Concordat of Worms
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The Concordat of Worms was a 1122 agreement between the Holy Roman Emperor and the papacy that ended the Investiture Controversy by distinguishing between the spiritual and temporal powers in the appointment of bishops.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agreement
→
historical event → medieval concordat → treaty → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Concordat of Worms
→
surface form: "Pactum Calixtinum"
|
| appliesTo | Holy Roman Empire → |
| between |
Holy Roman Emperor
→
papacy → |
| category |
1120s treaties
→
Documents of the Catholic Church → Holy Roman Empire →
surface form: "History of the Holy Roman Empire"
Investiture Controversy → |
| confirmedBy |
First Council of the Lateran
→
surface form: "First Lateran Council"
|
| date | 1122 → |
| defined | distinction between spiritual and temporal powers in episcopal appointments → |
| ended | formal conflict over lay investiture between emperor and pope → |
| field |
canon law
→
church–state relations → medieval political history → |
| followedBy |
First Council of the Lateran
→
surface form: "First Lateran Council"
|
| grantedToEmperor |
right to be present at episcopal elections in the empire
→
right to invest bishops with temporal authority → |
| grantedToPapacy | right to invest bishops with spiritual authority → |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages → |
| impact |
clarified division of powers between emperor and pope
→
reduced secular influence over episcopal elections → set precedent for later church–state agreements → |
| language | Latin → |
| legalForm | concordat → |
| limited | imperial control over church offices → |
| locatedIn | Holy Roman Empire → |
| party |
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
→
Pope Calixtus II →
surface form: "Pope Callixtus II"
|
| place |
Worms, Germany
→
surface form: "Worms"
|
| precededBy | excommunications of Henry IV and Henry V → |
| purpose | to end the Investiture Controversy → |
| relatedTo |
Gregorian Reform
→
Papacy →
surface form: "Papal monarchy"
|
| resultOf | Investiture Controversy → |
| signedAt |
Worms, Germany
→
surface form: "Worms"
|
| signedBy |
Henry V
→
representatives of Pope Callixtus II → |
| strengthened | papal authority over episcopal investiture → |
| subject |
investiture of bishops
→
relationship between spiritual and temporal powers → |
| year | 1122 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Pactum Calixtinum"
this entity surface form: "Concordat of Worms (1122)"
this entity surface form: "Worms Concordat of 1122"