Niccolò III

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Niccolò III is the Italian name for Pope Nicholas III, a 13th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his influential role in church politics and nepotism.

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Niccolò III canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest ⓘ
human ⓘ
pope ⓘ
appointedCardinalBy Pope Innocent IV ⓘ
birthName Giovanni Gaetano Orsini ⓘ
birthPlace Rome ⓘ
burialPlace Basilica of Saint Peter ⓘ
cardinalTitle Cardinal Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere ⓘ
Cardinal Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata ⓘ
conflict Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I ⓘ
linked to: Rudolf I of Germany
countryOfCitizenship Papal States ⓘ
createdCardinalInConsistory 1244 ⓘ
deathPlace Soriano nel Cimino ⓘ
describedIn Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy ⓘ
endTime 1280-08-22 ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
familyName Orsini ⓘ
givenName Niccolò ⓘ
influenced Franciscan poverty controversy ⓘ
issuedDocument bull Cupientes cultum ⓘ
bull Exiit qui seminat ⓘ
bull Fundamenta militantis Ecclesiae ⓘ
knownFor favoring the Orsini family ⓘ
nepotism ⓘ
role in church politics ⓘ
strengthening temporal power of the papacy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf College of Cardinals ⓘ
Orsini family ⓘ
linked to: Orsini
nobleFamily Orsini family ⓘ
linked to: Orsini
notableWork constitution Fundamenta militantis Ecclesiae ⓘ
occupation clergy ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
papacyEndDate 1280-08-22 ⓘ
papacyStartDate 1277-11-25 ⓘ
papalName Nicholas III ⓘ
policy limiting Angevin influence in Italy ⓘ
reorganizing Papal States administration ⓘ
portrayedAs simonist in Dante's Inferno ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Pope

Pope ⓘ
Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ
predecessor Pope John XXI ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
startTime 1277-11-25 ⓘ
successor Pope Martin IV ⓘ

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Pope Nicholas III → alsoKnownAs → Niccolò III ⓘ