Gregory objected to the practice of the appointment of bishops being vested in territorial princes rather than in the papacy.

During the first half of the 16th century Amelungsborn fell increasingly into the power of the Welf territorial princes.

The Norman dukes thus had more authority over their own domains than other territorial princes in Northern France.

It is a clear distinction between the rights of subjects and the duties of the territorial prince, and not vice versa.

This explains the attraction of some territorial princes to Lutheranism.

To begin with, the income from allodial estates was not even liable for taxes paid to the territorial princes (Landesfürsten).

This was easy for the king or territorial princes because, as a rule, they were the actual landowners.

This led to arbitrary presumptions of rights by these territorial princes.

The territorial prince, on the other hand, had three options by which he could exercise his rights under the Bergregal:

These disputes could adversely affect the relationship between the territorial princes as well as the local mining industry.