Crown Council

The Crown Council was the official government of the Kingdom of Gondor.The Crown Council traditionally was comprised of the King, his Steward and the great Lords of the fiefs Anórien, Anfalas, Ethir Anduin, Ithilien, Lamedon, Lebennin, Lossarnach, Morthond, Pinnath Gelin and Ringló Vale.Traditionally the King or Steward was often also Lord of Anórien and the Prince of Belfalas also held a double position, being both, the Liege-Lord of Belfalas and formally autonomous, but yet allied, Prince of Dor-en-Ernil.

In older times also the military Governors of Calenardhon,Harondor, Umbar and the outer provinces or alleged tribal areas (Andrast, Drúwaith Iaur, Hairaverkien, Nan Lefnui) and occupied or tributary realms (Dor-Rhûnen,Enedhwaith, Haradwaith, Mordor, Near-Harad, Rhûn) had seats or at least advisory functions in the Council, but with the decline of the South Kingdom Gondor lost control over most of these former colonies and dependencies.