HIST 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Pope Urban Ii, Pope Gregory Vii, Investiture Controversy
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Crusades | hist 101 lecture 4/25: came about in part to try to control eu knights who had become marauding bands of thugs, popes tried to channel their energies against islam in an effort to capture. Investiture controversy: the most important conflict between secular and religious powers in medieval. It began as a despite in the 11th century between the holy roman emperor. Issues: real issue was whether the imperial or papal power was to be supreme in. Christendom: pope gregory claimed supreme authority in both spiritual and secular affairs. Issue was investiture or authority of emperor to appoint bishops: e(cid:373)peror he(cid:374)ry iv"s view, bishops were in control of vast tracts of land in the empire and exercised great powers as representatives of the emperor. They were charged with enforcing laws, keeping the peace, advising the emperor and collecting taxes: some were also married at the time, pope gregory vii"s vie(cid:449)
