Reichshofrat

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The Reichshofrat was one of the highest judicial and advisory councils of the Holy Roman Empire, serving the emperor in legal and political matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory council
high court
imperial institution
judicial council
appliesToJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire
country Holy Roman Empire
follows Reichskammergericht
hasRole adjudication of conflicts between imperial estates
adjudication of conflicts involving ecclesiastical territories
adjudication of conflicts involving imperial cities
adjudication of conflicts involving imperial knights
advising the emperor on imperial administration
advising the emperor on imperial fiefs
advising the emperor on legal policy
advising the emperor on privileges and immunities
advisory body to the emperor
arbitration in disputes among imperial estates
arbitration in disputes among princes
confirmation and interpretation of imperial privileges
enforcement of imperial public law
enforcement of imperial reforms
enforcement of religious peace settlements
issuing mandates and decrees in the emperor’s name
judicial authority in constitutional disputes
judicial authority in feudal disputes
judicial authority in imperial fiefs
judicial authority in matters of imperial immediacy
judicial authority in religious disputes
jurisdiction over appeals from territorial courts in certain categories
jurisdiction over breaches of the public peace
jurisdiction over conflicts of competence between imperial courts
jurisdiction over disputes about imperial nobility status
jurisdiction over disputes about imperial offices
jurisdiction over disputes about imperial titles
jurisdiction over disputes concerning imperial immediacy
jurisdiction over disputes involving imperial protection (Kaiserliche Schutzbriefe)
jurisdiction over immediate ecclesiastical princes
jurisdiction over imperial cities in many disputes
jurisdiction over imperial feudal law
jurisdiction over imperial fief investitures
jurisdiction over imperial knights in many disputes
jurisdiction over imperial officials in certain cases
jurisdiction over imperial service nobility
jurisdiction over matters of imperial patronage
jurisdiction over violations of imperial mandates
protection of imperial prerogatives
protection of imperial subjects against territorial lords in some cases
supervision of lower imperial courts in certain matters
supreme court of appeal in imperial matters
subordinateTo Holy Roman Emperor

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Holy Roman Empire judicialBody Reichshofrat