Town privileges
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Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.[1][2] The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditions of the self-administration of Roman cities.
Judicially, a
self-government, representation by diet, and tax-relief could also be granted.[1][2] Multiple tiers existed; for example, in Sweden, the basic royal charter establishing a borough enabled trade, but not foreign trade, which required a higher-tier charter granting staple right
.
See also
- City rights in the Low Countries
- City status in the United Kingdom
- Confoederatio cum principibus ecclesiasticis
- German town law
- Zipser Willkür
- Imperial free city
- Kulm law
- Lübeck law
- Magdeburg rights
- Market town
- Royal free cities in the Kingdom of Hungary
- Scottish Burgh
- Town privileges in Norway
- Town privileges in Sweden
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-317-93425-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4721-0766-4.
- ISBN 978-1-003-82466-4.
- ISBN 978-90-04-68725-7.
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