The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik664Please respect copyright.PENANA6shAqPUfca
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.664Please respect copyright.PENANAMl8PCSbfPy
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik664Please respect copyright.PENANAblGGr2tolY
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn664Please respect copyright.PENANAkPYGCRAkBl
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni664Please respect copyright.PENANAcF5XXSk6Sp
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi664Please respect copyright.PENANA6HREutTSuO
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)664Please respect copyright.PENANAmO3BvoCQuZ
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them664Please respect copyright.PENANAFp97EB2tfy
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz664Please respect copyright.PENANAYfHOKqVT6U
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)664Please respect copyright.PENANADoOWuSwvRL
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik664Please respect copyright.PENANA5D48AD601I
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn664Please respect copyright.PENANA5LAyXpRGpF
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha664Please respect copyright.PENANAc7ktX37yJa
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik664Please respect copyright.PENANAMmXpVVUTOO
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn664Please respect copyright.PENANAxBahZKtwqT
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz664Please respect copyright.PENANAYMlbjPzJAg
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz664Please respect copyright.PENANAwTacN7m1EH
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni664Please respect copyright.PENANArwsQA7lsvO
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik664Please respect copyright.PENANAmvwNjp9Qpa
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name664Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4aV7d0wvA
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni664Please respect copyright.PENANAMmY2OaUDSM
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)664Please respect copyright.PENANAbD0GQUCstK
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses664Please respect copyright.PENANAE3gpcLBZUC
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies664Please respect copyright.PENANAYLzBaiSbON
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder664Please respect copyright.PENANAwVO1ip5waB
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation664Please respect copyright.PENANAgjyqpWOZFm
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik664Please respect copyright.PENANA3kNuFAaq0p
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation664Please respect copyright.PENANAR68ceuRCk0
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik664Please respect copyright.PENANAqrpduEIYZI
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz664Please respect copyright.PENANArdxr7gkwKj
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik664Please respect copyright.PENANArHwmw83FTJ
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks664Please respect copyright.PENANA2JYiSxfse6
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration664Please respect copyright.PENANAmJKTLSMUyc
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik664Please respect copyright.PENANAkpYLGhoPdG
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)664Please respect copyright.PENANAY7TZtdp1FR
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium664Please respect copyright.PENANAV5VMdu82yp
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them664Please respect copyright.PENANAQrYFJxqErW
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak664Please respect copyright.PENANABL3yoKBaPH
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them664Please respect copyright.PENANADx2AJy9rRh
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples664Please respect copyright.PENANA3LLDxKnsWJ
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly664Please respect copyright.PENANAsnUOw659k4
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants664Please respect copyright.PENANAaSuG2WkIwb
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 reik664Please respect copyright.PENANAOUtsX9xuqE
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo664Please respect copyright.PENANAvXlaKBuxWx
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik664Please respect copyright.PENANA1oTvsbwOUk
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo664Please respect copyright.PENANApTs317wsyY
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik664Please respect copyright.PENANAe3gcUFXOkY
elected as Obarikge664Please respect copyright.PENANAxCevuupi1v
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz664Please respect copyright.PENANAgcqeKUIHE4
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen664Please respect copyright.PENANA0RkiT4Nvq8
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen664Please respect copyright.PENANAmUoNoFIvr8
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen664Please respect copyright.PENANAuwhiypS1tm
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority664Please respect copyright.PENANAsf4SKr5MYS
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen664Please respect copyright.PENANA6tfkGJJ4S3
elected as Oberik664Please respect copyright.PENANAy4pGqiLdKo
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace664Please respect copyright.PENANALk89xuqP6z
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen664Please respect copyright.PENANAkAcVDNArZx
elected as Oberik664Please respect copyright.PENANAK14AgH9TR0
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.664Please respect copyright.PENANA7D3IgxHKSl
reengaged enemies in a massive war664Please respect copyright.PENANACiUOpwgEZW
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war664Please respect copyright.PENANAwLLIyUOeAe
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz664Please respect copyright.PENANACz1WFAeUEY
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring664Please respect copyright.PENANA888ueaLppT
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)664Please respect copyright.PENANAHx1raczvDT
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants664Please respect copyright.PENANAkxp2IoLAoR
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands664Please respect copyright.PENANAm3VRDVJuVc
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers664Please respect copyright.PENANABwC0uz9Q3Q
