Crown Tribunal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

E824317

The Crown Tribunal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was the highest appellate court for the nobility in the Crown lands, playing a central role in the Commonwealth’s judicial system from the late 16th century onward.

All labels observed (1)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high appellate court
judicial institution
appliesToClass Polish nobility NERFINISHED
nobility of the Crown lands
szlachta
appliesToJurisdiction Crown lands of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED
appliesToTerritory Greater Poland NERFINISHED
Lesser Poland NERFINISHED
other Crown provinces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
basedOn laws and customs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
composedOf judges elected from the szlachta
noble judges
country Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
differentFrom Lithuanian Tribunal NERFINISHED
dissolutionCause partitions of Poland
dissolved late 18th century
governedBy acts of the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
governs appeal procedures for noble courts in Crown lands
hasFunction ensure uniform application of law among the nobility in Crown lands
review verdicts of lower noble courts
serve as final instance in most noble legal disputes in Crown lands
hasHeritage legal traditions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasImportance central institution of the Commonwealth’s judicial system
key element of noble self-government in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasJurisdictionOver appeals from lower noble courts in Crown lands
civil cases involving nobility in Crown lands
criminal cases involving nobility in Crown lands
hasLegacy influence on later Polish judicial institutions
hasLegalStatus highest appellate court for the nobility in the Crown lands
hasRole court of appeal
supreme court for noble estate cases in Crown lands
hasSeat Lublin NERFINISHED
Piotrków Trybunalski NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfCourt noble court
historicalRegion Central Europe NERFINISHED
inception late 16th century
legalSystem noble democracy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
partOf Crown judiciary NERFINISHED
judicial system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
relatedTo Lithuanian Tribunal NERFINISHED
significantPeriod early modern period
subordinateTo Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
usedLanguage Latin
Polish

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crown Tribunal building servedAs Crown Tribunal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth