Portuguese Cortes
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The Portuguese Cortes was the representative assembly of the Kingdom of Portugal that, in the early 19th century, sought to reassert metropolitan control over Brazil and other colonies during the liberal constitutional period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese Cortes canonical | 5 |
| Portuguese Cortes of 1820 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ representative assembly ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cortes Constituintes de 1820–1822
ⓘ
Cortes Gerais ⓘ Cortes Gerais ⓘ
surface form:
Cortes Gerais e Extraordinárias da Nação Portuguesa
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Brazil
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ Portuguese overseas territories ⓘ |
| basedOn |
principles of national sovereignty
ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ |
| composedOf |
deputies elected from Brazil
ⓘ
deputies elected from Portugal ⓘ deputies from other Portuguese colonies ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1823 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
John VI of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
King João VI of Portugal
Vila-Francada coup ⓘ |
| drafted | Constitution of 1822 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Constitutional Cortes of 1837 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to Brazilian independence in 1822
ⓘ
tensions between Portugal and Brazil ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
draft a liberal constitution for Portugal
ⓘ
limit royal absolutism ⓘ reassert metropolitan control over Brazil ⓘ reorganize the Portuguese colonial empire ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
attempt to recentralize imperial administration in Lisbon
ⓘ
transition from absolutism to constitutional monarchy in Portugal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chamber of Deputies
ⓘ
surface form:
chamber of deputies
Chamber of Peers ⓘ
surface form:
chamber of peers
|
| ideology |
constitutionalism
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1821 ⓘ |
| influenced | Brazilian independence movement ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional assembly ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Government of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese government
|
| locatedIn | Lisbon ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Brazilian political elites
ⓘ
Dom Pedro, Duke of Braganza ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Pedro of Brazil
|
| partOf | Portuguese constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | traditional medieval Cortes of Portugal ⓘ |
| regulates | relationship between Portugal and its colonies ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Revolution of 1820
approval of the Portuguese Constitution of 1822 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Cortes of 1820