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King John Excommunicated from the Church
In November 1209, Pope Innocent III excommunicated England's King John for persistently refusing to accept Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbur…
Timeline
- 1209Rome · RomeInnocent III formally declared in Rome that King John was excommunicated, on the grounds that John refused to recognize Langton as archbishop and persistently infringed church interests.
- 1209–1213England · EnglandThe excommunication dealt a heavy blow to King John's legitimacy to rule in the Christian world, worsening his domestic difficulties until he was absolved after submitting to the pope in 1213.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: John, king of England
- Innocent III: Vicar of Christ or Lord of the World? — James M. Powell (1994)