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Worms und seine Region. Bischof, Herrschaft, Stadt

  • Thomas Kohl
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Abstract

The episcopal city of Worms occupies a central role in the Investiture Controversy, as it was the site where the conflict began with Henry IV’s attempt to depose Pope Gregory VII in 1076 and was drawn to a conclusion with the „concordat of Worms“ in 1122. This period witnessed profound political transformations within and around the city, although the specific details remain somewhat obscure. This article seeks to examine these changes and raises the question of whether they might be aptly characterized as a „seigneurial revolution“, similar to the events in northern Italy. To provide context, this paper starts by outlining the initial situation in the Holy Roman Empire north of the Alps and the developments that occurred between 1070 and 1122. The second part of the paper shifts its focus to the region surrounding Worms and investigates the discernible political actors in the area. Notably, the bishops, who were often absent from the diocese between 1073 and 1125, left a power vacuum that other political figures took advantage of. Aside from the monarchs, who frequently established their presence in the region, significant secular lords included the counts of Lauffen along the lower Neckar, Count Werner of Grüningen, and the counts of Leiningen west of the Rhine. The final section of the paper delves into the urban population, which became increasingly prominent during these political upheavals. The citizens of Worms received the empire’s firstever royal privilege as urban residents in 1074, a reward for expelling the local bishop. From this point onward, they emerged as a political force that could not be disregarded. However, beyond Worms, the counts continued to wield substantial influence, suggesting that this political development could be described as a „comital revolution“.

Abstract

The episcopal city of Worms occupies a central role in the Investiture Controversy, as it was the site where the conflict began with Henry IV’s attempt to depose Pope Gregory VII in 1076 and was drawn to a conclusion with the „concordat of Worms“ in 1122. This period witnessed profound political transformations within and around the city, although the specific details remain somewhat obscure. This article seeks to examine these changes and raises the question of whether they might be aptly characterized as a „seigneurial revolution“, similar to the events in northern Italy. To provide context, this paper starts by outlining the initial situation in the Holy Roman Empire north of the Alps and the developments that occurred between 1070 and 1122. The second part of the paper shifts its focus to the region surrounding Worms and investigates the discernible political actors in the area. Notably, the bishops, who were often absent from the diocese between 1073 and 1125, left a power vacuum that other political figures took advantage of. Aside from the monarchs, who frequently established their presence in the region, significant secular lords included the counts of Lauffen along the lower Neckar, Count Werner of Grüningen, and the counts of Leiningen west of the Rhine. The final section of the paper delves into the urban population, which became increasingly prominent during these political upheavals. The citizens of Worms received the empire’s firstever royal privilege as urban residents in 1074, a reward for expelling the local bishop. From this point onward, they emerged as a political force that could not be disregarded. However, beyond Worms, the counts continued to wield substantial influence, suggesting that this political development could be described as a „comital revolution“.

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  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Inhalt V
  3. Vorwort IX
  4. Jenseits des Investiturstreits 1
  5. I Diskurse und Öffentlichkeit
  6. Diskurse und Öffentlichkeit 23
  7. Una parola contesa. Populus al tempo della lotta per le investiture 31
  8. Simony – Declensions of a Lemma. The Florentine Case 67
  9. Verdichtete Kommunikation und politische Semantik um 1100 97
  10. II Wandel von Herrschaftsstrukturen und -praktiken
  11. Wandel von Herrschaftsstrukturen und -praktiken 125
  12. Worms und seine Region. Bischof, Herrschaft, Stadt 133
  13. Ostiglia around 1100. A Window on the Transformation of Local Power in the Countryside 155
  14. Gaeta zwischen Fragmentierung und Zentralisierung. Wandel der Herrschaftsstrukturen im Küstendukat 181
  15. III Netzwerke
  16. Netzwerke 219
  17. Altbewährtes in neuem Gewand. Die Erzbistümer Köln, Mainz und Mailand und ihre Beziehung zum Kaiser in spätottonischfrühsalischer Zeit 231
  18. Der Einfluss Kaiser Heinrichs III. auf die Bistümer anhand der Beispiele Köln, Mainz und Mailand 255
  19. Conclusio der Beiträge „Altbewährtes in neuem Gewand“ und „Der Einfluss Kaiser Heinrichs III. auf die Bistümer anhand der Beispiele Köln, Mainz und Mailand“ 277
  20. Cadalo di Parma e Anselmo di Lucca. Reti di solidarietà opposte nel contesto dello scisma del 1061 283
  21. Uno scisma diocesano della lotta per le investiture in configurazione. Il caso di Bologna (1030–1130) 329
  22. Erzbischöfliche Netzwerke – eine Annäherung anhand reichspolitischer Zäsuren und Herrschaftswechsel von 1105/1106 bis 1125. Die Erzbischöfe von Mainz, Köln und Salzburg im ersten Viertel des 12. Jahrhunderts 365
  23. Le reti relazionali degli abati di S. Maria di Farfa, 1045–1125. Analisi diacronica di una costellazione di rapporti in movimento 397
  24. IV Medien und Zeichen
  25. Medien und Zeichen 441
  26. Schriftlichkeitswandel und Überlieferungsbildung anhand von Rechtshandlungen von und bei den Bischöfen von Brixen und Augsburg sowie den Erzbischöfen von Mainz (ca. 1050–1150) 453
  27. Im Spannungsfeld von Konsens, Konvention und Kontingenz. Dieurkundliche Tätigkeit der Erzbischöfe von Mailand und der Bischöfe von Parma im Vergleich 481
  28. Inschriftlichkeit im Spannungsfeld von renovatio Romae und renovatio Senatus. Epigraphische und materiale Dimensionen römischer Erneuerung im 12. Jahrhundert 513
  29. Register 549
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