Gelnhausen Charter

The Gelnhausen Charter was a charter written by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I deposing Duke Henry XII for committing treason and "gravely oppressing … the nobles … [by] occupying their possessions and diminishing their rights."[1] It split the duchies of Westphalia and Angria away from the Duchy of Saxony.[2]

  1. ^ Henderson, Ernest F. (1896). "The Gelnhausen Charter; April 13, 1180 A.D." avalon.law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ^ Loud, Graham A.; Schenk, Jochen (July 6, 2017). The Origins of German Principalities, 1100-1350. Taylor & Francis. p. 349. ISBN 9781317022008.