Attention: Wife Wanted!

Description: Emperor Charlemagne is currently looking for a new wife and empress to share his life and love. This woman will be required to fulfill a number of duties as his consort. Her primary responsibility will be the management of the palace, which serves as the political center of the realm. By managing the palace well, a successful wife will keep her husband from worrying about the state of his home and the seat of his government. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, managing the staff of the palace, caring for visitors, and planning and managing events. She is also responsible for working with the chamberlain of the palace, with whom she will coordinate the giving of gifts to supporters and potential allies of the emperor at his discretion. Please be aware that this is a particularly important role of the empress as it helps to enforce her husband’s rule and maintain his important friendships and alliances. Therefore all candidates must be able and willing to perform this function. Many of these gifts will also be given to religious communities in order to ensure her husband’s heavenly reward, as well as her own. It is also expected that the empress will publicly display her piety through attending religious functions, giving donations, and caring for the poor and sick. Furthermore, the empress is responsible for managing her husband’s treasury and must be able to do so efficiently and accurately. The future empress will be required to serve as an adviser and secretary to the emperor as well. She will be expected to manage various forms of communications between the emperor and people wishing to speak to him or gain his support, and she may often be called upon to smooth over difficult situations between her husband and his followers. As a royal consort, the empress will also be expected to give guidance using mercy and piety as her guiding principles. Lastly, the empress must be willing to report back to her husband on any and all interactions she may have with his guests and subjects.

Job Requirements: Based on the description above, a potential candidate must exhibit the following traits: She must be personable and able to work and converse well with others, as well as be able to manage the palace staff effectively. It is vital that she is able to work particularly well with the palace chamberlain. A successful applicant will most likely have had previous experience with running a household. She must be very organized and good at event management, so that her husband and his guests will have everything they need during important state functions and celebrations. It is also preferable that she is educated, especially in accounting, so that she may manage the emperor’s treasury well. Since the emperor has numerous children, many of whom he prefers to keep with him at all times, the future empress must also be able to work with and manage her stepchildren. She must be especially adept at managing her husband’s daughters, as they serve various crucial functions for their father, such as acting as advisers and errand-runners. Finally, the future empress must be very pious and be able to serve as a good Christian model for her husband and his people.

If interested, please email cover letter, resume, and three letters of recommendation* to: chamberlain@charliespalace.org

*One of these letters must come from a religious figure who can provide specific examples of the candidate’s piety and humility.