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Innocent III

Type Figure Region Rome Time 1160–1216 Also known as Innocent III、Lotario de' Conti、英诺森三世、因诺森特三世

Innocent III (1160–1216), born Lotario de' Conti, a Roman noble who studied canon law in Paris and Bologna;…

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  1. 1160–1197Gavignano (near Rome) · LazioLotario came from the Conti family, received training in theology and canon law at the universities of Paris and Bologna, and was raised to cardinal in 1190. He participated in papal decision-making under Celestine III, developing his judgment on crusades and relations with European royal power.
  2. 1198–1200Rome · LazioImmediately after his election in 1198 he asserted papal authority over secular affairs, promoted preparations for the Fourth Crusade, imposed a papal interdict on Philip II's kingdom in 1199 over the Ingeborg marriage dispute, and intervened in the succession dispute of the Holy Roman Empire, reshaping the papacy's central position in European politics.

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