Untertanenpatent

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Untertanenpatent is the German name for the 1781 Serfdom Patent issued by Emperor Joseph II, which significantly curtailed serfdom in the Habsburg Monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abolition of serfdom law
legal act
patent (decree)
appliesTo Austrian Hereditary Lands NERFINISHED
Bohemian Crown lands NERFINISHED
Cisleithanian lands of the Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Joseph II NERFINISHED
century 18th century
country Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
dateIssued 1781
effect allowed peasants to choose occupations without lord’s permission
allowed peasants to marry without their lord’s consent
allowed peasants to send children to school without lord’s permission
granted peasants greater personal freedom of movement
limited the personal obligations of peasants to their lords
marked a step toward the abolition of serfdom
reduced feudal dues
restricted compulsory labor services (robot) owed by peasants
weakened the legal authority of landlords over peasants
followedBy later reforms that fully abolished serfdom in the Habsburg Monarchy
governmentTypeContext absolute monarchy
hasAlternativeDesignation 1781 Serfdom Patent
Leibeigenschaftspatent (in some historiography)
hasEnglishName Serfdom Patent NERFINISHED
hasGermanName Untertanenpatent
historicalContext Enlightened absolutism NERFINISHED
Habsburg reforms of the late 18th century
Josephinism NERFINISHED
issuedBy Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
issuerTitle Archduke of Austria NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
languageOfName German
legalDomain agrarian law
feudal law
labor law
legalStatusOfSerfsAfter partially free peasants with reduced feudal obligations
namedAfter Untertan (subject, vassal)
opposedBy parts of the landed nobility
politicalEntityAtTime Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
purpose to curtail serfdom in the Habsburg Monarchy
reformType agrarian reform
feudal reform
social reform
region Central Europe
supportedBy enlightened reformers in the Habsburg administration
targetGroup peasants
serfs

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Serfdom Patent (1781) alsoKnownAs Untertanenpatent