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Henry IV (1050-1106). German king (1056-1105). Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Humiliation of Canossa (January 1077). Pope Gregory VII ordered Henry IV to present before him wearing the clothes of a penitent and barefoot, handing the crown to him, acknowledging that he was unworthy to wear it. After three days in the open, the Pope received him and absolved him, on condition that he would appear before the assembly of German princes, submitting any decision to the Pope's approval, and that he would not possess the authority and privileges of royal dignity. Penance of Henry IV. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume V. Published in Barcelona, 1884.
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Henry IV (1050-1106). German king (1056-1105). Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Humiliation of Canossa (January 1077). Pope Gregory VII ordered Henry IV to present before him wearing the clothes of a penitent and barefoot, handing the crown to him, acknowledging that he was unworthy to wear it. After three days in the open, the Pope received him and absolved him, on condition that he would appear before the assembly of German princes, submitting any decision to the Pope's approval, and that he would not possess the authority and privileges of royal dignity. Penance of Henry IV. Chromolithography. "Historia Universal" (Universal History), by César Cantú. Volume V. Published in Barcelona, 1884.
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PRIVATE COLLECTION
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Album / Prisma
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3425 x 5193 px | 50.9 MB
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29.0 x 44.0 cm | 11.4 x 17.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1050 • 1077 • 1084 • 11 CENTURY • 1105 • 1106 • 11TH CENTURY • 11TH • 12 CENTURY • 12TH CENTURY • ABASEMENT • ABSOLUTION • APOLOGISE • APOLOGIZE • AUTHORITY • BAN • BEG • BEGGING • CANOSSA CASTLE • CANOSSA • CASTLE OF CANOSSA • CHANGING ROOM • CHROMOLITHOGRAPH • CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY • CLERICAL GARB • CLOTHES • CLOTHING • CLOTHING: CLERICAL GARB • CONFLICT • CULT: VESTMENT • DEGRADATION • DOCTRINE • DRESSED • EARLY MIDDLE AGES • ELECTOR HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE • EMPEROR • EUROPA • EUROPE • EUROPEA • EUROPEAN • EXCOMMUNICATE • EXCOMMUNICATED • EXCOMMUNICATION • FAITH • FORGIVENESS OF SINS • FORGIVENESS • GARMENT • GERMAN • GERMANIC MAN • GERMANIC • GERMANICO • GERMANICUS • GERMANS • GERMANY • GREGORY VII • HABIT • HENRY IV OF FRANCE • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORY • HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR • HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE • HUMBLE ONESELF • HUMBLE • HUMILIATE • HUMILIATED • HUMILIATING • HUMILIATION OF HENRY IV • HUMILIATION • IMPLORE • INVESTITURE CONTEST • INVESTITURE CONTROVERSY • ITALIA • ITALY • KAISER • KING • MEDIAEVAL • MEDIEVAL • MEDIOEVO • MENSWEAR • MIDDLE AGE • MIDDLE AGES • MONARCHY • MONK • MOYEN AGE • PAPAL ABSOLUTION • PAPAL AUTHORITY • PAPAL POWER • PARDON • PENANCE • PENITENCE • PENITENT • PLEAD • PLEADING • POPE (RELIGION) • POPE GREGORY VII • POPE • PRIVATE COLLECTION • RAGGED CLOTHES • RAGGED • REGRET • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • REMORSE • REPENTANCE • REVOCATION OF EXCOMMUNICATION • RITE • ROAD TO CANOSSA • RUNNING THE GAUNTLET • SALIAN DYNASTY • SALIAN • SALIC • SUBJECTION • SUBMISSION • TAILOR • VESTMENT • WALK TO CANOSSA
