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Innocent IV

Type Figure Region Rome Time c. 1195–1254 Also known as Pope Innocent IV

Innocent IV (c. 1195–1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was from Genoa and reigned 1243–1254.…

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  1. 1251–1253Rome · LazioAfter Frederick II's death in 1250, Innocent IV gradually returned to Italy, seeking to restore papal control over southern Italy and Sicily. He backed anti-Hohenstaufen forces in Germany and dispatched cardinals and armies against Manfred, who was expanding in Italy, as the conflict between the papacy and the Hohenstaufen remnants entered a new phase in the 1250s.
  2. 1253–1254Naples · CampaniaIn his late years Innocent IV was based at Naples, continuing to plan how to contain Manfred. He died there on 7 December 1254, leaving the papal throne vacant; the Hohenstaufen-papacy struggle in southern Italy was still unresolved, bequeathing a legacy to the later conflict between Alexander IV and Manfred.

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