Diploma_Andreanum

Diploma Andreanum

Diploma Andreanum

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The Diploma Andreanum, or Der Goldener Freibrief der Siebenbürger Sachsen (English: Golden Charter of the Transylvanian Saxons), was issued by King Andrew II of Hungary in 1224, granting provisional autonomy to colonial Germans residing in the region of Transylvania (German: Siebenbürgen or Transsilvanien) of the then Kingdom of Hungary, more specifically the present-day area of Sibiu (German: Hermannstadt), central Romania.[1][2]

A facsimile of an official acknowledgment issued by Charles I of Hungary in 1317, reasserting the validity of the Diploma Andreanum

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  1. [1]
    "Transylvanian Saxons | people". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. [2]
    "www.hungarian-history.hu". Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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