The margrave held ultimate authority in Moravia, throughout the history of the margraviate.
This meant that as its margraves became more foreign, so too did governance of the margraviate.

Moravia possessed a legislature, known as the Moravian Diet.
The assembly has its origins in 1288, with the Colloquium generale, or curia generalis.
This was a meeting of the upper nobility, knights, the Bishop of Olomouc, abbots and ambassadors from royal cities.
These meetings gradually evolved into the diet.

The power of this diet waxed and waned throughout history.
By the end of the margraviate, the diet was almost powerless.
The diet consisted of three estates of the realm: the estate of upper nobility, the estate of the lower nobility, and the estate of prelates and burghers.
With the February Patent of 1861, the diet was reformed into a more egalitarian body.
It still retained the same structure, but the members changed.
It consisted of assembly seats for landowners, city-dwellers, and rural farmers.
This was retained until the diet was abolished after the fall of the Dual Monarchy.
The margrave held ultimate authority in Moravia, throughout the history of the margraviate. This meant that as its margraves became more foreign, so too did governance of the margraviate.
Moravia possessed a legislature, known as the Moravian Diet. The assembly has its origins in 1288, with the Colloquium generale, or curia generalis. This was a meeting of the upper nobility, knights, the Bishop of Olomouc, abbots and ambassadors from royal cities. These meetings gradually evolved into the diet.
The power of this diet waxed and waned throughout history. By the end of the margraviate, the diet was almost powerless. The diet consisted of three estates of the realm: the estate of upper nobility, the estate of the lower nobility, and the estate of prelates and burghers. With the February Patent of 1861, the diet was reformed into a more egalitarian body. It still retained the same structure, but the members changed. It consisted of assembly seats for landowners, city-dwellers, and rural farmers. This was retained until the diet was abolished after the fall of the Dual Monarchy.
Margraviate of Moravia