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The imperial ban was sometimes imposed on whole Imperial Estates. In that case, other estates could attack and seek to conquer them. The effect of the ban on a city or other Estate was that it lost its Imperial immediacy and in the future would have a second overlord in addition to the emperor. Famous people placed under the imperial ban included:
After the 1521 Diet of Worms had imposed an Imperial ban on Martin Luther and his tracts, problems of enforcement emerged, as Charles' wars against France and commitments in the rest of his empire prevented him from focusing on German religious problems. In 1529, however, the emperor signed a successful peace treaty with France.
The Memorial Church, consecrated in 1904, commemorates the Protestation at Speyer.. On 19 April 1529, six princes and representatives of 14 Imperial Free Cities petitioned the Imperial Diet at Speyer against an imperial ban of Martin Luther, as well as the proscription of his works and teachings, and called for the unhindered spread of the evangelical faith.
The Burgfrieden or Burgfriede [1] was a German medieval term that referred to imposition of a state of truce within the jurisdiction of a castle, and sometimes its estate, under which feuds, i.e. conflicts between private individuals, were forbidden under threat of the imperial ban.
A Reichskrieg ("Imperial War", pl. Reichskriege) was a war fought by the Holy Roman Empire as a whole against a common enemy. After the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, a Reichskrieg was a formal state of war that could only be declared by the Imperial Diet.
Ray Dalio warns Biden’s chip ban is similar to the pre-WW2 oil sanctions the U.S. placed on Imperial Japan—which partly led to Pearl Harbor
The Imperial ban was a form of outlawry in the Holy Roman Empire. At different times, it could be declared by the Holy Roman Emperor , by courts including the League of the Holy Court ( German : Vehmgericht , pronounced [ˈfeːmɡəʁɪçt] ) and the Reichskammergericht , or by the Imperial Diet .
The outcome of moves to ban menthol cigarettes in the United States remains uncertain but implementation will likely take years, Imperial Brands Chief Executive Stefan Bomhard said on Wednesday.