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