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Kings sometimes lost power by alienating their vassals to the point of rebellion. King John of England had this happen to him. When they stood their ground against him, he signed the Magna Carta to stay in power. Another king who lost power to rebellious lords was Richard III; in his case, he died in battle.
Kings lost power by getting into arguments with the popes, or sometimes with bishops. King Henry II of England had this happen, as did Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire. In both cases, the monarchs were very powerful, tried to grab power from the Church, and lost a great deal of the power they had.
Some kings were overthrown by family members. King Edward II of England is an example; his wife and her lover imprisoned him and are widely believed to have killed him.
Some kings were overthrown by other people. This happened when Pepin the Short overthrew Childeric III and became King of the Franks.
A king could lose a war with a foreign enemy. When King Edward II of England fought against the Scots and lost, it did not cost him any part of England, but it meant that the King of Scotland was no longer his vassal.
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∙ 12y agoBecause King Henry VIII had no born sons that survived, so the crown went to his daughter
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∙ 9y agoKings could loose their power by:
- dying
- abdicating
- being deposed for force
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How did the papacy lose and then recover authority in the late Middle Ages?
he didnt
Who did nobles lose power to during the middle ages?
During the A.D. 800s, this shift of power from kings to nobles led to new order known as feudalism. Under feudalism, landowning nobles governed and also protected the people in return for services,such as fighting in a noble's army or farming the lands.
Why did the Catholic Church lose its power and influence in the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church lost its power and influence during the Middle Ages due to an increase in the power of kings and queens. People began to shift from being controlled by the Pope to local, regional, and national leaders.
What were the motives of the Puritans?
The original Puritans sought a large reform from what Christianity had turned into during the Middle Ages. They wanted to return Christianity to its roots and not just what people had made it. However, later, Puritan beliefs were used in the Great Awakening (mid 1700s, America) to manipulate and control people so that those in power would not lose it.
What did France lose under the Treaty of Paris?
They lose power and land in North America
Was life ever hard for lords in the middle ages?
In the middle ages Lords had to fight to defend their lands and kings. If a Lord did not fight then he could lose his land to his rival or be beheaded for disloyalty
How did the papacy lose and then recover authority in the late Middle Ages?
he didnt
Who did nobles lose power to during the middle ages?
During the A.D. 800s, this shift of power from kings to nobles led to new order known as feudalism. Under feudalism, landowning nobles governed and also protected the people in return for services,such as fighting in a noble's army or farming the lands.
Why did the Catholic Church lose its power and influence in the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church lost its power and influence during the Middle Ages due to an increase in the power of kings and queens. People began to shift from being controlled by the Pope to local, regional, and national leaders.
How did the church lose power during the middle ages?
The Church lost power after the Crusades: especially after the Children's Crusade because it was the madness of all families after the kids escaped, they blamed the Church. yep. that's it. Dang Crusades caused sooo many problems!!
Did churches in the middle ages ever lose a fight?
I am assuming you are asking about disagreements between Church authorities, such as popes, and secular authorities, such as kings or emperors. The answer is yes, sometimes the kings and emperors won. Their victories were not permanent, but the victories sometimes lasted for the rest of their lives. There was a period from 1305 to 1378, for example, when the popes were so dominated by the Kings of France that they did not go to Rome and remained in what has been called the "Babylonian Captivity" of the popes.
Why did kings and queens lose power?
They lost power because nobody reallt needed them anymore and the peasents figured out they could make there own free civilizations without a ruler.
How did the power in the middle ages change?
The issue of the power of women in the Middle Ages is very complicated, and I think books could be written on the subject without doing it complete justice. There were many medieval monarchs who were women, such as Empress Irene of the Byzantine Empire, who was on the throne when Charlemagne was crowned emperor in Rome. And the political power women had in the Middle Ages seems to have continued through the period and into the Renaissance, with such powerful Queens as Margaret I of Denmark, who was medieval, and Elizabeth I of England, who was later. There were important female military leaders; Joan of Arc is possibly best known, but by no means alone in the class. Interestingly, though I can name other medieval women who lead or served in armies, I cannot think of many of later times. The impression I have, which is shared by some others, is that medieval women began to lose some power toward the end of the Middle Ages, and that Renaissance women had less, in general, than their predecessors. One example of this is the exclusion of women by guilds that had previously allowed them as members, which began in the Late Middle Ages. Another is the fact that women were no longer appointed to the knightly Order of the Garter for a long time after the Middle Ages. Yet another is laws of the Late Middle Ages that transferred a woman's property to her husband, when they married. I put a link to a related question below. Though it does not address this specific question, you might find it interesting.
Why was the Magna Carta created and what were its effects on England?
It made it so it could limit King John in 1215 and other furture kings' power. Its effects on england were that it gave the citizens some rights and forced the kings act according to law because if they didn't they could lose their status.
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Why were the kings and queens all across Europe scared of the enlightenment?
They were scared because with ideas of the enlightenment they would most likely lose their power if some were to be carried out. The enlightenment period questioned power of the church, nobility and the monarchs.
Why were European countries afraid the revolution would spread to them?
If the revolution spread across Europe, kings, noblemen, aristocrats, etc, would lose power and wealth. They did not want to lose their influence on their countries so they banded together to fight the spread of revolution.
