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Urban IV

Type Figure Region France Time c. 1195–1264 Also known as Pope Urban IV

Urban IV (c. 1195–1264), born Jacques Pantaléon in Troyes, France, served as Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1255–1261 and was active on the crusader coa…

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  1. 1255–1260Acre · IsraelIn 1255 Pantaléon was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem, based at Acre coordinating church affairs of the crusader coast. In the 1250s, as a senior papal representative, he both took part in Eastern crusader politics and maintained contact with Rome, building reputation and connections for his return to Italy and election as pope in 1261.
  2. 1260–1261Viterbo · LazioAround 1260 Pantaléon returned to Italy and took part in the conclave after the death of Alexander IV. In August 1261 he was elected Urban IV, becoming one of the first French-born popes, and immediately set about using French power to resolve the Hohenstaufen problem in Sicily.

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