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Showing posts with label HREmperor Henry IV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HREmperor Henry IV. Show all posts
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Bruno the Saxon

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Henry challenging the power of the church Little is known of the figure called Bruno the Saxon, except that he was a monk attached to t...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Coup of Kaiserswerth

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The ruins of Kaiserswerth in Dusseldorf In 1062, Archbishop Anno II of Cologne and several princes decided that the 11-year-old Henry I...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

An Empress & Her Son

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We have mentioned more than a few Holy Roman Emperors, but not any Holy Roman Empresses. Carving of Agnes Agnes of Poitou was born ab...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The Investiture Controversy

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The Concordat of Worms that ended the Investiture Controversy There was a recent mention that Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV was best kno...
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Fathers & Sons in the HRE

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Henry IV (center), with his sons Henry V & Conrad Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV is best known for the Investiture Controversy and the...
Monday, July 28, 2014

A Well-placed German Pope

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Gebhard, the Count of Calw, was born about 1018 into an illustrious family. Holy Roman Emperor Henry III (1017 - 1056) recognized him as ...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Anti-kings? Really?

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Rudolph of Swabia was referred to as an anti-king after he was defeated by Henry IV in 1080. Anti-popes are a common concept in history, ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

The First Protestant

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Hole Roman Emperor Henry IV When Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV took the Walk to Canossa and asked forgiveness of Pope Gregory VII in orde...

The Walk to Canossa

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On the heels of the three "Church & State" posts, it is appropriate to talk about a clash between an emperor and a pope. Today...