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Road to Canossa

Index Road to Canossa

The Road to Canossa, sometimes called the Walk to Canossa (Gang nach Canossa/Kanossa) or Humiliation of Canossa (L'umiliazione di Canossa), refers to Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV's trek to Canossa Castle, Italy, where Pope Gregory VII was staying as the guest of Margravine Matilda of Tuscany, at the height of the investiture controversy in January 1077 to seek absolution of his excommunication. [1]

70 relations: Amadeus II, Count of Savoy, Bad Harzburg, Battle on the Elster, Benno II of Osnabrück, Bertha of Savoy, Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia, Bolesław II the Generous, Bruno the Saxon, Canossa, Canossa Castle, Christianity in the 11th century, Cilice, Conrad II of Italy, Cremona, Dennis Gastmann, Diego von Bergen, Falk Laws, Febronianism, Gebhard of Salzburg, Gotofredo da Castiglione, Gregorian Reform, Großer Burgberg, Hambach Castle, Harzburg, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry of Eppenstein, Hermann of Salm, High Middle Ages, History of Christianity, History of Christianity during the Middle Ages, History of Italy, History of Medieval Arabic and Western European domes, History of Speyer, History of the Catholic Church in Germany, History of the papacy, History of the papacy (1048–1257), History of Western civilization, Holy Roman Empire, Imperator totius Hispaniae, Investiture Controversy, Italy in the Middle Ages, January 28, Jesuits Law (1872), Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums, Lambert of Hersfeld, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, List of English-language metaphors, List of mountains and hills of the Harz, List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church, Liutold of Eppenstein, ..., Matilda of Tuscany, Nehemiah, Archbishop of Esztergom, Oppenheim, Outline of the history of Western civilization, Patria del Friuli, Philip the Arab and Christianity, Pope Gregory VII, Pope Urban II, Province of Reggio Emilia, Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, Rudolf of Rheinfelden, Sappada, Speyer, Synod of Worms, The Origins of Political Order, Timeline of German history, Trebur, Willebadessen, 1077, 11th century. Expand index (20 more) »

Amadeus II, Count of Savoy

Amadeus II (– 26 January 1080) was the Count of Savoy from 1078 to 1080.

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Bad Harzburg

Bad Harzburg is a town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony.

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Battle on the Elster

Battle on the Elster (Schlacht bei Hohenmölsen) was the third and last battle between the Salian king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden, fought on October 14, 1080 near Hohenmölsen on the White Elster river.

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Benno II of Osnabrück

Benno II (– 27 July 1088) was Bishop of Osnabrück from 1068 until his death.

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Bertha of Savoy

Bertha of Savoy (21 September 1051 – 27 December 1087), also called Bertha of Turin, a member of the Burgundian House of Savoy, was Queen consort of Germany from 1066 and Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire from 1084 until 1087 as the first wife of the Salian emperor Henry IV.

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Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia

Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia (c. 1000 – 6 November 1078), also known as Berthold I of Zähringen, was a progenitor of the Swabian House of Zähringen.

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Bolesław II the Generous

Bolesław II the Generous, also known as the Bold and the Cruel (Bolesław II Szczodry; Śmiały; Okrutny; c. 1042 – 2 or 3 April 1081 or 1082), was Duke of Poland from 1058 to 1076 and third King of Poland from 1076 to 1079.

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Bruno the Saxon

Bruno the Saxon (Latin: Bruno Saxonicus, also known as Bruno of Merseburg (German: Brun von Merseburg) and Bruno of Magdeburg) was a German chronicler of the eleventh century and author of the Historia de Bello Saxonico or History of the Saxon Wars.

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Canossa

Canossa (Reggiano: Canòsa) is a comune and castle town in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.

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Canossa Castle

The Castle of Canossa is a castle in Canossa, province of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy.

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Christianity in the 11th century

Christianity in the 11th century is marked primarily by the Great Schism of the Church, which formally divided the State church of the Roman Empire into Eastern (Greek) and Western (Latin) branches.

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Cilice

A cilice, also known as a sackcloth, was originally a garment or undergarment made of coarse cloth or animal hair (a hairshirt) worn close to the skin.

