Privilege "Nobilitatis Natalium" Problem: The Exclusion of Non-noblemen from High Positions in the Church at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Privilege "Nobilitatis Natalium" Problem: The Exclusion of Non-noblemen from High Positions in the Church at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Original language description

The problem of exclusion of non-aristocrats from high positions in the church at the turn of the 20th century is represented by the example of the "canonry question of Olomouc". The Olomouc canonry had the right to elect freely their bishop, usually fromamong the canons. As of 1772 only aristocrats had been able to become canons (due to the nobilitatis natalium privilege). During the episcopate of Archbishop Fürstenberg, the cancellation of this privilege was discussed. The Viennese government did notagree with the complete withdrawal, however, and therefore the result was only a provisional solution. The Emperor could appoint non-noblemen to the position of canon, but the canonry could still elect only aristocrats to this position. Fürstenberg's successor Theodor Kohn did not have an aristocratic origin. Archbishop Kohn also strived to resolve this problem definitively, but also failed. The nobilitatis natalium privilege was only annulled after 1918, together with the abrogation of

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AB - History

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2013

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis, Facultas Theologica, Theologica

ISSN

1212-9038

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Volume of the periodical

2013

Issue of the periodical within the volume

14

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

39-46

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