The Holy Roman Empire and the Church Flashcards
what did holy roman emperor charlemagne do
took over france and germany
what happened after his death
the roman empire became separate states
dukes of saxony extended pwr. to german lands
who crowned otto i π©πͺ as king of germany
the pope
otto iβs legacy
worked closely w/ church
gave bishops top government jobs
took army 2 italy, helped pope defeat rebellious roman nobles
expansion of holy roman empire
much of central and eastern Europe
Parts of France and Italy
problems for holy roman emperors
controlling vassals
conflict with the pope
who were the real rulers of the holy roman empire
the emperorβs vassals, aka
nobles and church officials
hre vs church over electing church officials
the HRE previously decided whos bishop and abbot
pope tried to end that as cluny reforms strengthened the church
henry iv VS pope gregory vii over ban of lay investiture
henry argued that bishops help lands as royal fiefds, so the pope excommunicated him
henry went and sought forgiveness, then forced pope into exile
Lay Investiture
law where emperor or lay person (non-Churchie) presented bishops w/ ring and staff that symbolized their office
β Only pope can appoint/install bishops
concordat of worms
treaty where church had sole pwr. to elect and give bishops spiritual authority
β Emperor had right to invest them w/ fiefs
barbarossa VS pope for control of
northern italy
frederick ii
clashed and failed with several popes
tried and failed to take cities of northern italy
pope innocent iii clashed w powerful rulers. who and why
Excommunicated and interdicted King John and his
kingdom
β Dared to appoint archbishop of Canterbury w/o
permission
Same punishment for Philip II σ°
β Unlawfully annulled (invalidated) his marriage
Frederick II σ°’ as well
