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Synod of Worms (1076)

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archbishop. Three years later Pope Alexander II died and was succeeded by Hildebrand of Soana, who named himself Pope Gregory VII. An ardent proponent of the papal supremacy over Henry's emperorship, he promoted the
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The assembly declared the Pope deposed and the bishops abandoned all obedience to him. Henry had a letter drawn up to Gregory, calling him 'Hildebrand the false monk' and demanding his resignation (
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king allied with the German episcopacy, benefitting from their hostile stance on the Gregorian Reform and a centralisation of church authority. Of the 38 German bishops, 24 attended. Led by the
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died in April 1075, all signals pointed to reconciliation. Not until Henry IV again interfered in the Milan struggles and appointed Tebald da Castiglione archbishop, as well as bishops of
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of March 1075, including the principle that the papal title is unique in the world and that it may even be permitted to him to depose emperors.
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and ultimately asked the king to reconcile with the Pope. In January 1077 Henry had to take the
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reformers in the city, gave up his see. He recommended the subdeacon
59: 104:. While Henry IV appointed Gotofredo in 1070, the patarines elected 54: 29: 100:his successor, who, however, was excommunicated by 194:). The demand was conveyed to Rome by the cleric 75:. It was intended to agree a condemnation of 8: 27:Ecclesiastical synod convened by Henry IV 34:Emperor Henry IV, from a gospel book of 235: 183:, a supporter of Gregory like Bishop 159:, Henry's supporters included Bishop 7: 281:Imperial Diets (Holy Roman Empire) 90:, facing the rising forces of the 25: 271:1070s in the Holy Roman Empire 1: 39: 291:Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 210:, to salvage his kingship. 307: 98:Gotofredo da Castiglione 286:Investiture Controversy 122:Nevertheless, when the 81:Investiture Controversy 71:on 24 January 1076, at 67:king and emperor-elect 53:was an ecclesiastical 46: 33: 244:The Papacy 1073-1198 220:Battle on the Elster 161:Adalbero of Würzburg 145:Under pressure, the 113:as expressed in the 18:Diet of Worms (1076) 192:descende, descende! 181:Gebhard of Salzburg 86:In 1067 Archbishop 57:and imperial diet ( 36:St. Emmeram's Abbey 225:Concordat of Worms 177:Hugh of Remiremont 165:William of Utrecht 157:Siegfried of Mainz 63:) convened by the 47: 185:Altmann of Passau 167:, as well as the 102:Pope Alexander II 16:(Redirected from 298: 256: 255:Robinson, p. 37. 253: 247: 242:I. S. Robinson, 240: 152:primas Germaniae 111:Gregorian Reform 77:Pope Gregory VII 44: 41: 21: 306: 305: 301: 300: 299: 297: 296: 295: 261: 260: 259: 254: 250: 241: 237: 233: 216: 208:Road to Canossa 196:Roland of Parma 187:, stayed away. 173:Henri de Verdun 140:excommunication 42: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 304: 302: 294: 293: 288: 283: 278: 276:1076 in Europe 273: 263: 262: 258: 257: 248: 246:(1990) p. 402. 234: 232: 229: 228: 227: 222: 215: 212: 116:Dictatus papae 88:Guido of Milan 51:Synod of Worms 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 303: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 268: 266: 252: 249: 245: 239: 236: 230: 226: 223: 221: 218: 217: 213: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 188: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 155:, Archbishop 154: 153: 148: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 120: 118: 117: 112: 107: 103: 99: 95: 94: 89: 84: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 61: 56: 52: 37: 32: 19: 251: 243: 238: 202:gathered at 191: 189: 150: 144: 123: 121: 114: 91: 85: 58: 50: 48: 175:. Cardinal 163:and Bishop 43: 1106 265:Categories 128:Erlembald 214:See also 69:Henry IV 200:princes 171:bishop 132:Spoleto 126:leader 124:pataria 93:pataria 204:Trebur 147:Salian 65:German 60:Hoftag 231:Notes 169:Liège 136:Fermo 73:Worms 55:synod 134:and 106:Atto 49:The 267:: 142:. 83:. 40:c. 45:) 38:( 20:)

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Diet of Worms (1076)

St. Emmeram's Abbey
synod
Hoftag
German
Henry IV
Worms
Pope Gregory VII
Investiture Controversy
Guido of Milan
pataria
Gotofredo da Castiglione
Pope Alexander II
Atto
Gregorian Reform
Dictatus papae
Erlembald
Spoleto
Fermo
excommunication
Salian
primas Germaniae
Siegfried of Mainz
Adalbero of Würzburg
William of Utrecht
Liège
Henri de Verdun
Hugh of Remiremont
Gebhard of Salzburg

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