The magnates almost monopolized the highest secular and ecclesiastic offices, but both the Hungarian Court Chancellerythe supreme body of royal administrationand the Lieutenancy Councilthe most important administrative officeprimarily employed lesser noblemen.
The magnates almost monopolized the highest secular and ecclesiastic offices in the 18th century, but 11 lesser noblemen had seat in the Hungarian Court Chancellery, which was the supreme body of royal administration. The Lieutenancy Councilthe most important administrative officeprimarily employed lesser noblemen.