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
→
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| convenedBy |
King of Aragon
→
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| country |
Crown of Aragon
→
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| differentFrom |
Cortes of Castile
→
Estates-General of France → Parliament of England → |
| followed |
principle of pactism
→
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| 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
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|
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
→
|
| usedLanguage |
Aragonese
→
Catalan → Latin → Occitan → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Corts of Valencia
→
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differentFrom |
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Crown of Aragon
→
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hadInstitution |
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Diputación del General of Aragon
("Aragonese estates")
→
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hasJurisdictionOver |