Pope Celestine III

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Pope Celestine III was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1191 to 1198, overseeing the Church during the era of the Third Crusade and the rise of powerful European monarchies.

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Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Christian religious leader
pope
alsoKnownAs Celestine III
Hyacinth Bobone
appointedAsPopeOn 30 March 1191
birthName Giacinto Bobone NERFINISHED
birthPlace Papal States NERFINISHED
Rome
burialPlace Basilica of Saint John Lateran
cardinalateStart c. 1144
cardinalTitle Cardinal-deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
contemporaryWith Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI NERFINISHED
King Philip II of France NERFINISHED
King Richard I of England NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Papal States NERFINISHED
createdCardinalBy Pope Celestine II NERFINISHED
deathPlace Papal States NERFINISHED
Rome
diedOn 8 January 1198
endTime 1198
era 12th century
honorificPrefix His Holiness
Pope
inConflictWith Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
involvedIn Investiture and jurisdictional disputes with the Holy Roman Empire
jurisdiction Latin Church
Papal States NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
memberOf Bobone family
Orsini family
notableFor conflicts with the Hohenstaufen dynasty
leading the Church during the aftermath of the Third Crusade
oversaw relations with rising European monarchies
oversawEvent Third Crusade
papacyEnd 1198
papacyStart 1191
papalNameTakenFrom Pope Celestine I
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Clement III NERFINISHED
religion Catholic Church
Christianity
residence Lateran Palace
startTime 1191
successor Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED
supported King Tancred of Sicily
timePeriod High Middle Ages

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lotario dei Conti di Segni
Pope Innocent III
predecessor
Pope Celestine III ("Celestine III")
alsoKnownAs

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