Estates of Parliament

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historical legislature parliament unicameral legislature

The Estates of Parliament was the unicameral national legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland before the 1707 Acts of Union, comprising representatives of the clergy, nobility, and burghs.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical legislature → parliament → unicameral legislature →
alsoKnownAs	Parliament of Scotland → Three Estates of Scotland →
composedOf	burgh commissioners → clergy → nobility → three estates →
constitutionalRole	part of the ancient constitution of Scotland →
country	Kingdom of Scotland →
dissolvedBy	Acts of Union 1707 →
endCause	union with England →
endDate	1707 →
function	advising the monarch → approving taxation → enacting statutes →
governingSystem	estates-based monarchy →
hasEstate	First Estate (clergy) → Second Estate (nobility) → Third Estate (burghs) →
headOfStateInParliament	monarch of Scotland →
historicalEra	Early modern period → Middle Ages →
jurisdiction	Kingdom of Scotland →
languageOfProceedings	Latin → Scots →
legalSystemContext	Scots law →
legislativeBodyFor	Kingdom of Scotland →
legislativeStructure	unicameral →
location	Edinburgh →
meetsAt	sessions summoned by the monarch →
metInBuilding	Parliament House, Edinburgh →
notableReform	development into a more regular parliament in the 15th century → introduction of shire commissioners →
numberOfChambers	1 →
power	consent required for national taxation → power to pass acts binding throughout Scotland →
precededBy	earlier Scottish royal councils →
presidingOfficerTitle	Lord Chancellor of Scotland →
relatedInstitution	Convention of Estates (Scotland) →
religiousContext	influenced by the Reformation in Scotland →
replacedBy	Parliament of Great Britain →
sovereigntyStatus	supreme legislative authority in Scotland before 1707 →
succeededBy	House of Commons of Great Britain → House of Lords of Great Britain →
typeOfRepresentation	estate-based representation →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parliament of Scotland → Scottish Estates →	alsoKnownAs
Acts of the Parliament of Scotland relating to peerage ("Estates of Parliament of Scotland") →	enactedBy
Committee of Both Kingdoms ("Scottish Estates of Parliament") →	subordinateTo