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Period: Jan 1, 900 to Dec 31, 999
Byzantine Empire held parts of Italy.
The pope ruled the
Papal States, while Arab
Muslims ruled Sicily.
Over time, the Holy Roman
Empire was weakened by
internal divisions. -
Nov 11, 1050
Henry The IV is born
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Aug 7, 1106
Henry the IV died
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Sep 23, 1122
Concordat Of Worms
Here, there were some fights because the Pope and the Emperor Henry IV both wanted to choose who was going to be the bishops, the priests and everything and this was solved by this Concordat Of Worms. -
Apr 28, 1216
Innocent III stopped being Pope
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Mar 9, 1309
The seat of the Papacy being transferred to Avignon In France
In 1309 this resulted in the seat ofthe Papacy being
transferred to Avignon in France, where it was under the influence of the French monarch -
Period: Jan 1, 1378 to Jan 1, 1417
The Great Schism
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Apr 28, 1378
There were two Popes in Rome and one in France
After 1378 there were rival Popes. One in Avignon and one in Rome (and even a third candidate). This Western schism
lasted for nearly 40 years and harmed the prestige of the Papacy