Imperial immediacy (German: Reichsfreiheit or Reichsunmittelbarkeit) was a privileged feudal and political status, a form of statehood, which a city, religious entity or feudal principality of minor lordship could attain within the Holy Roman Empire. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
A reichsfrei city, abbey or territory was under the direct authority of the Holy Roman Emperor and the Imperial Diet, without any intermediary liege lord(s). The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states Advantages were that reichsfrei regions had the right to collect taxes and tolls themselves, and held juridical rights (including the Blutgericht, 'high' justice including capital punishment) themselves. Blood Court (Blutgericht or High justice in the Holy Roman Empire referred to the right of a Vogt (a reeve) to hold a De facto imperial immediacy corresponded to a semi-independence with a far-reaching autonomy.
See also
- Imperial Abbey
- Imperial Estate
- Free Imperial City
- List of states of the Holy Roman Empire
- Mediatization
References
- Braun, B. Imperial abbeys ( German: Reichsabteien, also Reichsklöster and Reichsstifte) were religious houses within the Holy Roman Empire which An Imperial State or Imperial Estate ( German singular Reichsstand, plural Reichsstände) was an entity in the Holy In the Holy Roman Empire, a free imperial city (in German: freie Reichsstadt) was a City formally ruled by the Emperor only &mdash Mediatization, defined broadly is the subsumation of one Monarchy into another monarchy in such a way that the ruler of the annexed state keeps his or her sovereign title : Reichsunmittelbarkeit in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an Encyclopedia on the History of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research Version of 2005-05-03. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João URL last accessed 2006-11-29. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
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