please respect copyright.PENANAS1OpxNQMvr
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them775Please respect copyright.PENANAAAZT4WhaEB
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities775Please respect copyright.PENANAMT3c9bj4Iq
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)775Please respect copyright.PENANAa7rYWyl61T
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)775Please respect copyright.PENANAC22LzPwMIm
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)775Please respect copyright.PENANAKHJNfCfWXD
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANA8ICkPzFLF2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo775Please respect copyright.PENANAMvb5JXix3N
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANANHmLToVOam
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo775Please respect copyright.PENANA7vkZJE7ycU
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANAjYZosx5Mnj
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo775Please respect copyright.PENANAwxq2oiWgn6
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANAFvQT3KbIvL
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANA8aYezEp0Yp
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes775Please respect copyright.PENANA8QsLkcts6q
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)775Please respect copyright.PENANAuTdtVy5pGQ
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion775Please respect copyright.PENANAjMWQJzXlQR
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 Sudlands775Please respect copyright.PENANAyUzQYfeXFk
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANA2IUWgjz1dP
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death775Please respect copyright.PENANAGuCZugTYQw
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2zN095p8J
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANADu2WxF4uYX
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy775Please respect copyright.PENANAEzbYqGzxCk
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war775Please respect copyright.PENANArWMrCOILEf
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANAtUv5Ckw1cT
elected as Kaiserin775Please respect copyright.PENANA4TQUeQEGhC
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands775Please respect copyright.PENANAZUdHHn8QTB
caught up in a money laundering scandal775Please respect copyright.PENANA9Bb585s4Fj
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate775Please respect copyright.PENANA8llmUdJEov
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo775Please respect copyright.PENANAEBGwQhly5x
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war775Please respect copyright.PENANAT3cgCbAvsM
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANAALFfELchEb
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 marshal775Please respect copyright.PENANA7GIWXFJ4G6
elected as Kaiseraun775Please respect copyright.PENANAEVyzuA2wO6
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now775Please respect copyright.PENANACbdacjpAPo
current Kaiser