Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig
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Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig was an imperial tax introduced in the Holy Roman Empire at the end of the 15th century to provide a more regular financial basis for the emperor and imperial institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11406685 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig Context triple: [Wormser Reichsreform 1495, hasPart, Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig]
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Reichsthaler
The Reichsthaler was a silver coin and monetary unit widely used in various German states and parts of the Holy Roman Empire from the early modern period until the 19th century.
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Prussian groschen
The Prussian groschen was a medieval silver coin used in Prussia, particularly under the Teutonic Order, serving as a key regional monetary unit in the late Middle Ages.
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Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
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Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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Lippe thaler
The Lippe thaler was the historical monetary unit used in the small German state of the Principality of Lippe before the adoption of more unified German currencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig Target entity description: Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig was an imperial tax introduced in the Holy Roman Empire at the end of the 15th century to provide a more regular financial basis for the emperor and imperial institutions.
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A.
Reichsthaler
The Reichsthaler was a silver coin and monetary unit widely used in various German states and parts of the Holy Roman Empire from the early modern period until the 19th century.
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B.
Prussian groschen
The Prussian groschen was a medieval silver coin used in Prussia, particularly under the Teutonic Order, serving as a key regional monetary unit in the late Middle Ages.
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C.
Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
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D.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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E.
Lippe thaler
The Lippe thaler was the historical monetary unit used in the small German state of the Principality of Lippe before the adoption of more unified German currencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial tax
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tax of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPopulation |
clergy of the Holy Roman Empire
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imperial cities ⓘ lay population of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ territorial lordships ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialUnit |
imperial cities of the Holy Roman Empire
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imperial estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ secular principalities of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | emperor of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
imperial institutions ⓘ |
| collectionMethod |
assessed through imperial estates
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collected by territorial authorities on behalf of the emperor ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Pfennig ⓘ |
| describedBySource | early modern German fiscal history ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
economic history
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legal history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| follows | Reichssteuer Gemeine Pfennige (earlier imperial tax attempts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
attempted centralization of imperial taxation
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increased fiscal resources of the emperor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
capitation tax on imperial subjects
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levy on clergy ⓘ levy on rural territories ⓘ levy on towns ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pfennig (small coin denomination) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
some imperial cities
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some territorial princes ⓘ |
| partOf | imperial fiscal system of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 15th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
fund imperial administration
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fund imperial military campaigns ⓘ provide regular financial basis for imperial institutions ⓘ provide regular financial basis for the emperor ⓘ strengthen central authority of the emperor ⓘ |
| significantEvent | part of late medieval imperial reforms ⓘ |
| startTime | late 15th century ⓘ |
| taxType |
direct tax
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head tax ⓘ |
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Subject: Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig Description of subject: Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig was an imperial tax introduced in the Holy Roman Empire at the end of the 15th century to provide a more regular financial basis for the emperor and imperial institutions.
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