How did the Golden Bull of 1356 establesh independence and dependence to the holy roman empire?
This is a very complex idea – I would read more about this at the sites below. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1356, issued an edict (known as a “bull”) which created the constitutional structure of late imperial Germany, and attempted to “fix” the rights of the different German princes. Because of the chaos and dissension from the last emporer’s election (Louis IV), Charles came up with a series of rules to prevent similar controversies. After the 1356 Bull, the emperor was to be elected only by the majority vote of seven electoral princes. Also, the power of the pope was reduced considerably. So, it made each of the states more independent, but because they were required to cast their votes together for issues, they were dependent upon each other for their government.
