House of Lords of Prussia

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The House of Lords of Prussia was the upper chamber of the Prussian parliament, composed mainly of hereditary nobles, high-ranking clergy, and royal appointees, serving as a conservative counterweight to the elected lower house in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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House of Lords of Prussia canonical 2
Preußisches Herrenhaus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliamentary chamber
upper house
alsoKnownAs House of Lords of Prussia
surface form: Preußisches Herrenhaus

Prussian House of Lords
basedOn Prussian Constitution of 1850
coLegislatureWith Prussian Landtag
surface form: Prussian House of Representatives
compositionIncludes hereditary nobles
high-ranking clergy
life peers
members of mediatized princely houses
representatives of large landowners
royal appointees
country Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
countryCapitalSeat Berlin
dissolutionCause German Revolution of 1918–1919
dissolved 1918
endedWith abolition of the Prussian monarchy
established 1850
governedBy rules of procedure of the Prussian House of Lords
hadPower legislative veto
participation in law-making
hadPresidingOfficer President of the House of Lords of Prussia
historicalEra 19th century
early 20th century
influenced conservative legislation in Prussia
influencedBy Prussian aristocracy
jurisdiction Prussia
language German
legislativeFunction upper chamber of the Prussian parliament
lowerHouse Prussian Landtag
surface form: Prussian House of Representatives
memberSelectionMethod ex officio membership for certain offices
hereditary right
royal appointment
monarchAppointedMembers King of Prussia
partOf Prussian Landtag
surface form: Parliament of Prussia

political system of the Kingdom of Prussia
politicalOrientation conservative
relatedTo German Empire
replacedBy Prussian State Council
role conservative counterweight to the lower house
seatBuilding Bundesrat building, Berlin
surface form: Herrenhaus building in Berlin
statusDuringGermanEmpire state-level upper house within the German Empire
subordinateTo King of Prussia
symbolOf power of the Prussian nobility
typeOfMembership non-democratic
votingSystem non-elected membership

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Prussian Constitution of 1850 establishes House of Lords of Prussia
Prussian Landtag hasChamber House of Lords of Prussia
House of Lords of Prussia alsoKnownAs House of Lords of Prussia
this entity surface form: Preußisches Herrenhaus