第35节

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  eerororthekingtogetherhallhissubjectswas</p>

  exnicated.thisantthatallheshatno</p>

  oneuldbebaptised,thatnodyingnuldbegivenabsolution</p>

  inshort,thathalfofthefunediaevalgovent</p>

  catoanend.</p>

  rethanthat,thepeopletheiroathof</p>

  loyaltytotheirsnandorebelagainsttheir</p>

  ster.butiftheyfollohisadviceofthedistantpope</p>

  and,theyheiearbylege</p>

  lordandthattoo.</p>

  ihepoorfellopositionand</p>

  nonefaredhanthosehelatterhalfof</p>

  theeleventhany</p>

  andporyviifoughtattleh</p>

  deostfifty</p>

  years.</p>

  intheddleoftheeleveurytherehadbeena</p>

  stroforreforntheh.theeleofthe</p>

  popes,thusfar,hadbeenastirregularaffair.itothe</p>

  advaheholyroneerorstohaveawelldisposed</p>

  priestelee</p>

  toroatthetiofeleaheirinfluencefor</p>

  thebeofoheirfriends.</p>

  intheyear1059thishadbeenged.byadecreeof</p>

  popenicholasiitheprincipalpriestsanddeansofthe</p>

  eotheso</p>

  i</p>

  churtheeantprincipalwasgiven</p>

  theexclusivepoiurepopes.</p>

  intheyear1073thellegeofcardiedapriest</p>

  bythenaofhildebrand,thesonofverysileparentsin</p>

  tuseoryvii.</p>

  hisenergyepowers</p>

  ofhisholyofficeuponagraniterovi</p>

  andurage.inthendory,thepopeonly</p>

  theabsoluteheadofthehurch,butalsothehighest</p>

  urtofappealinallatters.thepopewhohad</p>

  elevatedsilegernprinperor</p>

  ulddeposethetoanylawpassedby</p>

  dukeoreeror,butiona</p>

  papaldecree,lethieentwouldbe</p>

  serciless.</p>

  gregorysentaassadorstoalltheeuropeanurtsto</p>

  inforhepotentatesofeuropeofhisnewlawsandasked</p>

  theotakeduenoticeoftheirs.thenqueror</p>

  prosedtobegood,buthenryiv,heage</p>

  ofsixhadbeenfightinghhissubjects,hadnoiionof</p>

  subttingtothepapalogetherallegeof</p>

  gernbishops,aeuhe</p>

  sunandthenhadhieposedbytheuncilofs.</p>

  thepopeansniand</p>

  thatthegernprincesridtheelvesoftheirunhyruler.</p>

  thegernprinces,onlytoohappytoberidofhenry,asked</p>

  thepopetoetoaugsburgaheleeperor.</p>

  gregoryleftroandtravellednorthward.henry,</p>

  edthedangerofhisposition.at</p>

  allstshestkepeaceustdo</p>

  itatohedstoferhecrossedthealpsand</p>

  hasteoossahepopehadstoppedforashort</p>

  rest.threelongdays,frohe25thtothe28thofjanuary</p>

  oftheyear1077,henry,dressedasapepilgribr></p>

  butsonkishgarb,</p>

  edoutsidethegatesofthecastleofossa.</p>

  theerandardonedfor</p>

  hissins.buttherepentancedidnotlastlong.</p>

  assoonashenryhadretuedtogerny,hebehaved</p>

  exaunicated.forthe</p>

  sendtiaunanbishopsdeposedgregory,</p>

  butthisti,healpshe</p>

  theheadofalargear,besiegedroandfregory</p>

  toretiretosaleo,violent</p>

  outbreakdecidednothing.assoonashenrykin</p>

  gerny,thestrugglebetperorinued.</p>

  thehohenstaufenfalyperial</p>

  gernthroneshortlyafteroreindepe</p>

  thantheirpredeedthatthe</p>

  popesoallkingsbecausetheythepopesat</p>

  thedayofjudgenthebehaviour</p>

  ofallthesheepoftheirflodintheeyesofgod,aking</p>

  hatfaithfulherd.</p>

  frederionlyknownasbarbarossa</p>

  orredbeard,setuptheunterclaihattheeire</p>

  hadbeeoself</p>

  andastheeireinpaign</p>

  oaddthese``lostprovihenorthe</p>

  untry.barbarossainor</p>

  duringthesendcrusade,buthissonfrederickii,abrilliant</p>

  youngnhhadbeenexposedtothecivilisation</p>

  ofthehaedansofsicily,ntihehe</p>

  popesas</p>

  tohavefeltadeepandseriousfortheroughchristian</p>

  anknightsand</p>

  theintriguingitalias.butheheldhistongue,</p>

  onafroheinfidelandwas</p>

  dulyity.eventhisactdidnot</p>

  placatethepopes.theydeposedfrederidgavehis</p>

  italianpossessionstocharlesofanjou,thebrotherofthat</p>

  kinglouisoffranceefausassaintlouis.</p>

  thisledtorehesonofnradiv,</p>

  aofthehohenstaufens,triedtainthekingdo</p>

  andedanddecapitatedatnaples.buttyyears</p>

  later,thefrenchadetheelvesthhlyunpopular</p>

  insicilyurderedduringthesoilian</p>

  vespers,andsoit.</p>

  thequarrelbetperorswas</p>

  tled,butafteraiesleaedto</p>

  leaveeachotheralone.</p>

  intheyear1278,rudolphofhapsburgperor.</p>

  hedidnottakethetroubletogotorotobe</p>

  croobjedintutheykept</p>

  agerny.thisantpeacebuttireturies</p>

  ighthavebeenusedforthepurposeofinteal</p>

  anisationhadbeenedinuselesswarfare.</p>

  itisanilleone.</p>

  thelittlecitiesofitaly,byaproarefulbalang,</p>

  hadoiheirpoheirindependence</p>

  attheexpenseofbotheerorsandpopes.herush</p>

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