HIST-281 Lecture 21: The nobility of the cities
28 Oct 2020
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The nobility of the cities broke down alone lines of partisanship between the hre and the papacy. The supporters of the papacy were called guelfs. Supporting the pope against the hohenstaufen"s was akin to supporting the welfs. He attempted to cross a river in asia minor. At the end of the 12th century, it marked an era of change. This was in the history of both popes and feudal emperors. In 1176, a band of armies came from lombard cities. It led to pope alexander iii to adopt an anti-imperialist agenda. After frederick turned to the crusades and died in 1190, there was a new era in the hre. His son, henry vi took over in 1190. It had been struggling since the death of william ii. Henry vi transferred sicily from norman control to the hre. At the height of his power, he ruled over an empire stretching from the baltic sea to the.
