German mediatization
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German mediatization was the early 19th-century reorganization of the Holy Roman Empire in which many small imperial estates and ecclesiastical territories were absorbed into larger states, drastically reshaping the political map of Germany.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical process
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political event ⓘ territorial reorganization ⓘ |
| aim |
compensation of German princes dispossessed by French annexations
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rationalization of territorial structure ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
archbishoprics
ⓘ
ecclesiastical principalities ⓘ imperial abbeys ⓘ imperial free cities ⓘ imperial knights ⓘ prince-bishoprics ⓘ smaller secular principalities ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | German states ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
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surface form:
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803
|
| endTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Confederation of the Rhine
ⓘ
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of political map of Germany
ⓘ
dissolution of many imperial estates ⓘ end of many imperial free cities ⓘ redistribution of church lands ⓘ reduction in number of imperial estates ⓘ rise of medium-sized German states ⓘ secularization of ecclesiastical territories ⓘ strengthening of territorial principalities ⓘ territorial expansion of larger German states ⓘ weakening of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
French occupation of territories west of the Rhine
ⓘ
reforms in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Central Europe
ⓘ
German-speaking lands ⓘ |
| participant |
Electorate of Bavaria
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Electorate of Württemberg ⓘ First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
France under Napoleon
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Margraviate of Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic restructuring of Central Europe
|
| significance |
end of political power of many ecclesiastical rulers
ⓘ
major step toward German unification ⓘ transition from medieval imperial structure to modern state system ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Reichsdeputationshauptschluss ⓘ |
| startTime | 1803 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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