Court party

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The Court party was a political faction in late 17th-century England that supported royal authority and the policies of the monarchy against parliamentary opposition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political group
political faction
activeInPeriod late 17th century
alsoActiveUnderMonarch James II of England
associatedWithInstitution English court
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
baseOfSupport court nobles
officeholders dependent on royal favor
royal household officials
characterizedAs court-centered political alignment
country Kingdom of England
emergedDuring Stuart period
surface form: Restoration era
emergedUnderMonarch Charles II of England
favored royal patronage
standing army under royal control
strong executive authority
hasOpposingFaction Country party
historicalRegion England
historicalStatus defunct political faction
ideology support for prerogative powers of the crown
languageOfName English
notableIssue control of taxation by the crown
religious policy aligned with the monarchy
operatedWithinSystem Parliament of England
surface form: English Parliament
opposed parliamentary opposition
opposedBy Country party
opposedConcept parliamentary supremacy over the crown
partOf English Restoration political system
politicalOrientation royalist
politicalPosition pro-court
pro-monarchy
politicalStrategy use of patronage to secure parliamentary support
precededBy Royalist faction
relatedConcept Court–Country debate
succeededBy Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Tory Party

Whig Party
supported policies of the monarchy
royal authority
supportedConcept monarchical supremacy over Parliament
typeOfMonarchySupported hereditary monarchy

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