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unusual facts about Golden Bull of 1356


Golden Bull of 1356

Secondly, the Bull prescribed that four votes would always suffice to elect a new King; as a result, three Electors could no longer block the election, and the principle of majority voting was explicitly stated for the first time in the Empire.


Frederick the Fair

Duke John II of Saxe-Lauenburg in turn sought to prevail against his cousin Duke Rudolph I of Saxe-Wittenberg - which ultimately failed as the 1338 Declaration of Rhense and the Golden Bull of 1356 conclusively named the dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg as electors.


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