Investitures et rapports de pouvoirs : réflexions sur les symboles de la querelle en Empire
Ph Depreux
Starting from the observation that royal investiture, which was denounced towards late 11th century, considered quite natural end of Carolingian era, this article sets out to analyse cristalisation, during second half critique investiture by ‘staff and ring’, showing how grant these insignia came be reduced its purely spiritual dimension, whereas it originally polysemic. Renunciation Emperor investitute bishops Emperor, as proclaimed Gregorians, had corrollary renunciation clergy regalian rights. Because imbrication powers in Empire, unrealistic, is illustrated failure agreement 1111 preceded imperial coronation Henry V (presented here detail). It proved therefore necessary negotiate, both institution symbolic point view, invent a new ritual, basis lay symbolism power associated with staff, while avoiding any suggestion. This happened concordat Worms (1122). The appendix contains two documents French translation — regalia Pascal II (12 February 1111) his ‘privilege’ for April 1111).
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