Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede)
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Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede) was a landmark 1495 imperial law of the Holy Roman Empire that permanently outlawed private feuds and aimed to establish a monopoly on legitimate violence under imperial and territorial courts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ewiger Landfriede | 4 |
| Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede) canonical | 1 |
| imperial public peace (Landfriede) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede) Context triple: [Emperor Maximilian I, implementedReform, Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede)]
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A.
Friedensstadt
Friedensstadt is a German city historically renowned as a "City of Peace" for its central role in the Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War.
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B.
The Triumph of Peace
The Triumph of Peace is a 1634 Caroline-era masque by playwright James Shirley, celebrated for its lavish production and allegorical celebration of royal authority and harmony.
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C.
Decree of War to the Death
The Decree of War to the Death was a 1813 proclamation by Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence that authorized extreme measures against Spanish loyalists, marking a brutal escalation of the conflict.
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D.
Thirty Years' Peace
The Thirty Years' Peace was a mid-5th century BCE agreement between Athens and Sparta intended to stabilize Greek interstate relations and delay renewed large-scale conflict between their rival alliances.
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E.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede) Target entity description: Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede) was a landmark 1495 imperial law of the Holy Roman Empire that permanently outlawed private feuds and aimed to establish a monopoly on legitimate violence under imperial and territorial courts.
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A.
Friedensstadt
Friedensstadt is a German city historically renowned as a "City of Peace" for its central role in the Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War.
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B.
The Triumph of Peace
The Triumph of Peace is a 1634 Caroline-era masque by playwright James Shirley, celebrated for its lavish production and allegorical celebration of royal authority and harmony.
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C.
Decree of War to the Death
The Decree of War to the Death was a 1813 proclamation by Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence that authorized extreme measures against Spanish loyalists, marking a brutal escalation of the conflict.
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D.
Thirty Years' Peace
The Thirty Years' Peace was a mid-5th century BCE agreement between Athens and Sparta intended to stabilize Greek interstate relations and delay renewed large-scale conflict between their rival alliances.
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E.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial law
ⓘ
legal reform ⓘ peace ordinance ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
centralize control of violence
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permanently outlaw private feuds ⓘ strengthen public peace ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ewiger Landfriede
Perpetual Public Peace ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
imperial cities
ⓘ
imperial estates ⓘ imperial knights ⓘ territorial princes ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| characteristic | first permanent empire-wide peace ordinance ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1495 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
imperial courts
ⓘ
territorial courts ⓘ |
| follows | earlier temporary Landfrieden ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Early modern law
ⓘ
History of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Medieval law ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
limitation of feudal nobility’s right to feud
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strengthening of imperial judicial institutions ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasType | public law measure ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern period
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ
surface form:
late Middle Ages
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| inception | 1495 ⓘ |
| influenced | later imperial peace ordinances ⓘ |
| legalDomain | public peace law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
criminalized private warfare among imperial estates
ⓘ
shifted conflict resolution to public courts ⓘ |
| legalStatus | permanent peace ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
monopoly on legitimate violence
ⓘ
outlawing of private feuds ⓘ |
| normativeClaim | only public authorities may exercise legitimate force ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early New High German ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diet of Worms (1495)
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surface form:
Reichsreform of 1495
|
| prohibits |
Fehde (private feud)
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self-help violence between estates ⓘ |
| promulgatedAt | Diet of Worms (1495) ⓘ |
| providesFor | resolution of conflicts by courts ⓘ |
| ratifiedAt |
Diet of Worms (1495)
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surface form:
Imperial Diet of Worms
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| relatedTo |
Reichskammergericht
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Eternal Peace (Ewiger Landfriede) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
imperial public peace (Landfriede)
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| replacedBy | judicial settlement of disputes ⓘ |
| significance |
key step in state-building within the Holy Roman Empire
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milestone in the formation of a monopoly of violence ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | from 1495 onward ⓘ |
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