Sicilian Parliament
Parliament of the Kingdom of Sicily | |
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Royal coat of arms of Sicily, after-14th century | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 1097 |
| Disbanded | 19 April 1849 |
| Succeeded by | Sicilian Regional Assembly |
| Leadership | |
President of the Parliament | |
| Meeting place | |
| Royal Palace of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily | |
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The Parliament of the Kingdom of Sicily (Latin: Parlamentum Regni Siciliae), or Sicilian Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Sicily from the 11th century until 1816, and again in 1848 when it assembled in the context of the Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848. Parliament evolved from the curiae generales of bishops, lords and cities representatives that advised the Sicilian monarch.
Originally a unicameral body, a bicameral English-style Parliament was adopted by the Sicilian Constitution of 1812 when its membership was divided into a House of Lords and an elected lower house.