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Papal Politics of Innocent IV
Elected pope in 1243, Innocent IV fled Rome under Emperor Frederick II's military pressure, settled in Lyon in 1244, and convened the First Council o…
Timeline
- 1243–1244Rome · ItalyInnocent IV (born Sinibaldo Fieschi) won the contest for the papacy, but facing Frederick II's military control of Italy, the Curia could not maintain itself in Rome and was forced to seek French protection.
- 1244–1245Lyon · FranceThe Curia relocated to Lyon, rebuilding papal administration and diplomatic networks with the support of King Louis IX of France, preparing to convene a general council and responding to European panic over the Mongol conquests.
- 1245Lyon · FranceThe council declared Frederick II deposed, condemned his infringements of church rights, discussed organizing a crusade against the Mongol threat, and advanced church reform issues, marking a new climax in the conflict between papal and imperial power.
Sources
- Innocent IV https://www.britannica.com/biography/Innocent-IV
- The Papal Monarchy: The Western Church from 1050 to 1250 — Colin Morris (1989)