Rise and autonomy of Free Imperial Cities (1100–1500)

1. Aachen granted imperial immediacy

   Jan 1, 1166Labels: Aachen, Frederick I

   • Britannica
   • Aachen wiki

2. Confoederatio grants regalian rights to bishops

   Apr 26, 1220Labels: Frederick II, Ecclesiastical princes

   • MGH overview wiki
   • Fr wiki

3. Statutum in favorem principum curbs royal-city policy

   May 1, 1231Labels: Henry VII, Statutum in

   • de wiki
   • MGH links wiki

4. First Rhenish League of Cities founded at Mainz

   Jul 13, 1254Labels: Rhenish League, Mainz

   • de wiki
   • DOAJ article

5. Extinction of the Hohenstaufen dynasty

   Jan 1, 1268Labels: Hohenstaufen dynasty

   • Britannica
   • 1911 EB

6. Swabian city league formed under Louis IV

   Nov 20, 1331Labels: Swabian League, Louis IV

   • Swabia wiki
   • 1911 EB

7. Décapole alliance formed in Alsace

   Jan 1, 1354Labels: D capole, Alsace

   • Leagues wiki

8. Golden Bull reshapes imperial constitutional landscape

   Jan 1, 1356Labels: Golden Bull, Prince-electors

   • Britannica

9. Swabian League of Cities founded at Ulm

   Jul 4, 1376Labels: Swabian League, Ulm

   • League Cities wiki
   • Swabia wiki

10. Imperial cities defeat Württemberg at Döffingen

    Aug 23, 1388Labels: D ffingen, W rttemberg

    • 1911 EB
    • Swabian League wiki

11. Diet of Frankfurt recognizes city representation

    Jan 1, 1489Labels: Diet of, Imperial Diet

    • Britannica
    • Imperial Estate wiki

12. Imperial Reform at Worms strengthens legal order

    Aug 7, 1495Labels: Imperial Reform, Worms

    • GHDI
    • Imperial Estate wiki