Concordat of Worms
Both the Emperor & the Vatican will select the Pope. A truce is made between the Empire & the Pope.
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1122 in Italy
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Historical records for Italy in 1122
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Concordat of Worms
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");
Concordat of Worms
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,
Concordat of Worms
under his oath of fealty
Concordat of Worms
Bishops therefore owed worldly allegiance to both pope and king and had to affirm the sovereign's right to demand military support under their oath of fealty.
Concordat of Worms
Innocent II drafts the Concordat of Worms.
Concordat of Worms
The king could not invest bishops with sacred authority, symbolized by the ring and staff.
Concordat of Worms
The king retained the right to invest bishops with secular authority, symbolized by the lance, in the territories they governed.
Diet of Wurzburg
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.
Diet of Wurzburg
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.
Diet of Wurzburg
thus retaining to the emperor a crucial role in choosing these great territorial magnates of the Empire.
Pactum Calixtinum
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")
Pactum Calixtinum
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.
Pactum Calixtinum
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
Pactum Calixtinum
under his oath of fealty
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Concordat of Worms
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.
Concordat of Worms
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.
Concordat of Worms
thus retaining to the emperor a crucial role in choosing these great territorial magnates of the Empire.
Diet of Wurzburg
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.
Diet of Wurzburg
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.
Diet of Wurzburg
thus retaining to the emperor a crucial role in choosing these great territorial magnates of the Empire.
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