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.
Statements (47)
| 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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