Curia Regia
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The Curia Regia was the supreme court
of the Kingdom of Hungary
(Hungary
and Croatia
).
Charles VI
in 1723 divided it into two courts: the Tabula Septemviralis (Court of the seven) and the Tabula Regia Iudiciaria (Royal Court).
The Tabula Regia functioned under a dignitary named the personalis, in the case of prevention, of the elder Baron Court.
and Kalocsa
and three bishops), eight magnates and eight nobleman, one Reporter of the mine courts and a recorder.
The Tabula Septemviralis solved the appeals on the verdicts of the Tabula Regia and Tabula Banalis
. It was the final instance, and in civil cases it was not possible to appeal its verdict, while in criminal cases, the King had the power to grant amnesty or pardon.
Supreme court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...
of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
(Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
).
Charles VI
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI was the penultimate Habsburg sovereign of the Habsburg Empire. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I, as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia , Hungary and Croatia , Archduke of Austria, etc., in 1711...
in 1723 divided it into two courts: the Tabula Septemviralis (Court of the seven) and the Tabula Regia Iudiciaria (Royal Court).
The Tabula Regia functioned under a dignitary named the personalis, in the case of prevention, of the elder Baron Court.
Tabula Regia Iudiciaria
The Tabula Regia was constituted of two prelates, two Barons of the Court, two deputy judge advocates of the Kingdom: the vice Palatine, the deputy judge advocate of the Curia Regia, four protonotars, four assessors of the Kingdom, four assessors of the archdiocese, four adjunctive assessors.Tabula Septemviralis
The Tabula Septemviralis, after 1723, was composed by the Palatine, five Prelates (the archbishop of EsztergomEsztergom
Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
and Kalocsa
Kalocsa
Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 88 miles south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.Kalocsa is the Episcopal see...
and three bishops), eight magnates and eight nobleman, one Reporter of the mine courts and a recorder.
The Tabula Septemviralis solved the appeals on the verdicts of the Tabula Regia and Tabula Banalis
Tabula Banalis
The Tabula Banalis was the supreme court of Croatia. It was established by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor in 1723. The court was presided over by the Ban of Croatia or by his deputy. For more important trials it was the first instance court, and served as the court of appeal for verdicts of the...
. It was the final instance, and in civil cases it was not possible to appeal its verdict, while in criminal cases, the King had the power to grant amnesty or pardon.