Small council

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The small council can be seen as the cabinet of the Seven Kingdoms. It is not known when the first small council assembled, but it was in all likelihood during the reign of the Targaryen kings.

[edit] Positions in the small council

The small council consists of the Hand of the King and a small group of advisers. At the time of Robert Baratheon the small council comprised—

Robert Baratheon was not often present during meetings. Because of that, most meetings were chaired by the Hand of the King. After Robert's death, Cersei reorganized the council for her son Joffrey as follows:

  • Queen Regent - Cersei Lannister
  • Hand of the King - Tywin Lannister (for a time, Tyrion Lannister acted in his stead)
  • Grand Maester - Pycelle
  • Lord Commander of the Kingsguard - Jaime Lannister
  • Commander of the City Watch - Janos Slynt
  • Master of Coin - Petyr Baelish succeeded by Tyrion
  • Master of Whisperers - Varys

After the death of Tywin, Cersei reorganized the council—

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