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Conrad II of Italy

Conrad II or Conrad (III) (12 February 1074 – 27 July 1101) was the Duke of Lower Lorraine (1076–87), King of Germany (1087–98) and King of Italy (1093–98).

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Cremona

Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana (Po Valley).

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Dennis Gastmann

Dennis Gastmann (born 11 June 1978) is a German filmmaker, writer and television presenter.

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Diego von Bergen

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Falk Laws

The Falk Laws, named after education minister Adalbert Falk, (or the May Laws) of 1873-1875 were legislative bills enacted in the German Kingdom of Prussia during the Kulturkampf conflict with the Catholic Church.

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Febronianism

Febronianism was a powerful movement within the Roman Catholic Church in Germany, in the latter part of the 18th century, directed towards the nationalizing of Catholicism, the restriction of the power of the papacy in favor of that of the episcopate, and the reunion of the dissident churches with Catholic Christendom.

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Gebhard of Salzburg

Blessed Gebhard of Salzburg (about 101015 June 1088), also occasionally known as Gebhard of Helfenstein, was Archbishop of Salzburg from 1060 until his death.

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Gotofredo da Castiglione

Gotofredo da Candia e Castiglione (sometimes given as Gotofredo II to distinguish him from Gotofredo I, Archbishop of Milan) was an Italian anti-bishop from 1070 to 1075, appointed by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor to the office of Bishop of Milan.

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Gregorian Reform

The Gregorian Reforms were a series of reforms initiated by Pope Gregory VII and the circle he formed in the papal curia, c. 1050–80, which dealt with the moral integrity and independence of the clergy.

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Großer Burgberg

The Großer Burgberg is a ca.

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Hambach Castle

Hambach Castle (Hambacher Schloss) is a castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Harzburg

The Harzburg, also called Große Harzburg ("Great Harz Castle"), is a former imperial castle, situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz mountain range overlooking the spa resort of Bad Harzburg in Goslar District in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Henry IV (Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) became King of the Germans in 1056.

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Henry of Eppenstein

Henry of Eppenstein (usually numbered Henry III; – 4 December 1122) was Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona from 1090 to 1122.

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Hermann of Salm

Herman(n) of Salm (– 28 September 1088), also known as Herman(n) of Luxembourg, the progenitor of the House of Salm, was Count of Salm and elected German anti-king from 1081 until his death.

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High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that commenced around 1000 AD and lasted until around 1250 AD.

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History of Christianity

The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christendom, and the Church with its various denominations, from the 1st century to the present.

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History of Christianity during the Middle Ages

The history of Christianity during the Middle Ages is the history of Christianity between the Fall of Rome and the onset of the Protestant Reformation during the early 16th century, the development usually taken to mark the beginning of modern Christianity.

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History of Italy

In archaic times, ancient Greeks, Etruscans and Celts established settlements in the south, the centre and the north of Italy respectively, while various Italian tribes and Italic peoples inhabited the Italian peninsula and insular Italy.

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History of Medieval Arabic and Western European domes

The early domes of the Middle Ages, particularly in those areas recently under Byzantine control, were an extension of earlier Roman architecture.

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History of Speyer

The history of Speyer begins with the establishment of a Roman camp in 10 BCE, making it one of Germany's oldest cities.

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History of the Catholic Church in Germany

The history of Roman Catholicism in Germany should be read in parallel with the History of Germany as it was progressively confused, in competition with, oppressed by and distinguished from, the state.

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History of the papacy

The history of the papacy, the office held by the pope as head of the Roman Catholic Church, according to Catholic doctrine, spans from the time of Peter to the present day.

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History of the papacy (1048–1257)

The history of the papacy from 1048 to 1257 was marked by conflict between popes and the Holy Roman Emperor, most prominently the Investiture Controversy, a dispute over who— pope or emperor— could appoint bishops within the Empire.

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History of Western civilization

Western civilization traces its roots back to Europe and the Mediterranean.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire (Sacrum Romanum Imperium; Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a multi-ethnic but mostly German complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.

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Imperator totius Hispaniae

Imperator totius Hispaniae is a Latin title meaning "Emperor of all Spain".

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Investiture Controversy

The Investiture controversy or Investiture contest was a conflict between church and state in medieval Europe over the ability to appoint local church officials through investiture.

