The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik595Please respect copyright.PENANAXgxadVNAMG
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.595Please respect copyright.PENANA6gbCbVsSTv
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAnmKWOTkLZ5
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn595Please respect copyright.PENANAnB2YeapdXb
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni595Please respect copyright.PENANA17JacyIcbp
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi595Please respect copyright.PENANASm0ayl6INY
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)595Please respect copyright.PENANAmmpjVhcDMJ
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them595Please respect copyright.PENANAo0Kz2tW262
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz595Please respect copyright.PENANAcxvR8FnK7p
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)595Please respect copyright.PENANALRowFbgdlT
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAJJkJrLdWTN
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn595Please respect copyright.PENANAk3grKutJS6
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha595Please respect copyright.PENANARXemSA2FaT
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAhbtSETcNYP
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn595Please respect copyright.PENANAr8kn8Hpgsg
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz595Please respect copyright.PENANAItZbjaRyQK
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz595Please respect copyright.PENANAnwfftC6Tpw
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni595Please respect copyright.PENANAI4F6SRRhyP
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAsNaHtmZKea
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name595Please respect copyright.PENANAAT4IPZ4Eoi
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni595Please respect copyright.PENANArUpFYBHBR0
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)595Please respect copyright.PENANAWXkM448Yhd
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses595Please respect copyright.PENANA5d1mvfs2S8
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies595Please respect copyright.PENANAnZjKA3Y3Ta
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder595Please respect copyright.PENANAvDGPxyn5Np
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation595Please respect copyright.PENANAvypYQ0gHC8
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik595Please respect copyright.PENANA2OStod0CdJ
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation595Please respect copyright.PENANAyINMkgYc5G
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAccmLxr2aqw
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz595Please respect copyright.PENANAjRfE6umzcD
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAH2dHhSwlu2
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks595Please respect copyright.PENANAN2OLMx3pRF
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration595Please respect copyright.PENANAJEhl5CkdnR
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAKw6MC3KWRp
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)595Please respect copyright.PENANAlko2dQSESR
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium595Please respect copyright.PENANA7bIKPivLtg
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them595Please respect copyright.PENANAPOcbVUiOZv
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak595Please respect copyright.PENANAeL1ifyQKtW
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them595Please respect copyright.PENANAEU6n5gRJmj
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples595Please respect copyright.PENANAHcm8Hu3oOk
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly595Please respect copyright.PENANAoVLt8C6bDf
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants595Please respect copyright.PENANAHw40foPuPh
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 reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAZsigVjA2sn
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo595Please respect copyright.PENANAFY3zzmrx4M
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik595Please respect copyright.PENANAyzcBsu6QJ6
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo595Please respect copyright.PENANAc2p7xdF4R9
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik595Please respect copyright.PENANASNAgukaWOq
elected as Obarikge595Please respect copyright.PENANARnPSDzl5Ga
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz595Please respect copyright.PENANAUoiRre6NJB
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen595Please respect copyright.PENANAKrumGy4hyJ
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen595Please respect copyright.PENANAWJD5dyALFx
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen595Please respect copyright.PENANAGIaeunBCkz
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority595Please respect copyright.PENANAtanmKF3YEP
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen595Please respect copyright.PENANALnFJu0xoWC
elected as Oberik595Please respect copyright.PENANAYQLSE03KCO
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace595Please respect copyright.PENANAONMFyMNziZ
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen595Please respect copyright.PENANARGvJRVkiAJ
elected as Oberik595Please respect copyright.PENANApKkW3gNutz
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.595Please respect copyright.PENANApw13DvboEl
reengaged enemies in a massive war595Please respect copyright.PENANA5lKK0aHWKL
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war595Please respect copyright.PENANA7aGGRPM1m8
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz595Please respect copyright.PENANASHJ0rKvzcw
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring595Please respect copyright.PENANA3Vcp7WLykO
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)595Please respect copyright.PENANAGKwZlnbnUZ
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants595Please respect copyright.PENANACbhfxixZjH
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands595Please respect copyright.PENANATKcBMp0IK5
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers595Please respect copyright.PENANAStCvKFnPSC
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion595Please respect copyright.PENANAwZo2M3THAT
