Senate of the Kingdom

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The Senate of the Kingdom was the upper legislative chamber of the Kingdom of Sardinia (and later the Kingdom of Italy), composed mainly of appointed members such as nobles and high officials, functioning under the constitutional framework established in the 19th century.

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Senate of the Kingdom canonical 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf upper house ⓘ
composition appointed members ⓘ
high officials ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
senators for life ⓘ
constitutionalFramework Albertine Statute of 1848 ⓘ
linked to: Albertine Statute
country Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
establishedInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
function approval of laws ⓘ
legislative review ⓘ
participation in constitutional processes ⓘ
governingDocument Albertine Statute ⓘ
hasChamberType upper house ⓘ
hasLegislativePower yes ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century Italian constitutional monarchy ⓘ
jurisdiction national legislation ⓘ
languageOfProceedings Italian ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
meetsIn capital of the kingdom ⓘ
memberTerm life tenure ⓘ
partOf Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Italy

Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate ⓘ
role upper chamber in a bicameral parliament ⓘ
selectionMethod appointment by the king ⓘ
sharesLegislativePowerWith Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
socialCharacter aristocratic ⓘ
conservative ⓘ
status defunct legislative body ⓘ
successor Senate of the Italian Republic ⓘ
votingSystem non‑elective ⓘ

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Albertine Statute → upperHouse → Senate of the Kingdom ⓘ