The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik681Please respect copyright.PENANAnIwQdS0hs4
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.681Please respect copyright.PENANA6f9VSQ3EYh
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik681Please respect copyright.PENANASp498JcagG
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn681Please respect copyright.PENANA21tF0rKQm5
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni681Please respect copyright.PENANABYk9DmZ0JW
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi681Please respect copyright.PENANA4bislfMQM8
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)681Please respect copyright.PENANASIav2E2Jjf
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them681Please respect copyright.PENANACtctz6K1mL
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz681Please respect copyright.PENANAp1n3F93NZ7
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)681Please respect copyright.PENANAWgVbuLo89i
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik681Please respect copyright.PENANAZE4mryQJFz
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn681Please respect copyright.PENANACkTVhJek7U
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha681Please respect copyright.PENANABewgXsySea
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik681Please respect copyright.PENANAbIFYyHZHwR
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn681Please respect copyright.PENANAqXSAno0T9s
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz681Please respect copyright.PENANApJ8BWHX9Pj
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz681Please respect copyright.PENANA0TWAQkhR0W
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni681Please respect copyright.PENANA4c34NfISjV
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik681Please respect copyright.PENANAmzQkqxUfEs
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name681Please respect copyright.PENANA37uXXC1VYz
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni681Please respect copyright.PENANAslqEuisG6H
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)681Please respect copyright.PENANAhWoJmlogwu
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses681Please respect copyright.PENANAWouw4FexTS
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies681Please respect copyright.PENANAqMjXrLnEsT
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder681Please respect copyright.PENANAyXri5al7Ob
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation681Please respect copyright.PENANARDayVBgToR
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik681Please respect copyright.PENANAnRMupxbdTq
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation681Please respect copyright.PENANAmOzorfDaLx
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik681Please respect copyright.PENANA2Pvbe2NMGd
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz681Please respect copyright.PENANAZdPO4DqQkW
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik681Please respect copyright.PENANA1vZfoaJls9
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks681Please respect copyright.PENANAbNQTKFm7aa
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration681Please respect copyright.PENANA37Ctnb3nvo
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik681Please respect copyright.PENANATsBKYSLa2A
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)681Please respect copyright.PENANA2mqKnBUyl4
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium681Please respect copyright.PENANAfUNGtRsoFN
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them681Please respect copyright.PENANAVJOQQkv0QX
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak681Please respect copyright.PENANAUoEJeZIdtv
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them681Please respect copyright.PENANAB0iYoRoGJR
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples681Please respect copyright.PENANAvY2L5nOPmw
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly681Please respect copyright.PENANA7CfL6sma1g
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants681Please respect copyright.PENANA0zCMUF2nYV
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 reik681Please respect copyright.PENANA6bLq2ZFBd0
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo681Please respect copyright.PENANAXgrsu34ICj
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik681Please respect copyright.PENANAnx6MrRgAv5
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo681Please respect copyright.PENANAXjYCxbjPjz
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik681Please respect copyright.PENANAmzxDHOY1yM
elected as Obarikge681Please respect copyright.PENANA9bKUWHEBru
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz681Please respect copyright.PENANAMynfjykkZl
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen681Please respect copyright.PENANAwTRo9Etyt3
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen681Please respect copyright.PENANAdXrffIoLUl
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen681Please respect copyright.PENANASzI7us6HfS
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority681Please respect copyright.PENANAigfBMTY1nd
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen681Please respect copyright.PENANAHM6kU1Om0S
elected as Oberik681Please respect copyright.PENANAD5UflPq7Vy
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace681Please respect copyright.PENANAyMUBB7tGxh
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen681Please respect copyright.PENANANlkiJzUl13
elected as Oberik681Please respect copyright.PENANAXbzDcpyQ5y
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.681Please respect copyright.PENANATnBb5Sn9TY
reengaged enemies in a massive war681Please respect copyright.PENANAFEXXCZGaWB
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war681Please respect copyright.PENANAdoRuXtTmHm
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz681Please respect copyright.PENANALBffh9mDmo
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring681Please respect copyright.PENANAj9W6KWsxcj
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)681Please respect copyright.PENANAkozxqSkL4T
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants681Please respect copyright.PENANAVaGXbWsDhi
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands681Please respect copyright.PENANA3JU6CFEp69
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers681Please respect copyright.PENANAn6YsEcOamo
