Quia Emptores
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Quia Emptores is a 1290 English statute that reformed feudal landholding by preventing further subinfeudation and allowing free alienation of land by tenants.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quia Emptores canonical | 4 |
| Quia Emptores 1290 | 1 |
| Quia Emptores Terrarum | 1 |
| Quia Emptores terrarum | 1 |
| Quia emptores (later 1290 statute often associated in land law context) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quia Emptores Context triple: [Statute of Quia Emptores, hasAlternativeName, Quia Emptores]
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Cotta
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Spes Bona
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Siris
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Dii Consentes
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Sebastos
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quia Emptores Target entity description: Quia Emptores is a 1290 English statute that reformed feudal landholding by preventing further subinfeudation and allowing free alienation of land by tenants.
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A.
Cotta
Cotta is a German publishing house historically known for issuing influential literary and philosophical works, including those of major figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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B.
Spes Bona
Spes Bona is the Latin motto of the University of Cape Town, meaning "Good Hope" and reflecting the institution’s historical and regional identity.
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C.
Siris
Siris is a philosophical work by George Berkeley that explores metaphysics, theology, and the medicinal virtues of tar-water through a chain of reflective questions and arguments.
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D.
Dii Consentes
The Dii Consentes were the principal group of twelve major Roman deities, roughly equivalent to the Greek Olympians, who formed the core of the Roman state pantheon.
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E.
Sebastos
Sebastos was the grand artificial harbor of ancient Caesarea Maritima, renowned as one of the largest and most advanced seaports of the Roman world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
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English statute ⓘ medieval legal text ⓘ |
| appliesTo | freehold estates in fee simple ⓘ |
| category |
1290 in law
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Acts of the Parliament of England before 1707 ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Parliament
English property law ⓘ feudalism in England ⓘ |
| citation | 18 Edw. I ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo |
copyhold tenure
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leases for years ⓘ |
| effectOnLaw |
contributed to decline of the feudal system in England
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facilitated development of free alienability of land ⓘ prohibited tenants from creating new subordinate lord–tenant relationships by subinfeudation ⓘ required that on sale of land the buyer hold directly of the seller’s lord ⓘ restricted creation of new feudal tenures ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1290 ⓘ |
| enactedOnDate | 1290-06-18 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Quia Emptores terrarum
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linked to:
Quia Emptores
Statute of Quia Emptores ⓘ |
| hasSectionCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Quia Emptores ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
reign of Edward I
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linked to:
Edward I of England
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| influenced |
common law doctrines on alienation of land
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land law in other common law jurisdictions ⓘ later English property law ⓘ |
| inForceIn | medieval England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
services due to the lord were preserved despite alienation
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tenants could sell or convey their fee simple without lord’s consent, subject to services ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| partOf | Edwardian statutory reforms of English law ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to allow free alienation of land by tenants
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to prevent further subinfeudation ⓘ |
| repealedInPartBy | later English statutes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
alienation of land
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feudal land tenure ⓘ real property law ⓘ |
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Subject: Quia Emptores Description of subject: Quia Emptores is a 1290 English statute that reformed feudal landholding by preventing further subinfeudation and allowing free alienation of land by tenants.
Referenced by (8)
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Statute of Westminster 1285
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Quia emptores (later 1290 statute often associated in land law context)
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linked to: Quia Emptores