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What type of power did popes and kings have during the late middle ages?
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Did a dictator rule all the land during the middle ages?
During the Middle Ages there were no dictators. There were only Kings and ruling Princes who often had much power, but never the absolute power that a dictator has. Basically, dictators only appear in two periods of time: Roman antiquity and the 20th century.
Who had power during the Middle Ages and why?
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
What best describes the relationship between kings and the Lord's in the Middle Ages?
kings had higher rank but did not really have much power over lords.
What was the pope's power in the middle ages?
The popes were the leaders of the Catholic Church, with the spiritual and moral authority that entails. If a pope said something was true, there were very few people who would question him. There was one thing in particular, however, that gave the popes power other people did not have. This was the power to free people from oaths they had taken. It could be exercised as a punishment for kings and emperors. If a pope wanted to dispute the authority of a monarch, he could excommunicate that monarch. This might sound to people of the 21st century like a purely personal and religious matter, but it was in fact a matter with profound effects. When a king was excommunicated, the pope very often freed the kings followers from all their oaths of allegiance to the king, giving them freedom to rebel or invade at will, and taking away the right of the king to resist. More than one king or emperor found himself in grave difficulty because he decided to enter into a dispute with a pope.
Is during the AD 800s the power in government transferred to nobles instead of kings true?
No. Nobles were kings so that makes your question false.
At the end of the Middle Ages power shifted from Feudal Lords to?
Kings and Popes... I believe. (:
Who held more power popes or kings?
the popes had more power over the kings
How did the power of popes and kings differ during medievil times?
The pope thought they should choose the bishops since they had the power of God, while the king thought that kings should choose the bishop since God had chosen the king and thought the popes had too much power.
Who had power in Europe before the kings and the popes?
Nobles
What were the duties and powers of the popes during the middle ages?
They had religous and chruch power also their duties to lead the chruch and be preist
During which time period did kings and queens rule with total power?
middle ages
How did the opinions of popes Gregory VII about power differ from those of kings like Henry IV?
The pope thought they should choose the bishops since they had the power of God, while the king thought that kings should choose the bishop since God had chosen the king and thought the popes had too much power.
Did a dictator rule all the land during the middle ages?
During the Middle Ages there were no dictators. There were only Kings and ruling Princes who often had much power, but never the absolute power that a dictator has. Basically, dictators only appear in two periods of time: Roman antiquity and the 20th century.
What lead to the growth of papal power in Europe?
This was as a result of: Popes became involved in governing, ruled territories, raised armies, retained power to name bishops, and could excommunicate kings.
What significantly limited the power if English kings in the middle ages?
Magna Carta
What cause limited the power of English kings in the middle ages?
Magna Carta
What significantly limited the power of english kings in the middle ages?
norman conquest
