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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780246203321

Autore

Robinson I. S (Ian Stuart), <1947 February 11->

Titolo

Henry IV of Germany, 1056-1106 / / I.S. Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-107-11705-4

0-511-00829-5

1-280-15384-9

0-511-11760-4

0-511-15054-7

0-511-32321-2

0-511-49659-1

0-511-05223-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 408 pages) : maps; digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

943/.023/092

Soggetti

Constitutional history - Holy Roman Empire

Germany Kings and rulers Biography

Holy Roman Empire Kings and rulers Biography

Holy Roman Empire History Henry IV, 1056-1106

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-396) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Young King, 1056-1075 -- 1. The minority, 1056-1065 -- 2. Henry IV and Saxony, 1065-1075 -- The Conflict with Pope Gregory VII -- 3. Henry IV, the imperial Church and the reform papacy, 1065-1075 -- 4. Worms, Canossa, Forchheim, 1076-1077 -- 5. Civil war in Germany, 1077-1081 -- 6. The second Italian expedition, 1081-1084 -- Emperor Henry IV, 1084-1106 -- 7. The pacification of Germany, 1084-1089 -- 8. Henry IV, the imperial Church and the papacy: the third Italian expedition, 1090-1097 -- 9. The restoration of royal authority in Germany, 1097-1103 -- 10. The end of the reign, 1103-1106.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first book in English devoted to the German king and emperor Henry IV (1056-1106), whose reign was one of the most momentous in German history and a turning-point in the history of the



medieval empire (the kingdoms of Germany, Italy and Burgundy). The reign was marked by continuous rebellions and fluctuating fortune. Earlier monarchs had also witnessed conflict between crown and aristocracy, but Henry IV's reign differed in that his conflicts could never be definitively resolved either by negotiation or by war. During the 1070s the young king gained a lasting reputation for tyranny, while his assertion of the crown's traditional rights over the imperial church aroused papal opposition. The alliance between the German princes and the papacy haunted Henry IV for the rest of his life. He meanwhile, by turns opportunist and compromiser, dedicated himself at all times to preserving the traditional rights of the monarchy.