Cortes of Portugal

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The Cortes of Portugal was the historic representative assembly of the Portuguese realm, bringing together the monarchy, nobility, and clergy to deliberate on laws, taxation, and matters of state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical representative assembly
parliamentary institution
alsoKnownAs Cortes Gerais NERFINISHED
Cortes Portuguesas NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Portuguese realm
composedOf Portuguese nobility NERFINISHED
clergy of Portugal
monarch of Portugal
convenedBy king of Portugal
country Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
dissolvedInPractice 18th century
firstDocumentedIn 13th century
followedBy Constituent Cortes of 1820 NERFINISHED
parliamentary institutions of constitutional monarchy in Portugal
governmentType estates-general
governs tax obligations of the estates
hasFunction advice on matters of state
approval of taxation
deliberation on laws
representation of the estates of the realm
hasPart sessions (cortes) convened by the king
hasRole forum for negotiation between crown and estates
limiting royal power through consent on taxation
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period

Middle Ages NERFINISHED
influenced later Portuguese parliamentary traditions
influencedBy medieval European estates-general
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
location Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
meetsAt Coimbra NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
Tomar NERFINISHED
various Portuguese cities
notableSession Cortes of Coimbra (1385) NERFINISHED
Cortes of Lamego (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED
Cortes of Tomar (1581) NERFINISHED
partOf political system of the Kingdom of Portugal
precededBy royal councils of the Portuguese monarchy
relatedTo Portuguese monarchy NERFINISHED
Portuguese nobility
Roman Catholic Church in Portugal NERFINISHED
history of Portugal
typeOfRepresentation estate-based representation
usedFor confirming royal succession
granting extraordinary taxation to the crown
oath of allegiance to the monarch
petitioning the king

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Kingdom of Portugal legislature Cortes of Portugal