The Golden Bull of Sicily

The Golden Bull of Sicily was a decree issued by the Emperor Frederick II, while he was still only King of Sicily. It was composed in the Swiss city of Basel on September 26th, 1212, confirming the royal title obtained by Ottokar I of Bohemia in 1198, declaring him and his heirs kings of Bohemia and Moravia. The kingship signified the exceptional status of Bohemia as a kingdom within the dominon of the Holy Roman Empire. Ottokar's Přemyslid ancestor Vratislaus II had already been elevated to kin