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Absolution

Germany · Warfare / Empire-Papacy War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Henry IV27 January 1077

Canossa · Warfare / Empire-Papacy War

Henry IV gains absolution from Pope Gregory VII after bowing to his authority

Names involved

Henry IV

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