Ep. 89: Frederick II (1196-1250) - Showdown with the Papacy - Holy War against the Emperor

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Education, Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This week the epic struggle between empire and papacy goes into its final stretch. The pope has fled to Lyon. There he calls a church council which Frederick is now unable to forestall. Pope Innocent IV deposes Frederick, and – for the first time in history – calls a crusade, not against the Muslims, not against pagans, not against heretics or Greek orthodox rulers, but against a Latin Christian monarch who for years had tried to find an amicable solution to what was a political, not a religious disagreement. And all that against the backdrop of Jerusalem having fallen into the hands of the Turks, and the Mongol armies on the march. The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0. As always: Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.com Facebook: @HOTGPod Twitter: @germanshistory Instagram: history_of_the_germans Reddit: u/historyofthegermans Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Historyofthegermans

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the history of the Germans, Episode 89.
0:09.0	Holy War.
0:10.0	This week, the epic struggle between the Empire and the Papacy goes into its final stretch.
0:15.0	The Pope has fled to Lyon.
0:18.0	There he calls the church council which Frederick is now unable to forestall.
0:22.6	Popinus in the fourth deposes Frederick and, for the first time in history, calls the
0:26.6	crusade, not against the Muslims, not against pagans, not against heretics or Greek orthodox
0:32.0	rulers, but against a Latin Christian monarch, who for years had tried to find an amicable
0:37.4	solution to what
0:38.8	was a political, not a religious disagreement.
0:44.3	Before we start, just a reminder.
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