Camarilla

Camarilla

A camarilla is a group of courtiers or favourites which surround a king or ruler. Usually, they do not hold any office or have any official authority but influence their ruler behind the scenes. Consequently, they also escape having to bear responsibility for the effects of their advice. The term derives from the Spanish word, "camarilla" (Diminutive of "Cámara"), meaning "little chamber" or private cabinet of the king. The term also entered the German language and is used in the sense given above.

Examples

In particular, two groups which are called camarillas are those which surrounded the Emperor Wilhelm II and the President Paul von Hindenburg.

The camarilla of President Paul von Hindenburg

*Oskar von Hindenburg, the son of the President, nicknamed " [t] he President's son unplanned for in the Constitution."Fact|date=April 2007
*Otto Meissner, secretary of state, chief of the presidential office
*General Kurt von Schleicher, head of the military office in the Defence Ministry, later Chancellor
*Franz von Papen, Chancellor

Other

* "Camarilla" is also the name of a "sect" (faction) in the role-playing game "".

ee also

*Cabal
*Cabal Ministry
*Cliveden set
*Kitchen Cabinet
*Éminence grise
*The School of Night
*Makhzen


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  • camarilla — [ kamarija ] n. f. • 1824; mot esp. « cabinet particulier du roi », de camara « chambre » 1 ♦ Hist. Parti absolutiste, formé par les familiers du roi d Espagne. 2 ♦ Péj. Coterie influente autour d un personnage important. ● camarilla nom féminin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Camarilla — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La Camarilla es una de las sectas del juego de rol Vampiro: La Mascarada. Se la simboliza con un Ankh. Actualmente es la secta dominante, y se encuentra en una guerra completa con el Sabbat. Ocupa una gran parte de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • camarilla — s.f. [dallo sp. camarilla, dim. di cámara camera , propr. l antisala della camera reale]. [gruppo di persone che influenzano l azione di un governo per interessi personali] ▶◀ clan, (spreg.) combriccola, (spreg.) combutta, congrega, (spreg.)… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • camarilla — sustantivo femenino 1. Pragmática: peyorativo. Conjunto de personas que influyen de manera no oficial en un personaje importante o en una autoridad: El ministro iba acompañado de su camarilla …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Camarilla — Ca ma*ril la, n. [Sp., a small room.] [1913 Webster] 1. The private audience chamber of a king. [1913 Webster] 2. A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Camarilla — (span., spr. Kamarillja, d.i. das Kämmerchen), 1) die vertraute Umgebung des spanischen Königs Ferdinand VII., die im Rücken der Minister deren Gesetze u. Anordnungen unwirksam machten; daher 2) auch in anderen, bes. constitutionellen Staaten,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Camarilla — (span., spr. rillja, »Kämmerchen, Kabinett«), seit Ferdinand VII. von Spanien Name für eine Günstlingspartei, die in der unmittelbaren Umgebung des Herrschers sich befindet und auf diesen einen für den Staat verderblichen Einfluß ausübt …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Camarilla — Camarilla, span., ein kleines Gemach, in der polit. Sprache der Einfluß von Günstlingen auf die Entschließungen eines Regenten …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • camarilla — index cabal, faction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • camarilla — CAMARILLA: S indigner quand on prononce ce mot …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • camarilla — (Del dim. de cámara). f. Conjunto de personas que influyen subrepticiamente en los asuntos de Estado o en las decisiones de alguna autoridad superior …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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