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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial tax
tax of the Holy Roman Empire
appliesToJurisdiction Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
appliesToPopulation clergy of the Holy Roman Empire
imperial cities
lay population of the Holy Roman Empire
territorial lordships
appliesToTerritorialUnit imperial cities of the Holy Roman Empire
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
collected by territorial authorities on behalf of the emperor
country Holy Roman Empire
currency Pfennig
describedBySource early modern German fiscal history
fieldOfStudy economic history
legal history
medieval studies
follows Reichssteuer Gemeine Pfennige (earlier imperial tax attempts) NERFINISHED
hasEffect attempted centralization of imperial taxation
increased fiscal resources of the emperor
hasPart capitation tax on imperial subjects
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
some territorial princes
partOf imperial fiscal system of the Holy Roman Empire
pointInTime late 15th century
purpose fund imperial administration
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
head tax

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Worms Reichsreform 1495 hasPart Reichssteuer Gemeiner Pfennig
subject surface form: Wormser Reichsreform 1495