Elected in the midst of great factionalism that led to his being attacked while in office, St.Leo III (795-816) established, through the crowning of Charlemagne as emperor ... including the future ...

Some of these presidential power-grabs are increases in foreign affairs or war power (e.g., attacking foreign nations without congressional authorization[iv]), while ... at 176. [vii] See, e.g ...

The unwieldy dual fealty to the Holy Roman Emperor and the Pope sometimes created problems. After Albert of Leuven was elected Prince-Bishop in 1191, Emperor Henry VI manoeuvred to replace him with ...

Another: Citing inspiration via mystical revelation, Reinaldus M. Benjamins of Malone, New York, claimed to be “Pope Gregory XIX.” But as “alternative popes” researcher Magnus Lundberg writes, little ...

better placed to understand the scope of the reforms because for the Church to be what it is today… it took the reforming courage of a certain (Pope) Gregory VII." "Concerned about peace ...

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