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Pope Paschal II

Type Figure Region Rome Time 1050–1118 Also known as Paschal II

Paschal II (c. 1050–1118), the 160th pope, succeeded Urban II in 1099, overseeing post-Crusade church reorganization, the Investiture Controversy, an…

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  1. c. 1070–1099Rome · RomeBorn Ranierius of Lombard nobility, he served long in the Roman Curia as abbot and cardinal, and was a key supporter of Urban II's reform program.
  2. 1099–1118Rome · RomeAfter taking office in 1099 he handled the appointment of the patriarch of Jerusalem following the Crusaders' victory, relations with Byzantium and the Latin East, and long negotiations with Henry IV and Henry V over episcopal investiture, with repeated compromises and breakdowns in the 1100s.

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