Pope Alexander III

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Pope Alexander III was a 12th-century pope known for his conflicts with Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, support of Thomas Becket, and influential role in church reform and canon law.

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Pope Alexander III canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
pope
alsoKnownAs Roland of Siena
Rolandus Bandinelli
linked to: Rolando Bandinelli
birthName Rolando Bandinelli
birthPlace Italy
Siena
Tuscany
canonized Thomas Becket
linked to: Saint Thomas Becket
conflict Frederick I Barbarossa
Holy Roman Empire
convened Third Lateran Council
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Siena
deathPlace Civita Castellana
Papal States
educatedAt University of Bologna
endTime 1181-08-30
event Becket–Henry II conflict
linked to: Becket

Schism of 1159
fieldOfWork canon law
church reform
issued decrees against simony
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableWork contributions to the Decretals
occupation canon lawyer
theologian
opponent Antipope Callixtus III
linked to: Antipope Victor IV

Antipope Paschal III
linked to: Paschal III

Antipope Victor IV
papalNameNumber Alexander III
participantIn Lombard League–Holy Roman Empire conflict
linked to: Lombard League

Peace of Venice
Third Lateran Council
policy support for Lombard League against Frederick Barbarossa
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Patriarch of the West
Primate of Italy
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Adrian IV
reformed papal election procedures
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
signed Peace of Venice
startTime 1159-09-07
strengthened papal authority over bishops
successor Pope Lucius III
supported Thomas Becket
linked to: Saint Thomas Becket
title Cardinal-deacon before election as pope
yearOfBirth c. 1100
yearOfDeath 1181

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Edward the Confessor canonizedBy Pope Alexander III
Lord of Ireland confirmedBy Pope Alexander III
Frederick I Barbarossa opponent Pope Alexander III
Thomas Becket canonizedBy Pope Alexander III
subject linked to: Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux canonizedBy Pope Alexander III
Pope Clement III appointedCardinalBy Pope Alexander III
Pope Adrian IV successor Pope Alexander III
Lombard League supportedBy Pope Alexander III
Alessandria namedAfter Pope Alexander III
Barbarossa opposedBy Pope Alexander III
Victor IV opposed Pope Alexander III
Victor IV opposedBy Pope Alexander III
Victor IV contemporaryWith Pope Alexander III
Paschal III opposed Pope Alexander III
Constitutions of Clarendon opposedBy Pope Alexander III
William II of Sicily alliedWith Pope Alexander III
Third Lateran Council convenedBy Pope Alexander III
Third Lateran Council approvedBy Pope Alexander III