Person

Charles IV

Also known as Emperor Charles IV

Charles IV was Holy Roman Emperor in the fourteenth century and king of Bohemia, ruling from Prague. In 1356 he issued the Golden Bull, which codified the election of the emperor by seven electors. The document defined the constitutional structure of the Holy Roman Empire for centuries.

Mentioned in 4 profiles

Holy Roman EmpireGovernanceKingdom of ArlesDeclineElectorate of SaxonyFoundationElectorate of SaxonyFoundation

Mentioned in 11 state histories

County of LuxembourgMargraviate of Lower LusatiaRepublic of LuccaLordship of MecklenburgDuchy of ŚwidnicaDuchy of Saxe-WittenbergDuchy of MecklenburgDécapoleDecapolisDuchy of Pomerania-StolpImperial Abbey of Rot an der Rot

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