The powers of kings and emperors were limited in various ways. Very few kings of the Middle Ages attempted to assert unlimited power, and came too close usually met with trouble.
First of all, in some countries, such as Scotland and the Holy Roman Empire, the monarch did not come to the throne by inheriting it. These monarchs were elected by groups of powerful men who had their own agendas and who had things to demand in return for their vote. In the Holy Roman Empire, three of the seven electors were bishops, whose primary allegiance was not even to the emperor they elected, but to the pope.
Second, almost all of the medieval kings were limited by the Church, since the pope, and even bishops, had the power to excommunicate them, which freed anyone who owed them debts of honor from those debts. These debts included oaths of support and loyalty, and they included binding treaties. Without these, a king was in trouble, so kings were very reluctant to cross the Church. We have histories of a number who were excommunicated, including King John of England, but there were not all that many.
Some kings had charters they granted that had to be honored. A king who did not want to honor a charter could be excused from it by the pope, as King John was excused from honoring the Magna Carta, but it did not always work out the way he wanted.
Kings could also have other debts of honor. As a matter of practicality, the feudal hierarchy of the Middle Ages, which was based on oaths of mutual support, limited the power of monarchs by distributing power among the various members of the nobility. A king who alienated his vassals could find himself very alone.
Some kings were vassals of other kings. For example, the kings of England were theoretically vassals of the kings of France for their lands in France, though they were not for their lands in England. Kings of Scotland were vassals of the kings of England, for Scotland, until King Robert asserted independence.
the church had a lot of power in the middle ages but it decreased after something king Edward 1 did
THE magna carta limited kings power. King John was forced to attend a unannounced meeting and forced to sign the magna carta.
In the middle ages, the king usually had power over everything. But their power required cooperation from the church and the vassals to be sustained.
The Pope and the King/Emperor of your country
The Church (in Rome and Constantinople) and the King or Emperor.
Many Many Rulers ruled in the Middle ages Try to find a middle ages history website.
In the middle ages they had a disease called the black death. It was lost before the present day. The disease wiped out 1/3 of the population. In the middle ages they had feudalism in which a king grants land to a vassal in return of duty for the king. The Feudalism lasted for 600 years before it went extinct. Today, we don't use feudalism. Kings Ruled people until they made the magna carta that a king had to sign. they sign it to say that they have limited power and can't give improper taxes or rules. Today, our governments give power to the people.
because the king had anghit. The power of the british king was limited by the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
Wait around to be married off by the king to someone who would increase his land-holdings and power.
Explain a conflict that occurred between a king and a pope during the Middle Ages.
in a castle with a king
For disobeying the king
charlemagne or william the conquerer .
King Henry VIII had six wives but this was during the time of the Reformation, not the Middle Ages.
killed his dad with ease
Ruled the country they were the king/queen of.
U had abloute power and got to bang all the honeys that must have been awsome :)
The King had his power limited, and it granted more power to the people (which includes the nobles). the king had his power limited, and it granted more power to the people.
expected to obey church canons
The king had better food
during the middle ages
The church and the king.
to protect the king and castle
they were governed by a king or queen.
Charlemagne was a famous King of the Franks.
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