Chamber of Deputies of Portugal (1822–1910) explained

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Chamber of the Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese Nation
Native Name:Câmara dos Senhores Deputados da Nação Portuguesa
Native Name Lang:pt
Coa Pic:Câmara dos Senhores Deputados da Nação.svg
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House Type:Lower house
Body:Cortes Gerais
Foundation:1822
Disbanded:1910
Leader1 Type:First President of the Chamber
Leader1:Fr. Francisco de São Luís Saraiva
Leader2 Type:Last President of the Chamber
Leader2:José Capelo Franco Frazão, 1st Count of Penha Garcia
Seats:148
Session Room:Aspecto da Câmara dos Deputados antes da implantação da República - Emílio Biel e Companhia.png
Meeting Place:São Bento Palace
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal

The Chamber of Deputies of Portugal, alternatively translatable as the House of Commons and formally styled the Chamber of the Gentlemen Deputies of the Portuguese Nation (Portuguese: Câmara dos Deputados or Câmara dos Senhores Deputados da Nação Portuguesa) was the lower house of the Cortes Gerais, the legislature of the Kingdom of Portugal during most of the constitutional monarchy period. The Chamber of Deputies directly represented the Portuguese Nation, elected through direct suffrage of the electoral circuits corresponding to the districts of Portugal. During the First Republic, the Chamber of Deputies was remodeled after the US House of Representatives.

History

The Chamber was created in 1826 with the Constitutional Charter.