What is Prussian House of Lords?
[[File:Bundesrat.jpg|thumb|300px|The Prussian House of Lords (now seat of the Federal Council)]] The '''Prussian House of Lords''' ({{lang-de|Preußisches Herrenhaus}}) was the first [[Chambers of parliament|chamber]] of the [[Parliament of Prussia|Parliament]] of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] between 1850 and 1918. The second chamber was the [[Prussian House of Representatives]] (''Preußisches Haus der Abgeordneten'', also called the ''Abgeordnetenhaus''). The House of Lords was created on 31 January 1850. Its seat was on Leipziger Straße in [[Berlin]] at a building rebuilt by the architect [[Friedrich Schulze]] in 1904. A member of the House of Lords was known as a ''pair'', or officially as a ''member of the Prussian House of Lords'' (''Mitglieder des preußischen Herrenhauses'', or MdH). The House consisted of hereditary [[Peerage|peers]], life peers appointed by the King of Prussia, peers by virtue of position, representatives of cities and universities, etc. The majority of members were [[German nobility|nobles]], although the House also had [[commoner]]s as members, especially among the representatives of cities and universities. {{commons|Preußisches Herrenhaus}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:1918 disestablishments in Germany]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Berlin]] [[Category:Politics of Germany]] [[Category:National upper houses]] [[Category:1850 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Germany]]