Concordat Of Worms

The German, French and England empires used a variety of different governing techniques in the 11th through the 13th centuries. The techniques included compromises, such as the Concordat of Worms. Other types of government advantages and disadvantages included a commitment to the papacy, their own laws to govern their lands, and the Magna Carta. Sources in this essay will support the different techniques of governing. A document containing the papal election decree of 1059, which is a source describing the Roman Church taking control of their own rights and demanding that the pope should be chosen by the devoted people of the church, such as the clergy, will be a source. The Concordat of Worms was a compromise between the Roman church and Emperor

The Magna Carta was a document created by the nobles to restrict King Johns authority. The Magna Carta changed the monarchy of England by enforcing King John to give up his authority over the English church (ch. 9, rd. 3, p. 300). The document states, “In the first place have granted to God, and by this our present charter confirmed for us and our heirs for ever that the English church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished and its liberties unimpaired;” (ch. 9, rd. 3, p. 300). The Magna Carta allowed the English church to elect their own bishops and abbots (ch. 9, rd. 3, p. 300). The Magna Carta allowed the church to administer rights to all their free men and their descendants. For example, in the Magna Carta on rule number eight it allowed widows the right to keep their land and not have to remarry (ch. 9, rd. 3, p.

The French’s major strength was their wealth and the support of the papacy. The monarchy of France was rich through the crown, not through nobles, which added to the strength of the empire (ch. 9, rd. 6a, p. 309). King Louis IX did not ask for money or wealth from his nobles or the people of France, thus proving the wealth behind the crown of the monarchy (ch. 9, rd. 6b, p. 312). The strength came from the King not relying on the noble’s wealth to support him, but by having his own wealth (ch. 9, rd. 6b, p. 312). Another strength of the French empire was the King’s rewards to his fellow followers after they battled with him. The rewards kept his followers loyal to the crown (ch. 9, rd. 6b, p. 312). The French monarchy had strong kings, which gave France an advantage. An example is when King Henry III, the King of England fought with the leader of Comte de la Marche against King Louis IX. Louis IX did not give up he fought the battle and won. He subdued Comte de la Marche’s leader and demanded he pay money into the royal treasury every year in a lump sum (ch. 9, rd. 6b, p. 311). The papacy was another strength because they backed the kings of the French monarchy. An example of the support of the papacy, would be of the clergy following King Louis VI into battle against enemies of the state (ch. 9, rd. 5,