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The Twelve Articles of the Swabian League

The Twelve Articles (German: Zwolf Artikel) were part of the peasants' demands of the Swabian League during the German Peasants' War of 1525. They are considered the first draft of human rights and civil liberties in continental Europe after the Roman Empire. The gatherings in the process of drafting them are considered to be the first constituent assembly on German soil.

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Title: The Twelve Articles of the Swabian League

Caption: The Twelve Articles (German: Zwolf Artikel) were part of the peasants' demands of the Swabian League during the German Peasants' War of 1525. They are considered the first draft of human rights and civil liberties in continental Europe after the Roman Empire. The gatherings in the process of drafting them are considered to be the first constituent assembly on German soil.

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Keywords: 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • CIVIL LIBERTIES • CONFLICT • CONFLICTS • CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY • CONTINENTAL EUROPE • DEMANDS • EUROPA • EUROPE • FIRST DRAFT • GATHERINGS • GERMAN PEASANTS' WAR • GERMANY • GUERRA • HUMAN RIGHTS • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • IMPERIAL ROME • PEASANTS • ROMAN EMPIRE • SWABIAN LEAGUE • TWELVE ARTICLES, THE • UNSPECIFIED • WAR • WARFARE • WARS • XVI CENTURY • ZWOLF ARTIKEL