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In the Holy Roman Empire, the collective term free and imperial cities (German: Freie und Reichsstädte), briefly worded free imperial city (Freie Reichsstadt, Latin: urbs imperialis libera), was used from the fifteenth century to denote a self-ruling city that had a certain amount of autonomy and was represented in the … See more
The evolution of some German cities into self-ruling constitutional entities of the Empire was slower than that of the secular and ecclesiastical … See more
There were approximately four thousand towns and cities in the Empire, although around the year 1600 over nine-tenths of them had fewer than one thousand inhabitants. During … See more
Having probably learned from experience that there was not much to gain from active, and costly, participation in the Imperial Diet's … See more
1. ^ Holland, Arthur William (1911). "Imperial Cities or Towns" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 342. See more
Free imperial cities were not officially admitted as individual Imperial Estates to the Imperial Diet until 1489, and even then their votes were … See more
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WEBDec 8, 2022 · Augsburg was granted the status of a Free Imperial City on 9 March 1276 and from then until 1803, it was independent of its former overlord, the Prince-Bishop of …
Augsburg, Imperial City: Political and Social Development
WEBAugsburg became part of Bavaria through mediatisation on 4 March 1806 and lost its status as an imperial city as a result. Population figures As in many cities, due to the sources …
Free Imperial Cities of the Holy Roman Empire
WEBList of the Free Imperial Cities of the Holy Roman Empire. There were 51 Free Imperial Cities in the Holy Roman Empire as of 1792. They are listed here with their official …
History of Augsburg, a city in Bavaria | Britannica
WEBAugsburg, City (pop., 2002 est.: 257,800), Bavaria, southern Germany. Founded as a Roman colony by Augustus c. 14 bc, it was the seat of a bishopric by ad 739. It became …
Augsburg | Germany, Map, & History | Britannica
WEBAugsburg became an imperial free city in 1276 and joined the Swabian League in 1331. The business houses, headed by the Fugger and Welser merchant families, were …
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WEBAugsburg was granted the status of a Free Imperial City on 9 March 1276 and from then until 1803, it was independent of its former overlord, the Prince-Bishop of Augsburg. Frictions between the city-state and the …
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg - Wikipedia
WEBThe city of Augsburg proper, after it gained free imperial status, was a separate entity and constitutionally and politically independent of the prince-bishopric of the same name. …
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WEBLook closer. 15th–16th Century. The term “free imperial city” (Reichsstadt) was coined in the fifteenth century, but the concept had roots extending back for centuries. Such cities …
WEBexclusively on the examples of Dinkelsbühl, Ravensburg, Biberach, and Augsburg, the four Swabian free imperial cities whose biconfessional status endured through to the …
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