council of fifteen

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The Council of Fifteen was a baronial committee of nobles established in 1258 to limit King Henry III’s power and oversee the governance of England.

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instanceOf baronial council
governing committee
appliesToJurisdiction England
appointedBy baronial assembly at Oxford
composedOf English nobles
barons
conflict power struggle between Henry III and the baronage
country Kingdom of England
createdDuring reign of Henry III of England
dissolved 1260
documentedIn English medieval legal and constitutional records
chronicles of Matthew Paris
endCause reassertion of royal authority by Henry III
governmentalRole advising the king on policy
control of key royal officers
oversight of royal finances
hasAuthorityOver appointments to royal offices
royal administration of England
royal council
hasHistoricalSignificance early limitation of monarchical power in England
precursor to later constitutional developments in England
hasNumberOfMembers 15
historicalPeriod 13th century
Second Barons' War era
linked to: Second Barons' War
inception 1258
languageUsed Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

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legalBasis Provisions of Oxford
location Oxford, Kingdom of England
linked to: Oxford, England
meetsAt royal court of England
linked to: English royal court
opposedBy royalist supporters of Henry III
partOf baronial reform movement against Henry III
purpose to limit the power of King Henry III of England
to oversee the governance of England
relatedTo Provisions of Westminster
Second Barons' War
replaced unrestricted royal council of Henry III
replacedBy restored royal authority of Henry III
selectionMethod partly chosen by the king and partly by the barons
significantEvent Provisions of Oxford
significantFigure Hugh Bigod
John FitzGeoffrey
Peter de Montfort
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester

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Provisions of Oxford created council of fifteen