The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik539Please respect copyright.PENANAxNprETsOBb
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.539Please respect copyright.PENANAX2i7FgwQIa
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik539Please respect copyright.PENANANKCNYHRj2E
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn539Please respect copyright.PENANAE6vJlh2zc5
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni539Please respect copyright.PENANAR9zx0YmQ0O
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi539Please respect copyright.PENANA2gahXKGUua
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)539Please respect copyright.PENANAmWgNozsyfg
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them539Please respect copyright.PENANAopJxTsIph7
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz539Please respect copyright.PENANAmyZYgZxaUE
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)539Please respect copyright.PENANASc8uGVQ5jl
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik539Please respect copyright.PENANA9VATqNcBZH
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn539Please respect copyright.PENANAM4mvn5yn2U
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha539Please respect copyright.PENANAGteIhZMWcN
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik539Please respect copyright.PENANAwmHzUo9Dc0
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn539Please respect copyright.PENANAiZBcwhD7vT
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz539Please respect copyright.PENANAa4TpIXnNWx
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz539Please respect copyright.PENANAwEIVq6VrqY
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni539Please respect copyright.PENANAD51czroHMv
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik539Please respect copyright.PENANApLLhbBiM8D
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name539Please respect copyright.PENANA84VU6UMAFM
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni539Please respect copyright.PENANAWeEuBsG0li
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)539Please respect copyright.PENANALDhnMUPPEt
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses539Please respect copyright.PENANATeO49CgXG1
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies539Please respect copyright.PENANAautv6CJLDy
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder539Please respect copyright.PENANA95vxS4oULA
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation539Please respect copyright.PENANATHkFzp7iPd
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik539Please respect copyright.PENANAnpepKUBGN1
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation539Please respect copyright.PENANAjAdBeq3Xqk
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik539Please respect copyright.PENANALQCAEqJE0F
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz539Please respect copyright.PENANAq1wFGgViAp
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik539Please respect copyright.PENANA6KfWrkOjot
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks539Please respect copyright.PENANAnaRN61ICRy
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration539Please respect copyright.PENANAeQlli9G9bb
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik539Please respect copyright.PENANAmdh3lFYYUg
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)539Please respect copyright.PENANA0OdUdRpTou
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium539Please respect copyright.PENANAjLDVcag1qN
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them539Please respect copyright.PENANAhY8RaqfmbS
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak539Please respect copyright.PENANAvNNDROsDF7
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them539Please respect copyright.PENANAvSQxkpp2D0
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples539Please respect copyright.PENANAvCcURnJZUN
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly539Please respect copyright.PENANAimN1TmJPpN
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants539Please respect copyright.PENANA3g0CmY1Q2Z
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 reik539Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3izcig0nE
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo539Please respect copyright.PENANAANxqGgDc8P
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik539Please respect copyright.PENANA52YRNR20yy
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo539Please respect copyright.PENANAfQeKb79o5V
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik539Please respect copyright.PENANAu2PmiCumpC
elected as Obarikge539Please respect copyright.PENANAspT5HoTGfS
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz539Please respect copyright.PENANAbUknkykdxy
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen539Please respect copyright.PENANAcFUdGLRrii
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen539Please respect copyright.PENANANol1tw9L9k
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen539Please respect copyright.PENANAqSeV7D3A9h
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority539Please respect copyright.PENANARdusBxRVTi
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen539Please respect copyright.PENANAABxiL7uOcv
elected as Oberik539Please respect copyright.PENANAW9MuNQfiH5
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace539Please respect copyright.PENANA5lYafyr23G
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen539Please respect copyright.PENANArWS2jsSoOQ
elected as Oberik539Please respect copyright.PENANADsSfBc9nCZ
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.539Please respect copyright.PENANAuKf5U4F2nk
reengaged enemies in a massive war539Please respect copyright.PENANAFk7OzInOXe
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war539Please respect copyright.PENANAHPydRSILhX
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz539Please respect copyright.PENANAudiST0gFBt
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring539Please respect copyright.PENANAmyb0sJVoyz
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)539Please respect copyright.PENANAYIqhnMMJkd
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants539Please respect copyright.PENANAxOWJEKGmlP
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands539Please respect copyright.PENANAMJ0ClGKVps
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers539Please respect copyright.PENANA723O1YmZoi
