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  • The Golden Bull was called “the fundamental law of the empire.”

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • Now days, Thomas finds that her peers in the press are worshiping the Golden Bull.

    Helen Thomas and the Watchdogs of the Golden Bull 2006

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    Helen Thomas and the Watchdogs of the Golden Bull 2006

  • The Golden Bull issued by Charles IV (in force until 1806) transformed the empire from a monarchy into an aristocratic federation, to avoid the evils of disputed elections.

    1338 2001

  • The Golden Bull, forced on Andrew by the lesser nobility or gentry, led by Andrew's own son, Bela.

    1204-5 2001

  • This is a matter for historians to wrangle about; personally I consider that by his Golden Bull, which very much restricted the power of the Popes to interfere with the election of

    From a Terrace in Prague Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

  • Perchance he was deep in thought on high matters of State, on his Golden Bull which reaffirmed all the privileges granted to

    From a Terrace in Prague Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

  • He appealed to the fact that the nomination was a direct violation of a decision of imperial law, the Golden Bull, which declared that the proposal for such an election, during the lifetime of the Emperor, must first be unanimously resolved on by the

    Life of Luther Julius Koestlin

  • According to the _Golden Bull_ the emperors were to be crowned here; but Charles V was the last who conformed to that regulation.

    A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium Richard Boyle Bernard

  • Primate entered into some details regarding this Golden Bull, which he said was made in 1409; whereupon the Emperor Napoleon pointed out to him that the date which was assigned to the Golden Bull was not correct, and that it was proclaimed in 1336, during the reign of the

    Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

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