szlachta

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Szlachta were the legally privileged noble class of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, known for their political power, landownership, and unique traditions of noble democracy.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legal estate ⓘ
noble class ⓘ
social estate ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
elective monarchy of Poland ⓘ
sejmik (regional assembly) ⓘ
country Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
culture Sarmatism ⓘ
declineCause abolition of feudal privileges in 19th century ⓘ
partitions of Poland ⓘ
ethnicComposition German ⓘ
Lithuanian ⓘ
Ruthenian ⓘ
others ⓘ
primarily Polish ⓘ
heritage modern Polish nobility traditions ⓘ
influenced political culture of Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
language Polish ⓘ
legalPrivilege exclusive access to high offices ⓘ
freedom from corporal punishment ⓘ
jurisdiction over peasants on their estates ⓘ
monopoly on owning landed estates ⓘ
right to trial in noble courts ⓘ
notableLaw Henrician Articles ⓘ
Nihil novi (1505) ⓘ
Pacta conventa ⓘ
politicalSystem Golden Liberty ⓘ
noble democracy ⓘ
religion predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ
right bear coats of arms ⓘ
elect the king ⓘ
form confederations ⓘ
landownership ⓘ
personal immunity ⓘ
political representation in Sejm ⓘ
political representation in sejmiks ⓘ
rokosz (legal rebellion) ⓘ
tax exemptions ⓘ
socialStatus legally privileged ⓘ
socialStratification impoverished nobility ⓘ
lesser nobility ⓘ
magnates ⓘ
middle nobility ⓘ
timePeriod early modern period ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ
until partitions of Poland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (56)

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

False Dmitry I → supportedBy → Polish–Lithuanian magnates ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
False Dmitry I → supportedBy → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobles ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
False Dmitry II → supportedBy → Polish–Lithuanian magnates ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Stephen Báthory → alliance → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Mikołaj Zebrzydowski → culture → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Golden Liberty → appliesTo → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Golden Liberty → associatedWith → Polish–Lithuanian szlachta culture ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
November Uprising → hasParticipant → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Partitions of Poland → opposedBy → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Sarmatism → associatedWithSocialClass → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Stefan Czarniecki → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility (szlachta) ⓘ
subject linked to: Czarniecki
linked to: szlachta
Maria Karolina Sobieska → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Kunegunda → associatedWithDynasty → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Alexander Charles Vasa → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Royal Castle of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → associatedWith → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Sieniawski family → memberOf → szlachta of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Jerzy Mniszech → memberOf → Polish–Lithuanian szlachta ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Charles Ferdinand Vasa → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Piłsudski family → nationalTradition → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Sigismund Casimir Vasa → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Maurycy Zamoyski → memberOfNobility → Polish szlachta ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Congress of Gniezno → hasParticipant → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Barbara Radziwiłł → associatedWith → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Barbara Radziwiłł → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Barbara Radziwiłł → opposedBy → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
First Partition of Poland → participant → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Polish–Cossack conflicts → opposedBy → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
1525 Prussian Homage → hasParticipant → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Polish Crown → nobilityEstate → szlachta ⓘ
Jeremi Wiśniowiecki → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Konstancja Czartoryska → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Battle of Racławice → involvedEthnicGroup → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Great Emigration after 1830 November Uprising → participant → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Król Polski → associatedWith → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
War against Poland–Lithuania → opposedBy → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Nihil novi (1505) → benefitedGroup → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
liberum veto → beneficiaryClass → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Galician slaughter → hasParticipant → Polish nobles ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Galician slaughter → mainTarget → Polish szlachta ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Karwacjan family → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Andrzej Potocki → partOf → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Fire in the Steppe → hasSubject → Polish nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Stefan Czarniecki → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Memoirs about Poland and the Poles from 1788 to 1815 → associatedWith → Polish–Lithuanian aristocracy ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Hieronim Ogiński → partOf → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Hadiach → associatedWith → Polish–Lithuanian nobility ⓘ
linked to: szlachta
Janina coat of arms → usedBy → szlachta ⓘ
Khmelnytsky Uprising massacres → hasVictim → Polish–Lithuanian szlachta ⓘ
linked to: szlachta