List of heads of state by diplomatic precedence in Karnia-Ruthenia

The order of precedence by diplomatic precedence is the sequential hierarchy of nominal importance to be applied to individuals, groups, or organizations within diplomatic circles in events of Imperial and Royal Court and other very formal and state occasions, especially where diplomats and foreign heads of state are present. It can also be used in the context of decorations, medals and awards. A person's position in an order of precedence is not necessarily an indication of functional importance, but rather an indication of ceremonial or historical relevance; for instance, it may dictate where dignitaries are seated at formal dinners. The term is occasionally used to mean the order of succession — to determine who replaces the head of state in the event they are removed from office or incapacitated — as they are often identical, at least near the top.

Background and tradition
The system used in Karnia-Ruthenia is divided between their order of precedence for nationals in events of the Imperial and Royal Court that follow a particular order of precedence especially for national royalty, nobility, officers of state, senior members of the clergy, holders of the various orders of chivalry and other key-persons within the Empire. However, considering foreigners, the system settled is the one reached at the Congress of Vienna, an outcome that was arguably enabled by the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. A "Regulation concerning the precedence of Diplomatic Agents", inspired by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, was signed on 19 March 1815 and remained in use until 1961 for macronational purposes, when it was superseded by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The latter still allows the host state to establish its own rules of precedence. But it was never reached a complete consensus. Nowadays,a common practice is to establish precedence in meetings of heads of state by length of tenure, like the order of precedence established by the United Nations. Karnia-Ruthenia still uses the method developed at the Congress of Vienna.

List
The current list is the general order of precedence for different micronations for state purposes, following the standards of the "Regulation concerning the precedence of Diplomatic Agents".