Imperial Knights
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Imperial Knights were a distinct class of minor, immediately subject nobles in the Holy Roman Empire who held small, often scattered territories and enjoyed imperial immediacy directly under the emperor.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporate body
ⓘ
immediate nobility ⓘ noble estate ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Reichsritter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
immediate lords
ⓘ
knightly families ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| didNotHave |
seat in the Imperial Diet
ⓘ
territorial princely rank ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| existedInPeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | corporate knightly associations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
immediate subject of the emperor
ⓘ
imperial immediacy ⓘ minor nobility ⓘ territorial fragmentation ⓘ |
| held |
scattered territories
ⓘ
small territories ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | immediate imperial estates without territorial statehood ⓘ |
| lostStatusThrough |
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mediatization ⓘ |
| notSubordinateTo | territorial princes ⓘ |
| obligation |
financial contributions to the Empire
ⓘ
military service to the emperor ⓘ |
| organizedIn |
Franconian Circle of Imperial Knights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhenish Circle of Imperial Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ Swabian Circle of Imperial Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | immediate estate of the Empire ⓘ |
| region |
Franconia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ Swabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Reichsritterschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| right |
high jurisdiction in their territories
ⓘ
low jurisdiction in their territories ⓘ tax autonomy within their lands ⓘ |
| role |
buffer between princes and free cities
ⓘ
supporters of imperial authority ⓘ |
| socialClass | lower nobility ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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