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Italy in the Middle Ages

The history of the Italian peninsula during the medieval period can be roughly defined as the time between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance.

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January 28

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Jesuits Law (1872)

The Jesuits Law (Jesuitengesetz) of 4 July 1872 forbade Jesuit institutions on the soil of the new German empire.

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Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums

Kriminalgeschichte des Christentums (In English Criminal History of Christianity) is the main work of the author and church critic Karlheinz Deschner.

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Lambert of Hersfeld

Lambert of Hersfeld (also called Lampert; – 1082/85) was a medieval chronicler.

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Leopold II, Margrave of Austria

Leopold II (1050 – 12 October 1095), known as Leopold the Fair (Luitpold der Schöne), a member of the House of Babenberg,Lingelbach 1913, p. 90.

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List of English-language metaphors

A list of metaphors in the English language organised by type.

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List of mountains and hills of the Harz

This list of mountains and hills in the Harz contains a selection of mountains, hills, high points and their outliers in the Harz Mountains of Germany.

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List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church

This is a list of some of the more notable people excommunicated by the Catholic Church.

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Liutold of Eppenstein

Liutold of Eppenstein (– 12 May 1090) was Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona from 1077 until his death.

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Matilda of Tuscany

Matilda of Tuscany (Italian: Matilde di Canossa, Latin: Matilda, Mathilda; 1046 – 24 July 1115) was a powerful feudal Margravine of Tuscany, ruler in northern Italy and the chief Italian supporter of Pope Gregory VII during the Investiture Controversy; in addition, she was one of the few medieval women to be remembered for her military accomplishments, thanks to which she was able to dominate all the territories north of the Church States.

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Nehemiah, Archbishop of Esztergom

Nehemiah (Nehémiás; died after 9 June 1077) was a Hungarian prelate and politician, who served as Archbishop of Esztergom in the 1070s, during the reigns of Géza I and Ladislaus I of Hungary.

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Oppenheim

Oppenheim is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Outline of the history of Western civilization

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of Western civilization, a record of the development of human civilization beginning in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, and generally spreading westwards.

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Patria del Friuli

The Patria del Friuli (Patria Fori Iulii, Patrie dal Friûl) was the territory under the temporal rule of the Patriarch of Aquileia and one of the ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Philip the Arab and Christianity

Philip the Arab was one of the few 3rd-century Roman emperors sympathetic to Christians, although his relationship with Christianity is obscure and controversial.

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Pope Gregory VII

Gregory VII (Gregorius VII; 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (Ildebrando da Soana), was Pope from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085.

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Pope Urban II

Pope Urban II (Urbanus II; – 29 July 1099), born Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was Pope from 12 March 1088 to his death in 1099.

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Province of Reggio Emilia

The Province of Reggio Emilia (Provincia di Reggio nell'Emilia) is one of the nine provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg

The Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg (Dioecesis Lausannensis, Genevensis et Friburgensis) is a Latin Roman Catholic diocese in Switzerland, which is (as all sees in the Alpine country) exempt (i.e. immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province).

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Rudolf of Rheinfelden

Rudolf of Rheinfelden (– 15 October 1080) was Duke of Swabia from 1057 to 1079.

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Sappada

Sappada (Pladen or Bladen; Plodn in the local Southern Bavarian dialect; P. Sapade; Sapada) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Udine, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

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Speyer

Speyer (older spelling Speier, known as Spire in French and formerly as Spires in English) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, with approximately 50,000 inhabitants.

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Synod of Worms

The Synod of Worms was an ecclesiastical synod and Imperial diet (Hoftag) convened by the German king and emperor-elect Henry IV on 24 January 1076, at Worms.

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The Origins of Political Order

The Origins of Political Order is a 2011 book by political economist Francis Fukuyama about what makes a state stable.

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Timeline of German history

This is a timeline of German history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Germany and its predecessor states.

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Trebur

Trebur is a community in Groß-Gerau district in Hessen, Germany.

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Willebadessen

Willebadessen is a town in Höxter district and Detmold region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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1077

Year 1077 (MLXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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11th century

The 11th century is the period from 1001 to 1100 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Common Era, and the 1st century of the 2nd millennium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Canossa

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