Bench of Secular Princes
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The Bench of Secular Princes was the assembly of non-ecclesiastical imperial princes within the Holy Roman Empire’s College of Princes, representing the lay territorial rulers in the imperial diet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bench of Secular Princes canonical | 2 |
| Regement of Princes | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the College of Princes
ⓘ
imperial diet organ ⓘ imperial estate bench ⓘ |
| authorityOver | matters affecting imperial territories of its members ⓘ |
| coequalWith |
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes
ⓘ
surface form:
Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes within the College of Princes
|
| composedOf |
lay princes of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
secular imperial princes ⓘ territorial rulers with imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1806 ⓘ |
| excludes |
ecclesiastical princes
ⓘ
free imperial cities ⓘ imperial prelates ⓘ knights of the Empire ⓘ |
| governingPrinciple | representation by estate rather than by population ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
participation in decisions on imperial taxation
ⓘ
participation in decisions on war and peace ⓘ participation in imperial legislation ⓘ representation of territorial interests at the imperial level ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
dukes
ⓘ
landgraves ⓘ margraves ⓘ princes of the Empire ⓘ secular prince-electors ⓘ |
| hasPositionInDiet | one of the three colleges of the Imperial Diet via the College of Princes ⓘ |
| hasRole |
estate of the realm in the imperial diet
ⓘ
representation of lay territorial rulers ⓘ representation of secular imperial princes ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Europe ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Bench of Ecclesiastical Princes ⓘ |
| partOf |
College of Princes
ⓘ
Imperial Diet ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| politicalAlignment | imperial estates of the princes ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | estate-based monarchy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
College of Cities
ⓘ
College of Electors ⓘ Imperial estates ⓘ imperial immediacy ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial immediacy
Reichstag (Imperial Diet) ⓘ |
| seatType | collective vote of secular princes ⓘ |
| significantEvent | formalization of the College of Princes in the 15th–16th centuries ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| timePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Regement of Princes