A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word privy means 'private' or 'secret'; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on state affairs.
Privy councils edit
Functioning privy councils edit
Former or dormant privy councils edit
| Monarchy | Privy Council | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary
|
Geheimrat | Abolished 1919 |
 Bermuda
|
Privy Council of Bermuda | Split in 1888 |
 Empire of Brazil
|
His Imperial Majesty's Council | Honorific title, some were part of the Council of Ministers or the Council of State; abolished by a coup in 1889[1] |
 Konbaung dynasty (Burma)
|
Byedaik | Abolished 1885 |
 Qing dynasty (China)
|
Grand Council | Abolished 1898 |
 Kingdom of England
|
Privy Council of England | Replaced by the Privy Council of Great Britain on 1 May 1708[2][3] |
 Ethiopian Empire
|
Crown Council of Ethiopia | Abolished 1974, revived in pretence 1987[citation needed] |
 Kingdom of France
|
Conseil du Roi | Abolished 1791 and replaced by the Conseil d'État |
 German Empire
|
Geheimrat | Abolished 1918 |
 Kingdom of Greece
|
Council of State | Established in 1835; abolished in 1865, re-established in 1929 as the senior administrative court of Greece |
 Electorate of Hanover
|
Privy Council of Hanover | Abolished 1866 |
 Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
|
Privy Council of the Hawaiian Kingdom | Abolished after the Hawaiʻi was invaded by the US in 1893 |
 Kingdom of Ireland
|
Privy Council of Ireland | Retained following the coming into effect of the Act of Union 1800, but became dormant from 1922 |
 Empire of Japan
|
Privy Council of Japan | Abolished 1947 |
 Kingdom of Laos
|
King's Council | Abolished 1975 |
 Kingdom of Nepal
|
Rajsabha | Monarchy abolished on 28 May 2008 |
 Habsburg Netherlands
|
Geheime Raad or Conseil Privé | Established in 1531. Abolished for the final time in 1794 |
 Nguyễn dynasty (Vietnam)
|
Viện cơ mật | Abolished in 1945 with the abolition of the monarchy |
 Northern Ireland
|
Privy Council of Northern Ireland | Made dormant 1972 |
 Kingdom of Portugal
|
His Most Faithful Majesty's Council | Monarchy abolished in 1910 |
 Russian Empire
|
Supreme Privy Council | Abolished 1730 |
 Electorate of Saxony
|
Privy Council of Saxony | Established in 1697 to administer jurisdiction over Lutheran institutions on behalf of the Elector who had converted to Catholicism[citation needed] |
 Kingdom of Scotland
|
Privy Council of Scotland | Abolished on 1 May 1708, replaced by the Privy Council of Great Britain[2][3][4] |
 Sweden
|
Privy Council of Sweden | Abolished 1789 |
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
|
Privy Council of Yugoslavia | Abolished 1945, revived in pretence 1990 and replaced by the Privy Council of Serbia in 2006[citation needed] |
 Sultanate of Sulu
|
Ruma Bichara (State Council) | Abolished after Spanish colonization of the Philippines |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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). Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. III (3): 425–466.
- ^ a b O'Gorman, Frank (2016). The Long Eighteenth Century: British Political and Social History 1688–1832. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 9781472507747.
- ^ a b Black, Jeremy (1993). The politics of Britain, 1688-1800. Manchester University Press. p. 13. ISBN 0719037611.
- ^ "Privy Council Records". National Records of Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.