Implementation and impact of the Golden Bull of 1356 (1356–1500)

1. Golden Bull’s Nuremberg chapters promulgated

   Jan 10, 1356Labels: Charles IV, Nuremberg, Golden Bull

   • Britannica
   • HLB

2. Golden Bull’s Metz chapters promulgated

   Dec 25, 1356Labels: Charles IV, Metz, Golden Bull

   • Britannica
   • Diet Metz

3. Election procedures fixed: Frankfurt, Aachen, Nuremberg

   Dec 25, 1356Labels: Frankfurt, Aachen, Nuremberg

   • Golden Bull
   • UNESCO Austria

4. Majority voting and 30-day election deadline codified

   Dec 25, 1356Labels: Golden Bull, Electors

   • Britannica
   • GHDI

5. Seven prince-electors and their votes clarified

   Dec 25, 1356Labels: Prince-electors, Archbishops, Secular electors

   • Britannica
   • Golden Bull

6. Electoral territories tied to primogeniture and indivisibility

   Dec 25, 1356Labels: Electoral territories, Primogeniture

   • Britannica
   • Golden Bull

7. New king required to confirm elector privileges

   Dec 25, 1356Labels: King of, Electors

   • Constitution org
   • GHDI

8. Prohibition of Pfahlbürger (nonresident city citizens) affirmed

   Dec 25, 1356Labels: Pfahlb rger, Urban citizenship

   • HLB
   • Pfahlb rger

9. First post–Golden Bull election held in Frankfurt

   Jun 10, 1376Labels: Frankfurt, Wenceslaus

   • 1376 Election
   • Golden Bull

10. Golden Bull invoked in deposition of Wenceslaus

    Aug 20, 1400Labels: Wenceslaus, Golden Bull

    • Wenceslaus IV
    • Aug 1400

11. Rupert elected by four electors (contested majority)

    Aug 21, 1400Labels: Rupert, Electors

    • Aug 1400
    • Rupert

12. Competing elections expose disputes over Brandenburg vote

    Oct 1, 1410Labels: Brandenburg, 1410 elections

    • 1410 1411
    • Sigismund

13. Sigismund unanimously re-elected, stabilizing kingship

    Jul 21, 1411Labels: Sigismund, Electors

    • Sigismund
    • 1410 1411

14. Albert II elected under Golden Bull procedures

    Mar 18, 1438Labels: Albert II, Frankfurt

    • 1438 Election
    • Golden Bull

15. Imperial Reform: Perpetual Public Peace and new institutions

    Aug 7, 1495Labels: Reichsreform, Imperial Diet, Imperial Chamber

    • GHDI
    • Britannica