Pope Honorius II
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Pope Honorius II, born Lamberto Scannabecchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 December 1124 to his death in 1130.
Honorius II depicted in a fresco at the Schussenried Abbey
The area of medieval Rome controlled by the Frangipani family
The Concordat of Worms, which Honorius II helped to draft and which Emperor Lothair III was forced to comply with for Papal support
Roger II of Sicily who forced Pope Honorius II to grant him the Duchy of Apulia
Frangipani family
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The Frangipani family was a powerful Roman patrician clan in the Middle Ages. The family was firmly Guelph in sympathy. The name has many spellings, which include Frangipane, Freiapane, Fricapane and
Pope Honorius II
…from a humble background, his obvious intellect and outstanding abilities saw him promoted up through the ecclesiastical hierarchy. Attached to the Frangipani family of Rome, his election as pope was contested by a rival candidate, Celestine II, and force was used to guarantee his election. Honorius's pontificate…
Arms of Frangipani, from a manuscript circa 1700, now in the Biblioteca Estense in Modena
Taddeo Zuccari, Beheading of Saint Paul, 1558–1559, in the Frangipani Chapel of San Marcello al Corso in Rome