Lower Rhenish nobility
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The Lower Rhenish nobility comprised the regional aristocratic families and knightly elites of the Lower Rhine area, influential in medieval and early modern politics, landholding, and feudal society in what is now western Germany and the Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lower Rhenish nobility canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic estate
ⓘ
regional nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
County of Berg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Guelders NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Jülich-Cleves-Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ bishoprics of Cologne and Liège ⓘ |
| basedOn |
feudal land tenure
ⓘ
vassalage ⓘ |
| declinedInImportance | 19th century ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
free knightly families
ⓘ
medieval ministeriales ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
feudal lords
ⓘ
knightly elites ⓘ landholding elite ⓘ regional aristocratic families ⓘ |
| heldRight |
collection of rents and dues
ⓘ
jurisdiction over peasants ⓘ patronage of churches ⓘ |
| influenced |
local legal customs
ⓘ
regional power structures ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
ecclesiastical princes
ⓘ
territorial princes ⓘ urban patriciates of the Lower Rhine ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Lower Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| maintained |
heraldic traditions
ⓘ
lineage consciousness ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Roman Empire nobility
ⓘ
Imperial knighthood ⓘ |
| performedDuty |
administrative office holding
ⓘ
court service ⓘ mounted military service ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
feudal society
ⓘ
military service ⓘ regional politics ⓘ territorial lordship ⓘ |
| socialRank |
above peasantry
ⓘ
below high princes ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
Middle High German ⓘ Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.