Hungarian Diet

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historical legislative assembly institution of the Kingdom of Hungary parliament

The Hungarian Diet was the historic legislative assembly of the Kingdom of Hungary, composed of the nobility and clergy, which played a central role in approving laws, taxes, and matters of succession.

Aliases (3)

Diet of Hungary ×3
Diet of Hungary (1867–1918) ×1
Hungarian Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical legislative assembly → institution of the Kingdom of Hungary → parliament →
appliesToJurisdiction	Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen →
basedOn	feudal estates system →
composedOf	clergy → nobility →
convenedBy	King of Hungary →
country	Kingdom of Hungary →
followedBy	National Assembly of Hungary →
governmentBranch	legislative branch →
hasAuthorityOver	legislation in the Kingdom of Hungary → royal succession in the Kingdom of Hungary → taxation in the Kingdom of Hungary →
hasLegalStatus	corporate body of the realm →
hasPart	Table of Deputies → Table of Magnates →
hasRole	approving laws → approving taxes → deciding matters of succession →
hasTypeOfSession	extraordinary session → ordinary session →
historicalPeriod	19th century → Middle Ages → early modern period →
languageOfWorkOrName	Hungarian → Latin →
legislativeBodyFor	Kingdom of Hungary →
location	Bratislava → Buda → Budapest → Pest → Pozsony → Pressburg →
meetsFor	deliberation on national affairs →
partOf	constitutional system of the Kingdom of Hungary →
politicalIdeology	estate-based representation →
recognizedAs	central organ of noble self-government →
recognizedBy	Hungarian nobility →
replacedBy	Diet of Hungary (1867–1918) →
significantBuilding	Hungarian Diet building in Buda → Hungarian Diet building in Pressburg →
significantEvent	1848 Hungarian Revolution → Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 →
socialClassRepresented	Hungarian nobility → high clergy →
usedVotingSystem	estate voting →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Assembly (Hungary) ("Diet of Hungary") → National Assembly of Hungary ("Diet of Hungary") →	predecessor
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 →	confirmedBy
National Assembly of Hungary ("Hungarian Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary") →	historicalPrecursor
Kingdom of Hungary ("Diet of Hungary") →	legislativeBody
Hungarian Diet ("Diet of Hungary (1867–1918)") →	replacedBy