Cortes Gerais

The Cortes Gerais (Portuguese: General Courts; pre-1911: Cortes Geraes[1]) were
General Courts
the legislature of the Kingdom of Portugal during the Constitutional Monarchy
Cortes Gerais
period.[2] The Cortes were established by provision of the 1822 Portuguese
Constitution as a unicameral parliament.[2] However, the Constitutional Charter of
1826 reformed the Cortes as a bicameral legislature, with the Chamber of Most
Worthy Peers of the Kingdom as its upper house and the Chamber of Gentlemen
Deputies of the Portuguese Nationas its lower house.[2]

The name of the legislature originates from the traditional Portuguese Cortes, the
parliament convening the three estates during the absolute monarchy.

Type
References
Type Unicameral
(1822-1826)
Bicameral
(1826-1910)

Houses Chamber of Peers

Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded 1822
Disbanded 1910
The uniform of Peers of the Leadership
Realm while the Chamber of
First Nuno Caetano
Most Worthy Peers was in President of Álvares Pereira de
session; 1860. the Melo, 6th Duke of
Chamber of Cadaval
Peers
1.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:574055/PDF/
2. Assembly of the Republic, A Monarquia Constitucional (1820-1910)(http
Last Gonçalo Pereira da
s://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/AMonarquiaConstitucional5.
President of Silva de Sousa e
aspx#1838) (in Portuguese), Lisbon
the Menezes, 3rd Count
Chamber of of Bertiandos
Peers
First Father Francisco de
President of São Luís Saraiva
the
Chamber of
Deputies
Last José Capelo Franco
President of Frazão, 1st Count of
the Penha Garcia
Chamber of
Deputies
Seats 90 Peers of the
Realm
 148 Deputies of the
Nation
Meeting place

São Bento Palace

Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal

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