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He evidently had the support of the Church as he was crowned emperor by the pope.
In 1095, Pope Urban II, Rome's Pope, organised a crusade to conquer Jerusalem. There was 30000-35000 crusades+ calvary ready to advance against the Muslims who were still conquerors of Jerusalem. In 1099, the Crusades has reached Jerusalem and conquered the Muslims with their famous big red cross sign.
There was a count in northern Italy named Berengar of Ivrea, who declared himself king. In about 860, Berengar invaded the Papal States, which caused Pope John XII to appeal to Otto, who was King of Germany and had already taken the title King of Lombardy. Otto helped the pope, who crowned him emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in return. As it happens, though Pope John XII and Otto I were pledged to support each other, they almost immediately became enemies. The pope entered into multiple conspiracies to depose Otto, and Otto attempted, with somewhat more success, to depose the pope.
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You do not run for pope. You are chosen as pope by the College of Cardinals. There is no campaign.
The Pope's blessing helped Duke William a lot, because by blessing the invasion the Pope was also giving it is authority, meaning that Christians tended to support the Duke. It also made it easier for him to recruit mercenaries, bolstered the morale of his troops and probably had a negative effect on King Harolds army.
William Hayes Pope was born in 1870.
William Hayes Pope died in 1916.
William Kenneth Pope died in 1989.
William Burt Pope died in 1903.
William Henry Pope had 8 children.
William Burt Pope was born in 1822.
Mary Pope Osborne's father is William Pope, a former United States Army colonel.
William Jackson Pope died on 1939-10-17.
William Jackson Pope was born on 1870-03-31.
William Pope McArthur was born on 1814-04-02.