May Laws of 1873
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The May Laws of 1873 were a series of Prussian anti-Catholic measures that placed the Catholic Church under strict state control and became a central instrument of Bismarck’s Kulturkampf.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prussian law
ⓘ
anti-Catholic legislation ⓘ component of the Kulturkampf ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
placing Catholic Church under state control
ⓘ
reducing papal influence in Prussia ⓘ strengthening state authority over religion ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adalbert Falk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kulturkampf in the German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto von Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | followed the First Vatican Council ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Roman Catholic canon law ⓘ |
| consequence |
growth of political Catholicism in Germany
ⓘ
intensification of conflict between Prussian state and Catholic Church ⓘ strengthening of the Centre Party ⓘ |
| country |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
|
| enforcedBy | Prussian Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expulsion or imprisonment of noncompliant clergy
ⓘ
restriction of ecclesiastical autonomy ⓘ subordination of Catholic clergy to state supervision ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Otto von Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Adalbert Falk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | German ⓘ |
| legalArea |
church–state relations
ⓘ
civil oversight of clergy ⓘ education policy ⓘ |
| legalForm | series of statutes ⓘ |
| legalStatus | partially repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Prussian Landtag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | month of May ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Centre Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Catholic bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kulturkampf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussian church policy reforms ⓘ |
| politicalContext | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment of Catholic clergy
ⓘ
ecclesiastical disciplinary powers ⓘ education and training of Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | expulsion of religious orders from Prussia ⓘ |
| religiousGroupTargeted |
Catholic clergy
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealProcess | 1880s relaxation of Kulturkampf measures ⓘ |
| startTime | 1873 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early years of the German Empire ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | religious freedom restriction ⓘ |
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