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators595Please respect copyright.PENANAvjQiOomKQM
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAmVDHqooVDO
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANANOBWX2epNE
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement595Please respect copyright.PENANAF7kbSNaU9B
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANASJ1WxJF9Ey
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAz1H4l46NBa
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen595Please respect copyright.PENANAJp9aWBfnP8
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen595Please respect copyright.PENANAA7EKxSz6lZ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAPdhMijHJLg
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANAnBQJt67GAO
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 Rownin595Please respect copyright.PENANAysaRhbdZQ1
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters595Please respect copyright.PENANALFLPojeyyI
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAG1HmQQ25iV
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute595Please respect copyright.PENANAJHtj4fWaC1
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAhVpfHfCKOL
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion595Please respect copyright.PENANAOPsQ7VEA7o
instigated a civil war595Please respect copyright.PENANAE9ZswP1XT1
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANABCORXBrTIB
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANAjfluR6v8rB
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAZnZZupQS9C
elected as Kaiseraun595Please respect copyright.PENANA9d17brupbF
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic595Please respect copyright.PENANAU8edubaex7
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas595Please respect copyright.PENANA6nYCadefhY
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands595Please respect copyright.PENANAKaMFuOQaCN
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANA4pjH41PG7m
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANApgEX8a68iA
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)595Please respect copyright.PENANAcewi6A5MM4
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis595Please respect copyright.PENANAwH7WZDNyJA
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund595Please respect copyright.PENANAIzNlOflxww
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAyx1YEODtpE
elected as Kaiseraun595Please respect copyright.PENANAMaUTC5lHKd
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship595Please respect copyright.PENANAwCB6fROg3S
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters595Please respect copyright.PENANAjxgUCsRtGS
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAGwkyQ3wLAM
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANAHG50vVgzX1
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser595Please respect copyright.PENANAz2V94Y4cZX
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)595Please respect copyright.PENANAdLbjr2vBtJ
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAtuDTbYRmlT
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo595Please respect copyright.PENANAKbEoYvHg84
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANApXRWjtZAKy
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANAHiPJScaS5F
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries595Please respect copyright.PENANACUCvfsDyOJ
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them595Please respect copyright.PENANAiwEm6iWagT
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities595Please respect copyright.PENANAXwGJBpPYzH
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)595Please respect copyright.PENANAlXtUjHTZOu
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)595Please respect copyright.PENANA2e8zVGmHoh
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)595Please respect copyright.PENANAWMWyEtvIug
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANADMGr73T6DP
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo595Please respect copyright.PENANABXIOcCf0Sk
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANANNruBDJyVB
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo595Please respect copyright.PENANAdHmWs4oyQ5
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAaPXCKLyYbV
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo595Please respect copyright.PENANA1t0ZxTOm7I
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAbteNjmr8ID
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANAeID3OdgH3k
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes595Please respect copyright.PENANA3aeVfdLFCv
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)595Please respect copyright.PENANAruXWEHDlA2
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion595Please respect copyright.PENANAYVKVxYRLBO
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 Sudlands595Please respect copyright.PENANAMhVXT9oDF3
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANA9STYozYwsP
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death595Please respect copyright.PENANAax9pGPve6d
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAxdrLbmyIXu
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANAjZFYHOhq7A
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy595Please respect copyright.PENANAGY722ysngL
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war595Please respect copyright.PENANAdxKglESpaY
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAxiMygPi55M
elected as Kaiserin595Please respect copyright.PENANAPUiSq7EVey
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands595Please respect copyright.PENANA4nDVpLZ1yG
caught up in a money laundering scandal595Please respect copyright.PENANAX2wYqgeMG3
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate595Please respect copyright.PENANAT5joUJvUyU
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo595Please respect copyright.PENANAzhPm4nHoxI
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war595Please respect copyright.PENANAV0dCBU3ix0
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAWTBQM6trTH
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 marshal595Please respect copyright.PENANAPldPvUzA9S
elected as Kaiseraun595Please respect copyright.PENANAM75CRz3vqL
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now595Please respect copyright.PENANAjLXLXVShWm
current Kaiser