Ep. 36: Investiture Controversy (1065-1122) - Henry IV Coming Home at Last

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

History, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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His coronation barely two months hence, Henry IV leaves Rome without capturing Gregory VII. The Pope's powerful vassal, Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and greatest of Norman warlords was approaching with an army of 36,000. Henry no longer needs Rome, what he needs to do is get back to Germany and bring peace to the war-ravaged country. A u-turn in his policies helps to gain support amongst bishops and magnates so that by 1089, the country is largely pacified for the first time in 17 years. As always: Homepage with maps, photos and blog: www.historyofthegermans.com/ Facebook: @HOTGPod Twitter: @germanshistory Instagram: history_of_the_germans Patreon: www.patreon.com/Historyofthegermans

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the History of the Germans, episode 36.
0:10.0	Henry IV is coming home.
0:13.1	Today we'll talk about the return of Henry IV to Germany
0:16.2	and how he brings the Civil War to at least a more than temporary halt.
0:22.8	Before we start, just a reminder.
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0:52.3	Last week we left Henry the 4th celebrating his coronation in Rome.
0:57.2	The ceremonies of emperor making had become ever more elaborate since Pope Leo had surprised Charlemagne
1:03.0	by putting a crown on his head on Christmas Day 800.
1:07.2	The ceremonies lasted four days, during which the emperor entered five churches, St. Peter, St. John Lettron, St. Paul outside the walls, Santa Maria Maggiore, and the Church of the Holy Cross.
1:20.6	For the main events, the consecration on March the 31st and the coronation April 1st, the Emperor wore a linen tunic embroidered with
1:29.2	gold and precious jewels, the imperial mantle, golden spurs and the imperial sword.
1:35.3	On his hands he wore linen gloves and the Episcopal ring and on his head the imperial
1:40.8	diadem.
1:42.3	He went in procession to St. Peter's, carrying in his left the golden orb,
1:46.2	which signifies the government of all the kingdoms, and in his right the sceptre of Empire,
1:52.1	in the manner of Julius, Octavian and Tiberius. It was preceded by the Empire's great treasures,
1:58.7	the double relic of the Holy Lance of the leader of the Theban Legion,
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