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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German mediatization canonical | 28 |
| Mediatization of German states | 4 |
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
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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
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dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French Revolutionary Wars
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of political map of Germany
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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
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reforms in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Central Europe
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German-speaking lands ⓘ |
| participant |
Electorate of Bavaria
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Electorate of Württemberg ⓘ First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
France under Napoleon
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Margraviate of Baden ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic restructuring of Central Europe
|
| significance |
end of political power of many ecclesiastical rulers
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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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Subject: German mediatization Description of subject: 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.
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Mediatization of German states
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Mediatization of German states
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Mediatization of German states
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Mediatization of German states