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Innocent III

Type Figure Region Roman Curia Time 1161–1216 Also known as Lotario de' Conti

Roman pope (1198–1216) at the height of medieval papal power; claimed papal moral jurisdiction over secular rulers, intervened in disputes over the H…

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  1. 1211–1214Rome · Roman CuriaContinuously mediated conflicts between King Philip II of France and King John of England over continental lands and church interests; supported Philip's recovery of Normandy and others, and imposed ecclesiastical sanctions on John to force him to accept papal arbitration.
  2. 1215Lateran Palace · Roman CuriaPresided over the Fourth Lateran Council, which passed seventy canons establishing the annual obligation of confession and communion, regulating church elections, condemning heresy, and calling for a Fifth Crusade. This council was a landmark event of medieval church reform and the peak of papal power.
  3. 1216Perugia · Italian PeninsulaDied in Perugia on 16 July 1216; succeeded to the papacy by Honorius III. His eighteen-year pontificate brought papal authority to its medieval zenith and had a profound influence on later canon law and crusade policy.

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