Editing Lady-in-waiting (section)

===Germany===
The early modern princely courts in Germany were modeled after the Austrian imperial court model.<ref name="Akkerman Houben date?, page?"/> This court model divided the ladies-in-waiting in a chief lady-in-waiting named {{lang|de|Oberhofmeisterin}} (a widowed or married elder woman) who supervised the {{lang|de|Hoffräulein}} (Maids of Honour), of which one or two could be promoted to the middle rank of {{lang|de|Kammerfräulein}} (Maid of Honour of the Chamber).<ref name="Akkerman Houben date?, page?"/> The German princely courts in turn became the role model of the Scandinavian courts of Denmark and Sweden in the 16th century.<ref name="Persson 1999"/>

After the end of the German [[Holy Roman Empire]] in 1806, and the establishment of several minor kingdoms in Germany, the post of {{lang|de|Staatsdame}} (married ladies-in-waiting) were introduced in many German princely and royal courts. At the imperial German court, the ladies-in-waiting were composed of one {{lang|de|Oberhofmeisterin}} in charge of several {{lang|de|Hofstaatsdamen}} or {{lang|de|Palastdamen}}.{{sfn|Zedlitz-Trützschler|1924|p=}}{{page needed|date=April 2017}}