Golden Bull of 1356
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The Golden Bull of 1356 was a decree issued by the Imperial Diet at Nuremberg and Metz headed by the Emperor Charles IV which fixed, for a period of more than four hundred years, important aspects of
The golden seal that earned the decree its name
Page from the Golden Bull manuscript of King Wenceslaus, about 1400, Austrian National Library
Imperial Diet in Metz during which the Golden Bull of 1356 was issued
Incunable of the Golden Bull in Early New High German, late 15th century, University of Jena
Golden bull
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A golden bull or chrysobull was a decree issued by Byzantine emperors and monarchs in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Golden Bull of 1356
…which fixed, for a period of more than four hundred years, important aspects of the constitutional structure of the Holy Roman Empire. It was named the Golden Bull for the golden seal it carried. In June 2013, the Golden Bull was included in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register…
Imperial chrysobull of Alexios III of Trebizond, 1374
The gold seal of the Golden Bull of 1356 issued by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV