Staatskonferenz, Geheime#
Staatskonferenz, Geheime, consultative body constituted at the instigation of Emperor Franz I on December 12, 1836 to relieve the disabled Emperor Ferdinand I of his duties as ruler. Headed by Archduke Ludwig (brother of Franz I), it comprised Archduke Franz Karl (brother of Emperor Ferdinand I), C. W. Prince Metternich and F. A. Count Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky; existed until March 1848.