The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik678Please respect copyright.PENANA5T5lvEQPp9
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.678Please respect copyright.PENANAh4WlTGe5K2
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAIKOj77kQOg
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn678Please respect copyright.PENANAoqnMwytO25
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni678Please respect copyright.PENANAe9medWxCxu
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi678Please respect copyright.PENANAVWkhcELAMp
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)678Please respect copyright.PENANAbJZEfvThUR
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them678Please respect copyright.PENANAuxJoLGKEK1
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz678Please respect copyright.PENANAb8oefwuNQR
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)678Please respect copyright.PENANANltaMKCFd3
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAQBRjQfvPm1
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn678Please respect copyright.PENANAa9E85L2ILs
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha678Please respect copyright.PENANA6EyCGM02D5
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik678Please respect copyright.PENANA6iVqr1VEB4
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn678Please respect copyright.PENANAHvSX1GYsXF
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz678Please respect copyright.PENANAAuRr9TMRIh
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz678Please respect copyright.PENANA09LUmtwkSz
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni678Please respect copyright.PENANAOkmxVLeo6P
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAya5nvXL63G
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name678Please respect copyright.PENANAh0zhpWYJI4
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni678Please respect copyright.PENANAGHZtAVW2oG
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)678Please respect copyright.PENANAmWyhS4pO1n
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses678Please respect copyright.PENANAKzEgW1fIVb
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies678Please respect copyright.PENANA8jcS7uEc7o
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder678Please respect copyright.PENANACgUUPfqFoj
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation678Please respect copyright.PENANAKhZ4qq4HNd
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAuHW1ym2rPl
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation678Please respect copyright.PENANAG7G9aEs9wu
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik678Please respect copyright.PENANA4Z2QPmYvZN
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz678Please respect copyright.PENANABEOhDyLlzs
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAXyAz87PMBP
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks678Please respect copyright.PENANAvcI14mZR8Q
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration678Please respect copyright.PENANAvnZuJmr97G
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik678Please respect copyright.PENANA7oND5Q1xzX
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)678Please respect copyright.PENANAZMCOWcDrhl
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium678Please respect copyright.PENANA4OnFAcbYBj
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them678Please respect copyright.PENANAxtLOK1TN9t
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak678Please respect copyright.PENANAicvY6F5HXG
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them678Please respect copyright.PENANAinUv9a3X1G
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples678Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4Y6hbKFxQ
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly678Please respect copyright.PENANAXgSKYs4bci
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants678Please respect copyright.PENANAMKB5y4XvI9
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 reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAcM1gFl7oze
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo678Please respect copyright.PENANAkRGkqihvxP
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAAgKUmAUysl
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo678Please respect copyright.PENANAHbF0ABvyd7
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik678Please respect copyright.PENANAZpmKYj4Kq4
elected as Obarikge678Please respect copyright.PENANAJWIxonGXo7
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz678Please respect copyright.PENANAlmcyw3RM8B
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen678Please respect copyright.PENANA7Vw8PxdDC9
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen678Please respect copyright.PENANApnKw62lBx7
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen678Please respect copyright.PENANApeeGoLNKfl
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority678Please respect copyright.PENANACYOY47oOB4
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen678Please respect copyright.PENANA2h12fW3bH9
elected as Oberik678Please respect copyright.PENANAcSCtNwYwQQ
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace678Please respect copyright.PENANA8nHo5TJm6T
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen678Please respect copyright.PENANAPGnO6CfDo4
elected as Oberik678Please respect copyright.PENANAKhJHCO5gfl
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.678Please respect copyright.PENANAMMSa4Tf4XF
reengaged enemies in a massive war678Please respect copyright.PENANAreRh7Rdqit
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war678Please respect copyright.PENANAYU9gs91D58
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz678Please respect copyright.PENANAGh9A6ozFVb
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring678Please respect copyright.PENANATDZxrgakYY
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)678Please respect copyright.PENANAm1VveNQABe
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants678Please respect copyright.PENANAfxk0gHnBJC
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands678Please respect copyright.PENANAfUu5e4MrXx
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers678Please respect copyright.PENANARys6VRGWY6
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion678Please respect copyright.PENANApV3X5hITVG
