Conciliar government
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A system of councils used to centralise power and assert authority, expanded by Philip II, whose slow workings often caused severe political paralysis.
A system of advisory bodies through which Charles V managed his territories, expanding the polysynodial system.
Topics that use Conciliar government
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – consequence in this period through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
- 1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598 (A-level only) – The drive to 'Great Power' status, 1516–1556 (AQA A-Level)
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