Estate of the Clergy

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The Estate of the Clergy was the representative body of ordained churchmen in Sweden’s historical Riksdag of the Estates, voicing the interests of the Lutheran clergy in national politics.

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Estate of the Clergy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estate in the Riksdag of the Estates
representative body
associatedWith Church of Sweden NERFINISHED
basedOn status of ordained clergy in Swedish society
contemporaryWith Estate of the Burghers NERFINISHED
Estate of the Nobility NERFINISHED
Estate of the Peasants
country Sweden
dissolvedIn 19th century
governingSystem estate-based parliament
hasFunction advising the Crown on religious matters
defending church privileges
participation in law‑making
participation in taxation decisions
hasMemberType bishops
other ordained clergy
parish priests
hasRole legislative estate
political representation of clergy
historicalPeriod Old Swedish Riksdag NERFINISHED
influenced education policy in Sweden
moral and social legislation in Sweden
state church policy in Sweden
jurisdiction Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED
partOf Riksdag of the Estates NERFINISHED
Swedish parliamentary system (historical)
politicalOrientation corporate estate representation
politicalRight right to convene in separate chamber
vote in the Riksdag of the Estates
politicalSystem Swedish monarchy
religion Lutheranism
replacedBy bicameral Riksdag NERFINISHED
represents Lutheran clergy
ordained churchmen
subjectOf Swedish constitutional history
history of the Church of Sweden
usedLanguage Latin
Swedish
voicedInterestsOf Lutheran clergy in national politics

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Riksdag of the Estates composedOf Estate of the Clergy