Lothar of Segni

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Lothar of Segni, better known as Pope Innocent III, was one of the most powerful and influential medieval popes, who greatly expanded papal authority and played a central role in European politics and crusades at the turn of the 13th century.

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Lothar of Segni canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
medieval writer
pope
theologian
alsoKnownAs Pope Innocent III
appointed Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury
approved Order of Preachers
surface form: Dominican Order

Order of Friars Minor
birthDate 1160
1160s
1161
birthName Lothar of Segni self-link
birthPlace Vetralla
surface form: County of Segni

Gavignano
Papal States
burialPlace Perugia Cathedral
conflictWith King John of England
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
convoked Fourth Lateran Council
councilDate Fourth Lateran Council
surface form: Fourth Lateran Council 1215
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
deathDate 1216-07-16
deathPlace Papal States
Perugia
educatedAt University of Bologna
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris
era High Middle Ages
father Trasmondo of Segni
fieldOfWork canon law
theology
influenced development of canon law
medieval papal monarchy
involvedIn Albigensian Crusade
Fifth Crusade
Fourth Crusade
knownFor approving the Franciscan Order
conflicts with the Hohenstaufen dynasty
strong intervention in European dynastic politics
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
memberOf House of Conti di Segni
notableFor assertion of papal supremacy over secular rulers
calling the Albigensian Crusade
calling the Fifth Crusade
convoking the Fourth Lateran Council
expansion of papal authority in Europe
involvement in the Fourth Crusade
notableWork De miseria conditionis humanae
occupation canon lawyer
theologian
papacyEndDate 1216-07-16
papacyStartDate 1198-01-08
papalName Pope Innocent III
surface form: Innocent III
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Celestine III
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Lateran complex
surface form: Lateran Palace
style His Holiness
successor Pope Honorius III
supported Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
uncle Pope Clement III

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Pope Innocent III alsoKnownAs Lothar of Segni
Lothar of Segni birthName Lothar of Segni self-link