Institution
Rigsråd
The Rigsråd, or Council of the Realm, was the council of the Danish high nobility and, until the Reformation, bishops, which shared power with the king from the later Middle Ages. Each new king signed an accession charter guaranteeing its privileges. It was abolished when Frederick III introduced absolute monarchy in 1660.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rigsråd. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rigsrad
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