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion539Please respect copyright.PENANALwXL1jpUdH
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators539Please respect copyright.PENANAY1HlV0DdgX
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAAdyKQFGjbT
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANABjFatWuTu7
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement539Please respect copyright.PENANAl1qbkoRoxa
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAnRNKeII1fJ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAzS8P7afwDC
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen539Please respect copyright.PENANAYpOaKtNGsu
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen539Please respect copyright.PENANA0LwJmy2c2p
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAaSV8ynqw5m
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAQxkv21XDkO
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 Rownin539Please respect copyright.PENANAsf4ohLpt8P
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters539Please respect copyright.PENANAGZQy6Iq3a6
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAFJWC7L9pUc
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute539Please respect copyright.PENANA2xGYfxvDTR
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAQAPmo03v74
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion539Please respect copyright.PENANAumDveSmyrn
instigated a civil war539Please respect copyright.PENANAbxZ2Lxc4vh
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANATiUwOIyoIA
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAziLpUZG0nA
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAlXNOaNQUOu
elected as Kaiseraun539Please respect copyright.PENANA1tUihTfUjj
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic539Please respect copyright.PENANAc5fna4ma3K
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas539Please respect copyright.PENANAiGebnLPP6a
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands539Please respect copyright.PENANAwwjbjLycWP
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAZzrn0WbpiK
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAaGPd6oKc3d
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)539Please respect copyright.PENANA9CGVldl5hj
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis539Please respect copyright.PENANAO2SCtRECRf
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund539Please respect copyright.PENANARPQCHAlXgs
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAwsYEM6bdog
elected as Kaiseraun539Please respect copyright.PENANAUEX5TLaHm7
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship539Please respect copyright.PENANA22o7a8A7Rg
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters539Please respect copyright.PENANA89hrfMJTBu
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAIt2kPnktiL
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAQHFmbr8COd
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser539Please respect copyright.PENANAlShRroRHfg
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)539Please respect copyright.PENANAkmeMLFERHe
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAMia6YUaYse
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo539Please respect copyright.PENANAoMzzo7Zu20
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANA39LbKNwGYV
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAtpbcd9znUI
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries539Please respect copyright.PENANAa4DJ9TR4AR
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them539Please respect copyright.PENANAYw411JUPjK
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities539Please respect copyright.PENANAFJoC58HdFe
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)539Please respect copyright.PENANAItImjx1BM9
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)539Please respect copyright.PENANAHRbBLSItwe
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)539Please respect copyright.PENANApvWMvSO15w
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANA7Yu5buf0eY
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo539Please respect copyright.PENANAfDILPUb26V
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAdbVLlkN1T1
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo539Please respect copyright.PENANARta9fQHrpT
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAcexqeb3d69
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo539Please respect copyright.PENANAwmD9rNB3sh
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAuoEQFLNtU7
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAy9L7CRVLVV
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes539Please respect copyright.PENANA17H6WwOnK8
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)539Please respect copyright.PENANAFvnQlMEJHi
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion539Please respect copyright.PENANAl1zLWOxCJX
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 Sudlands539Please respect copyright.PENANAdTdIj9qhbE
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAy3ZKE9qX4G
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death539Please respect copyright.PENANAP6TrRHOcrr
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANA3mFnjODdt6
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAaaNpJPZITH
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy539Please respect copyright.PENANAL72wjZQGZg
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war539Please respect copyright.PENANAhxz2coKp39
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAup4Z0WprmU
elected as Kaiserin539Please respect copyright.PENANAks6aFeP73p
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands539Please respect copyright.PENANAgiPMvvBlS9
caught up in a money laundering scandal539Please respect copyright.PENANALdZUbr9vw0
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate539Please respect copyright.PENANAozlo65aY5V
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo539Please respect copyright.PENANAlRaMymrUwl
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war539Please respect copyright.PENANA6ZZQzo3YKw
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANAHeNSXdMWTz
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 marshal539Please respect copyright.PENANA6FMAoyoE3N
elected as Kaiseraun539Please respect copyright.PENANAFZbZTGu0UR
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now539Please respect copyright.PENANAJAAjnR661g
current Kaiser