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A 4 page paper which examines how the rise of the stated, in the 14th and 15th centuries, were a result of the rivalry between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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much power in the opinion of the leaders within the Holy Roman Empire. For many decades, if not centuries, prior to the 14th and 15th centuries there had been discord,
disagreements, and frustration over the amount of power possessed by the Papacy. As such this clearly led to a gradual rise of the states as they slowly, and sometimes aggressively,
separated themselves from the Papacy in one way or another. The following essay examines this development, illustrating how the rise of the states in the 14th and 15th centuries was
clearly a result of the rivalry that existed between the Holy Roman Empire and the Papacy. The Rise of the States in the 14th and 15th Centuries: Papacy
and Holy Roman Empire While there is a lot of history prior to the 14th and 15th centuries, history that cannot truly be ignored in the development of tensions between
the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire, the 14th centurys tensions can be said to have truly begun with the coronation of Boniface VIII who was a man who truly
reveled in being noticed and in his own arrogance and ceremony. He claimed that he was like Caesar and was an emperor of the people, even going so far as
to try to protect all clergy and stating that they could not be taxed (Religion Facts, 2011). This was not something the leaders in the Holy Roman Empire appreciated, or
even tolerated, for they relied on taxation to fund their military campaigns. Throughout his rule he was seen as a man who was only comprised of words rather than action
and he further tried to control the people by claiming everyone was subject to him. He was surely not liked, nor respected, and he was taken prisoner by Philip and
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