Innocent III

American

noun

Giovanni Lotario de' Conti, 1161?–1216, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1198–1216.

Innocent III British

noun

original name Giovanni Lotario de' Conti. ?1161–1216, pope (1198–1216), under whom the temporal power of the papacy reached its height. He instituted the Fourth Crusade (1202) and a crusade against the Albigenses (1208), and called the fourth Lateran Council (1215)

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Pope Innocent III, one of the most powerful medieval popes, called for a new crusade in 1202.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

He annoyed Pope Innocent III so much the pontiff excommunicated John and ordered England's churches closed.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2016

And, even though John shortly thereafter had it invalidated by Pope Innocent III, the genie was out of the bottle.

From US News • Jun. 23, 2015

It was written on the back of a papal bull, at least a hundred years after the bull had been issued by Pope Innocent III in 1199.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2013

Immediately behind the forum of Nerva stands the colossal brick tower, known as the Torre dei Conti, and built by Innocent III.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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