Reichskammergericht
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The Reichskammergericht was the supreme imperial court of the Holy Roman Empire, responsible for adjudicating major legal disputes and upholding imperial law across the Empire.
Aliases (1)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of law
→
institution of the Holy Roman Empire → supreme court → |
| adjudicated |
appeals from lower courts
→
civil law cases → constitutional conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire → disputes between imperial estates → feudal disputes → major legal disputes → territorial disputes → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imperial Chamber Court
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| appliedLegalTradition |
Roman law
→
canon law → territorial customary law → |
| appliesTo |
imperial law
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| composition |
Catholic and Protestant judges
→
judges from imperial estates → |
| country |
Holy Roman Empire
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| dissolutionEvent |
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
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| dissolved |
1806
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| employer |
judges of the Reichskammergericht
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| foundedBy |
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
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| hasPart |
assessors (assessores)
→
president of the Reichskammergericht → |
| headquartersLocation |
Frankfurt am Main
→
Speyer → Wetzlar NERFINISHED → |
| inception |
1495
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| inceptionEvent |
Imperial Reform of 1495
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| jurisdiction |
Holy Roman Empire
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|
| languageOfWork |
German
→
Latin → |
| legalBasis |
Ewiger Landfriede
→
Worms Reichsreform 1495 → |
| locationPeriodSpeyer |
1527–1689
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| locationPeriodWetzlar |
1693–1806
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| movedTo |
Speyer
→
Wetzlar NERFINISHED → |
| parallelInstitution |
Reichshofrat
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| role |
court of last resort
→
guardian of imperial law → supreme imperial court → |
| significance |
central institution of imperial constitutional order
→
important for development of German private law → important for development of German public law → instrument for enforcing the Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede) → |
| supervisedBy |
Holy Roman Emperor
→
Imperial Diet → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Reichshofrat
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follows |
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Emperor Maximilian I
("Imperial Chamber Court (Reichskammergericht)")
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implementedReform |
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Holy Roman Empire
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judicialBody |