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion681Please respect copyright.PENANA2CDbzaovuK
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators681Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7PhKwCrNt
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANARhlvvYicdj
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANAaw9RYnlsY9
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement681Please respect copyright.PENANAu1277ElGF8
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANASxR3mbE7bD
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANA0G97y0kx1g
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen681Please respect copyright.PENANAlUmL2zg8T1
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen681Please respect copyright.PENANApjadXwsbml
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANAGBWgVPjsQ9
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANA6moGqb4as1
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 Rownin681Please respect copyright.PENANAamF70jqlcS
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters681Please respect copyright.PENANAj449SG2CJA
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANAusay8MR7Bk
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute681Please respect copyright.PENANA5U17Am7Gks
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANAmAigklAVdZ
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion681Please respect copyright.PENANAXR93sKO2W5
instigated a civil war681Please respect copyright.PENANAcmgwpRCEB7
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANAAJ15ceu12H
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANA9gPT2BHHSY
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANARH23X4xnLf
elected as Kaiseraun681Please respect copyright.PENANANY44tlG2AF
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic681Please respect copyright.PENANApXbkbmSJGq
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas681Please respect copyright.PENANAqPkRVKZVsW
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands681Please respect copyright.PENANAO8Vp1gB7ge
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANAnKQVIOLWCb
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANAdeeJGl4FOR
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)681Please respect copyright.PENANA1EnSACrBqn
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis681Please respect copyright.PENANAJOepcGEyJo
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund681Please respect copyright.PENANASMGVLxBcPB
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANAK5Ru77ykNo
elected as Kaiseraun681Please respect copyright.PENANASv3QrOcuQJ
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship681Please respect copyright.PENANAELbefUuNG4
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters681Please respect copyright.PENANAi0Ypolysbt
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANADPBzUPAkaJ
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANAJ98hnUiTQE
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser681Please respect copyright.PENANADlyJToa7cR
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)681Please respect copyright.PENANA7yGyfrFgUB
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANAb6QfiY5HkU
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo681Please respect copyright.PENANAnfVrMcFwSC
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANAIY2cyCjIhg
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANAqkra0G6gKY
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries681Please respect copyright.PENANAfDKfWEA9kj
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them681Please respect copyright.PENANABeMSVQ1Oo2
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities681Please respect copyright.PENANArIjdookzjG
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)681Please respect copyright.PENANAP7GfEVvdrE
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)681Please respect copyright.PENANAFMurFIVAW2
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)681Please respect copyright.PENANAFSL6tNbDKv
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANAvBEJMxYeT5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo681Please respect copyright.PENANA2oRdOk7HLE
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANA31BuaJq33N
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo681Please respect copyright.PENANAhetAErVRvL
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANA9VIaZa8ciE
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo681Please respect copyright.PENANASYd2jTp2H0
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANAU7VHJxNhcp
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANAa17oGpBwYo
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes681Please respect copyright.PENANAnVc2nM3tJa
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)681Please respect copyright.PENANAUouPFdiWCK
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion681Please respect copyright.PENANAy6E1nj0WSe
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 Sudlands681Please respect copyright.PENANABpaONaAZHW
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANAyG4jodrjGu
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death681Please respect copyright.PENANABnBBtkXRql
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANA10XySzKciw
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANA6BzvMezLPx
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy681Please respect copyright.PENANAQTMLhtoJLa
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war681Please respect copyright.PENANAcIo6zHzy7O
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANApfoe2WQBIL
elected as Kaiserin681Please respect copyright.PENANAyr6FDXZXtW
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands681Please respect copyright.PENANAN88OW2GtmD
caught up in a money laundering scandal681Please respect copyright.PENANAiDoA0KyIWp
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate681Please respect copyright.PENANACBGGY2pJMQ
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo681Please respect copyright.PENANANw1GAcY61Z
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war681Please respect copyright.PENANAusyifJJnte
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANAhrgoB1eKXm
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 marshal681Please respect copyright.PENANA4l0Hz4WVdH
elected as Kaiseraun681Please respect copyright.PENANA7zvE1WTqxr
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now681Please respect copyright.PENANAQhw3ALn5JM
current Kaiser