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Election of Pope Callixtus II

Type Event Region Western Europe Time 1119

On 2 February 1119, Guy of Burgundy was elected pope at Cluny Abbey as Callixtus II, ending the papal election deadlock since 1118.

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  1. 1119Rome (in the context of papal exile) · LazioPope Gelasius II (the legitimate faction) died on 29 January 1119; with an imperial antipope and a French exile papacy side by side, the curia urgently needed to elect a successor to continue negotiations in the Investiture Controversy.
  2. 1119Cluny Abbey · BurgundyThe College of Cardinals unanimously elected Guy of Burgundy as pope at Cluny, taking the name Callixtus II; his Burgundian noble origins and close ties to the French royal house helped secure the support of King Louis VI against the imperial papal faction.
  3. 1119France · FranceIn 1119 Callixtus II consolidated ties with the French Church and crusader nobles, laying the groundwork for subsequent negotiations with Holy Roman Emperor Henry V over investiture rights, and attended to church affairs and military needs of the Eastern crusader states.

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