Imperial Circle
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The Imperial Circle was an administrative and military district of the Holy Roman Empire that grouped together various territories for purposes such as taxation, defense, and imperial governance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Circle canonical | 3 |
| Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| Imperial circles | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
imperial circle of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ military district ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
coordinating military contingents
ⓘ
improving collection of imperial taxes ⓘ strengthening imperial authority in the territories ⓘ |
| appliesTo | multiple imperial territories ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Circles (Reichskreise)
ⓘ
surface form:
Reichskreis system
|
| belongsToCategory |
administrative divisions of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
military organization of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ taxation in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | imperial reforms of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | individual imperial estates ⓘ |
| existedWithin | imperial constitutional framework ⓘ |
| governedBy |
circle assembly
ⓘ
circle director ⓘ |
| hasCompetence |
apportioning imperial taxes among member territories
ⓘ
enforcement of imperial law at regional level ⓘ raising troops for imperial campaigns ⓘ |
| hasFiscalRole | assessment of imperial taxes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
imperial defense
ⓘ
imperial governance ⓘ imperial taxation ⓘ |
| hasGermanName |
Reichskreise
ⓘ
surface form:
Reichskreis
|
| hasLatinName | circulus imperii ⓘ |
| hasMember |
ecclesiastical territories
ⓘ
imperial cities ⓘ imperial estates ⓘ princely territories ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryRole | organization of regional defense ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRole | coordination of imperial policy at regional level ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
maintenance of public peace
ⓘ
organization of imperial circles’ contingents for the imperial army ⓘ regional implementation of imperial decisions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public-law corporation within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Imperial Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
imperial military obligations ⓘ imperial tax registers ⓘ |
| typeOfDivision | supra-territorial regional unit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grouping territories for administration
ⓘ
grouping territories for defense ⓘ grouping territories for taxation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Imperial circles