Define pope gregory vii and the lombards

On the day following the death of Alexander II, as the obsequies of the deceased pontiff were being performed in the Lateran basilica, there arose, of a sudden, a loud outcry from the whole multitude of clergy and people: “Let Hildebrand be pope!” “Blessed Peter has chosen Hildebrand the Archdeacon!” All remonstrances on the part of the archdeacon were vain, his protestations fruitless.

Later, on the same day, Hildebrand was conducted to the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, and there elected in legal form by the assembled cardinals, with the due consent of the Roman clergy and amid the repeated acclamations of the people. That this extraordinary outburst on the part of the clergy and people in favor of Hildebrand could have been the result of some preconcerted arrangement, as is sometimes alleged, does not appear likely.

Hildebrand was clearly the man of the hour, his austere virtue commanded respect, his genius admiration; and the pr Pope Gregory VII. - G. W. Leibniz KAWEN