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.
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.