Imperial Estates
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Imperial Estates were the semi-autonomous political entities within the Holy Roman Empire, such as principalities, bishoprics, and free cities, that held territorial authority and representation in the Imperial Diet.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bohemian Estates | 2 |
| Estates of the Archduchy of Austria | 1 |
| Imperial immediacy | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estate of the realm
ⓘ
imperial estate of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ political entity ⓘ |
| exercised | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| existedFrom | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| existedUntil | 1806 ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Central Europe
ⓘ
German-speaking lands ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver | territories within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hadMember |
ecclesiastical princes
ⓘ
imperial cities ⓘ imperial prelates ⓘ secular princes ⓘ |
| hadObligation |
participate in imperial politics
ⓘ
pay imperial taxes ⓘ provide military contingents to the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalStatus | semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
imperial immediacy
ⓘ
jurisdictional autonomy ⓘ military obligations to the emperor ⓘ taxation rights within their territories ⓘ |
| hadRight |
representation in the Imperial Diet
ⓘ
territorial authority ⓘ |
| hadSeatIn |
College of Cities
ⓘ
College of Princes ⓘ
surface form:
College of Prelates
College of Princes ⓘ Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Golden Bull of 1356
ⓘ
imperial law ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Reformation-era conflicts
ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ constitutional structure of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ imperial politics ⓘ |
| wereAbolishedWith | dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| wereComposedOf |
archbishoprics
ⓘ
counties ⓘ duchies ⓘ imperial abbeys ⓘ imperial free cities ⓘ imperial knights ⓘ prince-bishoprics ⓘ principalities ⓘ |
| wereLimitedBy |
Reichshofrat jurisdiction
ⓘ
Reichskammergericht jurisdiction ⓘ imperial legislation ⓘ |
| wereSubjectTo | authority of the Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bohemian Estates
subject surface form:
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
this entity surface form:
Estates of the Archduchy of Austria
subject surface form:
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
this entity surface form:
Bohemian Estates
this entity surface form:
Imperial immediacy