Imperial and Royal Court

The Imperial and Royal Court of Karnia-Ruthenia is the imperial and royal court for the Sovereign of Karnia-Ruthenia. All Ambassadors to the Empire are formally received by the Court, and all Ambassadors from the Empire are formally accredited from the Court — not the Empire — as they are representatives of The Crown, but also includes all those who regularly attend the Emperor-King. Official meetings and receptions associated with the court are held wherever the monarch is in residence — usually Hofbau Palace. Organized to be a large court following the Austrian Imperial Court, the courtiers included the monarch camarilla and retinue, household, nobility, those with court appointments, the leibgarde, and may also include emissaries from other nations or visitors to the court. Foreign princes and foreign nobility in exile may also seek refuge at the court. Lower ranking servants and bodyguards were not properly called courtiers, though they might be included as part of the court in the broadest definition. Etiquette and hierarchy flourish and is planned to leave traditional traces over the future generations of Karno-Ruthenians, featuring a strict order of precedence involving royal and noble ranks, orders of chivalry and nobility and in some cases, uniforms. One of the major markers of a court is ceremony — concerning the coronation of the monarch and audiences with the monarch.

Life at Court
Life at the Imperial and Royal Court is dominated by ceremony. Ceremonies can range from formal government occasions to infornal gatherings. Appeareance and tradition plays a large role in ceremonies, as they emphasize the continuity of Imperial institutions. From a social and political standpoint, the most important ceremonies are coronations, formal state receptions and audiences with the Emperor-King.