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Golden Bull

American  

noun

  1. an edict of Charles IV, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued in 1356 and in force until the extinction of the empire in 1806, in which the selection of the emperor was entrusted to seven Electors.


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And the Golden Bull is one of those staple neighborhood restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

Wander to dinner Then we would awkwardly put our Yetis somewhere and go have dinner at either Muse or the Golden Bull.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

What did the Golden Bull attempt to clarify?

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

How did the Golden Bull clarify the process of selecting a new Holy Roman emperor?

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

All Germany was given up to anarchy, and seemed on the point of falling to pieces: so much had the famous Golden Bull of Karl IV. accomplished in fifty years!

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor

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