!!!Hofgericht

Hofgericht court of law: 1) in Lower Austria and Upper Austria in 
early modern times often the court of law of a monastery responsible 
for administering justice to its subjects; 2) court of justice of the 
prince of a realm, initially developed from the "Hoftaiding" (late 
Babenberg period) as court of law of the ministeriales (generally 
called "court judges" after 1314). Because the nobility exerted a 
strong influence on the Hofgerichte, a new Hofgericht was established 
under Albrecht V, presided over by the duke and renamed 
"Kammergericht" ("chamber court") by Friedrich III.


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