Cortes of Castile

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The Cortes of Castile was the representative assembly of the Crown of Castile, bringing together nobles, clergy, and urban deputies to advise the monarch and approve taxation and legislation in medieval and early modern Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
representative assembly
appliesTo subjects of the Crown of Castile
composition three estates
convenesBy king of Castile
monarch of the Crown of Castile
country Crown of Castile
dissolvedInto Cortes of Spain
estate clergy estate
nobility estate
third estate of towns
governs territories of the Crown of Castile
hasMember clergy
nobles
procuradores of towns
urban representatives
hasPower consenting to legislation
granting extraordinary taxation
petitioning the king
recognition of royal succession
hasRole advisory body to the monarch
legislative participation
representation of estates
taxation approval
hasType estate-based assembly
historicalPrecursorOf Cortes Generales of Spain
inception 13th century
language Castilian
locatedIn Castile
Spain
meetsIn Burgos
Madrid
Segovia
Toledo
Valladolid
partOf institutions of the Crown of Castile
religion Roman Catholicism
represents cities of the Crown of Castile
clergy of Castile
nobility of Castile
urban deputies of royal towns
significantEvent Comuneros revolt negotiations
approval of taxes for the Catholic Monarchs
sessions under Charles I of Spain
sessions under Philip II of Spain
timePeriod Middle Ages
early modern period

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Corts of Aragon
differentFrom
Castile and León ("Cortes of Castile and León")
hasLegislativeBody
Crown of Castile
parliament

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