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Erlangen developed into a town over a longer period of time. In 1361, the Bishop of Bamberg and the Cathedral Chapter sold the prince-bishopric estates of Erlangen for '2225 Pfund Heller' ('2225 pounds of halfpennies' – these small, non-standardised silver coins were weighed to determine their value) to the King of Bohemia, Emperor Charles IV. As part of his project to establish a bridge of landholdings all the way to Frankfurt am Main, he made the settlement, which at the time consisted of around 26 landed estates, into a German fiefdom of the Bohemian crown. In 1374, he granted the town market rights as well as multiple tax exemptions.

The landlord's local representative was initially the Amtmann (bailiff), first recorded in 1376, with his official seat located inside the Veste (fortress). Acting as judge was the Vogt (administrator), presiding over a court of lay assessors, which appears in the record as early as 1389.

On 7th July 1398, King Wenceslas, son of Charles IV, granted Erlangen a formal town charter. It incorporated Erlangen into the judicial system of New Bohemia (part of the Upper Palatinate), whose capital was Auerbach. Erlangen was also granted permission to build its own town hall, as well as the right to levy taxes, including to finance the town walls.