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Ius reformandi (the right to reform [the Church])
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1. Definition and historical origins

The ius reformandi was the right of a secular sovereign power in the Holy Roman Empire to regulate (“reform”) religious conditions in his territory. It was a typically early modern right, because it presupposed the basic concepts of territorial sovereignty and the distinction between state and r…

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Schneider, Bernd Christian, “Ius reformandi (the right to reform [the Church])”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 15 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_021565>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20190124



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