page_title: Church and state in medieval Europe
hierarchical_section_title: Church and state in medieval Europe
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Miniature représentant les trois ordres (le clergé, la noblesse et le Tiers État) dans L'arbre des batailles de Honorat Bovet. Au centre, le roi Charles VII entouré du dauphin Louis et du connétable Arthur de Richemont. Paris, BnF, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, ms. 2695 folio 6v. Deutsch: Mittelalterliches Ständebild (1. Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts), Buchmalerei, entworfen im Auftrag der Kirche
context_page_description: Church and state in medieval Europe includes the relationship between the Catholic Church and the various monarchies and other states in Europe, between the end of Roman authority in the West in the fifth century and the beginnings of the Reformation in the early sixteenth century. The relationship between the Church and the feudal states during the medieval period went through a number of developments. The struggles for power between kings and popes shaped the western world.
context_section_description: Church and state in medieval Europe includes the relationship between the Catholic Church and the various monarchies and other states in Europe, between the end of Roman authority in the West in the fifth century and the beginnings of the Reformation in the early sixteenth century. The relationship between the Church and the feudal states during the medieval period went through a number of developments. The struggles for power between kings and popes shaped the western world.
caption: The traditional social stratification of the Occident in the 15th century
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