Reichsstädte (Free Imperial Cities)
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Reichsstädte (Free Imperial Cities) were self-governing urban centers in the Holy Roman Empire that held imperial immediacy, answering directly to the emperor rather than to regional princes.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichsstädte | 0 |
| Free Imperial Cities | 1 |
| Swabian imperial cities | 1 |
| imperial free cities of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional estate of the Holy Roman Empire
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type of political entity ⓘ urban polity ⓘ |
| declineRelatedTo | rise of territorial states in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| economicRole |
centers of crafts and guild production
ⓘ
centers of trade ⓘ financial hubs ⓘ |
| existedFromCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| existedUntilCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| geographicalDistribution |
also present in Alsace and northern Italy in earlier periods
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primarily in German-speaking regions of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| governanceForm | urban self-government ⓘ |
| hadRepresentationIn |
Imperial Diet
NERFINISHED
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Reichstag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRight |
to administer justice
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to conduct limited foreign relations ⓘ to legislate within city territory ⓘ to levy taxes ⓘ to maintain military forces ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
freie Reichsstädte
NERFINISHED
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imperial free cities ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Free Imperial Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Reichsstädte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyCharacteristic |
answered directly to the emperor
ⓘ
imperial immediacy ⓘ not subject to territorial princes ⓘ self-governing ⓘ |
| includedExample |
Free Imperial City of Augsburg
NERFINISHED
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Free Imperial City of Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
imperial charters
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privileges granted by the emperor ⓘ |
| militaryRole | contributed contingents to imperial armies ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | immediate to the emperor ⓘ |
| religiousRole | important centers of the Reformation in some cities ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
dominated by urban patriciate
ⓘ
strong guild presence in many cities ⓘ |
| typicalGovernmentInstitutions |
city council
GENERATED
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mayor or burgomaster GENERATED ⓘ urban magistrates GENERATED ⓘ |
| wereAffectedBy | Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wereDistinctFrom |
Hanseatic League as such, though some were members of it
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territorial cities subject to princes ⓘ |
| wereMostlyMediatizedBy | Reichsdeputationshauptschluss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wereMostlyMediatizedIn | 1803 ⓘ |
| wereOrganizedIn | College of Imperial Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Free Imperial Cities
Principal Conclusion of the Extraordinary Imperial Delegation
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appliesToPart
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Reichsstädte (Free Imperial Cities)
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this entity surface form:
imperial free cities of the Holy Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
Swabian imperial cities