Free Imperial City
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A Free Imperial City was a self-governing urban entity within the Holy Roman Empire that owed allegiance directly to the emperor rather than to any regional prince or lord.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Imperial City of Kirberg | 1 |
| Free Imperial City of Schlettstadt | 1 |
| free imperial city | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city-state
ⓘ
imperial estate ⓘ political status ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| declineCause |
French expansion
ⓘ
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 NERFINISHED ⓘ territorial consolidation ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
imperial town
ⓘ
medieval commune ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
imperial village
ⓘ
prince-bishopric ⓘ territorial principality ⓘ |
| finalDisappearanceContext | dissolution of Holy Roman Empire in 1806 ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalConcentration |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franconia NERFINISHED ⓘ German-speaking Central Europe ⓘ Northern Italy (early phase) ⓘ Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
city council
ⓘ
guild elites ⓘ urban patriciate ⓘ |
| hasAllegianceTo | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | self-governing urban entity ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveBody |
Rhenish League of Cities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swabian League of Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ Wetterau Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAutonomy | high degree of internal self-government ⓘ |
| hasRight |
administer own justice
ⓘ
conduct limited foreign relations ⓘ imperial immediacy ⓘ imperial immediacy (Reichsunmittelbarkeit) NERFINISHED ⓘ levy local taxes ⓘ raise military forces ⓘ seat and vote in Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
German (later period)
ⓘ
Latin (medieval period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
imperial charters
ⓘ
privileges granted by emperor ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Free Imperial City of Augsburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Free Imperial City of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Lübeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Imperial City of Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notSubjectTo |
regional lord
ⓘ
territorial prince ⓘ |
| owesFealtyDirectlyTo | emperor ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| peakNumber | around 80 to 90 cities ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Hanseatic city
ⓘ
Reichsstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| representedIn | College of Cities in Imperial Diet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subClassOf | imperial city ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Free Imperial City of Schlettstadt
this entity surface form:
Free Imperial City of Kirberg
this entity surface form:
free imperial city