Conditions (Russia)
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The Conditions were an 18th century constitutional project in Russia
, signed by Empress Anna of Russia
in Jelgava
on the 18th of January 1730, giving substantial power to the Supreme Privy Council
. When the Empress returned to Russia, she revoked her approval of the Conditions and dissovled the Supreme Privy Council on the 20th of February. The members of the Council were removed from government and exiled or repressed paving the way for Anna to become an absolute monarch in the model of her uncle Peter the Great.
The Conditions acted as a constitution
binding the monarch in relation to:
None of these powers could be exercised by the monarch, under the Conditions, without the approval of the Supreme Privy Council. Or else they would face the possibility of deposition.
Russia
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, signed by Empress Anna of Russia
Anna of Russia
Anna of Russia or Anna Ivanovna reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740.-Accession to the throne:Anna was the daughter of Ivan V of Russia, as well as the niece of Peter the Great...
in Jelgava
Jelgava
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on the 18th of January 1730, giving substantial power to the Supreme Privy Council
Supreme Privy Council
The Supreme Privy Council of Imperial Russia was founded on 8 February 1726 as a body of advisors to Catherine I.Originally, the council included six members — Alexander Menshikov, Fyodor Apraksin, Gavrila Golovkin, Andrey Osterman, Peter Tolstoy, and Dmitry Galitzine. Several months later,...
. When the Empress returned to Russia, she revoked her approval of the Conditions and dissovled the Supreme Privy Council on the 20th of February. The members of the Council were removed from government and exiled or repressed paving the way for Anna to become an absolute monarch in the model of her uncle Peter the Great.
The Conditions acted as a constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
binding the monarch in relation to:
- Declarations of War.
- Signing of Treaties.
- Imposing new taxes.
- Appointing officers to ranks higher than PolkovnikPolkovnikPolkovnik is often a military rank in Slavic countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states. However, in the Ukraine, polkovnyk was an administrative rank similar to a governor...
(Colonel). - Depriving and granting estates.
- Appointing to the court ranks.
- Using of public revenues.
None of these powers could be exercised by the monarch, under the Conditions, without the approval of the Supreme Privy Council. Or else they would face the possibility of deposition.