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion664Please respect copyright.PENANAe3cNPpoXMd
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators664Please respect copyright.PENANAal2TIwPatb
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANARtnnfLGger
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANAe4RN29m7RW
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement664Please respect copyright.PENANAuzaOTQco91
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAuNEtoOyWNx
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAnVX2PV7XFv
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen664Please respect copyright.PENANALJG7jTDcRr
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen664Please respect copyright.PENANAqT28WfVXJS
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAIvzQbOaHD8
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANA5yoPgTMaID
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 Rownin664Please respect copyright.PENANAQzJoaRmvzc
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters664Please respect copyright.PENANAld73Kxv0xE
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAEWY1vUJ8wz
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute664Please respect copyright.PENANA4hWc5gXwm3
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAJbufi8PdRr
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion664Please respect copyright.PENANAvgkUYBS6CI
instigated a civil war664Please respect copyright.PENANA1WvWT0hHyc
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANASAStcm4L3h
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANAoaAYmGCAA2
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAmHf9SoiFqL
elected as Kaiseraun664Please respect copyright.PENANAzypNNhAyXz
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic664Please respect copyright.PENANAdQSVqhw4ln
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas664Please respect copyright.PENANAPgf8MmEXEa
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands664Please respect copyright.PENANAGzSFj6Oufr
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANA6in7EXhYul
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANALwfMxSoRUU
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)664Please respect copyright.PENANApLyYgyhRvP
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis664Please respect copyright.PENANAOnG7HNRuVe
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund664Please respect copyright.PENANAABfLhwbeoi
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAZsGb2237HE
elected as Kaiseraun664Please respect copyright.PENANALmtTm980aV
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship664Please respect copyright.PENANAmpP9js3cOD
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters664Please respect copyright.PENANAvypSc9gobi
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAe87NSXkLN6
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANAVUoQvb7jr9
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser664Please respect copyright.PENANAEOLrPzOvmf
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)664Please respect copyright.PENANABbRh8y83KD
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAEDn7SK6tx5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo664Please respect copyright.PENANAXVe7z1ROCV
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAGVJ4Kiu4Jt
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANAhG3Qgkqi63
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries664Please respect copyright.PENANAceR7VG9Xu8
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them664Please respect copyright.PENANA1yGhrrUATT
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities664Please respect copyright.PENANAS8rd89Ys92
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)664Please respect copyright.PENANAT5Ec0tpyAW
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)664Please respect copyright.PENANA85HoHcmm9B
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)664Please respect copyright.PENANA7WdJHmMTBI
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANA30AZUz9Rik
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo664Please respect copyright.PENANAvmIaN4gziq
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAQwCBG3jpym
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo664Please respect copyright.PENANAX2TE8yNqlA
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAhbmxWDadC9
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo664Please respect copyright.PENANAZj3WRlZ4qG
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANA35gBUbwjyv
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANAkyqfqfnXbq
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes664Please respect copyright.PENANAMrjeu7Fkpu
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)664Please respect copyright.PENANA3YNRAj55P7
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion664Please respect copyright.PENANAUFKUL2RdyA
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 Sudlands664Please respect copyright.PENANAKLLKh0DUvD
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAEPzi3PZyGI
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death664Please respect copyright.PENANAkyHxUVjcBk
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAYZIxS217dz
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANAkjXxzKlcfK
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy664Please respect copyright.PENANAie6UtimRFS
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war664Please respect copyright.PENANAnWwr2AA7Lo
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAZMORBckpZt
elected as Kaiserin664Please respect copyright.PENANARVW7pbQdar
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands664Please respect copyright.PENANAquDkH6C3h6
caught up in a money laundering scandal664Please respect copyright.PENANAUkzpSbZpq9
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate664Please respect copyright.PENANAXReIlgDwWM
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo664Please respect copyright.PENANAccmw6Q7moD
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war664Please respect copyright.PENANAqJK4H3bdVO
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAtW45zKtZXg
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 marshal664Please respect copyright.PENANAiuJjhRFHzS
elected as Kaiseraun664Please respect copyright.PENANAkTuCAB58VU
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now664Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ7rGYouvi
current Kaiser