The Collegium of Estates (russian: Вотчинная коллегия; also College) was a Russian
executive body
The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a state.
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collegium
A (plural ), or college, was any association in ancient Rome that acted as a legal entity. Following the passage of the ''Lex Julia'' during the reign of Julius Caesar as Consul and Dictator of the Roman Republic (49–44 BC), and their reaf ...
), created in 1721. In 1782, it was announced that the College would be closing, but due to various disputes, the process of closing took another four years.
References
*''Readings of the Moscow Society for History and Antiquities''
*Ardashev NN, ''History of the patrimonial archive until 1812'', Описание док-тов и бумаг МАМЮ, Vol. 5, M., 1888
Collegia of the Russian Empire
1782 disestablishments
1721 establishments in Russia
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