The
Crown Council
(
Romanian
:
Consiliul de Coroan?
) was an institution that advised the
King of Romania
. Informal between 1866 and 1938, it was formalized by the
1938 Constitution
, in effect for two years. The forum met on occasions of great national importance. It had a purely advisory role, and was convoked by the King on the government's advice.
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In 2010, the council was once again re-established by
King Michael I
on October 10, which succeeded the Political and Advisory Committee set up by the King during his exile and after 1989 Romanian Revolution.
List of Crown Councils
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The Crown Councils that took place and the issues discussed were the following:
Institutionalization of the Crown Council
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At the beginning of 1938,
King Carol II
decided to abolish the parliamentary regime and established a regime of personal authority, enshrined in law by drafting, approving by
plebiscite
and then promulgating a new Constitution. Several measures were taken to reorganize the state, which included: censorship, suspension of the immovability of magistrates and the stability of civil servants, dissolution of political parties, creation of a "mass" party (
National Renaissance Front
), professional organization in guilds, reform administrative etc.
Against this background, on March 30, 1938, a decree-law was issued establishing the Crown Council as a distinct political organism. According to the decree-law, the members of the Council were to be appointed by royal decree, from current or former dignitaries of the state, church, army and royal court or from prominent personalities of the country, the number of members not being limited. The Council maintained its consultative status.
Members
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Historical members
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The members of the Council bore the title of royal adviser, and received a monthly allowance of 50,000
lei
. These were the following (those for whom the date is not specified were appointed on March 30, 1938):
- Patriarch Miron Cristea
, who died on March 6, 1939
- Marshal
Alexandru Averescu
, who died on October 30, 1938
- Marshal
Constantin Prezan
- General
Artur V?itoianu
- Gheorghe Mironescu
- Nicolae Iorga
- Constantin Angelescu
- Gheorghe T?t?rescu
- Constantin Argetoianu
- General
Ernest Ballif
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- Alexandru C. Cuza
, from June 16, 1939
- Victor Iamandi
, from November 23, 1939
- Ion Mihalache
, from April 17, 1940, resigned on June 26
- Victor Antonescu
, from April 18, 1940
- Patriarch Nicodim Munteanu
, from August 20, 1940
- Metropolitan
of Transylvania
Nicolae B?lan
, from August 20, 1940
- Metropolitan of the
Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic
Alexandru Nicolescu
, from August 20, 1940.
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Current members
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See also
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Bibliography
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- Ion Mamina,
Consilii de Coroan?
, Editura Enciclopedic?, Bucure?ti, 1997
References
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External links
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