Gregory VII's First Deposition and Banning of Henry IV

Author(s)

Course

EUH2000; WOH2012

Date (Original)

22 February 1076

Location

Italian peninsula

Keywords

Social History; Political History; Religious History; History of Christianity

Description

As Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII competed to control the appointment of bishops and other church officials, Gregory declared that Henry was not the true ruler and that his subjects did not have to obey him.

STARS Citation

"Gregory VII's First Deposition and Banning of Henry IV" (1076). All OER History Primary Sources. 63.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/oerhistory-all/63