Joyous Entry of 1356

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The Joyous Entry of 1356 was a foundational constitutional charter of the Duchy of Brabant that limited ducal power and guaranteed key privileges and liberties to the duchy’s subjects.

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Joyous Entry of 1356 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional charter
foundational legal document
medieval charter
appliesToTerritory Antwerp
Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Duchy of Brabant
Leuven
’s‑Hertogenbosch NERFINISHED
country Duchy of Brabant
describedBySource Brabantine legal historiography
studies of medieval constitutional law
follows Blijde Inkomst tradition
grants guarantees of due process
political privileges to Brabantine estates
protection of local customs
taxation consent rights to estates
hasEffect constitutional limitation of the duke of Brabant
recognition of corporate rights of Brabantine towns
strengthening of estates’ role in governance
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
hasPart clauses on administration of justice
clauses on estates’ consent to taxation
clauses on inviolability of privileges
clauses on succession and inheritance
hasType charter of liberties
constitutional settlement
inception 1356
influenced later Brabantine constitutional practice
political culture of the Low Countries
language Latin
Middle Dutch
legalForm oath-bound agreement between duke and subjects
legalStatus fundamental law of the Duchy of Brabant
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Holy Roman Empire
Low Countries
mainSubject limitation of ducal power
privileges of Brabantine estates
succession in the Duchy of Brabant
urban liberties
partOf medieval constitutionalism in the Low Countries
restricts arbitrary ducal taxation
ducal power over succession arrangements
unilateral ducal legislation
significantEvent foundation of Brabantine constitutional tradition
title Blijde Inkomst

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Duchy of Brabant legalSystem Joyous Entry of 1356
Duchy of Brabant notableEvent Joyous Entry of 1356