Imperial Council (title)
Imperial Council was an honorary title bestowed by the Emperor in the Holy Roman Empire and by the Emperor of Austria until 1918 . It was not tied to a specific office , but served as a personal award for the bearer. Similar to the privy councilor , the title of Imperial Council gave its wearer a high social rank, for example at court ceremonies .
A better-known holder of the title was Johann Caspar Goethe , whom Emperor Charles VII appointed to the Real Imperial Council in 1742 for a consideration of around 300 guilders .
Towards the end of the Habsburg Monarchy , the title was of little importance; it was given to clerks and members of the liberal professions , and corresponded to the rank of captain .
In 1919, the Republic of Austria declared the title of Imperial Council to be abolished by Section 3 of the Nobility Repeal Act and prohibited its leadership.
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- ^ Imperial Council in Meyer's Large Conversation Lexicon from 1905
- ↑ Count Baudissin and Countess Baudissin : Spemann's golden book of custom . 1st edition. W. Spemann, Berlin / Stuttgart 1901, p. 1128 ff . ( Digitized version ).
- ↑ After Robert Musil : The man without qualities . Chapter 35.