Paschal II
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Since Pope Paschal II died in January 1118, this would presumably fix the time of Eric's arrival at 1117.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pope Paschal II, while willing to recognize those bishops already chosen by the king, provided they were good men, proposed that thereafter Gregory's decrees against lay investiture should be carried out.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey
Pope Paschal II, a prisoner, resigns the right of investiture and crowns the Emperor.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Hildebrand himself, though probably not a monk of Cluny, was a monk of a Cluniac monastery in Rome; his successor, Urban II., was actually a Cluny monk, as was Paschal II.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
Hence he was soon engaged in a controversy with Paschal II.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
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