Pope Gelasius II
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Pope Gelasius II, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 January 1118 to his death in 1119. A monk of Monte Cassino and chancellor of Pope Paschal II, Caetani was unanim
Posthumous drawing of Gelasius II, 16th century
Plaque in San Sebastiano al Palatino marking the election of Caetani as Pope Gelasius II.
Fresco in Pfarrkirche St. Magnus (Bad Schussenried) showing Norbert of Xanten before Pope Gelasius II
Painting of Gelasius II consecrating Pisa Cathedral
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
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Henry V was King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, as the fourth and last ruler of the Salian dynasty. He was made co-ruler by his father, Henry IV, in 1098.
Pope Gelasius II
…of Monte Cassino and chancellor of Pope Paschal II, Caetani was unanimously elected to succeed him. In doing so, he also inherited the conflict with Emperor Henry V over investiture. Gelasius spent a good part of his brief papacy in exile. Born c. 1060 at Gaeta, Giovanni belonged to the Caetani family. He was…
Henry V depicted in a contemporary Gospel Book
Emperor Henry V visits his father Henry IV in prison.
Atrium of the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in the city of Milan, where resentments against Imperial rule repeatedly culminated in armed conflicts
At the Battle of Hundsfeld near modern Wrocław, Duke Bolesław III confronts and triumphs over emperor Henry V, who is forced to withdraw from Poland, 24 August 1109