Council of Two Hundred
The Councils of Two Hundred (
Republic of Geneva prior to the French Revolution
. Although the council in Geneva dates to 1526, the councils were medieval in origin. They sometimes contained as many as 300 members.
They were superseded by smaller legislatures with a less specific name of "Grand Council" (Grosser Rat or Grand Conseil).
Bibliography
- Grand Council (Ancien Régime) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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