Herrenhaus

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Herrenhaus was the upper chamber of the Prussian parliament, functioning as the Prussian House of Lords in the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislative body
house of lords
upper chamber of parliament
alsoKnownAs Prussian House of Lords NERFINISHED
architecturalStyleOfBuilding Neoclassical architecture NERFINISHED
buildingCurrentUse seat of the Bundesrat of Germany
capitalOfJurisdiction Berlin NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Germany NERFINISHED
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dissolutionCause German Revolution of 1918–1919 NERFINISHED
dissolved 1918
hasCategory 1918 disestablishments in Germany
19th-century establishments in Prussia
Defunct upper houses
History of Berlin
Politics of the Kingdom of Prussia
hasLowerHouse Abgeordnetenhaus
Prussian House of Representatives NERFINISHED
headOfStateWhoAppointedMembers King of Prussia NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century
early 20th century
inception 1850
jurisdiction Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
languageUsed German
legislativeChamberOf Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
legislativeFunction control of government to a limited extent
participation in constitutional amendments
review and approval of legislation
legislatureType bicameral legislature upper house
locatedInPresentDay Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED
location Berlin NERFINISHED
meetsIn Herrenhaus building
nativeLabel Herrenhaus NERFINISHED
officialName Preußisches Herrenhaus NERFINISHED
partOf Constitutional system of the Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
Prussian parliament NERFINISHED
politicalSystemContext constitutional monarchy
region Central Europe
replacedBy Preußischer Staatsrat NERFINISHED
Prussian State Council NERFINISHED
seatOfGovernmentRole part of the Prussian Landtag complex
selectionMethodOfMembers ex officio members
hereditary peers
life peers appointed by the king
representatives of cities and universities

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