Quia Emptores Terrarum
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Quia Emptores Terrarum is a landmark 1290 English statute that reformed feudal landholding by prohibiting subinfeudation and allowing free alienation of land by tenants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quia Emptores | 1 |
| Quia Emptores Terrarum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quia Emptores Terrarum Context triple: [Statute of Quia Emptores, hasAlternativeName, Quia Emptores Terrarum]
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A.
Ad Nationes
Ad Nationes is an early Christian apologetic work by Tertullian that defends Christianity against pagan accusations and misconceptions in the Roman Empire.
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B.
Count of the Empire
Count of the Empire was a noble title in Napoleonic France granted by Emperor Napoleon I as part of his new imperial aristocracy.
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C.
Adiutricem Populi
Adiutricem Populi is an 1895 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that emphasizes the importance of the Rosary and the intercessory role of the Virgin Mary in the life of the Church.
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D.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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E.
Pro Rege
Pro Rege is a multi-volume theological work by Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper that explores the kingship of Christ over every sphere of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quia Emptores Terrarum Target entity description: Quia Emptores Terrarum is a landmark 1290 English statute that reformed feudal landholding by prohibiting subinfeudation and allowing free alienation of land by tenants.
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A.
Ad Nationes
Ad Nationes is an early Christian apologetic work by Tertullian that defends Christianity against pagan accusations and misconceptions in the Roman Empire.
-
B.
Count of the Empire
Count of the Empire was a noble title in Napoleonic France granted by Emperor Napoleon I as part of his new imperial aristocracy.
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C.
Adiutricem Populi
Adiutricem Populi is an 1895 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that emphasizes the importance of the Rosary and the intercessory role of the Virgin Mary in the life of the Church.
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D.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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E.
Pro Rege
Pro Rege is a multi-volume theological work by Dutch theologian and statesman Abraham Kuyper that explores the kingship of Christ over every sphere of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statute
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land law statute ⓘ medieval statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
protecting the interests of overlords
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simplifying feudal relationships ⓘ |
| allows | alienation of land by substitution of tenant ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Quia Emptores Terrarum
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surface form:
Quia Emptores
Statute of Quia Emptores ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
feudal landholders
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tenants in fee simple ⓘ |
| category |
1290 in law
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English medieval law ⓘ English property law ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Statute of Quia Emptores
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surface form:
Quia Emptores (1290)
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| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1290 ⓘ |
| effect |
facilitated a market in freehold land
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limited further fragmentation of feudal obligations ⓘ prevented tenants from creating new feudal tenures beneath them ⓘ required that purchasers hold land directly of the same lord as the seller ⓘ |
| enactedInReignOf | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Quia Emptores
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surface form:
Quia Emptores Terrarum
|
| historicalSignificance |
foundational to later English real property law
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landmark in the decline of the feudal system in England ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of common law rules on alienation of land
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later English conveyancing practice ⓘ |
| inForceIn | medieval England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | Latin ⓘ |
| legalArea |
land law
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property law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| prohibits |
creation of new manors by subinfeudation
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subinfeudation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow free alienation of land by tenants
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to prohibit subinfeudation ⓘ to reform feudal landholding practices ⓘ |
| regulates |
conveyancing of freehold land
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feudal land tenure ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
alienation of land
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fee simple ⓘ feudal tenure ⓘ subinfeudation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Statutes of Westminster
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surface form:
Statute of Westminster III
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| subjectMatter |
rights of lords and tenants
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tenure of land ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Quia Emptores Terrarum Description of subject: Quia Emptores Terrarum is a landmark 1290 English statute that reformed feudal landholding by prohibiting subinfeudation and allowing free alienation of land by tenants.
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Quia Emptores