Act of abdication of Francis II
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The Act of abdication of Francis II was the formal imperial decree by which the last Holy Roman Emperor renounced his crown, bringing an end to the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of abdication of Francis II canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abdication act
ⓘ
constitutional act ⓘ historical document ⓘ imperial decree ⓘ |
| countryOfIssue |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
|
| date | 1806-08-06 ⓘ |
| declares |
end of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
extinction of all imperial institutions of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ release of all princes, states, and estates of the Empire from their duties toward the emperor ⓘ |
| documentType | monarchical abdication ⓘ |
| follows |
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
ⓘ
Treaty of Pressburg ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Pressburg (1805)
|
| governingBodyAffected |
Reichstag (Imperial Diet)
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| hasAuthor | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
end of imperial immediacy for many territories
ⓘ
end of the thousand-year-old Holy Roman imperial tradition ⓘ reconfiguration of German states under French influence ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| institutionAbolished |
Electoral Mainz Chancellery
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Chancellery of the Holy Roman Empire
Imperial court of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Courts of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| isPartOf |
history of Austria
ⓘ
history of Germany ⓘ history of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
release of imperial estates from their obligations to the emperor ⓘ renunciation of the imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ termination of the imperial constitution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial patent ⓘ |
| marks |
end of the medieval Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
transition from Holy Roman Empire to modern German and Austrian state systems ⓘ |
| officeRenounced |
German King
ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Vienna ⓘ |
| precedes | establishment of the Austrian Empire as Francis I's primary title ⓘ |
| reasonGiven |
formation of the Confederation of the Rhine
ⓘ
loss of authority over many imperial estates ⓘ political pressure from Napoleon I ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| signedBy | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Francis II as last Holy Roman Emperor
|
| successorTitleRetainedByAuthor | Emperor of Austria ⓘ |
| year | 1806 ⓘ |
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