The Council of Finances (Raad van Financiën / Conseil des Finances) was one of the central government institutions of the Habsburg Netherlands. It was founded by Emperor Charles V by a decree of 1 October 1531 establishing three "collateral councils", the others being the Council of State and the Privy Council.[1]
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The main members were the Treasurer General and the Receiver General, supported by anywhere between two and five councillors.[1]
Further reading
edit- M. Baelde, De collaterale raden onder Karel V en Filips II (1531-1578). Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis van de centrale instellingen in de zestiende eeuw (Brussels, 1965)