Crown Council of Romania

The Crown Council (Romanian: Consiliul de Coroană) was an institution that advised the King of Romania.

The Crown Councils that took place and the issues discussed were the following: At the beginning of 1938, King Carol II decided to abolish the parliamentary regime and established a regime of personal authority, enshrined in law by drafting, approving by plebiscite and then promulgating a new Constitution.

Several measures were taken to reorganize the state, which included: censorship, suspension of the immovability of magistrates and the stability of civil servants, dissolution of political parties, creation of a "mass" party (National Renaissance Front), professional organization in guilds, reform administrative etc.

Against this background, on March 30, 1938, a decree-law was issued establishing the Crown Council as a distinct political organism.

The members of the Council bore the title of royal adviser, and received a monthly allowance of 50,000 lei.