The Holy Roman empire

James Bryce Bryce (Viscount)

Macmillan&Company, 1873 - Holy Roman Empire - 479 pages

Contents

• CHAPTER I: 1
• Rise of Christianity: 10
• Their Feelings towards Rome and her Empire: 16
• Extinction by Odoacer of the Western branch of the Empire: 26
• CHAPTER IV: 34
• Alliance of the Popes with the Frankish Kings: 39
• Adventures and Plans of Pope Leo III: 48
• Questions as to the Intentions of Charles: 58
• Position of Charles towards the Church: 64
• Towards the other races of Europe: 70
• CHAPTER VI: 76
• Otto the Saxon King: 84
• The WorldMonarchy and the WorldReligion: 91
• Influence of the Doctrine of Realism: 97
• Respective Functions of the Pope and the Emperor: 104
• Interpretations of Prophecy: 114
• The German or East Frankish Monarchy I 22: 123
• CHAPTER IX: 133
• Position of Otto in Italy: 139
• Character and Projects of the Emperor Otto III: 146
• CHAPTER X: 153
• The Iconoclastic Schism 38: 154
• Quarrel of Henry IV and Gregory VII: 159
• CHAPTER XI: 167
• Arnold of Brescia and the Roman Republicans: 174
• Rivalry of the Teutonic and Byzantine Emperors: 191
• Origin and Meaning of the title Holy Empire: 199
• Reign of Henry VI: 205
• Destruction of Imperial Authority in Italy: 211
• Haughty Demeanour of the Popes: 217
• Reign of the Emperor Charles IV: 225
• The Golden Bull: 230
• Results of Charles IVs Policy: 236
• Desire for an International Power: 243
• Illustrations: 250
• The Jurists: 257
• The Emperor Henry VII in Italy: 263
• CHAPTER XVI: 270
• Republican Revival of the Twelfth Century: 276
• Visits of the Teutonic Emperors: 283
• Want of Medieval and especially of Gothic Buildings: 290
• The Roman Church and the Roman City: 296
• Change in the Character of the Empire: 303
• Gradual Change in the Germanic Constitution: 309
• Projects of Constitutional Reform: 315
• CHAPTER XVIII: 321
• Spirit and Essence of the Religious Movement: 327
• Its Effect upon the Medieval Theory of the Empire: 334
• CHAPTER XIX: 340
• The Balance of Power: 348
• The Hapsburg Emperors and their Policy: 354
• Napoleon as the Representative of the Carolingians: 360
• End of the Empire: 366
• In how far was the Empire really Roman: 376
• The Claim of Modern Austria to represent the Medieval: 383
• Struggle of the Empire with three hostile Principles: 391
• Stages in the Decay of the Old Empire: 400
• Prussia during the Wars of the Revolution: 407
• Aims and Efforts of the German Liberals: 414
• Restoration of the Federal Constitution: 420
• Convention of Gastein: 427
• Establishment of the new German Empire: 434
• Relation of the new Empire to the ancient Holy Empire: 440
• APPENDIX: 447
• Hildeberts Lines contrasting the Past and Present: 459

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Holy Roman empire
• Author: James Bryce Bryce (Viscount)
• Edition: 4
• Publisher: Macmillan&Company, 1873
• Original from: The British Library
• Digitized: Sep 16, 2019
• Length: 479 pages