23 September 1122Concordat of WormsHenry V
Both the Vatican & the Emperor have a say in the selection of a Pope. Agrees the Concordat with Calixtus II.
Historical records for Germany in 1122, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Both the Vatican & the Emperor have a say in the selection of a Pope. Agrees the Concordat with Calixtus II.
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")
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
under his oath of fealty
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.
This record states: 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.
This record states: thus retaining to the emperor a crucial role in choosing these great territorial magnates of the Empire.
Both the Vatican & the Emperor have a say in the selection of a Pope
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