2.  After Charlemagne’s
death, Otto I becomes
emperor
 German empire vey
large- vassals much of
the land
 Who should appoint
church officials?
 Pope or king?

3.  Henry IV (king) vs. Gregory VII (pope)
 Gregory banned lay investiture
 Henry not happy

4.  Gregory excommunicated
Henry!
 Henry begged for
forgiveness
 Pope forgave
 Henry led army to force
Pope into exile

5.  Treaty
 Pope gave bishops
spiritual authority
 King gave bishops fiefs

6.  Federick Barbarossa-
“Red Beard”
 Tried to take Italy- failed
 Arranged marriage for
his son to Italian heiress

7.  Papal Supremacy
 Pope Innocent III
 “pope stands between
God and man”
 Excommunicated King
John of England and
Philip II of France
 Launched crusade (holy
war) against the
Albigensians in Southern
France