Council of Portugal
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Territories administered by the Council of Castile
Territories administered by the Council of Aragon
Territories administered by the Council of Portugal
Territories administered by the Council of Italia
Territories administered by the Council of the Indies
Territories appointed to the Council of Flanders
The Council of Portugal, officially, the Royal and Supreme Council of Portugal (Portuguese: Real e Supremo Conselho de Portugal; Spanish: Real y Supremo Consejo de Portugal) was the ruling body and a key part of the government of the Kingdom of Portugal during the Iberian Union. The council was founded in 1582 by Philip I of Portugal following the model of the Council of Castile.[1] It provided Portugal with a large degree of autonomy from the its king in Madrid.[2]
Apart from administering the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves, the council administered Portugal's colonial empire.
The council ceased to exist after the Portuguese Restoration War.
References [edit]
- ^ Lee, Stephen J. (1990). "7". Aspects of European history, 1494-1789. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-415-02784-7.
- ^ Schwartz, Stuart B. (1973). "III". Sovereignty and society in colonial Brazil. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02195-2.
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