ecclesiastical arm (Braç Eclesiàstic)

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The ecclesiastical arm (Braç Eclesiàstic) was the clerical estate or chamber within the medieval Catalan representative institution, comprising high-ranking church officials who participated in political and fiscal decision-making.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
ecclesiastical arm (Braç Eclesiàstic) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clerical estate ⓘ
estate in the medieval Catalan Corts ⓘ
representative chamber ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Braç Eclesiàstic ⓘ
Braç eclesiàstic de les Corts Catalanes ⓘ
linked to: Corts Catalanes
belongsTo three-estates system in Catalonia ⓘ
comprises high-ranking church officials ⓘ
country Principality of Catalonia ⓘ
existedIn medieval Catalan constitutional system ⓘ
function negotiation of taxation with the monarch ⓘ
participation in law-making ⓘ
representation of ecclesiastical interests in the Corts ⓘ
governingBodyOf clergy of Catalonia in the Corts ⓘ
hasRole fiscal decision-making ⓘ
political decision-making ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
influencedBy canon law ⓘ
feudal system ⓘ
memberOfClass estate-based parliamentary chambers ⓘ
parallelTo military arm (Braç Militar) ⓘ
royal arm (Braç Reial) ⓘ
partOf Corts of Catalonia ⓘ
linked to: Corts Catalanes

medieval Catalan representative institutions ⓘ
politicalStatus privileged estate ⓘ
region Crown of Aragon ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
representedGroup abbots of major monasteries in Catalonia ⓘ
bishops of Catalonia ⓘ
other high clergy in Catalonia ⓘ
socialEstateType clergy ⓘ
typeOfRepresentation corporate representation ⓘ
usedLanguage Catalan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Diputació del General → hasComponent → ecclesiastical arm (Braç Eclesiàstic) ⓘ
royal arm (Braç Reial) → contrastedWith → ecclesiastical arm (Braç Eclesiàstic) ⓘ