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Golden Bull of Rimini
In 1226, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II issued the Golden Bull at Rimini, granting the Teutonic Order privileges to missionize and conquer in Prussi…
Timeline
- 1225–1226Italian Peninsula · ItalyFrederick II was seeking to consolidate control over the cities of northern Italy, while Teutonic Order Grand Master Hermann von Salza sought formal imperial authorization for missionizing and military action in Prussia; the two sides negotiated on this basis.
- c. 1226Rimini · Emilia-RomagnaFrederick II formally granted the Teutonic Order, by Golden Bull at Rimini, the right to missionize in Prussia, conquer pagans, and retain conquered lands, and exempted it from direct imperial taxes on those lands.
- 1226–1230Prussia · PrussiaThe Golden Bull of Rimini, combined with the missionizing rights granted by Pope Gregory IX the same year, gave the Teutonic Order dual imperial and papal legal backing for its long-term conquest and establishment of orders in Prussia, propelling its eastward expansion into a new phase.
Sources
- Golden Bull of Rimini https://www.britannica.com/topic/Golden-Bull-of-Rimini
- The Northern Crusades — Eric Christiansen (1997)