- Reichsfreiheit
Imperial immediacy ( _de. Reichsfreiheit or "Reichsunmittelbarkeit") was a privileged feudal and political status, a form of statehood, which a
city , religious entity or feudal principality of minor lordship could attain within theHoly Roman Empire .A "reichsfrei" city, abbey or territory was under the direct authority of the
Holy Roman Emperor and theImperial Diet , without any intermediary liegelord (s). Advantages were that "reichsfrei" regions had the right to collect taxes and tolls themselves, and held juridical rights (including the "Blutgericht ", 'high' justice including capital punishment) themselves. De facto imperial immediacy corresponded to a semi-independence with a far-reaching autonomy.See also
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Imperial Abbey
*Imperial Estate
*Free Imperial City
*List of states of the Holy Roman Empire
*Mediatization References
*HDS|9832|Reichsunmittelbarkeit|author=Braun, B.|date=2005-05-03 URL last accessed
2006-11-29 .
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