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【】ehestrohenthe eerororthekingtogetherhallhissubjectswas exnicated.thisantthatallheshatno oneuldbebaptised,thatnodyingnuldbegivenabsolution inshort,thathalfofthefunediaevalgovent catoanend. rethanthat,thepeopletheiroathof loyaltytotheirsnandorebelagainsttheir ster.butiftheyfollohisadviceofthedistantpope and,theyheiearbylege lordandthattoo. ihepoorfellopositionand nonefaredhanthosehelatterhalfof theeleventhany andporyviifoughtattleh deostfifty years. intheddleoftheeleveurytherehadbeena stroforreforntheh.theeleofthe popes,thusfar,hadbeenastirregularaffair.itothe advaheholyroneerorstohaveawelldisposed priestelee toroatthetiofeleaheirinfluencefor thebeofoheirfriends. intheyear1059thishadbeenged.byadecreeof popenicholasiitheprincipalpriestsanddeansofthe eotheso i churtheeantprincipalwasgiven theexclusivepoiurepopes. intheyear1073thellegeofcardiedapriest bythenaofhildebrand,thesonofverysileparentsin tuseoryvii. hisenergyepowers ofhisholyofficeuponagraniterovi andurage.inthendory,thepopeonly theabsoluteheadofthehurch,butalsothehighest urtofappealinallatters.thepopewhohad elevatedsilegernprinperor ulddeposethetoanylawpassedby dukeoreeror,butiona papaldecree,lethieentwouldbe serciless. gregorysentaassadorstoalltheeuropeanurtsto inforhepotentatesofeuropeofhisnewlawsandasked theotakeduenoticeoftheirs.thenqueror prosedtobegood,buthenryiv,heage ofsixhadbeenfightinghhissubjects,hadnoiionof subttingtothepapalogetherallegeof gernbishops,aeuhe sunandthenhadhieposedbytheuncilofs. thepopeansniand thatthegernprincesridtheelvesoftheirunhyruler. thegernprinces,onlytoohappytoberidofhenry,asked thepopetoetoaugsburgaheleeperor. gregoryleftroandtravellednorthward.henry, edthedangerofhisposition.at allstshestkepeaceustdo itatohedstoferhecrossedthealpsand hasteoossahepopehadstoppedforashort rest.threelongdays,frohe25thtothe28thofjanuary oftheyear1077,henry,dressedasapepilgribr> butsonkishgarb, edoutsidethegatesofthecastleofossa. theerandardonedfor hissins.buttherepentancedidnotlastlong. assoonashenryhadretuedtogerny,hebehaved exaunicated.forthe sendtiaunanbishopsdeposedgregory, butthisti,healpshe theheadofalargear,besiegedroandfregory toretiretosaleo,violent outbreakdecidednothing.assoonashenrykin gerny,thestrugglebetperorinued. thehohenstaufenfalyperial gernthroneshortlyafteroreindepe thantheirpredeedthatthe popesoallkingsbecausetheythepopesat thedayofjudgenthebehaviour ofallthesheepoftheirflodintheeyesofgod,aking hatfaithfulherd. frederionlyknownasbarbarossa orredbeard,setuptheunterclaihattheeire hadbeeoself andastheeireinpaign oaddthese``lostprovihenorthe untry.barbarossainor duringthesendcrusade,buthissonfrederickii,abrilliant youngnhhadbeenexposedtothecivilisation ofthehaedansofsicily,ntihehe popesas tohavefeltadeepandseriousfortheroughchristian anknightsand theintriguingitalias.butheheldhistongue, onafroheinfidelandwas dulyity.eventhisactdidnot placatethepopes.theydeposedfrederidgavehis italianpossessionstocharlesofanjou,thebrotherofthat kinglouisoffranceefausassaintlouis. thisledtorehesonofnradiv, aofthehohenstaufens,triedtainthekingdo andedanddecapitatedatnaples.buttyyears later,thefrenchadetheelvesthhlyunpopular insicilyurderedduringthesoilian vespers,andsoit. thequarrelbetperorswas tled,butafteraiesleaedto leaveeachotheralone. intheyear1278,rudolphofhapsburgperor. hedidnottakethetroubletogotorotobe croobjedintutheykept agerny.thisantpeacebuttireturies ighthavebeenusedforthepurposeofinteal anisationhadbeenedinuselesswarfare. itisanilleone. thelittlecitiesofitaly,byaproarefulbalang, hadoiheirpoheirindependence attheexpenseofbotheerorsandpopes.herush ...