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Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy

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Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy

Parlamento del Regno d'Italia
Coat of Arms
Type
Type
HousesSenate of the Kingdom of Italy (upper house)
Chamber of Deputies (lower house 1861–1939, 1943–46)
Chamber of Fasces and Corporations (lower house 1939–43)
History
Founded1861
Disbanded1946
Preceded byParliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Succeeded byConstituent Assembly of Italy
Meeting place
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Palazzo Madama, Rome (Senate)
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Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome (lower house)

The Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Parlamento del Regno d'Italia) was the bicameral parliament of the Kingdom of Italy. It was established in 1861 to replace the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia and lasted until 18 June 1946, when it was replaced by the present-day Italian Parliament. It was formed of a lower house (the Chamber of Deputies or after 1939 the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations) and an upper house (Senate of the Kingdom).

Further reading

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  • (in Italian) Francesco Bartolotta (ed), Parlamenti e governi d'Italia dal 1848 al 1970, Roma, Vito Bianco Ed., 1971.