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Henry, as the king, thought that he should appoint bishops in his kingdom. The pope felt that only the pope could appoint bishops. It is known as the investiture controversy.

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The result of the investiture controversy between pope gregory vii and emperor henry iv was?

the weakening and eventual break up of Germany. <----- Study Island


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Pope Gregory died leaving Henry iv to do as he pleased


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In the course of the Investiture Controversy, Henry IV had be excommunicated. In order to have the ban lifted, he went to see the Pope at Canossa to do penance. He stood in the snow three days, begging to be forgiven. Popular legend has him doing this barefoot. He was forgiven, but required to meet certain conditions, which he violated, and the problems continued. There is a link below to an article on the Investiture Controversy.


It was a fight against pope greagory VII and henry IV over who gets to pick the bishops?

The conflict you are asking about is called the Investiture Controversy. There is a link below to an article on it.


Why did pope Gregory excommunicate emperor Henry iv?

Henry lV violated the pope's orders.


Who did Henry IV conflict with?

Pope Gregory VII


Who excommunicated Henry IV?

Pope Gregory VII


Why did Henry IV beg the pope for forgiveness?

The Pope was angry about something that caused him to excommunicate Henry IV. Henry begged for forgiveness and was allowed back into the church. The next year he was excommunicated once again. It is not clear what brought on the anger of the Pope.


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An argument went on between Gregory and Henry. This argument was on whether Henry or Gregory should choose the next Bishop. Gregory got rejected by the Roman's on whether he should pick the next Bishop because of Henry. So Gregory "Excommunicated" Henry. Henry then traveled to Italy to apologize to Gregory. Before Gregory forgave him Henry stood out in the snow for three days out side of Gregory's room.