Twelve Articles
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The Twelve Articles were a 1525 manifesto of the Swabian peasants during the German Peasants' War, outlining their social, economic, and religious grievances and demands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Twelve Articles canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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peasants' program ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Christian Union of Upper Swabia
NERFINISHED
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Swabian League of Peasants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Swabian peasants ⓘ |
| containsNumberOfArticles | 12 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Martin Luther in "Against the Murderous, Thieving Hordes of Peasants" ⓘ |
| date | March 1525 ⓘ |
| demands |
abolition of personal serfdom
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fair tithes ⓘ just and biblical law ⓘ limitation of lordly authority ⓘ reduction of feudal dues ⓘ restoration of common lands and rights of use ⓘ right to choose and depose pastors ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | pamphlet printing ⓘ |
| documentType | collective petition ⓘ |
| draftedIn | Memmingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Twelve Articles of the Peasants
NERFINISHED
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Zwölf Artikel ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Twelve Articles of the Swabian Peasants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | German Peasants' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
Reformation theology
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appeal to Scripture ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern rights discourse
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later peasant petitions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Martin Luther's early writings
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Reformation preaching ⓘ |
| language | Early New High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTime | revolutionary demand list ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
common lands
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economic grievances ⓘ feudal obligations ⓘ peasants' rights ⓘ religious grievances ⓘ serfdom ⓘ social grievances ⓘ tithes ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
many territorial princes
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nobility of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Memmingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printedIn | large numbers in 1525 ⓘ |
| region | Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key programmatic text of the German Peasants' War
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one of the first formulations of human and civil rights in Europe ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical research on early modern social movements ⓘ |
| year | 1525 ⓘ |
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