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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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