The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik538Please respect copyright.PENANAIVZQ1FkUFJ
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.538Please respect copyright.PENANA7zMhTIrxZd
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik538Please respect copyright.PENANAFV8bIpsMxI
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn538Please respect copyright.PENANAb9HXI6pIgl
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni538Please respect copyright.PENANAIqlrsuj1is
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi538Please respect copyright.PENANAgULGRaihu0
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)538Please respect copyright.PENANAOUz0O33Dl6
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them538Please respect copyright.PENANAWXuXkqs24V
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz538Please respect copyright.PENANA7B9XgLG8v8
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)538Please respect copyright.PENANAjxRTl2B2qa
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik538Please respect copyright.PENANA0LnzC7B2h1
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn538Please respect copyright.PENANACtnRZG8fLo
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha538Please respect copyright.PENANAdSl9n71jbA
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik538Please respect copyright.PENANAlskjdHiXDa
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn538Please respect copyright.PENANAJBwPTBaKvp
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz538Please respect copyright.PENANAkuEVm5l8pS
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz538Please respect copyright.PENANAvsDJReElvF
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni538Please respect copyright.PENANAaixareOTIO
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik538Please respect copyright.PENANAOAJHutGY2P
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name538Please respect copyright.PENANAzg9v45Te75
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni538Please respect copyright.PENANAC7na0DJVmP
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)538Please respect copyright.PENANAvUvVGpfnuX
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses538Please respect copyright.PENANAxrmFjjqbnx
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies538Please respect copyright.PENANAfcVruWWVmB
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder538Please respect copyright.PENANA8KOiQI3lv0
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation538Please respect copyright.PENANAQuJmwttJvT
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik538Please respect copyright.PENANAiMa2DneacE
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation538Please respect copyright.PENANAMAWRC0prPM
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik538Please respect copyright.PENANAzFgYriRG57
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz538Please respect copyright.PENANAWk3QrgTgVz
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik538Please respect copyright.PENANA8yUFi9i7v3
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks538Please respect copyright.PENANABOsUrwJDWT
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration538Please respect copyright.PENANA2Goe5akiRJ
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik538Please respect copyright.PENANALyg2zY2nbD
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)538Please respect copyright.PENANAsslTnDC51M
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium538Please respect copyright.PENANA7vTUeBBETJ
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them538Please respect copyright.PENANAgAfYef98gA
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak538Please respect copyright.PENANAks9o9ps6JZ
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them538Please respect copyright.PENANAGg4axx02Tt
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples538Please respect copyright.PENANAcEuh2iAIqF
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly538Please respect copyright.PENANAovTEMZ64fs
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants538Please respect copyright.PENANADwv0CFcidA
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 reik538Please respect copyright.PENANA0FgZxXsb0F
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo538Please respect copyright.PENANASiS8Ekp6r1
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik538Please respect copyright.PENANAiy2tDkFiv2
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo538Please respect copyright.PENANAD5WPyouoD1
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik538Please respect copyright.PENANALUv4bC29sx
elected as Obarikge538Please respect copyright.PENANAjRYkPkVGwX
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz538Please respect copyright.PENANAOeQUC2LYYb
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen538Please respect copyright.PENANA9vR8f4LBxh
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen538Please respect copyright.PENANAyYa38wUsEZ
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen538Please respect copyright.PENANAHnnbRyjfjA
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority538Please respect copyright.PENANAvacyHDCLz7
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen538Please respect copyright.PENANAWl2xMCarjk
elected as Oberik538Please respect copyright.PENANA5VYtwCBNvo
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace538Please respect copyright.PENANAJu14MSGX2l
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen538Please respect copyright.PENANAQKGaVsxU05
elected as Oberik538Please respect copyright.PENANAUGPmExoSIM
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.538Please respect copyright.PENANAuRt9TWuJl3
reengaged enemies in a massive war538Please respect copyright.PENANAgxfRlkDRTK
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war538Please respect copyright.PENANANH8lfeaRx9
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz538Please respect copyright.PENANAtouNnPjo2C
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring538Please respect copyright.PENANAMwNaFcXQc8
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)538Please respect copyright.PENANAx5FnXt7igI
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants538Please respect copyright.PENANATV82Pj1cEN
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands538Please respect copyright.PENANA99fQUTOAKS
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers538Please respect copyright.PENANAMw5CPni1sd
