Council of Brabant | |
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Conseil de Brabant / Raad van Brabant | |
Established | 1430 |
Dissolved | 1794 |
Jurisdiction | Duchy of Brabant |
Location | Brussels |
The Council of Brabant was the highest law court in the historic Duchy of Brabant. It was presided over by the chancellor of Brabant. One of its functions was to determine that new legislation was not contrary to the rights and liberties established in the Joyous Entry.
The Belgian Federal Parliament now sits in the building that was designed in the late 18th century by Gilles-Barnabé Guimard as the Palace of the Council of Brabant.