The The Duke's Council for State Affairs (Portuguese: Conselho do Duque para Negócios de Estado), more commonly known and referred to as Council of State (Portuguese: Conselho de Estado), is a formal body of advisors to the Sovereign of Marienbourg. The Council of State formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the Ducal Prerogative,[a] and as a body corporate it issues executive instruments which, among other powers, enact Acts of Parliament. The Council also holds the delegated authority to issue Conciliar Decrees, mostly used to regulate certain public institutions. The Council advises the Sovereign on the issuing of Ducal Charters, which are used to grant special status to incorporated bodies.
The members of the Council of State are appointed by the Sovereign at his discretion. Nevertheless, in order to maintain institutional reliability and to empower the monarchy, Council of State members are generally members of the national aristocracy. The Minister-President of the time is always, during his tenure, a member of the Council, and the triumvirs of the Supreme Ducal Court must elect from among themselves a member to represent the arm of justice in the Council. Members of the Council are called Councillors of State and are headed in the body by a Lord President of the Council of State, who is appointed by the Sovereign.
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- ↑ Widely known as Royal Prerogative, but called "Ducal" to refer to the Sovereign's reigning title.
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