Papal Reforms of Alexander III (1170s)

Name: Papal Reforms of Alexander III (1170s)
Start: 1170
End: 1179

Type Event Region Italy Time 1170–1179

In the 1170s, Pope Alexander III, after a long papal schism, pushed a series of church and papal-power reforms: ending conflicts with the Holy Roman …

Timeline

1170–1176Italian Peninsula · ItalyAlexander III exploited opportunities such as Lombard cities' resistance to the emperor and shifts in relations with the Kingdom of Sicily to gradually dismantle the antipope's forces and secure recognition of his legitimacy as pope by European monarchs.
1177–1179Venice and Rome · ItalyAfter the 1177 Peace of Venice eased relations between pope and emperor, Alexander III prepared the Lateran Council, pushing legislative reform on papal elections, simony, and heresy.

Sources

Alexander III https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-III-pope
Treaty of Venice (1177) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Venice