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Golden Bull of Sicily

1212 · 13th century

The Golden Bull of Sicily was a charter issued in Basel in 1212 by Frederick II, then King of Sicily and claimant to the German throne. It confirmed the hereditary royal title of Ottokar I of Bohemia and his successors and granted the Bohemian kings privileges within the Holy Roman Empire, including the right to invest bishops.

Golden Bull of Sicily
Image: emperor Frederick II Original uploader was Pastorius at cs.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Golden Bull of Sicily. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/golden-bull-of-sicily
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