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators678Please respect copyright.PENANAjf4lswrfB2
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANARnewZyCs5v
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANA8wGwWLPwtA
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement678Please respect copyright.PENANA9o6GKoEW5B
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANA9rEpAuT0BW
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAswSMmrZGGJ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen678Please respect copyright.PENANAl9hEpLW2Fa
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen678Please respect copyright.PENANAiqbbUDBkga
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANA9Uc0gf1gDs
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANAhzQw0oFvdH
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 Rownin678Please respect copyright.PENANAFZSjqzdqde
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters678Please respect copyright.PENANArh5g4uOMh9
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAan30rCgpMD
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute678Please respect copyright.PENANAkIVdo1Kh8e
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANAOslgQgCUtF
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion678Please respect copyright.PENANAq8b8JYB2q8
instigated a civil war678Please respect copyright.PENANAoJ1Ll5ia8v
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAqrxXJb6qsS
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANAEMI6Yd7MFY
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANARzA69r8IqE
elected as Kaiseraun678Please respect copyright.PENANA8atk180xKz
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic678Please respect copyright.PENANAQi6Ogs65Yi
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas678Please respect copyright.PENANAK0ytPWrIBw
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands678Please respect copyright.PENANAQxeFsvrBRA
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAk511XkX5VA
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANAfGb9sOfr6f
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)678Please respect copyright.PENANAP6bAAvtB3V
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis678Please respect copyright.PENANAG2ZEKqjP9D
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund678Please respect copyright.PENANAWcwdfAc3Et
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4TC6hccur
elected as Kaiseraun678Please respect copyright.PENANAgyRacirRey
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship678Please respect copyright.PENANA7lH0YnZEyH
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters678Please respect copyright.PENANACV0voPcOKq
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAdvGt4RgPzF
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANApvFVNXzask
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser678Please respect copyright.PENANAk1YmbUaCym
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)678Please respect copyright.PENANA32p8wRunOg
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAxAKNSJRLAE
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo678Please respect copyright.PENANAfUwDGpmUgr
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAwP3ypeNTYK
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANAtzWCjQjoP4
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries678Please respect copyright.PENANACmPsSWrtst
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them678Please respect copyright.PENANACXZdPI9IVM
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities678Please respect copyright.PENANAxQc10qTSsD
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)678Please respect copyright.PENANAuDRWqO62u8
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)678Please respect copyright.PENANA0QWoCd1AXG
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)678Please respect copyright.PENANAuAwBFIA6aZ
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAa16mGICsJt
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo678Please respect copyright.PENANAahIjF2WCaF
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANAJdobyVQJ4v
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo678Please respect copyright.PENANAXMwp7HyeO9
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANActtzJYsx3E
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo678Please respect copyright.PENANAxg7Vma7rdS
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANANQFymn5voH
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANAolWaTCnkHB
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes678Please respect copyright.PENANAhZE6EPdi4N
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)678Please respect copyright.PENANAYGxLqvincM
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion678Please respect copyright.PENANAY5yvnPdlXb
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 Sudlands678Please respect copyright.PENANAtQsKi6UhQZ
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7Fx3x2pUK
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death678Please respect copyright.PENANA4LhibJK2oo
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANAbw2WmciImL
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANAjAVhHBFRtb
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy678Please respect copyright.PENANAMxvKAZUD1o
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war678Please respect copyright.PENANAf0uLvAHtX2
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANAiqClqCQB4J
elected as Kaiserin678Please respect copyright.PENANAiC7eCiUoNM
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands678Please respect copyright.PENANASLci4nOTna
caught up in a money laundering scandal678Please respect copyright.PENANAidjA7r93Xq
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate678Please respect copyright.PENANA3bbhXaauyF
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo678Please respect copyright.PENANAmYP6ZJeX4F
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war678Please respect copyright.PENANAfS7dQ3WF0N
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANAtXrvNb7ZYV
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 marshal678Please respect copyright.PENANAV5SYawd1X6
elected as Kaiseraun678Please respect copyright.PENANAQjUDO8EBSE
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now678Please respect copyright.PENANAgrogaZ0eQF
current Kaiser