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History midterm
History midterm The Holy Roman Empire
Question | Answer |
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Voltaire | "the agglomeration which was called the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire" |
Holy Roman Empire | -not Charlemagne's empire -not what we know as Germany -emerges from 5 duchies: Saxony, Franconia, Bavaria, Lorraine, Swabia |
Henry the Fawler | -apart of the Saxon Dynasty -establishes power over all the duchies -has successful campaigns against the Vikings and Magyars |
Otto the Great | -son of Henry the Fawler -apart of the Saxon Dynasty -decisively beat the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld -after defending the pope he is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor *last Saxon king dies in 1024 and Franconians take over |
Conrad II | -founder of Franconian Dynasty -gains power by installing ministeriales -ministerials: bureaucrats loyal to him and and fireable |
Lay Investiture Controversy | -a conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and European monarchs over the power to appoint church officials |
Henry IV | -battled with Pope Gregory VII over investiture -settled by concordat of worms |
Concordat of Worms | -Emperor can recommend candidates for bishop, but Pope gets final say -resolution to the Lay Investiture Controversy |
Frederick I "Barbarossa" | -new dynasty: Hohenstaufen dynasty -went on 3rd Crusade -brings much of Italy under his control -gains power in Sicily -agrees to Peace of Constance |
Frederick II | -"Baptized Sultan" -"Stuper Mindi" |
Hapsburg Dynasty | - takes over after Hohenstaufen dynasty -rules until Napoleon |