During Maria's reign the most powerful Geheimrat was Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg.

在玛丽亚统治期间，最有权势的Geheimrat是考尼茨-里特贝格亲王温泽尔·安东。

At the Austrian court these leading officials were known as the Geheimrat, 'Geheim' meaning 'secret' and as such the Geheimrat would be the closest political confidante of the monarch, similar to a Secretary of State in England.

在奥地利宫廷， 这些主要官员被称为 Geheimrat，“Geheim” 的意思是“秘密” ，因此 Geheimrat 是君主最亲密的政治知己，类似于英国的国务卿。