Submission of the emperor Barbarossa to Pope Alexander III; 1867 by Solomon Hart 1806-1881. Frederick I ; 1122 – 10 June 1190), known as Barbarossa, was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death. Frederick had to humble himself before Alexander III at Venice. In 1177 The emperor acknowledged the pope's sovereignty over the Papal States, and in return Alexander acknowledged the emperor's over lordship of the Imperial Church

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