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apr 8, 1356 - Golden Bull, Holy Roman Empire

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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.

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Date:

apr 8, 1356
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~ 669 years ago