Corts of Aragon

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The Corts of Aragon were the representative parliamentary assemblies of the medieval Crown of Aragon, bringing together nobles, clergy, and towns to legislate and negotiate with the monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
medieval parliament
representative assembly
appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED
basedOn feudal estates system
convenedBy King of Aragon
country Crown of Aragon
differentFrom Cortes of Castile
Estates-General of France
Parliament of England
followed principle of pactism
hasCharacteristic corporate representation
estate-based representation
limited royal power
negotiated taxation
periodic convocation
written privileges and fueros
hasInfluenced concept of pactist monarchy in Aragonese political thought
later parliamentary traditions in the Iberian Peninsula
hasMainRole confirmation of laws and fueros
defense of privileges and liberties
legislation
negotiation with the monarch
redress of grievances
taxation approval
hasPart estate of the clergy
estate of the nobility
estate of the towns
representatives of royal towns
representatives of the high clergy
representatives of the lesser nobility
representatives of the urban bourgeoisie
hasTimePeriod Middle Ages
early modern period
legislativeBodyFor Crown of Aragon
King of Aragon
location Zaragoza
other major cities of the Crown of Aragon
partOf institutions of the Crown of Aragon
religion Roman Catholicism
usedLanguage Aragonese
Catalan
Latin
Occitan

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Corts of Valencia
differentFrom
Crown of Aragon
hadInstitution
Diputación del General of Aragon ("Aragonese estates")
hasJurisdictionOver

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