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.

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Free Imperial City of Giengen canonical 1

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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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Evangelical Union hasMember Free Imperial City of Giengen