Episode 1 of 1
October Edict
- When
- 9 October 1807 to 8 October 1810
- Where
- Memel (issuance locality; outside allowed places)
The October Edict abolished serfdom in Prussia, issued at Memel on 9 October 1807, effective from 8 October 1810.
Signed five days after Stein's appointment on von Schön's suggestion, the edict liberated the peasants and abolished serfdom throughout Prussia. It was issued at Memel, a locality outside the allowed places list, so no place_name is assigned. One source dates effective abolition to 1811–1823, differing from the 8 October 1810 effective date.
Sources
- Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
- Prussian Reform Movement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
- Serfdom Wikipedia
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.