Steward

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The Steward's Shield of Honour.

The Steward of the Imperial Republic is the head of the executive. Elected by the Landsraad and thereafter appointed by the Kaiser, the Steward runs the government for a term of three years. He or she appoints ministers and other persons under law. The Steward also has power of decree over a wide range of topics for the imperial dominions and for matters of imperial competency. The current Steward is Waldemar Zinkgraven.

Prior to the enactment of the Carta Ayreonica in 1653, the Steward governed Shireroth whenever the Kaiser was unable to. In 1653, the post of Regent was split off from Steward, and the Steward consolidated permanent government power. Ruling Stewards occurred between reigns of kaisers for various reasons. For example, upon the forced abdication of Kaiser Cedris I (with the designated heir unable to take on the kaisership), Steward Carl Jackson of Novi Nigrad governed until the House of Ashura (which had been tasked with finding the next Kaiser) had presented Kaiserin Rei I to the nobility of Shireroth.

At the Coronation of Hasan I, The Prophet presented to the then Steward Jacobus Loki a "Shield made of dark Silver, with the white-gold inlay of a mighty fruit bearing tree, with black pearls hanging from the branches". The Prophet named this the Shield of the Steward, the Shield of Honor.

The title Steward has existed also in many Shirerithian jurisdictions as a caretaker government title.

List of recent Stewards

See also the List of Stewards.

Before 1653, the position of Steward was not by all kaisers considered a permanent position. Some kaisers appointed stewards only for specific events, other kaisers always had a stand-in steward and tasked him or her with certain business.

Portrait Personal name Birth Tenure Death House or bloodline Kaiser Note
Redquill.png Ryker Everstone 1589 1615–1617 Redquill
Mira Raynora Minor 1617–1620
Aasmund Vigeland 1620
Jonathan2.jpg Jonathan Ayreon-Kalirion 1620
JacobD.jpg Jacob Darylion-Verion 1620–1623
Jonathan2.jpg Jonathan Ayreon-Kalirion Hurmu, 1603 1623–1624 Light, 1629 Ayreon-Kalirion
Kizzy Drakland Demonsfall, 1597 1624–1626 died 1639,
returned 1650
Drak
Vilhelm Benkern 1626–1631?
Mira Raynora Minor 1631–1635?
Vacant 1635–1636
Altea Lomax 1636–1639
Yumi.jpg Yumi Zotrasdóttir unknown 1639–1642 Kviteseid Hjalmar Redquill
KH.png Hallbjörn Haraldsson 1642–1644
Adam.jpeg Adam Ayreon-Kalirion 1644–1645
Dravot III.png Daniyal Dravot 1645–1647
Altea Lomax 1647
Isabella.jpg Isabella Simrani-Kalirion 1647–1648
Kylekilynn.png Kyle Kilynn 1648–1651
Liv Dravot II.png Liv Dravot 1651–1654
Waldemar Zinkgraven.png Waldemar Zinkgraven 1654–1657