Senate of the Kingdom

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The Senate of the Kingdom was the upper legislative chamber of the Kingdom of Sardinia (and later the Kingdom of Italy), composed mainly of appointed members such as nobles and high officials, functioning under the constitutional framework established in the 19th century.

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Senate of the Kingdom canonical 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf upper house ⓘ
composition appointed members ⓘ
high officials ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
senators for life ⓘ
constitutionalFramework Albertine Statute of 1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
function approval of laws ⓘ
legislative review ⓘ
participation in constitutional processes ⓘ
governingDocument Albertine Statute NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChamberType upper house ⓘ
hasLegislativePower yes ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century Italian constitutional monarchy ⓘ
jurisdiction national legislation ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Italian ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
meetsIn capital of the kingdom ⓘ
memberTerm life tenure ⓘ
partOf Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ
role upper chamber in a bicameral parliament ⓘ
selectionMethod appointment by the king ⓘ
sharesLegislativePowerWith Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialCharacter aristocratic ⓘ
conservative ⓘ
status defunct legislative body ⓘ
successor Senate of the Italian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
votingSystem non‑elective ⓘ

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Albertine Statute → upperHouse → Senate of the Kingdom ⓘ