Canossa 1077

On this day, in 1077, in the snow, Holy Roman Emp Henry IV Gang nach Kanossa and submits to Pope Greg VII on the matter of appointing clerics. In 1872 Otto von Bismarck wins the return match ""Seien Sie außer Sorge, nach Kanossa gehen wir nicht, weder körperlich noch geistig". That's Old, wot's New?

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