Council of State

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The Council of State was a governing body in mid-17th-century England that acted as the executive authority during the Interregnum, overseeing administration and foreign policy in the absence of a monarch.

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Label Occurrences
Council of State canonical 7

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive council
government body
interregnum institution
appliesDuring Commonwealth period
English Interregnum NERFINISHED
Protectorate period
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED
Protectorate
appointedBy House of Commons NERFINISHED
Parliament of England NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus subordinate to Parliament
country England
endTime 1660
governs Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED
Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland NERFINISHED
hasMember Arthur Hesilrige NERFINISHED
Bulstrode Whitelocke NERFINISHED
Henry Vane the Younger NERFINISHED
John Bradshaw NERFINISHED
John Lambert NERFINISHED
Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED
Sir Arthur Annesley NERFINISHED
Sir Henry Mildmay NERFINISHED
Thomas Scot NERFINISHED
hasRole administration oversight
appointment of officials
diplomatic negotiations
executive authority
foreign policy direction
intelligence and security oversight
issuing instructions to commanders
management of state correspondence
management of state revenue
military supervision
naval administration
oversight of colonies
headquartersLocation Whitehall NERFINISHED
legallyFormedBy Act abolishing the office of King
legislatedBy Long Parliament NERFINISHED
Rump Parliament NERFINISHED
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
meetsAt Whitehall Palace NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers up to 41
partOf government of the Commonwealth of England
government of the Protectorate
reasonForExistence absence of a monarch
replacedByAtEndOfInterregnum Privy Council of Charles II NERFINISHED
replaces Privy Council of England NERFINISHED
significantEvent ceased to function at the Restoration of Charles II in 1660
first Council of State established February 1649
reconstituted under the Instrument of Government in 1653
startTime 1649

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Convention Parliament convenedBy Council of State
English Commonwealth headOfState Council of State
English Commonwealth headOfGovernment Council of State
Second Protectorate Parliament convenedBy Council of State
Derby House Committee replacedBy Council of State