Frisian chieftains
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Frisian chieftains were regional noble leaders in medieval Frisia who held significant autonomous power and authority during the period of Frisian freedom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval social group
ⓘ
noble class ⓘ regional rulers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frisian freedom movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | allodial landownership ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
feuds
ⓘ
regional alliances ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Frisians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisedPowerOver |
land tenure
ⓘ
local justice ⓘ local warfare ⓘ |
| followedBy |
centralized princely rule
ⓘ
territorial princes ⓘ |
| governed |
rural communities
ⓘ
small towns ⓘ |
| governedAccordingTo |
Frisian law codes
ⓘ
local customary law ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
autonomous power
ⓘ
decentralized rule ⓘ regional authority ⓘ |
| hasRole |
judicial authority
ⓘ
local governance ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| language | Old Frisian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Allena family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cirksena family NERFINISHED ⓘ Haringa family NERFINISHED ⓘ tom Brok family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | feudal overlordship ⓘ |
| partOf | Frisian freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | chieftaincy ⓘ |
| powerSource |
kinship networks
ⓘ
landed wealth ⓘ private armed retinues ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier tribal leaders ⓘ |
| reducedBy | expansion of territorial states ⓘ |
| region |
East Frisia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStatus | nobility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ |
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