The Imperial Monarchs of the Obereik826Please respect copyright.PENANAOHwzlOn9TM
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.826Please respect copyright.PENANAhxE7ROW4ee
Timeline of Empresses/Emperors
Years 774-803
Sigeswintha ther Groz (Sigeswintha the Great), Drusdenn reik826Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ue6AKwj2Y
succeeded her mother as reik of the Drusdenn826Please respect copyright.PENANAqELEaXnwPl
won favor from the Kusnaatti, Moregni, and Kaasni826Please respect copyright.PENANAYpPOuHuTLW
subjugated the Mosdal, Brugni, Braesrigni, Segnfanaz, Degn-Azgnaz, and Kneoehtoi826Please respect copyright.PENANAPeUQUh04vy
declared herself "Obarorikge" (Highest Leader)826Please respect copyright.PENANAgi4YJw6QSE
fell out with the Moregni and Kusnaatti, subjugated them826Please respect copyright.PENANA06cSZEe2Po
warred with the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz826Please respect copyright.PENANAKeQ8SfS0ne
died in battle against the Zurgartii
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha)826Please respect copyright.PENANAhF5ZGRhsP3
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik826Please respect copyright.PENANAiqymODTBqv
succeeded her father as reik of the Braesrigni after he fell in battle against the Drusdenn826Please respect copyright.PENANAJKwayaai5r
accepted subjugation under Sigeswintha826Please respect copyright.PENANAJusDzXaHVD
subjugated the Moregni and Kusnaatti under Sigeswintha's name
Years 803-811
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik826Please respect copyright.PENANAXopeNbU9EH
succeeded her mother as Obarorikge and reik of the Drusdenn826Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZMVfopo5y
continued her mother's wars against the Aldaregni, Zurgartii, and Stromlaz826Please respect copyright.PENANAE6cxQtcHzY
failed to conquer the Zurgartii and Stromlaz826Please respect copyright.PENANAtrNCEqiURT
made peace with the Stromlaz by marriage between the Stromlaz and Brugni826Please respect copyright.PENANAeq3sL2kFES
ousted as Obarorikge by Gailasande, remains as Drusdenn reik
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant; Tyrant is a later moniker), Braesrigni reik826Please respect copyright.PENANAn6dDYiyD5i
subjugated the Aldaregni under Emelgard's name826Please respect copyright.PENANAwSGaK1uSbx
usurped Emelgard's title as Obarorikge with support from the masses
Years 811-830
Gailasande Turannin (Gailasande the Tyrant), reik of the Braesrigni826Please respect copyright.PENANANV5giMfZ3B
gained title of Obarorikge from usurpation, gained moniker of 'Turannin' (Tyrant)826Please respect copyright.PENANAgzUvQ2Wch3
subjugated the Zurgartii, winning major favor from the masses826Please respect copyright.PENANAlV72zD5gh5
introduced the electoral system for the title of Obarorikge, appointing elector titles to her allies826Please respect copyright.PENANA8aAOgLXgmO
explored ancient ruins and experimented on forgotten technology, including gunpowder826Please respect copyright.PENANAoOq6gKJv6y
raised taxes, but funded grand improvements in infrastructure, especially roads and sanitation826Please respect copyright.PENANAT1dfsAGg7j
died naturally
Emelgard Sigeswinthasdotter (Emelgard, daughter of Sigeswintha), Drusdenn reik826Please respect copyright.PENANA9i7nxh4xUf
remained politically timid and loyal to Gailasande, despite usurpation826Please respect copyright.PENANAkXqhiDlQSJ
died naturally
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik826Please respect copyright.PENANAzGOqGSZVXT
as an only child, succeeded her mother as reik of the Brugni and Stromlaz826Please respect copyright.PENANAIMBQGeSnCY
as a dual-reik, gained the moniker of Osterkwen (Eastern Queen)
Years 830-832
Klodoricha Osterkwen (Klodoricha the Eastern Queen), Brugni and Stromlaz reik826Please respect copyright.PENANAMnCc4iuyp3
first elected Obarorikge, won majority vote thanks to her dual-reik status and alliances with other reiks826Please respect copyright.PENANA7w3DwsWIFU
maintained the status quo, albeit slightly lower taxes and less ruins exploration826Please respect copyright.PENANAOfOu4fi83Q
died from illness
Years 832-855
Loiswinda 'Loisemagna' Oberener (Loiswinda 'Great Lois' the Conqueror), Mosdal reik826Please respect copyright.PENANA0lGClsbJn9
elected as Obarikge (shortened variant of word Obarorikge)826Please respect copyright.PENANA5JmvrjfYRh
learned some uses of gunpowder, first cannons to be used in over a millenium826Please respect copyright.PENANAy2EZceNzYi
