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Pope Innocent III

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1161–1216 Also known as Innocent III、Lotario dei Conti di Segni、诺森三世

Innocent III (c. 1161–1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni, was the 176th pope (r. 1198–1216).…

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  1. c. 1161–1190Genzano · LazioBorn into a noble family near Genzano, he studied canon law and theology in Paris and Bologna, forming the theological stance that later emphasized supreme papal authority.
  2. 1198–1200Rome · RomeElected pope at only thirty-seven, taking the name Innocent III, he quickly reformed papal finances and administration and set about rebuilding diplomatic and moral authority over European monarchs.
  3. 1201–1208Rome · Papal StatesIn 1202 he promoted the Fourth Crusade, which veered from its goal of recovering the Holy Land and sacked Constantinople. In the German imperial struggle he first supported Otto IV, then turned to the Swabian Hohenstaufen, and from 1208 called the Albigensian Crusade to suppress heresy in southern France.
  4. 1208–1210Rome · Papal StatesBecause King John refused to accept his appointee Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury, he laid an interdict on all of England in 1208. In 1209 he crowned Otto IV Holy Roman Emperor, but in 1210 excommunicated Otto for attacking Sicily in breach of his promises.

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