Fürsten Konkordat
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Fürsten Konkordat was an agreement concluded in January 1447 between Pope Eugenius IV and the Princes Electors of the Holy Roman Empire
. In it, the Pope agreed to acknowledge the General Council as superior to the Pope's person in religious matters, and restored the Archbishops of Trier and Mainz, who were earlier deposed by him for supporting Anti Pope Felix V, who was elected by the Council of Basle in 1439. In exchange, the German Princes acknowledged Eugenius IV as legitimate Pope. The Emperor Frederick III
was given the right to appoint some of the Bishops throughout the empire without need for Papal approval.
Much of the negotiations for the Concordat was done through the efforts of the Emperor Frederick III's secretary Enea Silvio Piccolomini, future Pope Pius II.
The terms of the agreement were repeated in the Concordat of Vienna concluded the next year.
The terms of the agreement were not to Eugenius IV's liking, but he felt compelled to make the concessions to the Emperor as he needed his assistance against the Council of Basle and the Catholic reform movements of that time. Already in February 1447, in the Bull Salvatoria, he proclaimed his successors to be free to annull the terms of the agreement.
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
. In it, the Pope agreed to acknowledge the General Council as superior to the Pope's person in religious matters, and restored the Archbishops of Trier and Mainz, who were earlier deposed by him for supporting Anti Pope Felix V, who was elected by the Council of Basle in 1439. In exchange, the German Princes acknowledged Eugenius IV as legitimate Pope. The Emperor Frederick III
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick the Peaceful KG was Duke of Austria as Frederick V from 1424, the successor of Albert II as German King as Frederick IV from 1440, and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick III from 1452...
was given the right to appoint some of the Bishops throughout the empire without need for Papal approval.
Much of the negotiations for the Concordat was done through the efforts of the Emperor Frederick III's secretary Enea Silvio Piccolomini, future Pope Pius II.
The terms of the agreement were repeated in the Concordat of Vienna concluded the next year.
The terms of the agreement were not to Eugenius IV's liking, but he felt compelled to make the concessions to the Emperor as he needed his assistance against the Council of Basle and the Catholic reform movements of that time. Already in February 1447, in the Bull Salvatoria, he proclaimed his successors to be free to annull the terms of the agreement.