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Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands

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The Privy Council, also called the Secret Council (Dutch: Geheime Raad, French: Conseil Prive), was one of the highest government institutions of the Habsburg Netherlands. Based in Brussels, it was particularly charged with legal and administrative questions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Jurisdiction Scope
Jurisdiction Scope (category)
National 1
Founding Year
1531 1
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1. Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands (Wikipedia)
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