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion538Please respect copyright.PENANAr1oyWNHj1o
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators538Please respect copyright.PENANA76X4cMMmcV
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAopN2UY3Zw1
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAG0uBwaslwZ
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement538Please respect copyright.PENANAIPqnx0oGzg
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAk0td0GJ7Dq
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANABxqaKmm4D2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen538Please respect copyright.PENANAWpR9qMfzf2
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen538Please respect copyright.PENANA1y3PcATdu0
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAlxkCzDO92B
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAkC0ACR0zSd
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 Rownin538Please respect copyright.PENANAopZTaS6ubr
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters538Please respect copyright.PENANAipvSnUgwoh
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAt0GmmGdo9Y
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute538Please respect copyright.PENANAnr7lv0f9Co
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAiCAFCywJCm
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion538Please respect copyright.PENANAW7g9A5IOa2
instigated a civil war538Please respect copyright.PENANAcbgIYfb0Dq
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAl6tPROCeMD
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAPI1oTm6oc4
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAxJ2ng0sX0S
elected as Kaiseraun538Please respect copyright.PENANAGvxrErEQJM
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic538Please respect copyright.PENANATRkkoYT5Wg
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas538Please respect copyright.PENANAgaKg9FXMDL
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands538Please respect copyright.PENANAUgirCqMP9r
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAfbvEMWgvCU
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAZRwQpCcJFR
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)538Please respect copyright.PENANAT2yKIHH3CC
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis538Please respect copyright.PENANAlOaSRo1vWu
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund538Please respect copyright.PENANAK2rBCw1UZ9
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAxyZ9MtPiRR
elected as Kaiseraun538Please respect copyright.PENANA4LxUT5rRfN
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship538Please respect copyright.PENANAW1RlEIlcDM
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters538Please respect copyright.PENANAf7MABvrcZM
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAflrtyX2iFI
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAO1DnJXEsJB
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser538Please respect copyright.PENANAStsW38pFy2
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)538Please respect copyright.PENANAVx06pu5AkB
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAcqqKOWgQB4
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo538Please respect copyright.PENANAYCb5r0by5h
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANARVhaQFVrTO
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAwHBQH2oDkU
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries538Please respect copyright.PENANAUfuwM7RhLc
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them538Please respect copyright.PENANAS0r8Q36aKl
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities538Please respect copyright.PENANABgfWfJ4bBv
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)538Please respect copyright.PENANAW5EnsDvmP0
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)538Please respect copyright.PENANAWLBZfEmmwe
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)538Please respect copyright.PENANAj5DsstRRvX
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANANGNINQOjUI
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo538Please respect copyright.PENANA4ODnQWgFoX
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAB1ldlWyy0G
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo538Please respect copyright.PENANAW7LbJTaGuc
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANADsnj60WUGt
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo538Please respect copyright.PENANAG9tmPaCVJX
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAeYQiRvVQXv
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAWh249W0d2l
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes538Please respect copyright.PENANA2SqcoZLod6
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)538Please respect copyright.PENANAtfRNrlVHIA
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion538Please respect copyright.PENANAOwjQ2nyAou
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 Sudlands538Please respect copyright.PENANA2WxcJ78BBX
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAH9HQ9dCrCa
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death538Please respect copyright.PENANA7b8ZHGrUIk
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAEx7xp88zAx
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANA5tAE4E7Ck7
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy538Please respect copyright.PENANAcWL5ZTzf1r
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war538Please respect copyright.PENANAeFow2FGytr
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAoeGoQUSiXn
elected as Kaiserin538Please respect copyright.PENANAQDaN9DmqmB
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands538Please respect copyright.PENANAfi60Z7dC2h
caught up in a money laundering scandal538Please respect copyright.PENANAW6h6L4gmVg
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate538Please respect copyright.PENANAgAqhC6sGL4
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo538Please respect copyright.PENANAall8N05Mn4
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war538Please respect copyright.PENANAYq7LLvhtC1
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANAPsyi1aJ6Bu
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 marshal538Please respect copyright.PENANA45husEpffu
elected as Kaiseraun538Please respect copyright.PENANAxYCv5ZPKxR
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now538Please respect copyright.PENANAjVFJmh6328
current Kaiser