Alexander III

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Alexander III was the papal name of a 12th-century pope known for his conflicts with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and his support of Thomas Becket against King Henry II of England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cleric
Pope
alsoKnownAs Roland of Siena NERFINISHED
Rolandus Bandinelli NERFINISHED
birthName Rolando Bandinelli NERFINISHED
birthPlace Republic of Siena NERFINISHED
Siena NERFINISHED
burialPlace Civita Castellana NERFINISHED
conflict Frederick I Barbarossa NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
convened Third Lateran Council NERFINISHED
councilDate 1179
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Siena NERFINISHED
deathPlace Civita Castellana NERFINISHED
Papal States
educatedAt University of Bologna NERFINISHED
endTime 1181-08-30
hadAntipopeRival Callixtus III NERFINISHED
Paschal III NERFINISHED
Victor IV NERFINISHED
influenced Development of medieval canon law
inOfficeDuring Becket–Henry II conflict NERFINISHED
Lombard League resistance to the Holy Roman Emperor
issued Various decretals on marriage law
mediated Peace between Frederick I and the Lombard League
notableWork Commentary on the Decretum of Gratian NERFINISHED
occupation canon lawyer
theologian
opponent Frederick I Barbarossa NERFINISHED
opposed Henry II of England NERFINISHED
papalElection Papal election of 1159 NERFINISHED
papalNumber 171
positionHeld Pope
predecessor Adrian IV NERFINISHED
promoted Canonical procedure in ecclesiastical courts
recognized Military Order of Alcántara NERFINISHED
Military Order of Calatrava NERFINISHED
Military Order of Santiago NERFINISHED
reform Regulation of papal elections by two-thirds majority of cardinals
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
signed Treaty of Venice NERFINISHED
startTime 1159-09-07
strengthened Papal authority over episcopal elections
successor Lucius III NERFINISHED
supported Canterbury Cathedral clergy NERFINISHED
Thomas Becket NERFINISHED
yearOfTreatyOfVenice 1177

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Pope Alexander III papalNameNumber Alexander III