Formed in 1721 at the Treaty of Lyons establishing a Union between the remainder kingdoms and republics of the Catholic West, centered in Venice was an assembly of the provincial governors of their respective nations, voting on two supreme councils as executives. Serving three-year terms, in times of peace the Supreme Council can only run for three terms but in times of war they may stay indefinitely unless impeached by the council members. Marriage Tax on the Clergy. In the Treaty, the Council recognized itelf as the continuation of the Old Roman Republic,