8 Apr 1356 Jahr - Golden Bull, Holy Roman Empire

Beschreibung:

that established a fixed electoral college of seven members who chose the emperor using a majority vote.

These members included: the archbishops of Cologne, Mainz, and Trier, and secular rulers of Bohemia, Brandenburg, Saxony, and the Rhineland-Palatinate. The goal of the Golden Bull was to prevent popes from interfering in imperial elections.