HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Pope Gregory Vii, Investiture Controversy, Simony
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What: foremost leader of feudal reforms to give power to the church (ending priest marriages, ending of lay investiture, etc. ), clashes with henry iv, gives popes power over feudal leaders. When: becomes pope in 1073, dies in 1085. How: by utilizing his power to influence through excommunication, the pope turns people against henry and embarrasses him by making him ask for forgiveness. Why: in order to prove that the popes have the real power in the feudal society: henry iv. What: openly and publically opposes pope gregory vii"s view on lay investiture, gets excommunicated and must beg for forgiveness from the pope when his people rebel because of the excommunication. When: clashes with pope in 1070"s, journeys to ask for forgiveness in 1077, dies in. How: by playing to the popes whim, henry regains control of his people and punishes those who rebelled against him.
