What did Henry III do to increase the authority of the papacy?
Freed the Vatican from the dependence on the Roman nobility
Granted more land to the church
Built new monasteries
Organised a crusade
Answer
Henry III freed the Vatican from the dependence on the Roman nobility, increasing the authority of the papacy. Henry III did this by sending an army to Rome to put down a revolt by the Roman nobility, who had been trying to control the papacy. The revolt was put down and the Roman nobility was forced to accept Henry III as their overlord.
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