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Bourges archbishopric dispute

Type Event Region Europe Time 1140–1149

In the 1140s King Louis VII clashed with the papacy over the appointment of the Archbishop of Bourges, a landmark 12th-century conflict between royal…

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  1. 1141–1143Bourges · Centre-Loire ValleyLouis VII appointed Pierre de la Châtre as Archbishop of Bourges, but Pope Innocent II refused to recognize the appointment on grounds of procedure and eligibility, and the two sides debated over the right to consecrate bishops and the ownership of church property.
  2. 1144–1146Kingdom of France · FranceLouis VII expelled the pope's legate and insisted that Pierre effectively govern Bourges, plunging relations between the French church and the Roman Curia into stalemate; the case highlighted Capetian royal ambitions to control appointments to the archbishopric, only gradually easing around the time of the Crusade.

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