 In addition to this, there was the "Hofrechenskammer" or the exchequer which was tasked with the handling of all financial accounts.Meanwhile, in 1760, Maria Theresa created the Council of State ("Staatsrat"), composed of the state chancellor, three members of the high nobility and three knights, which served as a committee of experienced people who advised her.The council of state lacked executive or legislative authority, but nevertheless showed the difference between the form of government employed by Frederick II of Prussia.