Free Imperial City of Giengen
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The Free Imperial City of Giengen was a self-governing city within the Holy Roman Empire that later aligned with Protestant interests during the religious conflicts of early modern Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Imperial City of Giengen canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former city-state
ⓘ
free imperial city ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Protestant estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | German-speaking lands of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| confession | Lutheran ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | South German regional currencies (historical) ⓘ |
| economicBase | regional trade and crafts ⓘ |
| governmentType |
city-state
ⓘ
republic ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Giengen an der Brenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Protestant urban culture in Swabia ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Early New High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRight |
autonomous municipal jurisdiction
ⓘ
right to levy local taxes ⓘ right to maintain local militia ⓘ seat and vote in the Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| hasStatus | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | city council of Giengen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCategory | former polity in Europe ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Duchy of Swabia (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | minor Protestant city-state in southern Germany ⓘ |
| legalSystem | municipal law under imperial framework ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Baden-Württemberg ⓘ |
| locatedOn | river Brenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | corpus of Free Imperial Cities ⓘ |
| militaryRole | contributed troops to Swabian Circle contingents ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | town of Giengen an der Brenz ⓘ |
| participatedIn | religious conflicts of early modern Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Cities of Swabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swabian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Protestant Imperial City ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | oligarchic council government ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Giengen an der Brenz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| religiousPolicy | supported Protestant interests in the Empire ⓘ |
| sovereigntyLevel | immediate to the emperor, not subject to territorial princes ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | imperial immediacy ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| typeOfAutonomy | self-governing city within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| urbanStatus | walled town (historical) ⓘ |
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