The Tabula Banalis ( hr, Banski stol) was the supreme court of

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. It was established in 1723 by Charles VI, ruler of the Habsburg monarchy. The court was presided over by the

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or by his deputy. For more important trials it was the

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court, and served as the court of appeal for verdicts of the county courts (for counties (comitatus) of Croatia and Slavonia). In 1850 it became the

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for all courts in Croatia and Slavonia, including the Land Court, later the Royal Court Table, Zagreb. From 1862 the supreme court of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia was the Table of Seven (

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: ''Tabula Septemviralis'', Croatian: ''Stol sedmorice'').

References

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* Dabinović, A. ''Hrvatska državna i pravna povijest : s reprodukcijama najvažnijih dokumenata i slikama''. Zagreb : Matica hrvatska, 1940. * Beuc, Ivan. ''Povijest institucija državne vlasti Kraljevine Hrvatske, Slavonije i Dalmacije: pravnopovijesne studije''. Zagreb : Pravni fakultet, Centar za stručno usavršavanje i suradnju s udruženim radom, 1985. * 18th century in the Habsburg Monarchy Defunct courts Courts and tribunals established in 1723 Legal history of Croatia Croatia under Habsburg rule Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Courts and tribunals disestablished in 1862 {{Croatia-hist-stub