Reichsrat Explained

Reichsrat is a legislative body in German-speaking countries similar to the Upper House of a Parliament. The cognate in Scandinavian countries is Riksråd. These may refer to:

• Reichsrat (Austria), the parliament of the Cisleithanian part of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)
• Reichsrat (Germany), a body representing the German States in the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
• Riksråd, various Royal Councils in Scandinavian countries
• Riksrådet, the Privy Council of Sweden

See also

• Reichstag (disambiguation), the directly elected body or Lower House of parliaments in various German-speaking countries
• Riksdag (disambiguation), the cognate of Reichstag in Scandinavian countries
• Rigsdagen, Parliament of Denmark (1849–1953)
• In modern Germany, the Bundestag and Bundesrat (disambiguation) are the two chambers of parliament
• Imperial Council (disambiguation), literal translation