Diploma Andreanum

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

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]

References[edit]

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