Privy council

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A privy council is a body that advises a head of state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchical government. The term "privy" (from French privé) signifies private or secret. Consequently, a privy council, more common in the past, existed as a group of a ruling monarch's most trusted court advisors. Its purpose was to consistently provide confidential advice on matters of state. Despite the abolition of monarchy, some privy councils remained operational, while others were individually disbanded, allowing the monarchical system to continue to exist without a secret crown council.

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Privy councils

Functioning privy councils

GovernmentPrivy Council
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Crown Council of Belgium
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Privy Council of Bhutan
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Darussalam Privy Council of Brunei
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Supreme Privy Advisory Council
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada King's Privy Council for Canada
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Danish Council of State
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Crown Council of Monaco
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Dutch Council of State
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norwegian Council of State
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Privy Council of Thailand
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Privy Council of Tonga
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council

Former or dormant privy councils

MonarchyPrivy CouncilNotes
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary Geheimrat Abolished 1919
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Privy Council of Bermuda Split in 1888
Flag of Brazil (1853-1889).svg Empire of Brazil His Imperial Majesty's CouncilHonorific title, some were part of the Council of Ministers or the Council of State; abolished by a coup in 1889 [1]
National flag of Third Burmese Empire (Konbaung Dynasty).svg Konbaung dynasty (Burma) Byedaik Abolished 1885
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg Qing dynasty (China) Grand Council Abolished 1898
Flag of England.svg Kingdom of England Privy Council of England Replaced by the Privy Council of Great Britain on 1 May 1708 [2] [3]
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopian Empire Crown Council of Ethiopia Abolished 1974, revived in pretence 1987[ citation needed ]
Flag of France (1790-1794).svg Kingdom of France Conseil du Roi Abolished 1791 and replaced by the Conseil d'État
Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire Geheimrat Abolished 1918
State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1973).svg Kingdom of Greece Council of State Established in 1835; abolished in 1865, re-established in 1929 as the senior administrative court of Greece
Flag of Hanover (1692).svg Electorate of Hanover Privy Council of Hanover Abolished 1866
Flag of Hawaii (1896).svg Kingdom of Hawaiʻi Privy Council of the Hawaiian Kingdom Abolished after the Hawaiʻi became a republic in 1893
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Kingdom of Ireland Privy Council of Ireland Retained following the coming into effect of the Act of Union 1800, but became dormant from 1922
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Empire of Japan Privy Council of Japan Abolished 1947
Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg Kingdom of Laos King's Council Abolished 1975
Flag of Nepal.svg Kingdom of Nepal Rajsabha Monarchy abolished on 28 May 2008
Cross of Burgundy.svg Habsburg Netherlands Geheime Raad or Conseil Privé Established in 1531. Abolished for the final time in 1794
First flag of the Nguyen Dynasty.svg Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnam) Viện cơ mật Abolished in 1945 with the abolition of the monarchy
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Privy Council of Northern Ireland Made dormant 1972
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Divan Monarchy abolished in 1922
Flag Portugal (1830).svg Kingdom of Portugal His Most Faithful Majesty's Council Monarchy abolished in 1910
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire Supreme Privy Council Abolished 1730
Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Electorate of Saxony Privy Council of SaxonyEstablished in 1697 to administer jurisdiction over Lutheran institutions on behalf of the Elector who had converted to Catholicism[ citation needed ]
Flag of Scotland (1542-2003, sky blue).svg Kingdom of Scotland Privy Council of Scotland Abolished on 1 May 1708, replaced by the Privy Council of Great Britain [2] [3] [4]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Privy Council of Sweden Abolished 1789
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1941).svg Kingdom of Yugoslavia Privy Council of YugoslaviaAbolished 1945, revived in pretence 1990 and replaced by the Privy Council of Serbia in 2006. [5]
Late 19th Century Flag of Sulu.svg Sultanate of Sulu Ruma Bichara (State Council)Abolished after Spanish colonization of the Philippines

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References

  1. ↑ Coradini, Odaci Luiz (February 1997). "Grandes Famílias e Elite 'Profissional' na Medicina no Brasil" [Important Families and the 'Professional' Elite within Brazilian Medicine]. História, Ciências, Saúde—Manguinhos (in Portuguese). III (3). Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz: 425–466.
  2. 1 2 O'Gorman, Frank (2016). The Long Eighteenth Century: British Political and Social History 1688–1832. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 65. ISBN   9781472507747.
  3. 1 2 Black, Jeremy (1993). The politics of Britain, 1688-1800. Manchester University Press. p. 13. ISBN   0719037611.
  4. ↑ "Privy Council Records". National Records of Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Privy Council". royalfamily.org.
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