The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik725Please respect copyright.PENANAvxTxKbcpLi
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.725Please respect copyright.PENANAGCMkIB9uEq
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAdjuR2w2hkW
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn725Please respect copyright.PENANAmCd7i3Qfv7
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni725Please respect copyright.PENANAzInuGT4o9x
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi725Please respect copyright.PENANAcsFSnb6GSw
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)725Please respect copyright.PENANA8NnBPSC33j
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them725Please respect copyright.PENANAsRftPRyFok
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz725Please respect copyright.PENANA1ONUf5sxQ8
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)725Please respect copyright.PENANAvCt0Iw7QO7
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAtP4mREP2e6
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn725Please respect copyright.PENANAvYmLEuTcnn
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha725Please respect copyright.PENANA0qh37JbPQ7
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAW9k1jjT36V
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn725Please respect copyright.PENANAXRDi23QT1G
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz725Please respect copyright.PENANAYuLwFHyewc
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz725Please respect copyright.PENANAf7iXanIUvK
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni725Please respect copyright.PENANAfpUVTs2okF
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAEJyVkyoufQ
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name725Please respect copyright.PENANAyUX8euhU2M
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni725Please respect copyright.PENANAF8NMojLVSs
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)725Please respect copyright.PENANAGCuIMGd8D4
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses725Please respect copyright.PENANAGcbnJKI5Jz
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies725Please respect copyright.PENANAwbfvpAecwV
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder725Please respect copyright.PENANAWBCJWL6rjW
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation725Please respect copyright.PENANAvYE5LMQb96
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAvkOiDoCaPg
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation725Please respect copyright.PENANANIMvZguQWE
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik725Please respect copyright.PENANA2gAJmuwUyK
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz725Please respect copyright.PENANA1R4TrtNZex
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAy3DzrX9jcV
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks725Please respect copyright.PENANASSUQKMzls5
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration725Please respect copyright.PENANAr1PO1HkIWO
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik725Please respect copyright.PENANA38D6kdBF6J
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)725Please respect copyright.PENANAzJgDWYviOO
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium725Please respect copyright.PENANAFucxMsiSCL
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them725Please respect copyright.PENANAJQ0hAPOJUx
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak725Please respect copyright.PENANA4uZ44NC1LF
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them725Please respect copyright.PENANADks5bpVvOW
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples725Please respect copyright.PENANAtkxUEdTyfo
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly725Please respect copyright.PENANAkEwT9BFgLQ
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants725Please respect copyright.PENANASVcHNRxc5A
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 reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAWzOAxXKy2B
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo725Please respect copyright.PENANA5jWKDjYRSW
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAWVPAO8i5FG
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo725Please respect copyright.PENANA0J5jiEWCAX
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik725Please respect copyright.PENANAjW7UW4xkdK
elected as Obarikge725Please respect copyright.PENANAqLsjxmfFah
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz725Please respect copyright.PENANAN2p8fElaMI
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen725Please respect copyright.PENANAOYGGffrEHP
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen725Please respect copyright.PENANAYzFYmXnks2
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen725Please respect copyright.PENANAu7TloBUL5j
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority725Please respect copyright.PENANAfz4HvWOh9l
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen725Please respect copyright.PENANAKNwd4wGSxV
elected as Oberik725Please respect copyright.PENANATpthPpqXWb
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace725Please respect copyright.PENANA6g0aqkpaHD
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen725Please respect copyright.PENANAVjIVX4pt8K
elected as Oberik725Please respect copyright.PENANADeh4lbEdzV
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.725Please respect copyright.PENANAmh0m3wl72P
reengaged enemies in a massive war725Please respect copyright.PENANAtb3GKzhmDo
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war725Please respect copyright.PENANAmg3ibseY1Y
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz725Please respect copyright.PENANA9GRfVLb0AQ
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring725Please respect copyright.PENANAlHpzEbRKVH
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)725Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2hxpcKXNI
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants725Please respect copyright.PENANAxSsOQQpnsR
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands725Please respect copyright.PENANAaXW0jzdEuc
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers725Please respect copyright.PENANAbl8atzvGfn
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion725Please respect copyright.PENANAdPYmnMe5FI
