Peter I of Russia created a club for his friends known as the Jolly Company, The Drunken Synod, and many other names, but it was simply a council of drunken fools, whose sole job was to drink and party. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_All-Joking,_All-Drunken_Synod_of_Fools_and_Jesters