Chamber of Most Worthy Peers

For other uses, see Chamber of Peers.

The Chamber of Peers of Portugal, alternatively translatable as the House of Lords and formally styled the Chamber of the Most Worthy Peers of the Realm (Portuguese: Câmara dos Pares or Câmara dos Digníssimos Pares do Reino), was the upper house of the Cortes Gerais, the legislature of the Kingdom of Portugal during most of the constitutional monarchy period. Members of the Chamber were Peers of the Realm, appointed directly at the pleasure of the Portuguese monarch.

Chamber of the Most Worthy Peers of the Realm Câmara dos Digníssimos Pares do Reino
Type
Type	Upper house of the Cortes Gerais
History
Founded	1826
Disbanded	1910
Leadership
First President (Lord Speaker) of the Chamber	Nuno Caetano Álvares Pereira de Melo, 6th Duke of Cadaval
Last President (Lord Speaker) of the Chamber	Gonçalo Pereira da Silva de Sousa e Menezes, 3rd Count of Bertiandos
Seats	90
Meeting place
São Bento Palace Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal

History

The ceremonial robes and uniform of Peers of the Realm while the Chamber was in session; 1860.

It was established before the Liberal Wars. It was composed of 90 peers who did not have a hereditary right to sit by descent, but were nominated by the monarch.

The Chamber existed from 1826-1838 and again from 1842-1910, when it was known as the Chamber of Peers of the Realm (Câmara dos Pares do Reino).^[1][2]

One of the members was The 1st Duke of Albuquerque (1815-1890).

The Chamber met at the São Bento Palace.^[3] The successor of the Chamber was the Senate.^[4]