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Calixtus II Biography and Timeline

Follow Calixtus II through 12 dated historical records for Italy.

Calixtus II, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

12Distinct records
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1119–1122Years on this page

1119

Pope

Pope · Vatican · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Pope

Role range: 1119-1124

1122

Concordat of Worms

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Both the Emperor & the Vatican will select the Pope. A truce is made between the Empire & the Pope.

Role range: 1119-1124

Concordat of Worms

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

The King was recognised as having the right to invest bishops with secular authority ("by the lance") in the territories they governed, but not with sacred authority ("by ring and staff");

Role range: 1119-1124

Concordat of Worms

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

the result was that bishops owed allegiance in worldly matters both to the pope and to the king, for they were obligated to affirm the right of the sovereign to call upon them for military support,

Role range: 1119-1124

Concordat of Worms

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

under his oath of fealty

Role range: 1119-1124

Diet of Wurzburg

Pope · Wurzburg · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

By the terms of the agreement, the election of bishops and abbots in Germany was to take place in the emperor's presence as judge between potentially disputing parties, free of bribes.

Role range: 1119-1124

Diet of Wurzburg

Pope · Wurzburg · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Following efforts by Lamberto Scannabecchi (later Pope Honorius II) and the Diet of Wurzburg (1121) in 1122, Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V entered into an agreement that effectively ended the Investiture Controversy.

Role range: 1119-1124

Diet of Wurzburg

Pope · Wurzburg · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

thus retaining to the emperor a crucial role in choosing these great territorial magnates of the Empire.

Role range: 1119-1124

Pactum Calixtinum

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

The King was recognised as having the right to invest bishops with secular authority ("by the lance") in the territories they governed, but not with sacred authority ("by ring and staff")

Role range: 1119-1124

Pactum Calixtinum

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

The Pactum Calixtinum or Concordat of Worms. Both the Emperor and the Vatican will select the Pope. A truce is made between the Empire and the Pope.

Role range: 1119-1124

Pactum Calixtinum

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

the result was that bishops owed allegiance in worldly matters both to the pope and to the king for they were obligated to affirm the right of the sovereign to call upon them for military support

Role range: 1119-1124

Pactum Calixtinum

Pope · Worms · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

under his oath of fealty

Role range: 1119-1124

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.