Gotofredo da Castiglione (sometimes given as Gotofredo II to distinguish him from
Gotofredo I, Archbishop of Milan) was an Italian anti-bishop from 1070 to 1075, appointed by
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry IV (german: Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the so ...
to the office of
Bishop of Milan. This began the
Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy, also called Investiture Contest ( German: ''Investiturstreit''; ), was a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops ( investiture) and abbots of mona ...
, whereby
Pope St. Gregory VII excommunicated Gotofredo over the issue of
lay investiture.
Gotofredo was eventually recanted as bishop after the
Walk to Canossa in 1077.
11th-century Italian clergy
Archbishops of Milan
Investiture Controversy
People excommunicated by the Catholic Church
Year of death missing
Year of birth missing
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