the manner in which he dealt with the Muslim infidel was likely to be noted. While he had the support of Louis VII and Conrad, he needed Conrad's help to regain the city of Rome. (Runciman, p.256) So the pope sent a bull, Quantum praedecessors, to Louis, who responded enthusiastically himself but when he called a council to discuss the matter the response was not nearly as encouraging. The King was needed at home and could not easily leave to be involved in a crusade. When Eugenius heard about this matter he sent St Bernard to Vezelay where the King and his court where spending Easter.
Charles conquered Italy, and the territories in New Spain were tremendously extended due to the destruction of the Aztec and Incan empires by Spanish conquistadors. When Charles V paternal grandfather died he also inherited the Hasburg Monarchy. (Kleinschmidt 44) After the Battle of Pavia in 1525 Charles V controlled Italy, Spain, and he “shared” Germany with the Holy Roman Catholic Church. (Kleinschmidt 97) Charles left his son with the biggest Spanish Empire ever before, but along with that he left his son with a massive debt and an enormous military. Phillip II had a lot of land.
In 1095, Emperor Alexius I sent a plea to Pope Urban II, asking for troops to help reclaim Jerusalem from Muslim hands. The feudal state of Western Europe, as well as the widely established religious superstition and fervor, allowed for the Papacy to make a call to all able-bodied men to embark on this Holy Crusade. [ (A&E Television Networks, LLC) ] Pilgrimage to Jerusalem was already a sign of piety among Christians, and as persecution of Christians at Jerusalem had become more and more frequent, the presence of soldiers became inevitable. It was out of a need to protect the pilgrims that the Knights Templar were born. [ (Addison) ]
• Reformed the palace school and set up schools for the teaching of monks and priests throughout the empire. • The flowering of learning under his patronage has come to be known as the “Carolingian Renaissance.” • Also a devout Christian and supported the Church, giving liberally at his own expense as well as that of the state to support the church as well as fighting to protect the Pope. • On Christmas day in 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne and he became the first Holy Roman Emperor. • Charlemagne died January 814 at the age of 71. • His achievements stand among the most significant of the early Middle ages.
Another example was when Charlemagne was talking to his daughter bertha. The king said a day will come when every son and daughter will go to school. Another example, when Charlemagne decided to become the emperor of Rome, he did it because the pope asked and the people of Rome wanted him to be their king so he became emperor. Charlemagne was willing to make great sacrifices to bring Christianity to the pagan lands he ruled. Charlemagne did for the good of Christian Europe, and to do that good, he and his family would have to make personal sacrifices, such as when he put his two youngest sons in separate kingdoms from each other and from the rest of the family.
It gave a sense of community and fellowship to the people. The Patricians and high officials of Rome disagreed with the new religion Christ and his followers were trying to convert everyone to. They thought this because it was sweeping away almost everything the Romans had previously believed in. This would be a dramatic change. The impact of this conversion to Christianity would finally take its toll on Rome in 312 CE when Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which made Christianity legal.
With Charlemagne at the helm of the Carolingian Empire, it allowed him to make a lot of decisions regarding religion, which he knew the clergy would approve on. Charlemagne and his heirs worked for reforms in Christianity in order to create a unified Christian culture across their empire. They made churches centers for education, they were able to obtain a group of intellectuals from all over Europe to meet at a palace. They basically created an environment that education can flourish again. Charlemagne saw that the Latin in western Europe was becoming vulgar and he thought the people wouldn’t be able to communicate with other parts of Europe.
Did he just have some bad luck? Was he betrayed? And where did the Vikings fit into the story of the Battle of Hastings? It may come as a surprise that Duke William the Bastard and the Norman contingent believed that their quest to gain the English throne was a Holy War. Pope Alexander II had given his Holy Blessing to the venture and it therefore received the same level of importance as a Holy Crusade against the Infidels!
The royal lands—those owned directly by the Carolingian kings—pro¬vided just enough revenue to support the king, his household, and personal officials. In order to keep the loyalty of his nobles, Charlemagne permanently granted parts of his royal land to them. Charlemagne also realized that in order to create a stable government, he would need to bring the church behind his cause. Charlemagne took it upon himself to reform the disorganized hierarchy of the church. He created new bishoprics and archbishoprics, making sure all church officials followed the orders of their supe¬riors.
A.M.D.G A.M.D.G People involved in the Crusade and why they were important Pope Gregory VII said that sinful people were the reason why Jerusalem fell into the hands of the Muslim , so in 1704 he tried to assemble a group of knights know as the ‘milites sancti petri’ ( the knights of saint Peter) to implement papal policy . He also used the writings of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) it was possible to build a case whereby Christian violence could be commanded by God through his representative on earth – the Pope and if performed in the right circumstances . Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor – Henry VI assumed his seat as king and holy roman emperor when he was declared of age in 1605 and since he was poorly educated during his childhood amidst the governmental tumult and was consumed by the desire to rule, bringing little wisdom to the throne at 15. Henry found himself spread thin