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In the Holy Roman Empire, the collective term free and imperial cities (German: Freie und Reichsstädte), briefly worded free imperial city (Freie Reichsstadt, Latin: urbs imperialis libera), was used from the 15th century to denote a self-ruling city that had a certain amount of autonomy and was represented in the Imperial Diet. [1]
Originally a Germanic village and later a Frankish settlement, it was first documented in 775. It was granted royal privileges, and Philip of Swabia was elected German king there in 1198. Created a free imperial city after 1256, it joined the Hanseatic League about 1420.
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Frankfurt was a major city of the Holy Roman Empire, being the seat of imperial elections since 885 and the city for imperial coronations from 1562 (previously in Free Imperial City of Aachen) until 1792.
There were 51 Free Imperial Cities in the Holy Roman Empire as of 1792. [1] They are listed here with their official confessional status confirmed by the Peace of Westphalia (1648).
In the mid-13th century, it became a Freie Reichsstadt, an independent and republican self-ruled member of the Holy Roman Empire, controlling an area of approximately 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) and 19 regional villages. Due to its long-distance trade, Mühlhausen was prosperous and influential with a population of 10,000 around 1500.
The Free Imperial City of Ulm was a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube, in a fertile plain at the foot of the Swabian Jura. [1] History. Ulm is mentioned as a demesne in 854, and under the Carolingian dynasty it was the scene of several assemblies. [2] .
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Imperial circles at the beginning of the 16th century. The Lower Saxony Reichskreis in red .
