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Holy Roman Empire; Fall of the Roman Church
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History
Undergraduate 1
11/02/2016

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duchies
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small territories ruled by a powerful noble called a duke
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Henry the Fowler
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Elected in 919. Began the Saxon line of Kings
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Otto the Great
Definition
Henry's son who was named so for his many victories
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AD 962
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Otto was crowned Emperor of the Romans by the Pope, giving birth to the Holy Roman Empire
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Henry IV
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The German monarchy reached the peak of its power under him
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Electors
Definition
Leading nobles that claimed the right of choosing the king
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Frederick Barbarossa
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The first of the Hohenstaufen line of emperors. Officially adopted the phrase "Holy Roman Empire"
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Frederick II
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Frederick Barbarossa's grandson who entangled himself further in Italy
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Voltaire's statement about the Holy Roman Empire
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"neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire"
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Pope Nicholas II
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Decreed that popes would be chosen only by cardinals
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Hildebrand
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An ambitious monk who served as an advisor to the popes
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cardinals
Definition
priests of the churches in Rome and other Italian cities
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Gregory VII
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Longed for a Christendom dominated by the Roman church and ruled absolutely by the papacy
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Henry IV
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Conflicted with Gregory VII over his efforts to expand papal power
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lay investiture
Definition
The power of laymen such as emperors and kings to choose bishops and other church officials
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Canossa
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Where Gregory kept Henry standing outside the gate for three days in the snow
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Pope Innocent III
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The papacy attained the zenith of its power and influence under him
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interdict
Definition
a refusal of religious services
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Fourth Lateran Council
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sanctioned the dogma of transubstantiation
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Holy Office of the Inquisition
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a special court with power to inquire about and judge matters of heresy
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King Philip the Fair
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Levied 50% taxes on the French clergy's annual income
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Boniface VIII
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threatened to excommunicate any layman who exacted such taxes and any clergyman who paid them without papal approval
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bull
Definition
official decree by the pope
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Avignon
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Where Pope Clement V moved the papal court to
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Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy
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The pope and the cardinals came under the control of French monarchy from 1305-1378
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Great Schism
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formed by the rival popes and cardinals and not resolved until 1459
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