Pope Eugene II

Eugene II († August 27 827 ) was from May 824 to his death Pope. Its name means " of noble birth " (Greek )

In the interest of Stephen IV since good relations between pope and emperor Eugen II showed his choice forthwith Emperor Louis the Pious to that confirmed him immediately and his eldest son, Lothar I, sent to Italy to Eugene II in its clashes with the Roman population to assist.

This resulted to the Constitutio Romana of 11 November 824, which secured the imperial suzerainty over Rome, the Papal States and the Curia and certain inter alia, that the papal election should be made ​​only by the clergy and the nobility and the newly elected Pope ago his ordination, the Emperor had to swear allegiance to. The conflict between Pope Eugene and the city of Rome had led privileges thus granted to a considerable reduction of Pope Paschal I..

In return, Louis the Pious was the Pope in internal church matters free hand, especially insofar Eugen II held at the pictures friendly attitude of his predecessors and thus in a significant conflict at that time in opposition continued, to a large part of the church. That the Pope was willing to continue the reform efforts of Charles the Great, was in the autumn of 826 on the 62 bishops from all parts of Italy attended the Synod in Rome, approved the measures for raising the standard of church discipline and the clergy education.