Zurgartii rebeled, subjugated them826Please respect copyright.PENANAnOphsciGaT
subjugated the Traesndeg, Maltelaz, and Denbak826Please respect copyright.PENANATdzuzMZUyv
peasant revolts due to several harsh winters, crushed them826Please respect copyright.PENANA8u3ohSZNVf
instituted a grain subsidy with grain looted from the recently subjugated peoples826Please respect copyright.PENANAkL0vsCN74L
peasant unrest in recently subjugated peoples quelled quickly826Please respect copyright.PENANAWiODwUe1Zo
divided the Obarikge's lands into north and south as the Flouzlants and Zourlants826Please respect copyright.PENANAF6HrH3MRDE
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 reik826Please respect copyright.PENANAhVtJsBdQIy
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo826Please respect copyright.PENANAhM4nWaKxys
died naturally
Years 879-896
Lambertha, Brugni reik826Please respect copyright.PENANAA2LQ6tEpkK
elected as Obarikge, maintained the status quo826Please respect copyright.PENANAgAPKKF9g6A
died from illness
Years 885-896
Sunhilda Gusbeksnarre (Sunhilda, the Fool of Gusbek), Stromlaz reik826Please respect copyright.PENANA4IbHdeRMfN
elected as Obarikge826Please respect copyright.PENANAs4J2k66cfX
warred with a coalition of the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz826Please respect copyright.PENANATps7MdSsC4
died in battle in the lands of the Gusbek in a disastrous defeat
Brimarka Norslandingkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen826Please respect copyright.PENANADtiwY3a8k3
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen826Please respect copyright.PENANA24pKNuUgiQ
proto-vassalized other reiks, carving out a queendom
Years 896-897
Brimarka Norslaningkwen (Brimarka, Queen of the North Lands), Mosdal reik, Norslants queen826Please respect copyright.PENANA8muRC5mUua
elected as Oberik (word evolved from Obarikge) with overwhelming majority826Please respect copyright.PENANA9pXt4Hw0ib
died from assasination soon after election
Years 897-904
Wilgeferta Braesmarkskwen (Wilgeferta, Queen of the Braesrigni's March), Braesrigni reik, Braesmark queen826Please respect copyright.PENANA8e3YJHgtVT
elected as Oberik826Please respect copyright.PENANAjApECTAB9p
made minor concessions with enemies for shaky peace826Please respect copyright.PENANAT0Vx1L3Gsc
died from illness
Years 904-955
'Reiksreik' Kaiseraude Swarze ('Leader of Leaders' Kaiseraude the Black), Drusdenn reik, Druskwensland queen826Please respect copyright.PENANAVLLsidrZjV
elected as Oberik826Please respect copyright.PENANAYvOtfueUVO
remodeled the military to include standing armies, skill-based promotions, egalitarian enlistment, emergency conscription, etc.826Please respect copyright.PENANAPPmZ64NWdP
reengaged enemies in a massive war826Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ph54jAiem
subjugated the Aldaregni, Kaasni, Kusnaatti, Blarbrustaz, Bregnekti, Gusbek, and Ottoholz, ending the war826Please respect copyright.PENANAFrwo8mYrH2
exacted tribute from border peoples, including Kernoi, Malsatti, Olstenn, Erlenni, Brisoz, Bernatni, Epani, Maltelaz, Traisndeg, Denbak, and Kingdom of Laragz826Please respect copyright.PENANA3VbUW9KRHb
set precedents with written laws, writing the Gesezzenbuok (Book of Laws), spending more than decade personally overseeing its authoring826Please respect copyright.PENANAr8wlPHLxMo
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)826Please respect copyright.PENANAPeMoTq1ZEm
divided the Obereik into regional districts, including the Reiksbund and Gottsriki, as well as the old Flouzlants and Zourlants826Please respect copyright.PENANA2k9znSo9ry
expanded the availability of elector titles, abolished several kingdoms and queendoms as well as hereditary monarchy within the major heartlands826Please respect copyright.PENANANJnWeQ6WwS
urbanized the Obereik, greatly expanded infrastructure, named and renamed urban centers826Please respect copyright.PENANApA9Q3JJWHD
constructed monuments and houses of religious significance, instated an independent pontificate for the leader of the major religion826Please respect copyright.PENANAOnPZ2Tw41s
noble's revolt because of legal whiplash, crushed them and mass-executed nobility including non-conspirators826Please respect copyright.PENANAYEU14i1Udd
died naturally
Years 955-973
Irmlinde vom Diknau, Diknau magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAg5TwgtdkiJ
