Golden Bull of 1222

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The Golden Bull of 1222 was a landmark Hungarian royal charter issued by King Andrew II that limited monarchical power and guaranteed key rights and privileges to the kingdom’s nobility.

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Golden Bull of 1222 canonical 3
Golden Bull of 1222 in Hungary 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document ⓘ
medieval legal document ⓘ
royal charter ⓘ
appliesTo Church in Hungary ⓘ
Hungarian nobility ⓘ
free royal towns in Hungary ⓘ
royal servientes ⓘ
comparedTo Magna Carta ⓘ
confirmedBy Andrew II of Hungary ⓘ
Béla IV of Hungary ⓘ
later Hungarian kings ⓘ
context reign of Andrew II of Hungary ⓘ
country Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
date 1222 ⓘ
followedBy later confirmations and modifications in the 13th century ⓘ
grants right of resistance to the nobility against unlawful royal acts ⓘ
guarantees exemption of nobles from certain taxes ⓘ
inheritance rights of nobles ⓘ
nobles’ right to be judged only by lawful courts ⓘ
personal freedom of royal servientes ⓘ
privileges of the Church in Hungary ⓘ
hasClause right of resistance ⓘ
hasEffect development of Hungarian noble constitutionalism ⓘ
limitation of royal prerogatives in Hungary ⓘ
strengthening of the Hungarian nobility ⓘ
hasForm golden seal (bulla) attached to the document ⓘ
influencedBy noble opposition to Andrew II’s policies ⓘ
inForceUntil early modern period in Hungary ⓘ
issuedBy Andrew II of Hungary ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
legalPrinciple nobles’ tax exemption except in cases of common defense ⓘ
protection of noble estates from confiscation without due process ⓘ
requirement of consent for extraordinary taxation ⓘ
legalStatus fundamental law of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
modeledOn Golden Bull of Sicily ⓘ
partOf medieval European charters of liberties ⓘ
placeOfIssue Fehérvár ⓘ
purpose to guarantee rights and privileges of the Hungarian nobility ⓘ
to limit royal authority in Hungary ⓘ
recognizedAs cornerstone of medieval Hungarian law ⓘ
region Central Europe ⓘ
restricts alienation of royal estates to foreigners ⓘ
arbitrary taxation by the king ⓘ
signatory Andrew II of Hungary ⓘ
subjectOf Hungarian constitutional history ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
titleInLatin Bulla Aurea ⓘ

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Hungarian nobility → legalFoundation → Golden Bull of 1222 ⓘ
Andrew II of Hungary → notableWork → Golden Bull of 1222 ⓘ
Andrew II of Hungary → issued → Golden Bull of 1222 ⓘ
Medieval Central Europe → hasKeyEvent → Golden Bull of 1222 in Hungary ⓘ
linked to: Golden Bull of 1222