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Publication of the manifesto "On Liberty of the Nobility" and "The Charter of the Nobility". Their background and results
The publication of the manifesto "On Liberty of the Nobility" is a short decree of Peter III. This happened in the second half of the XVIII century.
Prerequisites to the document and the publication of the manifesto "On the Liberty of the Nobility"
In the Russian Empire, the development of new relations in the system of power and the regrouping of aristocratic classes were in full swing. The boyars, who were the most approximate group to the rulers in medieval Russia, increasingly lost their positions for many years. The struggle against the nobles lasted several centuries. By the middle of the XVIII it became very clear that the nobles (former servicemen of the boyars' households) were increasingly firmly established in a privileged position and it was necessary to legislatively consolidate this fact. The Manifesto On Liberty of the Nobility (the year 1762) freed the nobles from the obligation to carry out state military service. They were allowed to leave the country freely. Although there was a reservation that this duty still remains in wartime. Aristocrats who went abroad during the military operations in which Russia participated, were forced to return and participate in campaigns.
Publication of the Manifesto "On Liberty of the Nobility" and its Consequences
The nobility literally turned
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