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators725Please respect copyright.PENANAE0LmgG50nn
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAF71Twyroj1
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANA7opfKPKDvq
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement725Please respect copyright.PENANAYJyJ02hkHz
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAorcC1vhN88
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAO2NVneRqKg
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen725Please respect copyright.PENANAnJJZvTIrHq
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen725Please respect copyright.PENANAH4HnGjN77P
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAXY65Pf63tX
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANAWP8POC0hFx
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 Rownin725Please respect copyright.PENANANrExxVAqFP
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters725Please respect copyright.PENANA1otWoUQlgG
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAulFY7MBkTS
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute725Please respect copyright.PENANAPKyNaZkjK1
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAEE0477fUj0
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion725Please respect copyright.PENANAZVDQ14N8Mg
instigated a civil war725Please respect copyright.PENANAcu1kM8xpYW
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANACCTbnXL5hm
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANAvTZvoX82zE
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAtsOuaEJ62b
elected as Kaiseraun725Please respect copyright.PENANA9zoNBjagkX
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic725Please respect copyright.PENANAve2I7eU8kG
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas725Please respect copyright.PENANAEfILPZ7wch
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands725Please respect copyright.PENANAdRLmaZzKeR
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAcVY8hbKbE2
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANAALRYFiMpts
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)725Please respect copyright.PENANAajIc2yU57g
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis725Please respect copyright.PENANAcw6CPjxZ9G
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund725Please respect copyright.PENANAiQFv5zN5M0
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANA9N5QQvbr4w
elected as Kaiseraun725Please respect copyright.PENANAjLwtiIeUMR
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship725Please respect copyright.PENANA9m7mfkdtQb
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters725Please respect copyright.PENANAuxb092u9UX
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAI7EhdH6RiT
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANA42AvHWiRIE
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser725Please respect copyright.PENANAuI5xTBEOz0
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)725Please respect copyright.PENANAlSytK2kuIq
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAPu8XXBEs5j
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo725Please respect copyright.PENANAETzLFvMTmt
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAddtHrFHvwa
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANAjWtNzizCHM
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries725Please respect copyright.PENANATWBA5nCieY
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them725Please respect copyright.PENANA9yt4MMgWRH
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities725Please respect copyright.PENANAbWYV38TSXL
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)725Please respect copyright.PENANAaijT8NX1Np
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)725Please respect copyright.PENANAObPMot7wRP
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)725Please respect copyright.PENANAeleIlDkidB
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAfIZy0Vfrqf
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo725Please respect copyright.PENANAxEGV9Bww0v
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANAO4asVbJNXV
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo725Please respect copyright.PENANA9C3OagFKfp
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANANvLVnAen14
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo725Please respect copyright.PENANA4zgaRfz9h3
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAyzLqYMPtgw
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANARUdOf8gM2V
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes725Please respect copyright.PENANAnDVu1h2CM6
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)725Please respect copyright.PENANAZE6FKNwCZn
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion725Please respect copyright.PENANA0wVsccFtzA
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 Sudlands725Please respect copyright.PENANASz64d83Hui
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAjtMZ3MLsCn
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death725Please respect copyright.PENANAuS1dyKoBdw
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAUQTqgFmmcS
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANAAVldGUvE8D
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy725Please respect copyright.PENANAgmgPhjePfD
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war725Please respect copyright.PENANASg7Evj1VKK
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANA7i1BcxiW0W
elected as Kaiserin725Please respect copyright.PENANA5hRFQkixSb
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands725Please respect copyright.PENANAO1SSSR7Up2
caught up in a money laundering scandal725Please respect copyright.PENANAfg9Jp4V8Qn
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate725Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZqglJMfNZ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo725Please respect copyright.PENANAFOAj1VB2QH
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war725Please respect copyright.PENANAHZ3OouXTWB
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANAEJJsvvwbGZ
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 marshal725Please respect copyright.PENANA8JagOYfaKi
elected as Kaiseraun725Please respect copyright.PENANA0dHBD0SFRd
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now725Please respect copyright.PENANApOSMoVN1RR
current Kaiser