The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia on February 8, 1726. by Empress Catherine I. The Council was designed to advise the sovereign and streamline administration, effectively surpassing the Senate influence and increasing executive power. It functioned from 1726 to 1730, when it was abolished following Anna Ioannovna's ascension.
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