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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| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Polish–Lithuanian magnates
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobles
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Polish–Lithuanian magnates
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
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Polish nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian szlachta culture
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Polish nobility
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Polish nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Stefan Czarniecki
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility (szlachta)
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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szlachta of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Polish–Lithuanian szlachta
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish szlachta
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Polish nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish nobility
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Polish nobility
this entity surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish–Lithuanian nobility
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Polish nobility