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On 14 May 1254, [9] shortly before his death, Innocent IV had granted Sicily, a papal fiefdom, to Edmund, second son of King Henry III of England. Alexander confirmed the grant on 9 April 1255, [10] in return for 2000 ounces of gold per annum, the service of 300 knights for three months when required, and 135,541 marks to reimburse the pope for ...
The 1254 papal election (11–12 December) took place following the death of Pope Innocent IV and ended with the choice of Raynaldus de' Conti, who took the name Pope Alexander IV. The election was held in Naples, in the former palazzo of Pietro della Vigna, and required only one day.
Pope Alexander III (c. 1100/1105 – 30 August 1181), born Roland (Italian: Rolando), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181. A native of Siena , Alexander became pope after a contested election , but had to spend much of his pontificate outside Rome while several rivals ...
The prominent Italian families looked down on the Spanish Borgia family, and they resented their power, which they sought for themselves. This is, at least partially, why both Pope Callixtus III and Pope Alexander VI gave powers to family members whom they could trust. [Note 4] Papal bull Desiderando nui, 1499
The 1261 papal election (26 May – 29 August) took place after the death of Pope Alexander IV on 25 May and chose Pope Urban IV as his successor. Since Pope Alexander had been resident in Viterbo since the first week of May 1261, the meeting of the cardinals to elect his successor took place in the Episcopal Palace at Viterbo, which was next ...
Alexander IV Allowed the inquisitors to absolve each other for any "canonical irregularities in their important work". [47] 1258 Quod super nonnullis: Alexander IV Ordered all papal inquisitors to avoid investigating charges of divination and sorcery unless they also “clearly savored of manifest heresy.” [48] 1263/1264 Exultavit cor nostrum
Alexander IV began enlarging the bishop's residence by the cathedral, and the Papal Palace was completed probably in 1266. Alexander IV's successor, Pope Urban IV, returned to Viterbo from the Crusades and was present there when Alexander IV died. A non-cardinal, Urban IV moved to Perugia upon his election, where he died.
Pope Alexander III (c. 1100 – 1181), reigned 1159–1181 Pope Alexander IV ( c. 1199 – 1261), reigned 1254–1261 Antipope Alexander V ( c. 1339 – 1410)