Senate of Milan

The Senate of Milan (Italian: Senato di Milano), formally the Most Excellent Senate of Milan (Latin: Senatus Excellentissimus Mediolani) was one of the most important governing bodies of the Duchy of Milan, vested with jurisdictional and legislative functions. It was an institution that embodied and upheld the values and legal systems of the ancien régime. The Senate's decisions and legal precedents significantly influenced the development of substantive law in Lombardy.

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