Estate of the Peasants

E513445

The Estate of the Peasants was the representative body of freeholding farmers in Sweden’s historical parliamentary system.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estate in the Riksdag of the Estates
representative body
abolishedWith Riksdag of the Estates NERFINISHED
associatedWith Swedish agrarian society
rural local communities
belongsToTradition European estate-based assemblies
country Sweden
distinctFrom French Third Estate NERFINISHED
Russian peasant communes
eligibilityCriterion ownership of land
status as freeholder
excludes clergy
landless rural laborers
nobility
serfs
urban burghers
governanceStructure estate assembly with elected spokesmen
governingSystemContext Swedish estate-based parliament
hasCollectiveDecisionMaking internal deliberation among peasant representatives
hasHistoricalSignificance early institutionalized representation of non-noble rural population
hasMember freeholding farmer
hasPoliticalPower collective veto in certain legislative matters
historicalPeriod Age of Liberty in Sweden NERFINISHED
Swedish Empire NERFINISHED
early modern Sweden
influences development of Swedish democratic traditions
languageOfProceedings Swedish
legislativeRole participation in lawmaking
location Stockholm NERFINISHED
meetsAt Riksdag sessions
oneOfFourEstates Burghers NERFINISHED
Clergy
Nobility
partOf Riksdag of the Estates NERFINISHED
politicalFunction approval of taxation
participation in decisions on war and peace
representation of rural interests
politicalRights collective voting within the estate
represents Swedish peasantry
freeholding farmers
roleInConstitutionalMatters participation in constitutional changes
roleInMonarchyRelations negotiation with the king
roleInTaxation consent to state taxation of peasants
socialClass peasantry
succeededBy representation of farmers in the modern Riksdag
typeOfRepresentation estate-based representation

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Riksdag of the Estates composedOf Estate of the Peasants