free imperial cities
free imperial cities is the plural of free imperial city.
Meaning of free imperial city
Noun
free imperial city (plural free imperial cities)
- A self-ruling city within the Holy Roman Empire that had some autonomy and was represented in the Imperial Diet.
- A free imperial city held the status of Imperial immediacy, and was thus subordinate only to the Holy Roman Emperor, whereas a territorial city or town (Landstadt) was subordinate to a territorial prince – either an ecclesiastical lord (prince-bishop or prince-abbot) or a secular prince (duke...
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- What is free imperial cities the plural of?
- Free imperial cities is the plural of free imperial city.
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