first urban leader elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAFKOCDZ4Gca
maintained the status quo, expanding urbanization, religious spread, and law enforcement826Please respect copyright.PENANApXT7e64kcy
died naturally
Years 973-1003
Gelisande vam Knedlhusn, Knedlhusn marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANAOMs3cJnsFc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1003-1048
Engel von Flusslants, Sachsnat magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAsIplL6iS5g
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1048-1091
Richeldis du Larax, Larax queen826Please respect copyright.PENANAxDl12yBkU9
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1091-1115
Joetta du Larax, Larax queen826Please respect copyright.PENANAv63gkESzD8
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo
Years 1115-1142
Hardewijka de Zwarte, Brisse marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANA5XAhQf1FyQ
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAj1oig55dQY
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 Rownin826Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3OOgiyLKn
founded with the pontificate the Gottgefawihtruppe (Godly Company) holy order to root out illegal heresies and hunt demons and monsters826Please respect copyright.PENANA7OqRqy5oo7
died from assassination
Years 1142-1142
Pamrietta I van Pamsbierg, Pamsbierg magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANASYw4niWQ12
elected as Kaiserin somewhat controversially, since she was at the center of a religious dispute826Please respect copyright.PENANAToRMJeP6iA
burned at the stake by Wigmar
Years 1142-1199
Wigmar Schreckliche (Wigmar the Awful), Monkurt marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANA308LGsOPcq
first man elected as Kaiseraun, elected by a small margin, notably a heretic of the majority religion826Please respect copyright.PENANAmoUVoLyh7z
instigated a civil war826Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6166jjGNB
died from illness
Years 1199-1220
Friedeja van Brisse, Brisse magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAQnBQRPdfXF
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAWIiRNkaaA0
retired
Years 1220-1227
Roderick von Sachsenstadt, Sachsenstadt marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANAYeGoRYfSIC
elected as Kaiseraun826Please respect copyright.PENANAtgc2eDEKKe
perpetuated a heresy despite not being a heretic826Please respect copyright.PENANA5BEGd6fEwP
expanded religious freedoms, but made concessions with the pontificate to only legalize certain heresies in certain areas826Please respect copyright.PENANA4OJkZPuF25
expanded borders by colonizing tribal and nomadic lands826Please respect copyright.PENANAdw0VIGFQQr
impeached and fired from office by the electors
Years 1227-1253
Hemma i-Ogotth (Hemma the Ogotthi), Neufurt magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAmH4whBKXdK
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAFQog6uavCB
founded the legal region of the Ogotthistadtgemeinden (short Ogotthis)826Please respect copyright.PENANALOpQOp9XWF
instated the provincial system, affected the Gottriks and Ogotthis826Please respect copyright.PENANAjrm4ZWEVlz
limited imperial election to the three provinces of the Flusslants, Zurlans, and Reiksbund826Please respect copyright.PENANA9isUb41jGb
retired as Kaiserin to be appointed governor of the Ogotthis
Years 1253-1270
Wildegast de Jagoner (Wildegast the Hunter), Bristen magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANATi1fSoSz93
elected as Kaiseraun826Please respect copyright.PENANACWuuLeyuR5
subjugated the Jaglawmayd nomads, founded the Jagonsland provincial governorship826Please respect copyright.PENANA3Zy2ElcHCz
worked with the pontificate to found the Jagonstruppe holy order to hunt beasts, brigands, and monsters826Please respect copyright.PENANA0De6uGEjh7
retired
Years 1270-1302
Walpurga die Denkerin (Walpurga the Thinker), Mittestadt magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAGSUlYxl5JE
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANA9hU9TfOOOT
limited appointment of provincial governors to an election by provincial local leaders rather than by the Kaiser826Please respect copyright.PENANAOeEGIqSOe5
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)826Please respect copyright.PENANA2qYkeYVMk6
retired
Years 1302-1335
Inge vom Malas, Malas magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAkSajswr9Xc
