1198 papal election
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The 1198 papal election was convoked after the death of Pope Celestine III; it ended with the election of Cardinal Lotario dei Conti di Segni, who took the name Innocent III. In this election for the
Pope Innocent III
A fragment of the Septizodium as it looked in the 16th century
Pope Innocent III
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Pope Innocent III was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death in 1216.
1198 papal election
…8 January) was convoked after the death of Pope Celestine III; it ended with the election of Cardinal Lotario dei Conti di Segni, who took the name Innocent III. In this election for the first time the new pope was elected per scrutinium. Pope Celestine III had been elected to the papacy in 1191 at the age of…
Bulla of Innocent III
Mosaic of Innocent III, c. 1205–1212
Innocent III launched the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars.