[quote=@Zoldyck]
Wow... the monarchs are going to have a busy schedule with just turning down diplomats :P
In this timeperiod the European monarchs didnt meet personally with the diplomats of other countries anymore, they had a minister of foreign affairs for that. The only way to talk to a monarch as a foreigner was to be invited by them. Some countries were even so strict with this rule that the palace guards were ordered to shoot to kill... Ever fooled around at Buckingham Palace? Then you know what I am talking about. 

Suggesting that the monarch would make time for you was rather rediculous because it would mean that you could make demands of a monarch and could get you kicled out of the country in Russia or Austria. Monarchs would only talk about diplomacy with their ministers, not the foreign diplomat. The only exception to this rule was if another monarch/president came to the country on a state visit which was agreed upon before hand by the hosting monarch.

That being said, this is ofcourse not a simulation of the 19th century, last time I checked we didnt have mechs in that century. But I just thought that it might add abit more realism if the monarchs are actually treated as such and not as a boring state dignitary.
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Well, this is mostly how it goes for both nations, though more so in the case of Kzechverin.

Eisenkreis is surprisingly the easier of the two nations to actually get in touch with, and get to discussions. The Hegemon's Court handles most of the affairs that Marianna herself can't be bothered with, and if something is pressing, or involves the entirety of the country, she becomes involved directly. That's her style of things though, preferring to keep her hands on the issue and make it seen that the crown is aware and doing something about it. Foreign dignitaries aren't much of an issue for her, though with her past and all, I imagine there's an air of tension around her whenever someone from beyond the borders involved. That and I think Bavaria is still a little pissy about her retiring a diplomat early =P

Kzechverin on the other hand, is a nightmare of feudal bureaucracy and nobility, with diplomats often being bogged down in the particulars of who and why, sometimes spending months until they even see the person they needed to see. This is the interesting thing with the Noble Republic, in that while it is a democratic system, it is one in which only the nobility is in power, and everyone thinks they are important and need to be heard. Each of the twelve princes has their own court of dignitaries and administrators, shifting off to the other provinces of the nation or in other lands, and each of these administrators is assigned to particulars that only they are allowed to deal with. About the only way anyone gets a word in edgewise is if Csilla becomes involved, which almost never happens, or if Eisenkreis sends word ahead.

Suppose it's really more of the ruling style of the two monarchs, where Marianna prefers to retain direct control over [i]everything[/i] and Csilla is pretty much what you would expect of a princess.