Zwölf Artikel

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Zwölf Artikel is a foundational 1525 manifesto of the German Peasants’ War that articulated peasants’ social, economic, and religious grievances and demands.

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instanceOf Reformation-era text ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
peasants' program ⓘ
political manifesto ⓘ
aimedAt ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ
secular authorities ⓘ
territorial lords ⓘ
approximatePrintRuns tens of thousands of copies ⓘ
associatedWithEvent German Peasants' War ⓘ
linked to: Peasants’ War
circulation widely printed pamphlet ⓘ
coreClaim demands to be judged by the Word of God ⓘ
feudal burdens must be justified by scripture and custom ⓘ
peasants should be free persons ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
hasGenre petition ⓘ
programmatic text ⓘ
hasNumberOfArticles 12 ⓘ
hasPerspective Christian social ethics ⓘ
hasSubject Christian freedom ⓘ
Reformation theology ⓘ
abolition of arbitrary justice ⓘ
access to forests and waters ⓘ
choice of pastors ⓘ
church reform ⓘ
common lands ⓘ
economic grievances ⓘ
feudal obligations ⓘ
legal equality ⓘ
limitation of lordly power ⓘ
peasants' rights ⓘ
reduction of feudal dues ⓘ
religious grievances ⓘ
restoration of customary rights ⓘ
serfdom ⓘ
social grievances ⓘ
tithes ⓘ
hasTitle Twelve Articles ⓘ
Zwölf Artikel ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
Reformation ⓘ
influenced early modern rights discourse ⓘ
later peasant petitions ⓘ
influencedBy Christian scripture ⓘ
Lutheran Reformation ⓘ
local customary law ⓘ
movementRole key program of the German Peasants' War ⓘ
originalLanguage Early New High German ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Memmingen ⓘ
politicalAlignment peasants' movement ⓘ
yearPublished 1525 ⓘ
yearWritten 1525 ⓘ

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