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Title: The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossary. Illustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Dowling, John, 1807-1878
Subjects: Catholic Church
Publisher: New York : E. Walker
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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onduct of the Emperor excited theindignation of a large portion of the nobility and other subjects ofthe empire, and they would probably have deposed him in reality,if he had not softened their resentment by violating his promise tothe imperious pontiff, and immediately resuming the title and theensigns of royalty. The princes of Lombardy especially couldnever forgive cither the abject humility of Henry, or the haughtyinsolence of Gregory. A bloody war ensued between the domesticGerman enemies of Henry, headed by Rodolph, duke of Swabia,whom, in consequence of the Popes sentence of deposition, theyhad crowned as Emperor at Mentz, on the one side ; and the Lom-bard princes who, impelled by compassion for the humbled monarch,and indignation against the lordly Pope, had rallied round the Em-peror, on the other. As the result of this war appeared extremelydoubtful for a time, Gr< gory assumed an appearance of neutrality,affected to be displeased that Rodolph had been consecrated as Em-
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Emperor Henry IV. doing Penance at the Gate of the Popes Palaee. chap, i.) POPERY THE WORLDS DESPOT—A. D. 1073-1303. 247 Henry retracts his submission to the Pope. Gregory excommunicates him a second time. peror without his order, and avowed his intention of acknowledgingthat one of the competitors who should be most submissive to theHoly See. Henry had already learned too much of the characterof pope Gregory to place much dependence on his generosity, andtherefore, with renewed courage and energy, he marched againsthis enemies, and defeated them in several engagements, till Gregory,seeing no hopes of submission, thundered out a second sentence ofexcommunication against him, confirming at the same time theelection of Rodolph, to whom he sent a golden crown, on whichthe following well known verse, equally haughty and puerile, was.written: Petra dedi Petro, petrus diadema Rodolpho. This donation was also accompanied with a prophetic anathemaagainst Henry, so wild and extravagant, as t

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