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo826Please respect copyright.PENANAXNpGhS7g8S
retired
Years 1335-1378
Heiltraud die Grosse von Kleineburg, Kleinerland multi-magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAykagIVoQk3
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAfn2fUilWTe
reformed the military to focus on provincial standing armies and mercenaries826Please respect copyright.PENANAJBw1mAbovS
instigated a proxy war of the Kingdoms of the Blotland and the Kopcohag tribes, vassalized them826Please respect copyright.PENANAkqPVpEAeL8
instated the Kniestwagorasniowe (Grand Southern Principalities, short Sudlands), with Wlotcka, Hegyemseg, and the Dunnoland as vassal principalities826Please respect copyright.PENANA8TUnSklbru
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)826Please respect copyright.PENANAxYMj9J1Wej
crowned Bolcs Laszlo (Vlad the Wise) as Hegyek Hercneze (Prince of the Mountains)826Please respect copyright.PENANAYqmlLJ4DLd
crowned Wlotcak Zbynek (Zbynek the Vlotskan) as Dvojcata Knize (Prince of the Twins)826Please respect copyright.PENANAP31IWhnu6V
died naturally
Years 1378-1388
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAjEBvYGpvS6
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo826Please respect copyright.PENANAklJiYVpnUK
retired
Years 1388-1394
Ivo de Gottrik (Ivo the Gottrik), Modzena magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAZ18acQSjlb
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo826Please respect copyright.PENANAWVoKBe4KX8
retired
Years 1394-1403
Pamrietta II von Pamsberg; Pamsberg, Laleburg, and Kleineburg multi-magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAAQP6vucds5
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status quo826Please respect copyright.PENANA60TgzkZCCj
retired
Years 1403-1442
'Fouken Pech' Bristwalda d'Eruewerer ('Bad Fucking Luck' Bristwalda the Conqueror), Laleburg marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANAMmeyM7FRNd
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAeQjvYTzoHR
exacted tribute from Itthyar border colonies, southern over-the-strait polities, and western tribes826Please respect copyright.PENANAgPN7oCSebu
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)826Please respect copyright.PENANAj7puTmsIL7
pyrrhic victory over the northern stone-walker invasion826Please respect copyright.PENANA3kuuyBtNPR
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 Sudlands826Please respect copyright.PENANAoMmocppyXU
died in battle against the stone-walkers from friendly fire as the stone-walkers were fleeing
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANAau47D1Yg1S
took command of the armies after Bristwalda's death826Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5j8e5imqH
rallied the armies into an orderly withdrawal
Years 1442-1469
Hermesinda II, Mittestadt marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANA9eYwc3WmDa
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAf9jpSttUX1
overwhelmingly successfully defended against minor stone-walker incursions, tribal raids, and piracy826Please respect copyright.PENANA4OQ1fzrPd1
mostly absent from domestic politics, unable to prevent popular heresies and civil strife, as well as Sudlands civil war826Please respect copyright.PENANAe2z9Wfz0gO
retired
Years 1469-1475
'Dikke' Boswintha ('Fat' Boswintha), Ulstein marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANAoef8hMBLPy
elected as Kaiserin826Please respect copyright.PENANAXSmf9SgFff
failed an attempt to conduct peace in the Sudlands826Please respect copyright.PENANAAaliygQ3zm
caught up in a money laundering scandal826Please respect copyright.PENANA9wGrolcI8b
impeached and fired from office
Years 1475-1490
Alwine, Mittestadt magistrate826Please respect copyright.PENANAfGGzU0qFoe
elected as Kaiserin, maintained the status-quo826Please respect copyright.PENANA1GVUE9Kjed
stayed ambivalent to the Sudlands civil war826Please respect copyright.PENANAR4NgJ0hbIo
retired
Wendelin de Vrome van Montseldz, Montseldz marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANAcclgeM5I8p
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 marshal826Please respect copyright.PENANAqkRdPuvMsK
elected as Kaiseraun826Please respect copyright.PENANA3SYMsjoZfJ
crowned Filip III z Bernaje as Grand Prince, ceasing the Sudlands civil war for now826Please respect copyright.PENANAC7r6WbJMqM
current Kaiser