decree Frequens
E428833
Decree Frequens was a landmark 15th-century conciliar decree that sought to reform the Church by mandating the regular convening of general councils to limit papal authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| decree Frequens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4305794 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: decree Frequens Context triple: [Council of Basel, issuedDocument, decree Frequens]
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A.
Milan Decree
The Milan Decree was a 1807 edict issued by Napoleon that intensified the Continental System by authorizing the seizure of neutral ships trading with Britain, aiming to cripple the British economy through a strict continental blockade.
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B.
August Decrees of 1789
The August Decrees of 1789 were a series of revolutionary laws passed in France that abolished feudal privileges and laid the groundwork for a more equal, modern legal and social order.
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C.
Barbarossa Decree
The Barbarossa Decree was a Nazi German directive issued before the invasion of the Soviet Union that authorized extreme brutality and the exemption of German soldiers from prosecution for crimes against Soviet civilians and prisoners of war.
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D.
Decree No. 33/1945
Decree No. 33/1945 was a post-World War II Czechoslovak legal measure that regulated the citizenship status of ethnic Germans and Hungarians, forming a key part of the broader Beneš decrees.
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E.
Edict of Fontainebleau
The Edict of Fontainebleau was a 1685 decree by King Louis XIV of France that revoked the Edict of Nantes and led to renewed persecution and mass exodus of French Protestants (Huguenots).
- 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: decree Frequens Target entity description: Decree Frequens was a landmark 15th-century conciliar decree that sought to reform the Church by mandating the regular convening of general councils to limit papal authority.
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A.
Milan Decree
The Milan Decree was a 1807 edict issued by Napoleon that intensified the Continental System by authorizing the seizure of neutral ships trading with Britain, aiming to cripple the British economy through a strict continental blockade.
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B.
August Decrees of 1789
The August Decrees of 1789 were a series of revolutionary laws passed in France that abolished feudal privileges and laid the groundwork for a more equal, modern legal and social order.
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C.
Barbarossa Decree
The Barbarossa Decree was a Nazi German directive issued before the invasion of the Soviet Union that authorized extreme brutality and the exemption of German soldiers from prosecution for crimes against Soviet civilians and prisoners of war.
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D.
Decree No. 33/1945
Decree No. 33/1945 was a post-World War II Czechoslovak legal measure that regulated the citizenship status of ethnic Germans and Hungarians, forming a key part of the broader Beneš decrees.
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E.
Edict of Fontainebleau
The Edict of Fontainebleau was a 1685 decree by King Louis XIV of France that revoked the Edict of Nantes and led to renewed persecution and mass exodus of French Protestants (Huguenots).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conciliar decree
ⓘ
ecclesiastical document ⓘ |
| addressedTo | universal Church ⓘ |
| adoptedAtSessionOfCouncil | Council of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
limit papal authority
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reform the Church ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | conciliarism ⓘ |
| authoredCollectivelyBy | fathers of the Council of Constance ⓘ |
| category |
Catholic Church legal history
ⓘ
Conciliarism NERFINISHED ⓘ Documents of the Council of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfPromulgation | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecclesiologicalPosition | council superiority over pope in certain matters ⓘ |
| established | regular convening of general councils ⓘ |
| field |
canon law
ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
strengthening of conciliar governance ideals
ⓘ
tension between papalists and conciliarists ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
conciliar theory in canon law
ⓘ
later debates on papal primacy ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Frequens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfAuthority | conciliar authority ⓘ |
| historicalContext | end of the Western Schism ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key text of the conciliar movement ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
ensure ongoing Church reform
ⓘ
prevent future schisms ⓘ subject the papacy to regular council oversight ⓘ |
| isPartOf | acts of the Council of Constance ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | conciliar constitution ⓘ |
| mandated | periodic general councils ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Council of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedByCouncil | Council of Constance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| promulgationYear | 1417 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | landmark conciliar decree ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | historians of canon law ⓘ |
| relatedDecree | Haec Sancta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholicism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Church governance
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authority of general councils ⓘ limits of papal authority ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Western Schism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeBetweenCouncilsSpecified | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: decree Frequens Description of subject: Decree Frequens was a landmark 15th-century conciliar decree that sought to reform the Church by mandating the regular convening of general councils to limit papal authority.
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