Cortes of Castile
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The Cortes of Castile was the representative assembly of the Crown of Castile, bringing together nobles, clergy, and urban deputies to advise the monarch and approve taxation and legislation in medieval and early modern Spain.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
→
parliament → representative assembly → |
| appliesTo |
subjects of the Crown of Castile
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| composition |
three estates
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| convenesBy |
king of Castile
→
monarch of the Crown of Castile → |
| country |
Crown of Castile
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| dissolvedInto |
Cortes of Spain
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| estate |
clergy estate
→
nobility estate → third estate of towns → |
| governs |
territories of the Crown of Castile
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| hasMember |
clergy
→
nobles → procuradores of towns → urban representatives → |
| hasPower |
consenting to legislation
→
granting extraordinary taxation → petitioning the king → recognition of royal succession → |
| hasRole |
advisory body to the monarch
→
legislative participation → representation of estates → taxation approval → |
| hasType |
estate-based assembly
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| historicalPrecursorOf |
Cortes Generales of Spain
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| inception |
13th century
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| language |
Castilian
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| locatedIn |
Castile
→
Spain → |
| meetsIn |
Burgos
→
Madrid → Segovia → Toledo → Valladolid → |
| partOf |
institutions of the Crown of Castile
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| represents |
cities of the Crown of Castile
→
clergy of Castile → nobility of Castile → urban deputies of royal towns → |
| significantEvent |
Comuneros revolt negotiations
→
approval of taxes for the Catholic Monarchs → sessions under Charles I of Spain → sessions under Philip II of Spain → |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
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early modern period → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Corts of Aragon
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differentFrom |
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Castile and León
("Cortes of Castile and León")
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hasLegislativeBody |
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Crown of Castile
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parliament |