What is English Council of State?
{{Infobox government agency | name = Council of State | alt = | caption = | logo = Flag of The Commonwealth.svg | logo_size = 130px | logo_alt = | logo_caption = Flag of the Commonwealth | formed = 14 February 1649 <small>(first time)</small><br />25 May 1659 <small>(second time)</small> | dissolved =30 April 1653 <small>(first time)</small><br />28 May 1660 <small>(second time)</small> | agency_type = Advisory body | status = Executive government | headquarters = [[London]], [[Commonwealth of England]] | preceding1 = [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] <small>(as King)</small> | preceding2 = [[Richard Cromwell]] <small>(as Lord Protector)</small> | superseding1 = [[Oliver Cromwell]] <small>(as Lord Protector)</small> | superseding2 = [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] <small>(as King)</small> | chief1_name = [[Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey]] (last) | chief1_position = Lord President | key_people = | footnotes = }} The English '''Council of State''' was first appointed by the [[Rump Parliament]] on 14 February 1649. This was after the execution of [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]]. The Council of State is also known as the '''Protector's Privy Council'''. [[Category:1640s establishments]] [[Category:1650s disestablishments]] [[Category:1659 establishments]] [[Category:1660s disestablishments]] [[Category:politics of England]] {{UK-stub}}