Office of the Chief Court Mistress
| Office of the Chief Court Mistress Obersthofmeisterinamt | |
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| Formed | 17 September 2018 |
| Jurisdiction | Karnia-Ruthenia |
| Headquarters | Persenburg |
The Office of the Chief Court Mistress, also know as the Obersthofmeisterinamt, is the household of the Empress. Is composed by the hofmesterees ('Court mistresses'), who is a lady-in-waiting, second in rank after the Empress herself. The post has the responsibility for arranging the rota of attendance of the ladies-in-waiting on the Empress, along with various duties at state ceremonies.
The Court Mistress duties and responsibilities encompass the daily activities, such as state visits, organising events, everything relative to the etiquette and organization of the Household of the Empress, signalling the dates for audiences to the Empress and accompanying her in every ceremony ,also in charge of the clothes purveyors and directing the formal dressing of the Empress.
In 2018, when was created, a set organisation was finally established for the Karno-Ruthenian Imperial court which came to be the characteristic organisation of the court roughly kept from this point onward. The first rank of the female courtiers was the Obersthofmeisterin, or Mistress of the Robes, who was second in rank after the empress herself, and responsible for all the female courtiers. The Austrian court model was the model for the Karno-Ruthenian court[1].
The Department's headquarters is located within the grounds of the Hofbau Palace and never in use.