Wibert of Ravenna (Antipope Clement III)

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Catholic cleric antipope archbishop

Wibert of Ravenna, known as Antipope Clement III, was a rival pope set up by Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV during the Investiture Controversy, serving as the imperial-backed opponent to Pope Gregory VII and his successors.

Aliases (3)

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic cleric → antipope → archbishop →
activeIn	11th century →
alignedWith	imperial faction in the Holy Roman Empire →
alsoKnownAs	Antipope Clement III → Guibert of Ravenna →
appointedBy	Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED →
basedIn	Ravenna → Rome →
birthPlace	Parma NERFINISHED →
burialPlace	Civita Castellana →
claimedTitle	Bishop of Rome → Vicar of Christ →
conflict	Investiture Controversy →
consecratedEmperor	Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship	Holy Roman Empire →
crownedAt	Old St. Peter's Basilica →
crownedEmperorOnBehalfOf	Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED →
deathPlace	Civita Castellana →
declaredDeposed	Pope Gregory VII →
died	1100 →
electedAsAntipope	1080 →
enthronedAsAntipope	1084 →
excommunicatedBy	Pope Gregory VII →
historicalPeriod	High Middle Ages →
notableFor	being the principal imperial antipope during the Investiture Controversy →
notRecognizedBy	Roman Catholic Church →
opponentOf	Pope Gregory VII → Pope Urban II → Pope Victor III →
papalName	Clement III →
positionHeld	Antipope → Archbishop of Ravenna → Chancellor of Italy →
predecessorAsImperialAntipope	Honorius II (antipope) →
recognizedBy	imperial bishops loyal to Henry IV →
religion	Catholic Church →
seeAlso	List of antipopes → Papal–imperial relations →
successorAsImperialAntipope	Theodoric (antipope) →
supportedBy	Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED → imperial party in the Investiture Controversy →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Wibert of Ravenna ("Antipope Clement III") →	alsoKnownAs
Investiture Controversy →	involvedPerson
Wibert of Ravenna ("Antipope") →	positionHeld