"Herrenhaus" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of Lords: Law of 1853.*—Legislative authority in the kingdom of Prussia is shared by the king with a national assembly, the Landtag, composed of two chambers, of which the upper is known as the Herrenhaus, or House of Lords, and the lower as the Abgeordnetenhaus, or House of Representatives. Under the original provisions of the constitution, the House of Lords was composed of (1) adult princes of the royal family; (2) heads of Prussian houses ...
— The Governments of Europe • Frederic Austin Ogg |
