szlachta

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Szlachta were the legally privileged noble class of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, known for their political power, landownership, and unique traditions of noble democracy.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal estate ⓘ
noble class ⓘ
social estate ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
elective monarchy of Poland ⓘ
sejmik (regional assembly) ⓘ
country Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
culture Sarmatism ⓘ
declineCause abolition of feudal privileges in 19th century ⓘ
Partitions of Poland ⓘ
surface form: partitions of Poland
ethnicComposition German ⓘ
Lithuanian ⓘ
Ruthenian ⓘ
others ⓘ
primarily Polish ⓘ
heritage modern Polish nobility traditions ⓘ
influenced political culture of Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
language Polish ⓘ
legalPrivilege exclusive access to high offices ⓘ
freedom from corporal punishment ⓘ
jurisdiction over peasants on their estates ⓘ
monopoly on owning landed estates ⓘ
right to trial in noble courts ⓘ
notableLaw Henrician Articles ⓘ
Nihil novi (1505) ⓘ
Pacta conventa ⓘ
politicalSystem Golden Liberty ⓘ
noble democracy ⓘ
religion predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ
right bear coats of arms ⓘ
elect the king ⓘ
form confederations ⓘ
landownership ⓘ
personal immunity ⓘ
political representation in Sejm ⓘ
political representation in sejmiks ⓘ
rokosz (legal rebellion) ⓘ
tax exemptions ⓘ
socialStatus legally privileged ⓘ
socialStratification impoverished nobility ⓘ
lesser nobility ⓘ
magnates ⓘ
middle nobility ⓘ
timePeriod early modern period ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ
until partitions of Poland ⓘ

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

False Dmitry I → supportedBy → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian magnates
False Dmitry I → supportedBy → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobles
False Dmitry II → supportedBy → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian magnates
Stephen Báthory → alliance → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Mikołaj Zebrzydowski → culture → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
Golden Liberty → appliesTo → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility
Golden Liberty → associatedWith → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian szlachta culture
November Uprising → hasParticipant → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility
Partitions of Poland → opposedBy → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility
Sarmatism → associatedWithSocialClass → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Czarniecki → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
subject surface form: Stefan Czarniecki
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility (szlachta)
Maria Karolina Sobieska → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
Kunegunda → associatedWithDynasty → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Alexander Charles Vasa → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → associatedWith → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Sieniawski family → memberOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: szlachta of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Jerzy Mniszech → memberOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian szlachta
Charles Ferdinand Vasa → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Piłsudski family → nationalTradition → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Sigismund Casimir Vasa → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Maurycy Zamoyski → memberOfNobility → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish szlachta
Congress of Gniezno → hasParticipant → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility
Barbara Radziwiłł → associatedWith → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
Barbara Radziwiłł → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Barbara Radziwiłł → opposedBy → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility
First Partition of Poland → participant → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Polish–Cossack conflicts → opposedBy → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility
1525 Prussian Homage → hasParticipant → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility
Polish Crown → nobilityEstate → szlachta ⓘ
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Konstancja Czartoryska → partOf → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish–Lithuanian nobility
Battle of Racławice → involvedEthnicGroup → szlachta ⓘ
this entity surface form: Polish nobility