Views During the Third Period (750-1517 A.D.) (17): The Supremacy of the Pope: Gregory VII and the Papacy

VIEWS DURING THE THIRD PERIOD (750-1517 A.D.) THE SUPREMACY OF THE POPE Henry demanded from the pope the ban over the robber of his crown, but in vain. He refused him the promised safe conduct to Germany, acted as king, crossed the Alps, and defeated Rudolf in a battle at Lerrichstadt in Franconia, Aug. 7, 1078, but was defeated by him near Muhlheim in Thuringa, Jan. 27, 1080, in a decisive battle, which Rudolf regarded as a divine decision, and which inclined the pope in his favor. VIEWS...