Imperial Advisory Council

The Imperial Advisory Council is advisory council around the Kaiser of Shireroth. It normally consists of at least the Kaiser, the Steward and a representative from the Landsraad and Adelsraad, as well as someone schooled in law. Its members are by law appointed by the Kaiseress on the advice of the Steward.

Imperial Advisory Council under Kaisers Ayreon V and VI

Portrait	Title	Name	Birth	Tenure	Death	Comment
	Her Serenity the Xinshi Heavenly Light, Duchess of Jingdao	Houdezaiwu of Erasmus	1679 (aged 72) in Daocheng	1740–
	His Serenity the Steward of the Imperial Republic	Shen Suyi	1693 (aged 58)	1741–
	His Imperial Highness the Dutch of Vigeland	Marcus Avon-El Myksos	1702 (aged 49) in Kezan	1740–
	His Imperial Highness the Duke of 's Koningenwaarde	Frederik Alfons des Vinandy	1688 (aged 63) in Schaarlecht	1740–		King of Batavia
	Her Imperial Highness the Countess Palatine of Highpass	Dina Niit n Taag	1679 (aged 72) in Shirekeep	1740–
	His Imperial Highness the Regent	Rafi Hakimi bin Alsalam	1720 (aged 31) in Agra	1749–		Chamberlain of the Imperial Household, Duke of Vidarstadt
	His Serenity the Chamberlain of the Imperial Household	Hon ben Gyoku	1644 (aged 107) in Daocheng	1740–1749	1749	Regent 1733–1740
	His Serenity the Steward of the Imperial Republic	Naïs Szodarvs	1650 (aged 101) in Sathrati	1740–1741	1750	Later Viscount Szodarvs

History

The Imperial Advisory Council was established during the reign of Kaiser Raynor XI (1496–1499) by Imperial Decree 132.

The Council was created so that the Kaiser could get unbiased advice and help from some of the senior-most citizens in the nation. Raynor's original plan was to put three people on the Council - a "yes man" a "maybe man" and a "no man". The yes man would be someone who tended to share the Kaiser's opinions, the no man would be someone who tended to disagree with the Kaiser, and the maybe man would be someone who was often neutral.

Over time, different kaisers chose a different set-up for the Council. Some kaisers chose the Raynorian triumvirate, while others managed the IAC as a council consisting of all the imperial ministers. A third group of kaisers used the IAC as a representative body for the various duchies or imperial states so that the kaiser would never be without advice from one part of the country.

Since the Charter revisions of the Carta Ayreonica, the Imperial Advisory Council has been appointed by the Kaiser on the advice of the Steward.