Vogt is a German word that comes from ancient German and is sometimes written as Voigt. According to the Holy Roman Empire, the word means a lawyer or a rever. In general, a Vogt is a guardian who affirms protection, for example, military protection or legal protection in a particular territory or region. The territorial responsibility of a Vogt is known as Vogtei. A Vogt was a supreme lord at the time of the Holy Roman Empire.
Vogt according to the Frankish Empire
According to the empire of the Franks, the office of a Vogt was named or held by the most high-class people, formally the nobles and the prince, although the people who maintain this post have always exploited it. The whole concept of the Vogt is initially an old German idea known as Munt or simply the guardian. The munt had responsibilities, which included physical defense and defense and legal representation; this is where there is a close relationship between advocacy and Vogt. During the ecclesiastical period, the Vogt was appointed to represent official territorial dignitaries, which included bishops and abbots who were the councils of individual institutions on non-spiritual matters. Therefore, with regard to institutional defense,
The Holy Roman Empire
The Germans colonized and ruled the Holy Roman Empire, so the Vogt was very significant. At that time, the word Vogt represented two offices, the imperial Vogt and the Vogt church. The term was also used during the season to describe those who hold high positions, such as territorial rulers.
Vogt Church
Vogt’s place was thought or considered a certain acquired nobility. Thus the three arms that fought for work were imminent, the church, the territorial aristocracy and the central monarchy formed the three-way struggle for the power of a Vogt. Vogt’s place in the church developed into a significant position of which he evolved into a hereditary job because of his nobility advantages. Later, those who hold Vogt’s place eventually took things on themselves and used the power for their gain. Most churches have made the heritage of the church and properties for themselves.
Imperial Vogt
An imperial Vogt was a representative of the king who performed real legal functions, which included the administration and judgment of real property or abbeys of any kingdom. The imperial Vogt resided in the magnificent city, but when the cities regained their independence, the office of supreme Vogt was divided into Vogt which represented the metropolitan and the land Vogt who was responsible for the rest of the area.
Old Swiss Confederation
The title of Landvogt appeared in the Swiss region in 1415. According to the Swiss, the Landvogt represented or acted on behalf of the Confederation and administered a condominium among many cantons. The cantons named the Vogt who served for two consecutive years before their term expired.
