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The Golden Bull of 1356 (Czech: Zlatá bula, German: Goldene Bulle, German pronunciation: [ˈɡɔldənə ˈbʊlə] ⓘ, Latin: Bulla Aurea, Italian: Bolla d'oro) was a decree issued by the Imperial Diet at Nuremberg and Metz (Diet of Metz, 1356/57) headed by the Emperor Charles IV which fixed, for a period of more than four hundred years, important aspects of the constitutional structure of ...
In the 18th century, the Holy Roman Empire consisted of approximately 1,800 such territories, the majority being tiny estates owned by the families of Imperial Knights. [2] This page does not directly contain the list but discusses the format of the various lists and offers some background to understand the complex organisation of the Holy ...
English: Map of the en:Battle of Poitiers (1356), between the French army of King John II and the English army of the Black Prince. Français : Carte de la bataille de Poitiers entre l'armée anglaise du Prince noir Edouard de Woodstock et l'armée du roi de France Jean II.
The Holy Roman Empire, [f] also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. [16] It developed in the Early Middle Ages , and lasted for a millennium until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars .
1606: Formed: Peter Melander made HRE Knight, assumed the name "Holzappel" 1641: HRE Count; 1642: Acquired Lülsdorf as fief of Palatinate-Neuburg; 1643: Purchased Esterau and Isselbach from Nassau-Hadamar; Bench of Counts of Westphalia; 1656: Acquired Nassau-Schaumburg; 1707: To Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; 1806: To Nassau
The Golden Bull of 1356 marked a structural change in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire. Several aspects of his legacy remain a contentious matter though. The image of Charles as a wise, pious, peace-loving king (partly constructed by Charles himself) has proved influential until this day, supported by several artistic or scholarly projects ...
1356: Elector None EL 895: Joined the Empire as a Duchy 1029: Acquired Moravia 1198: HRE King 1356: HRE Elector Bonndorf: County Swab SC Originally a property of Gurtweil, later of Küssaburg 1250: To Lupfen 1582: To Pappenheim 1609: To St Blaise's Abbey 1803: To Knights of St. John 1805: To Württemberg 1806: To Baden: Boos: Lordship n/a n/a
1356: Electorate 1806: Kingdom Upp Sax EL 1180: Remainder of the stem duchy to the House of Ascania 1212: Partitioned into Anhalt and itself 1296: Partitioned into Saxe-Lauenburg and Saxe-Wittenberg 1356: Saxe-Wittenberg made Electorate of Saxony 1422: Extinct; succession dispute between Saxe-Lauenburg, Anhalt and Meissen