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Investiture controversy

conflict between church and state in medieval Europe over the ability to appoint local church officials
Thing dispute Q154764
Investiture controversy
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Summary

Investiture controversy is a dispute[1]. It draws 5,713 Wikipedia views per month (dispute category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: strife[3]
  • Named after: investiture[4]
  • Location: Holy Roman Empire[5]
  • Part of: Church and state in medieval Europe[6]
  • Start time: 1075[7]
  • End time: 1124[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Investiture Controversy[9]
  • Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]

Why It Matters

Investiture controversy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Godfrey of Bouillon Holy Roman Empire Matilda of Tuscany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → c/conflicto-de-investiduras
    Svkkl authority id → 0424941-spor-o-investituru
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0424941-spor-o-investituru, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Church and state in medieval Europe
    Local thumb → —
    Significant person → ['Q133063', 'Q60094', 'Q151707']
    Significant event → ['Q325656', 'Q154439']
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 39472, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  3. 23w ago · Ապատ63 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Investiture Controversy
    Named after → —
    Country → Q12548
    Part of → Church and state in medieval Europe
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: Holy Roman Empire"
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