A history of diplomacy in the international development of Europe Volume 1 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ... a new alliance with the Normans and by obtaining from the Romans a solemn promise to defend him; but the appearance of Henry V in Italy placed him in a most difficult position. Although Henry carried in his train " men of letters able to Chap. V give reasons to all comers," the vigor and determination with 1002 H25 wnc ne nad mastered the situation in Germany and his conduct on his line of march rilled Italy with terror. Encamped at Sutri, Henry, after the usual assurance of good intentions, opened negotiations with the Pope for the settlement of the differences between them and for the imperial coronation. The Holy Father, determined to defend the spiritual rights of the Church, whose freedom and purity were imperilled by lay investiture, resolved to make a great sacrifice, and proposed a complete separation of the temporal and ecclesiastical functions. The bishops were to surrender their feudal rights, with all their temporal properties and prerogatives, while the King was to renounce his claim to lay investiture and accord entire freedom to the Church under the jurisdiction of the Pope. The Holy See was, however, to retain its temporalities, which were to be confirmed anew by Henry on becoming emperor. The offer was a seductive one, for it not only promised to increase immensely the power of the King by placing at his immediate disposal nearly half the fiefs of his kingdom, but to secure for him the imperial crown on terms of peace with the Papacy. But Henry had the foresight to perceive that such a general and sweeping surrender of their wealth and power might not be tamely accepted by the prelates, many of whom held offices in the Church solely because of the emoluments which the great fiefs afforded. This, however, was not a sufficient reas...